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Holiday Camps

School Holiday
Farm & Horse Camp

Description

This is a holiday camp mainly for older, active school age children who love the outdoors and would like to experience country life on a farm or are interested in horses.

 

Children can attend on their own, or with their family . They can stay for just the day(s) or they can sleepover.

 

We encourage you to make this a family occasion to do something together that is inexpensive and close to home.

The daily activities will vary according to the weather, farm activities and scheduled horse treks, and the interests of those attending each day. We will try to accommodate everyone’s interests.

Places are limited but we will take advance bookings for the next school holidays if you miss out this time.

                                   

 

  Prices 

  • $40 per day (includes lunch)
  • $60 per day + sleepover  (includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and accommodation in a bunk room)
 

Activities

The types of activities include

  • Horse riding and grooming
  • Canoeing
  • Calf feeding
  • Milking cows
  • Clay bird shooting (extra cost)
  • Rope swings
  • Eeling
  • Campfire cookup
  • Night walk to see the glow worms
  • Mustering cows
  • Searching for possums
  • Canoes x 4

    Bring your bike! Bring a bike of any kind, there are plenty of places to ride, both on the flat farm tracks and for the adventurous with mountain bikes there are endless hills and bush.

    You can also bring a sleeping bag or heavy blanket and lay on the wooden deck looking at the beautiful night stars.

    A communal lounge with Sky television and a DVD player is available for evenings after dinner. There are also board games, a large sheltered deck and other indoor activities for very wet days.

     Bookings

    Bookings are essential and late bookings are OK - if we have space we will fit you in even at short notice!

    Children can be booked in for as many days and/or nights as they want to come during the school holiday period, or even for just one day as a taster!

    Children aged 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult guardian.

    We welcome mums, aunties, grandmas, dads, uncles and granddads too!  To plan our overnight accomodation we will need to know the gender of everyone booking in overnight. Bunkrooms will be organised as either same gender, or same family groups.

     

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    We have room on the lawn for those who prefer to bring a small tent and sleep outside.

    Bookings will be confirmed only on receipt of payment, internet banking preferred.

    Meals

    Breakfast – choices of cereals, toast, spreads

    Lunch – breads, spreads and filling to create sandwiches, instant noodles, apples, grapefruit, oranges

    Dinner – meat (mince or sausages) (vegetarian options - fish fingers, eggs or baked beans), potatoes or rice and vegetables

    Drinks – water, tea, coffee, milo, sugar and milk are available for you to help yourself

    Snacks and other drinks – you are welcome to bring your own

    Arrivals and departures

    We are flexible about pick up and drop off times for working parents, however it would be best to arrive no later than 9.30am and the latest pickup by 9.00pm.

    For overnight stays we prefer an evening drop off and a pick up the following evening about the same time.

    Unfortunately we are not able to offer a pickup and drop off service to town.

    What to bring

    The following is a guideline – please check the weather forecast for guidance

    • Gumboots and/or old trainers
    • Raincoat / leggings
    • Warm jersey and beanie
    • Peaked cap and sunscreen
    • Layered, old outdoor clothes – jeans, tracksuit pants, shorts, tshirt, skivvy, jersey, socks
    • At least one full change of clothes
    • Personal medication
    • Plastic bag for wet or muddy clothes
    • Personal water bottle or container
    • Optional – bike of any kind
    • A sense of humour and adventure

    Overnighters

    • Small torch
    • Snacks
    • Toiletries
    • Warm pyjamas, dressing gown, slippers or jandals

    What to leave at home

    Good clothes and shoes that need to stay clean and dry! We recommend that you leave all valuables, including electronic devices at home.

    We prefer people not to lose expensive sunglasses, cell phone, camera, mp3 player, iPod or car keys somewhere on our 550 acre farm!

    Supervisor

    The meals and overnight supervisor is Aleida, who is an active and vibrant young woman with experience as a camp counsellor in America and as a nanny in the UK. Aleida is assisted by a schoolgirl - Gina who has been helping out in the holidays and weekends for over a year.

    Housekeeping

    The accommodation is a self contained farmhouse which contains four rooms with bunks, a communal lounge, well equipped kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities.

    To create a family camping atmosphere, children and adults will be expected to participate in meal preparation and clean-up, make their own bed, and to clean up after themselves just as they would at home.

    The ingredients for meals will be provided but guests are welcome to bring any special food or snacks of their own.

    A phone is freely available for local calls – any time.

    Health & Safety

    Unaccompanied children will need to be able to attend to their own hygiene and routine medical needs and have care for their safety and the safety of others.

     

    Contact Details

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    15 minutes west of Hamilton
    BOOKINGS: PHONE 07 825 9809

    bookings@ktt.co.nz


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    Karamu Trail Track
    Horse Treks, Trail Bike Rides, 4WD events - drive right to the end of Smith Road - follow the signs
    Postal Address and accommodation: 37 Smith Road, RD5, Hamilton

    www.ktt.co.nz

     

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