Agrodome
Agrodome
4.3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
About
In the heart of 350-acres of lush farmland, yet only 10 minutes from Rotorua city centre, you’ll find New Zealand’s Agrodome. Join us for a unique New Zealand farm experience! For over 50 years, visitors from all over the globe have come to the Agrodome to see our world-famous Farm Show starring a cast of talented animals… and you! You’ll hear amazing facts and have a few laughs as you’re introduced to 19 breeds of sheep. After the show you can visit the Farmyard Nursery, which is home to our cutest baby animals who are available for cuddles and photos! Then explore the Agrodome 350-acre working farm on our Farm Tour. During this guided tour, you'll get to hand-feed loads of friendly animals including Romney sheep, cattle, deer, llamas, ostrich, pigs and alpaca!
Duration: 2-3 hours
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evenstar944
New York City, NY297 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
A very touristy but overall well done experience in Rotorua. I opted for both the sheep shearing and farm tour. The sheep shearing show was very fun, humorous and informative. Afterwards, you had a chance to pet and take pictures with the sheep and dogs on stage. In retrospect, I probably would have opted out of the farm tour as I had much better animal/farm experiences in the South Island. It was a wet day and pretty muddy. On the farm tour you get taken by tractor bus to different parts of the farm where you get the chance to feed sheep, alpalcas and deer. There is also a honey tasting area. At the end of the tour there are hose stations for you to clean off your shoes. Just keep in mind this is a popular touristy experience with bus tours and crowds.
Written July 4, 2024
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D and J
Perth, Australia55 contributions
Dec 2024 • Couples
This was an excellent experience on a working farm! The show includes all breeds of sheep on display with each one described by the hosts – plus a few types of sheepdogs as well. The shearing demonstration was very well explained. There are several opportunities for hands-on interaction with the dogs, the sheep and the wool. After the show they have a display of a sheep dog working some sheep in a paddock outside – fascinating! There is an animal nursery (cute!) and of course an obligatory “gift shop!” A great New Zealand attraction.
Written December 22, 2024
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Thank you so much for your informative review and we hope to see you again soon.
Written January 6, 2025
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Brissy2
Hervey Bay, Australia8,167 contributions
Jan 2023 • Couples
Agrodome is a 350-acre working farm where they also performed daily shows for tourists which was both educational and entertaining.
The statues of Shaun the Sheep and a sheepdog were at the front entrance along with a statue of a shearer. We wandered through the Gift Shop before the show in the large auditorium.
The show began with bringing different types of sheep onto the stage and each type was introduced along with explaining their characteristics. During the show they sheared a sheep, milked a cow, fed some lambs and gave a quick dog demonstration and all of this involved the crowd’s participation. Well worth the visit,
The statues of Shaun the Sheep and a sheepdog were at the front entrance along with a statue of a shearer. We wandered through the Gift Shop before the show in the large auditorium.
The show began with bringing different types of sheep onto the stage and each type was introduced along with explaining their characteristics. During the show they sheared a sheep, milked a cow, fed some lambs and gave a quick dog demonstration and all of this involved the crowd’s participation. Well worth the visit,
Written April 9, 2023
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Shantanu1
Singapore, Singapore18 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
The Agrodome is a privately owned and run establishment just outside Rotorua and is fairly easy to find. They have a farm show and and a farm tour - both of which are must dos. The farm show introduces in the usual folksy manner various farm animals particularly the entire variety of sheep found in NZ. There is a sheep sheering demo and a sheep dog demo both of which are pretty good.
The farm tour takes you around to various farm animals and gives you an opportunity to feed sheep and alpaca which is kind of cute and a great hit with the children as well as a lot of adults. The tour also includes kiwi fruit juice tasting and a Manuka honey tasting.
Both the activities take about 2 hours. Only grouse with the place is that the cafe onsite closes too early - at 4.00 pm. So if you have taken the 2.30 show and tour, you won't find it open when you return. Something the establishment should address.
The farm tour takes you around to various farm animals and gives you an opportunity to feed sheep and alpaca which is kind of cute and a great hit with the children as well as a lot of adults. The tour also includes kiwi fruit juice tasting and a Manuka honey tasting.
Both the activities take about 2 hours. Only grouse with the place is that the cafe onsite closes too early - at 4.00 pm. So if you have taken the 2.30 show and tour, you won't find it open when you return. Something the establishment should address.
Written January 2, 2020
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Kia ora, thank you for the fabulous review and we are very excited to hear you enjoyed the show and the farm tour and your overall experience at Agrodome.
Thank you for your comments regarding the café, we will bring it up for review in the near future :)
Nga mihi,
Diana
Written January 2, 2020
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KarenM1_10
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan1,035 contributions
Feb 2020
My daughter came here when she visited New Zealand years ago and enjoyed it. Before travelling I was looking at the on-line reviews and they were mixed. We decided to give it a try and we really enjoyed it. The facility is on a very large piece of land. They have a large parking area that is free of charge. We only booked the Farm Show and found it very entertaining. The presentation was done is English but they do have head-sets where you can select a different language. The area where the show is performed is extremely large, but do make sure to arrive early and get a good seat. When we were there they had a good number of tour buses visiting. They do project the activity taking place on stage to a large screen so you can use that to enhance your viewing experience. Before the show starts the sheep are in completely accessible enclosures running along both sides of the stage, so you can get some very good photos. The gentleman that presented was very witty and made the show extremely enjoyable. They have other things to see in this area as well, such as the baby animals, gift shops and a nice café. They also offer a Farm Tour, which we did not go on since we were pressed for time. I would definitely recommend this attraction, especially for families. Make sure you check the show times before going since the number of shows vary at different times of the year.
Written April 19, 2020
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Sandra
Kerikeri, New Zealand1 contribution
Apr 2022 • Family
What an awesome facility this is and it must have been so hard during lockdown and traffic light restrictions to just keep going.
Very clean and tidy facilities with a large auditorium to entertain the visitors.
We were only a small crowd today but a very appreciative one. The kids had a ball and audience participation was a lot of fun.
Highlights were pretty much everything on offer and who knew we had so many different breeds of sheep in NZ
Thank you Scott, you are hilarious and we enjoyed the show very much. Get out there fellow kiwis and tour your own backyard.
Very clean and tidy facilities with a large auditorium to entertain the visitors.
We were only a small crowd today but a very appreciative one. The kids had a ball and audience participation was a lot of fun.
Highlights were pretty much everything on offer and who knew we had so many different breeds of sheep in NZ
Thank you Scott, you are hilarious and we enjoyed the show very much. Get out there fellow kiwis and tour your own backyard.
Written April 27, 2022
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oldbob2015
Auckland Central, New Zealand9 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
I have been to the Agrodome a number of times over the years and it is always very good. However, the presenter of the sheep was female this time and her voice was hard to understand at times. When shearing the sheep she did not fully explain how the shearers hold the sheep which other presenters have done in the past. It is always worth a visit though.
Written January 6, 2020
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Kia ora, thank you for your review, comments and return visitation to Agrodome.
Nga mihi,
Diana
Written January 16, 2020
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C G
Houston, TX7 contributions
Oct 2019
I would go back in a heartbeat. This was definitely one of the highlights of our entire trip to New Zealand in Sept 2019. We learned about the different types of sheep as they marched on stage and took their places. We witnessed a sheep being sheared, and much more. Loved the sheep dogs which demonstrated herding on stage (with ducks due to size). It may sound like a kiddie show, but it was way more fascinating and enjoyable than that. Get there early.
Written September 23, 2020
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Trinh N
San Francisco, CA13 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
If you want to get up close and personal with various types of sheep that are in New Zealand, this is the place! It's great fun for the entire family and you get to see a live demo of a sheep getting sheared. You also get to see how they train their dogs to herd the sheep as well. There are demos throughout the day so you'll get plenty of time options. There's also a tracker tour where you can get to see the entire farm and even pet the sheep. Overall, it's a cool experience to see how they train the various animals and learn about the sheep sheering process.
Written January 6, 2020
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Kia ora, thank you for the lovely review. It is very exciting to hear you enjoyed getting up close to our sheep and were impressed with the herding skills of our dogs and the sheep shearing process :)
Nga mihi, Diana
Written January 16, 2020
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Marc R
1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Family
The volume of the PA system needs to be increased. Those using the head phones cannot hear themselves speak and therefore speak loudly during the presentation. The result is that those not using the head phones cannot hear what the presenters are saying. Other than that, it was a great experience.
Written January 6, 2020
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Kia ora, thank you for your review and we will work on your comments !
It's great to hear you enjoyed the show :)
Nga mihi, Diana
Written January 16, 2020
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We are planning to do both the farm show and tour that starts at 11am. What time expected to end?
Written October 3, 2018
Tour is bout an hour too. And there is roughly a 20 mins gap between show and tour. So all up I suggest that you allow 3 hours at Agrodome for photo and souvenirs shopping
Written October 4, 2018
After having been to the Agrodome and knowing what you know now, where would you recommend going to see sheep shearing and a farm visit? Thanks. Lori
Written January 3, 2018
Definitely the agrodome there are so many amazing experiences to do while there and you can be a part of a working farm. Also in rotorua there is a place called heritage farm they do an amazing farm tour where you can get off the tractor at each animal and feed a variety of animals. There tour includes a buffet lunch afterwards to give you a taste of NZ
Written January 5, 2018
Hi, I’d like to spend more time on the farm. However, I don’t know how to drive, instead of joining a local tour, can I take any public transport to Agrodome? Thanks.
Written February 20, 2015
There is public transport available from the City Centre to Agrodome. There is a link but I am not able to post links on TripAdvisor. But if you check out Baybus routes, Rotorua you can find what you need.
Written February 22, 2015
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