Lahar Farm and Lodge

There’s plenty to experience while you stay on Lahar Farm in our rustic designer bunkhouse style ‘BARN’ accommodation for up to 17 people. Situated 800 metres high on the foothills of Mt.Ruapehu, only 2 km from SH.4 in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand.

Come and ski or board the Mt. Ruapehu massif, an active volcano, just 30 minutes away. Go guided hunting for Sika or Red & Fallow deer in Lahar's Black Forest. Take your camera and enjoy walking around Lahar Farm. Bring the trout rod and fish on Lahar Lake or the districts remote streams plus the Tongariro River or Lake Taupo. Get your group together and hike or bike over Lahar Farm and the 'Old Coach Road' cycle trail starting at Horopito. Hike the world famous Tongariro Alpine Crossing or conquer the summit of Mt. Ruapehu via the summer chairlift ride. Canoe or jet boat the Wanganui River.

Where ever your adventure takes you, you’ll enjoy returning to Lahar Farm to simply stay indoors and take in the rural outlook to recharge yourselves.

All access onto Lahar Farm is upon request, to meet our OSH requirements, so come and see us first.

Lahar 'BARN' is placed in a farm paddock with a clear view towards Mt.Ruapehu, overlooking the grazing sheep and Tongariro National Park. There’s plenty of room to park in the paddock allowing a group get together for a family or friend reunion to escape to the country and experience all the action. The ‘BARN’ has many natural features, the upstairs level is supported with full macrocarpa log beams and downstairs is decorated with macrocarpa wall paneling, the kitchen area looks up to the wooden second story floor. The bunk beds have Macrocarpa slab sides, the stair railing is made from manuka and the exit outside stair has a full macrocarpa tree trunk for support. The ‘BARN’ is centrally heated from the Gourmet fire which supplies unlimited hot water and under floor heating. You can also cook on and in the Gourmet for an old fashioned challenge.

Lahar Farm location - 192 Matapuna Road, Horopito

Tariff per night All bookings are exclusive to your group. Gourmet cooker

Minimum BARN rental per night $120

$30.00 per adult

$15 per child, of 10 years and younger.

There are 11 beds supplied. (Two are double beds)

$20.00 per extra person for the 2 extra mattresses, 2 extra fold outs.

MAX 17 people

Deposit
To secure your booking a prior deposit of $90.00 is required.

Pay by posting a cheque to Lahar Farm, RD6, Horopito, Raetihi 4696.

By direct debit to our BNZ Ohakune account, No- 02 0712 0050524 00 (using your booking name as the reference)

By supplying your Visa/Master card details.

Arrival Mid day onwards.
Departure 10am unless previously arranged.

Supplied
Equipped Kitchen :- For self catering, pots & pans, plates & cutlery, electric oven & gas hobs, the Gourmet wood stove & oven, dishwasher, fridge & freezer, microwave and BBQ.

Linen :- Tea towels & uncovered pillows, a duvet for each bed.

House :- TV, radio/CD player, toilet paper (one roll in each toilet), firewood, bathrooms include 2 showers, 3 toilets, 5 hand basins, laundry tub.

Sorry NO phone or internet, but high speed wireless broadband is available at the 'Peppa Tree', Clyde St in Ohakune.

Bring
Your own toilet paper, sleeping bag or sheets and more duvets if you need more warmth, pillow slips and towels, personal items like shampoo & soap. All your own food and beverage requirements

Ohakune is a 10min drive to cafes, restaurants, the New World supermarket.

Five bedrooms as below -

Upstairs :- Front room - double bed

- Woolshed room - Sturdy built in log bunk & single bed

- Road room - Sturdy built in log bunk & single bed

- Exit room - Sturdy built in log bunk

Downstairs - Queen bed & single bed

A possible 13 people in beds. Four extras can be accommodated on 2 fold out beds and the 2 mattresses placed on the floor in the above rooms.

Cancellation policy A full refund is only available with more then 3 weeks notice prior to your booking arrival date. Otherwise an administration fee of $90.00 will be charged and any balance returned.