Farm visits · GUIDED

The 15 Best Guided Farm Tours

27 tours  ·  from $11 a head

Good guided farm tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Mykonos: Farm, Ano Mera Village, and Beaches Guided Tour - Agios Ioannis and the first look beyond town
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Mykonos: Farm, Ano Mera Village, and Beaches Guided Tour

1.Farm, Ano Mera Village, and Beaches Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,283 reviews · 4 hours · from $58Our pick

Spend four hours exploring Mykonos by minibus, with stops at Agios Ioannis, Ano Mera, Panagia Tourliani monastery, local farms, and beaches such as Kalo Livadi and Kalafati. English, Spanish, and Italian guides may include Christina, Veronica, Maria, or another local escort. Farm food and wine cost extra.

“Christina our guide was so knowledgeable and lots of fun. I think it’s probably one of the best guided tours I’ve been on and that was because of Christina.”

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Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour - The 1840s cabins and the reality of slavery
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Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

2.Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,279 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.) · from $32Top rated

Walk through Laura Plantation’s main house, gardens, sugar fields, and original 1840s slave cabins with a guide such as Pam, Lee, or Cameron. You’ll hear four generations of Creole family stories and learn how free and enslaved people lived on this Louisiana sugar estate.

“This was a very educational and insightful experience. I learned an awful lot of rather interesting and sad facts about this particular sugar plantation, and Lee was an expecent tour guide.”

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Lahaina: Maui Ku'ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting - Seeing cacao pods and learning the harvest
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Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting

3.Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,103 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $99

Start at Ku’ia Estate’s Lahaina factory, then ride to a private cacao farm in the West Maui foothills. Your guide explains growing and harvesting before a nine-piece chocolate tasting in a treehouse. Expect about 90 minutes, stairs, walking, and groups that may reach 14 people.

“Great little tour. Very informative. I would give 5 stars but the guide pretty much asked for a 15.00 tip.”

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Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour - The drive from New Orleans takes planning
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Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

4.Houmas House Estate and Gardens Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 632 reviews · 1 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $38

Tour Houmas House with a period-costumed guide, then explore 38 acres of gardens at your own pace. Expect a 45-minute to 1-hour mansion tour, historic furnishings, Bette Davis film lore, a separate museum, and optional dining on site.

“John was a fabulous tour guide. Made the whole tour very enjoyable. Lots of grounds to enjoy as well. Ate at the 1796 restaurant and it was delicious.”

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Furnas: Tea Plantations, Lake and Volcano Guided Tour - Tea and quiet roads at Gorreana
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Furnas: Tea Plantations, Lake and Volcano Guided Tour

5.Furnas: Tea Plantations, Lake and Volcano Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 511 reviews · 8 hours · from $70

Join a small group of up to eight with guides such as André, Mario, or Leandra for an eight-hour São Miguel tour. Visit Gorreana Tea Plantation, soak at Terra Nostra, see Furnas Lake and volcanic calderas, taste local foods, and finish with Azorean pineapple.

“Guide Andre is awesome guy! Tea factory was nice, also Terra Nostra. Cozido was delicious.”

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New Orleans: Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour - Starting at the 2247 LA-18 meeting point
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New Orleans: Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

6.Laura Creole Plantation Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 396 reviews · 1h 15m · from $32

Tour Laura Plantation for 75 minutes with an English or French guide such as Renee, Lindie, Pam, or James. Walk through the 1805 Maison Principale, gardens, original 1840s cabins, and a museum exhibit on slavery. Expect indoor and outdoor walking, 15 steps, and no hotel transport.

“Guided tour of both house and area where slaves lived and worked.”

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Kaneohe: Kualoa Ranch Guided UTV Tour - Movie country without the Hollywood gloss
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Kaneohe: Kualoa Ranch Guided UTV Tour

7.Kaneohe: Kualoa Ranch Guided UTV Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 335 reviews · 2 hours · from $166

Drive an open-air Raptor UTV through Kualoa Ranch’s Kaʻaʻawa Valley with an English-speaking guide. Expect movie locations, Hawaiian history, mountain viewpoints, and red dust. Drivers must be 21 or older, riders at least 5, and each vehicle carries up to six people.

“This excursions was WAYYYY worth it! The guides were super friendly and brought a very positive energy to the tour! You get your moneys worth for sure! The sights were unbelievable and the guides stopped multiple times in order for you to get great photos! They told stories and lure about the island. Definitely the best thing I’ve ever done. I would highly recommend this tour!!!”

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Guided Tour to the only coffee farm in Europe - Coffee plants and the farm’s unusual story
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Guided Tour to the only coffee farm in Europe

8.Guided Tour to the only coffee farm in Europe

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 174 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $18

Walk through Manolo Mateos’s coffee plantation near La Herradura, where coffee grows beside mangoes, avocados, lychees, bananas and other tropical fruit. The 70 to 90 minute open-air tour covers farming, water use and the family land’s story. English is offered, with other languages sometimes available.

“We were given clear directions to find the place, the tour was informative and interesting. Thank you for your efforts.”

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Lahaina: Maui Ku'ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour & Tasting - The short ride to the private cacao estate
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Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour & Tasting

9.Lahaina: Maui Ku’ia Estate Guided Cacao Farm Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 137 reviews · 1h 30m · from $99

Spend 90 minutes touring Maui Ku’ia Estate’s private cacao farm, then taste nine award-winning chocolates with a cocoa drink in a treehouse above the grove. Your English-speaking guide leads the short van ride from Lahaina, explains harvesting and chocolate making, and returns you to the factory.

“fun and very educational not only about the farm but about Maui”

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Rockhampton: Koorana Crocodile Farm Guided Tour - The opening talk sets up the whole visit
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Rockhampton: Koorana Crocodile Farm Guided Tour

10.Rockhampton: Koorana Crocodile Farm Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 136 reviews · 1h 30m · from $28

Spend 90 minutes with an English-speaking guide at Queensland’s first commercial crocodile farm. Learn how crocs behave, watch feeding, inspect eggs, and hold a small crocodile for a photo. Guides such as Kia and Mel bring strong wildlife knowledge, though summer heat makes sunscreen and water essential.

“It was a very nice tour! Kia tell us a lot about the crocodiles ! Absolutly worth it!”

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Mödling/Vienna: Scenic Guided Hike with Alpacas and Llamas - Leading your own animal through Mödling
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Mödling/Vienna: Scenic Guided Hike with Alpacas and Llamas

11.Mödling/Vienna: Scenic Guided Hike with Alpacas and Llamas

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 130 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Meet Karina Pöschl and the farm’s friendly alpacas and llamas, each named after a Middle Earth character. You’ll lead your own animal through Mödling’s forest paths and vineyards, pause for views, and return with plenty of photos and a llama or alpaca license.

“Wr get to be up close with the alpacas and llamas and we each have our own individual companion for the short hike. The alpacasans llamas were generally well behaved despite some side distractions of wanting to graze when they aren't supposed to mid way. But all in all, it was a fun experience where we got to lead our own alpaca/llama and we even get a alpaca/llama driving licence (certificate) at the of the activity.”

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Guided Scenic Alpaca Trekking Experience Northern Ireland - Farmland, woodland, ponds, and nine bridges
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Guided Scenic Alpaca Trekking Experience Northern Ireland

12.Guided Scenic Alpaca Trekking Experience Northern Ireland

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Meet guides such as Charlotte, Ellen, or Reuben, choose an alpaca, and follow a 30 to 40 minute trail through farmland, woodland, ponds, and nine bridges. Your 90-minute visit ends at an island coffee trailer, with time to walk the trail again.

“We recently went Alpaca trekking at Ballyburren with two teenagers, one of whom has complex special needs. The alpacas were adorable and we all enjoyed meeting them. Our guide Charlotte was exceptional! Patient and informative she looked after us very well. We will be back!”

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Mauritius: Tea and Sugar Plantation Guided Tour with Lunch - Le Domaine des Aubineaux and the colonial story
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Mauritius: Tea and Sugar Plantation Guided Tour with Lunch

13.Mauritius: Tea and Sugar Plantation Guided Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 116 reviews · 6h 30m

Spend 390 minutes with a private guide such as Ibrahim or Sailen, visiting Aubineaux, Bois Chéri, and Saint-Aubin. Expect tea factory machinery, plantation walks, colonial buildings, rum tasting, vanilla and flower gardens, and a three-course lunch. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“Fantastic value for money. We had our own tour guide (Shilem) who was very knowledgeable. The tea and sugar plantation tours were both v interesting and the the course lunch at the plantation mansion was superb. Shilem also have us a great tour around the botanic garden before lunch.”

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Hawaii Kipu Ranch PowerLine Zipline with Guide - Getting ready for the first line
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Hawaii Kipu Ranch PowerLine Zipline with Guide

14.Hawaii Kipu Ranch PowerLine Zipline with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $182

At Kipu Ranch near Lihue, you’ll spend about 2.5 hours on four zip lines, including a 2,400-foot Superman-style run about 300 feet high. Guides such as Sabre, Sarah, Tanner, Eli, and Ryker lead the safety briefing, share ranch stories, and keep the group moving.

“Great experience. The staff were very nice and professional. Our guides, Tanner and Eli were amazing. Very friendly and knowledgeable at their craft.”

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Middleton Plantation-3 hour guided tour- hotel pickup-admission - Why a small group changes the experience
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Middleton Plantation-3 hour guided tour- hotel pickup-admission

15.Middleton Plantation-3 hour guided tour- hotel pickup-admission

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 94 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

Ride from your Charleston hotel through the historic district to Middleton Place with guides such as Mike Frederick or Graham Flanary. This three-hour, small-group tour covers city landmarks, formal gardens, a working farmyard, and the plantation home. Admission is extra, so check the current total before booking.

“A fantastic tour of a historically important subject matter. Mike our guide was knowledgeable and did not rush us at all.”

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