Where is your office located?
Due to Covid-19 we are currently working from home.
Due to Covid-19 we are currently working from home.
Farm and Leisure Tours Ltd is financially sound. Previously trading as CR McPhail Ltd, our track record for over 26 years and many repeat clients demonstrates that you can have complete confidence in our integrity and viability. When Covid-19 hit in March 2020, we cancelled our tours and fully refunded deposits held to our clients. All 2021 Tours were ‘book now with no deposit required’ and fully refundable if Covid-19 travel restrictions prevented a tour from departing.
No, there is no requirement to be licensed or bonded in New Zealand. We believe our reputation and history are more important.
The company is a financial member of Agricultural Tour Operators International.
We have been actively trading since 1992. In April 2021 the company changed the trading name from CR McPhail Ltd to Farm and Leisure Tours Ltd.
Our policy is that to maximize your enjoyment professional tour leaders representing our company lead our outbound tours. If we are working with a partner company they may provide the Tour Leader.
Our tours may look more expensive because we include almost everything to make your trip easy, convenient and affordable – included are entrance fees, meals and tips. If you compare the cost of a big ‘mass people movers’ tour with one of ours you will find we are very competitive when you add all the extras you have to pay for other tours and allow for the tax deductible nature of our tours. You get what you pay for. We offer high quality tours and our clients consider they get value for money.
No. We believe this can be a disadvantage. Sometimes we add extra technical visits or clients may do additional business, which increases the business proportion of the tour. Following technical tours we send you a report. You can use this as a basis for discussion with your accountant as to what expenses you will claim.
We design most of our tours with the aim of maximising the opportunity for clients to offset the tour expenses against taxable income. Generally from 70% to 100%. We do run some add-ons to our tours that are not tax deductible.
It depends on the destination and the nature of the tour. It can be as few as eight and up to forty five. Generally from fifteen to thirty. We do our best to get our tours away so usually as long as we get a minimum of ten we will go.
We work with business partners in overseas countries who know their country, provide local guides and help us to offer our clients tours which give you the opportunity to mix with the locals and experience the culture. You will also visit interesting farms. Over there years we have a lot of repeat clients.
A feature of our business that sets us apart is the emphasis we place on providing knowledgeable guides that go out of their way to ensure visitors are looked after.
Yes. We have clients from all around the world.
Certainly. Agriculture is a specialty but we also organise leisure and other special interest tours.
We will acknowledge your request right away and endeavour to get an itinerary outline to you within 48 hours.
Yes we do. We specialise in groups but we can cater for any number.