Channel your fruity side and get amongst Central Otago's tastiest, freshest Orchard tour out!
Jackson Orchards is family owned and operated and renowned for its flavorsome stone fruits and rich mineral soils. On this exciting 45 minute tour you'll have the opportunity to go behind the scenes as we travel on Jackson Orchards yellow electric bus and get a fun and informative insight into this working orchard.
Learn about the process of growing fruit, the importance of bees, the rich mineral soils of this former gold-mining area, the reasons why Jackson Orchards grow on "V"shape trellis and much, much more!
During summer you'll get to sample picking the fruit and of course eating the delicious sun-ripened morsels! Once finished you'll have the chance to shop the fruit stall or grab a “famous” real fruit ice cream.
A feast for all the senses and the only South Island orchard tour of this caliber, this is the perfect summer activity for the whole family!
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
Fruit picking on tour, come and taste the rainbow! Spectacular scenery, family fun for all ages
December – Cherries, sometimes early apricots & peaches *** BEST TIME
January – Cherries, Apricots, Peaches, Plums *** BEST TIME
February – Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums *** BEST TIME
AUTUMN HIGHLIGHTS
Last of fruit picking early autumn, charming rustic leaves to play in & photograph.
Where there is no fruit available for picking, the tour will be completed with a box of fruit from our fruit stall.
March – Apples & pears, sometimes late peaches / nectarines available
April – Last apples & pears ***BEST TIME FOR AUTUMN LEAVES
May – Last of autumn leaves
WINTER HIGHLIGHTS
Winter might be our “off season” but it’s still beautiful! Winter tours are completed with a box of fruit from our fruit stall.
June, July, August.
Bring your warm clothes and a camera along for a winter tour.
SPRING HIGHLIGHTS
Aromatic and breathtaking florals, bees & beehives, amazing photographic opportunities.
Where there is no fruit available for picking, the tour will be completed with a box of fruit from our fruit stall.
September – Cherry Blossom
October – Last blossoms & young fruits
November – Young leaves & young fruits, and first cherriesmid-late November
All prices are shown inNZD ($)
Breathtaking views, scenery. Great staff, amazing fruit and incredible ice cream made with fruits! Learned about the fruit varieties and had a lovely toasty for breakfast- Highly recommend, we all loved it.
It was just us three and Shane our host /driver. We boarded our buggey wrapped up in blankets provided and we were off. Around the orchard with Shane giving us information on the trees owners and history. Then back to the shop for samples and we purchased lost of apricots (dried) and fruit. We were also given a bag of fruit to take awY as there was nothing on the trees this time of year. Great tour and worth while
Our guide was great. Very experienced and knowledgeable and bloody funny. Laughed the whole way round. Well worth it.
Très bonne expérience. Notre guuse était fort sympathique et les fruits récoltés étaient très très bons. Je recommande.
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rutht8 fromNew Zealand wrote on 28 October 2025
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My parents loved the tours