Top Hotels in Snowy Mountains Ranches
Top Things to do in Snowy Mountains
The best available Ranches to stay near Snowy Mountains
Discover the best Ranches in Snowy Mountains, New South Wales including Reynella Rides, Moonbah Hut, Highland Lodge Farmstay, Eagles Range Farmstay, Stag Lodge.
Things to do in Snowy Mountains
1. Reynella Rides
Overall Ratings
5 based on 40 reviews
Reynella Rides has been in business for over 41 years. We offer you the amazing and unique opportunity to explore Kosciusko National Park on horseback. Choose between a 3 day/4 night ride, or for the more adventurous a 5 day/6 night trek. On both rides, two nights will be spent at our gorgeous homestead with a relaxing and friendly atmosphere of renowned country hospitality! All your meals included in price, and cooked with care by our resident chef. The remaining nights will be spent camping in the gorgeous alpine country that is Kosciusko. We are located in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains near Adaminaby, just 2 hours drive from Canberra off of the Snowy Mountains H'way. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
Definitely do this. Bring a friend or two.
Reviewed By thebettererlife6Proposed review: Brad’s team was amazing. Our four night/three day trip was great fun and very challenging for a sixty year old with very moderate riding experience. We arrived about 5pm on the first night. The tents were up and ready to move in. The camp site had everything required to be comfortable. Toilet, fresh water, a creek to cool off in, and ice for ice chests. A shower is available on request. The food was fantastic- Frank has refined the art of camp cooking and provides delicious three course meals and bountiful breakfasts. We particularly enjoyed steak night - perfectly cooked steaks with mash potato and green veggies. Delicious! A lot of time was spent around the camp fire enjoying the company and the food among friends. The horses were very well matched even though we were a large group. A solid safety talk included care for the horses as much as the humans. Reynella treasure their horses. The tack is well kept. The horses are healthy and strong. We did a different ride every day - one expansive route around Kemp’s Plain, one in and out to Schofields and one up and down the mountains. Each ride was different, some more physically demanding than others. Every lunch stop is at a fresh spring with shade and picnic style lunches. We were blessed with perfect dry weather about 24c high and 6-7c low. My horse, Cascade, was very responsive and we had a few good canters and trots off the pad. Personally I really enjoyed just walking and looking at the beautiful scenery and watching the brumbies run, circle and challenge each other. We had several close encounters with brumbies - sudden surprises that were delightful. We came upon them just over a ridge a couple of times, and another time a small group just ran by the lunch picnic area. Otherwise there were large herds of brumbies on every ride seen in the distance. The leaders communicated really well and the teamwork was impressive. We had a big group of ~18 but it worked pretty well. I think it would be better to keep the max at about 12-14 because mounting up and checkpoints get quite lengthy and sometimes tedious when everyone and every horse is hot and tired. The booking process seems to be in need of improvements. Possible too many cooks spoil the broth. It was chaotic but it eventually got sorted. We did get it all done in the end. Brad, Miriam, Michaela, Roger, Frank and Warwick are impressive equestrians that seemed to keep the show going effortlessly. We couldn’t have wished for a better trip. Ticked all the boxes for us.
2. Moonbah Hut
Overall Ratings
5 based on 50 reviews
Take a breath of fresh air and step back in time. These unique stone/slab huts, located in the picturesque Moonbah Valley region of the New South Wales Snowy Mountains (15 minutes drive from the ski resort town of Jindabyne), enjoy private frontage to the Blue Ribbon declared Moonbah River - the regions most pristine trout stream - (complete with resident platypus). The Lake Hut also fronts a small dam containing brown, brook and rainbow trout.The huts are very cosy, (even in -15c), with underfloor heating. The Moonbah Lake Hut sleeps a maximum 4 people, ideally 2 adults and 2 young children. The Moonbah River Hut sleeps a maximum 5 persons. The bedding is high quality and all beds have electric blankets.All linen is supplied.Both of the huts feature huge, stone open fireplaces and with snow on either Christmas or Boxing Day, on 5 of the past 9 years, the fireplaces can be enjoyed on most nights of the year. Both huts also feature wood-fired cooking stoves, (and twin electric hotplates), for cooking and a small fridge/freezer to store your catch in. All cutlery, crockery, cookware, etc is supplied
Cute little cottage for a break away
Reviewed By tidalriverOur children booked us 2 nights at Moonbah Hut and it was a lovely little getaway. We were in the lake hut - unfortunately it rained the whole time so we couldn't explore too much, but the hut was warm and cosy. They've had a lot of rain and the lake was high so unfortunately we couldn't even get to the outdoor bbq which was a shame. The view across the lake to the mountains behind were lovely. It was also a nice surprise to find a box of chocolates and a bottle of wine on arrival - thanks Brett! We recommend bringing your own food as the kitchen is congested and a little difficult to manage - you have to move any electrical appliances to the sink to plug in which was a bit fiddly. The fridge was playing up (we left a note to alert the owners) but the shower was nice and hot and there were beautiful luxurious bathgowns to relax in. The lighting isn't great and as we really only could read or play cards it was a bit tricky but we managed. Overall a nice experience - but remember there is no service for mobiles or internet so if you run a business (like us) you need to go to town to check messages.
3. Highland Lodge Farmstay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
A True High Country Farmstay set in the heart of the NSW Snowy Mountains the ideal base located just over 10 mins from Jindabyne. Open Year round we offer families the best of both worlds for a winter or summer Holiday in the snowies. We offer 2 types of accommodation on the Farm. 3 X One Bedroom Units Self Contained sleep 4-6 people each.Our Farm House a 3 bedroom self contained House sleeps 8-10 people.Our property has an AAA 3 star rating.The Farm is a 160 acre working cattle & sheep property with many different farm animals, provides every visitor with a true high country experience. Horse riding & Fishing just down the road, plenty of parking for the boat & trailer. Skiing, Snow play, walking and exploring the Kosciusko National Park, Perisher & Thredbo Resorts 45 mins away, are great fun but can be tiring for young children and adults, we offer the best of both worlds, a perfect place to come back to each day. Parents get to relax in front of the fire and the children are kept busy and entertained with the farm animals, playground and exploring the farm. Toast marshmallows over our open camp fire, collect free range eggs; pick your own home grown vegies to cook, herbs and strawberries when in season. Cook a BBQ or use our Pizza Oven in an undercover area.
Fantastic stay
Reviewed By ATJackoWe had a brilliant time at Highland. Lots and lots of space for the kids to run around and lots of things for them to see and do. We were able to feed chickens, collect eggs, pat goats, go on the go-karts, there was a little kids play equipment area, toasted marshmallows on the fire pit, my pizzas in the pizza oven. The owners are delightful and also took us on a ride in their Ute into one of the far paddocks to afford us great views of Jindabyne. The rooms are large and there is a very big kitchen but no oven so don’t plan on baking! But a great stove nonetheless. The farm is about 15 minutes easy drive to Jindabyne. Other things we did while we were staying there was visit shut the door winery in Berriedale which I highly recommend. We did the waterfall Trail bushwalk out of Sawpit Creek which is 6 km round trip and was a stunning walk. We also did the summit walk which of course is a firm favourite with lots of avid hikers. We went to the Eucumbene Trout Farm as well and we were not very impressed. We didn’t feel the owners were very helpful and had no luck catching any fish after 3 hours of fishing :(
4. Eagles Range Farmstay
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
Lovely place to stay
Reviewed By RoundbumEleven of us stayed in this lovely house. Great views , very clean , it felt like home. The spa was well used by us , plenty of firewood ready for the cool nights. We were made to feel very welcome. The kitchen was well stocked with plates, cutlery and cooking equipment so we didn't have to worry about bringing anything . Have stayed here a number of times and would highly recommend it.
5. Stag Lodge
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 3 reviews
This is not a true photo of Stag Lodge
Reviewed By Rob BThis is a a lodge that has two flats and i have stayed in both over the last 4 years. My children and myself have always found the lodge to be well maintained,cosy and well equiped . Well priced for a family holiday .
