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Rock ChapAlpacas

If you would like to learn more about the animals or come for a visit, please put your name, email, a little information about yourself and what you would like to accomplish at the farm. Be it walking alpacas or purchasing handmade alpaca goods. All visits are by appointment only! 

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Farm Tours and Programmes

Experience  1.   Introduction to Alpacas  

This programme gives a twenty minute educational overview about alpacas.

  • The camelid family

  • Caring for alpacas and llamas

  • Fibre and fibre processing

  • The many activities we do beyond fibre processing.

Following the presentation you will have an opportunity to meet and mingle with the alpacas and learn about their individual characters and stories.   This will include a farm tour.  We  end with a gathering for coffee/ tea and  answer questions. 

Time:  One hour    Cost per person : $20.00    Family groupings  or maximum 5 participants if not a family grouping. 

Experience 2. 

  • Alpaca Trekking    This programme is not an option in inclement weather. (rain or heavy snow) Bookings for this activity are only offered on a Sunday.

Many of our alpacas are halter trained and we offer trekking experiences around the farm.  You would be given an overview of alpaca behavior, a lesson on the training process and walking safely with an alpaca. You then hike with the alpaca around the outer perimeter of the farm as part of a farm tour.    We end with a gathering for coffee. tea, and answer questions or share your experiences.

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Time:  One hour 30 minutes   Cost : $45.00  per person   Family groupings  * Children under 12 free and must walk with an adult for the perimeter walk.   Maximum 5 adult participants if not a family grouping. 

B   Alpaca Walking        This program is not an option in inclement weather    (rain or heavy snow)

This programme  gives an educational overview of alpacas followed by  a lesson on the training process and walking safely with an alpaca.  Walking is done in a large enclosed pasture.  Adults and children under 12 can walk with an alpaca independently.   A studio tour is given to show how alpaca fleece is processed and made into many different products. 

Time:  One hour 15 minutes    Cost:   $35.00 per person     Family groupings   or maximum 5 participants if not in a family grouping.  

Experience 3.  Life Lessons Learned by Raising Alpacas

This programme gives a thirty minute presentation about life lessons learned through my experiences raising these amazing creatures.  Following the presentation you will have an opportunity to meet and mingle with the alpacas.  We will enjoy a beverage and answer questions to end the programme.

Time: One hour     Cost:  $25.00 per person    Family groupings or maximum of 5 if not a family grouping.     

Experience 4.   Fibre Processing

The fibre that comes from the alpaca has many desirable qualities.  This programme will demonstrate, through media, the shearing process.   You will have a hands on opportunity to view some of our sheared fleeces .  You will be able to experience the sorting process, carding process, and spinning of the carded fleece to make yarn.  The programme is presented in the studio and you can view the alpacas in the field as you learn about their fibre.  We end with a chance to mingle with the herd as we enjoy a coffee/tea and answer questions.

Time:  One hour 30  minutes   Cost:  $40.00 per person     Family groupings or maximum of 5 participants if not a family grouping.  

 

 

Our programmes are individually priced based on the resources and time required to run each one.   If you wish to combine more than one programme contact us at RockChapAlpacas

905 689 8773 or email   griffindiane700@gmail.com

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