Cabin View Alpacas
Cabin View Alpacas
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Cabin View Alpacas is a full service alpaca farm, specializing in sales and service of alpacas throughout the nation. Additionally there is a Farm/Gift Shop with a variety of alpaca products. SCHEDULE A TOUR Learn about alpacas, their purpose and history, as you go for a walking tour of the farm. Walk among the alpacas and perhaps some of our "piggy" alpaca will eat from your hand. We end the tour in our Farm/Gift Shop where you can see and purchase many of the products that are made from alpaca - sweaters, hats, mittens, stuffed animals and even Alpaca Plant Food UPDATE: Meet Teddy and Patches (mixed breed goats) and Burt and Ernie (donkeys) ALPACA FARM TOURS $8.00 FOR ADULTS $4.00 FOR CHILDREN 4 AND UNDER
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Mark L
Webster, NY5 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
Wonderful way to spend an hour on a beautiful day. Love visiting alpaca farms and getting the opportunity to pick up some quality gifts. A nice bonus was the family run wagon ride through a large family homestead. Families with kids would especially enjoy seeing the variety of farm animals from horses to donkeys and goats, and alpacas of course. Please consider visiting and supporting this local gem. And, be sure to see and say hi to Elwood- their beautiful and very well cared for special needs Alpaca - very sweet.
Written July 18, 2022
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Charles S
New City, NY6 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
What an amazing, personalized tour of award winning Alpacas. Robin gave us a great informative tour of the Alpaca farm. The gift shop was lovely. Picked out some beautiful home spun yarns. They had very lovely items for sale. Chris was very sweet and even had some knitting patterns for the yarn. Elwood was a sweetheart baby Alpaca. My personal favorite.
Written May 24, 2021
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Desiree
Franklinville, NJ388 contributions
Oct 2019 • Friends
Nicest people that took time out of their afternoon to tell is about their animals, let us hold their cats and their
Store is perfect! Highly recommend stopping in!
Store is perfect! Highly recommend stopping in!
Written October 5, 2019
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Thank you for the kind words. Hope you can find the time to stop in again.
Written October 7, 2019
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Lita-Luise C
Laguna Hills, CA265 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
In the Finger Lakes district, we wanted to visit the Alpaca Farm at Cabin View Alpacas, just north of Trumansburg. We arrived just in time to take the 11:00 A.M. tour to learn all about alpacas. The property is located at the edge of Cayuga Lake, with pens separating mothers and their young, the older males, and the younger males. Robin King, who was our guide, explained that after the Revolutionary War, soldiers were rewarded lands for having served their country. Robin’s ancestors had been granted the land and she runs the business of raising alpacas with her mother and father.
At first, we were taken into an open field with many alpacas that we could walk among. Robin explained that most alpacas are raised for their high-grade fleece, but these alpacas are raised for show at fairs, and two walls in the farm's gift shop are filled with blue and purple ribbons from their wins.
We met the herd, and Robin told us that all of them had names. Many babies had been born that spring and were still with their mothers. The babies to one year are called Crias and can weigh from 13 to 18 pounds when born. Full grown, they will weigh up to 155 pounds. An adult female that has not given birth is called a Maiden. A mother alpaca is called a Dam and gestation is for 11½ months. The males are separated out at four to six months, when they should be weaned. An adult male father is called a Sire, and a Gelding once it is castrated.
We bought small bags of grain so we could feed them. Although we were the first tour of the day, and the alpaca's were hungry, they were still a bit hesitant with strangers approaching them. However, the longer we were there with our hands out with food, the more bold they became, then approached for the snack and attention. We were completely won over with their gentleness, cuteness and softness. We were guided through their pasture, larger pens where the adult makes were held, their housing, and nursery area.
The farm had other animals, too. We met two Polish chickens that kept the bugs down and had fun fluffy heads and feet. There were also Bern and Ernie, two donkeys, Patches and Teddy the two goats, and Thelma and Louise their two cats. We loved meeting all of them, but in the end we had our favorites. One goat took to my husband and a baby white alpaca followed me.
Afterward, we went into the gift shop, which offered all kinds of alpaca wool items. When I saw a small alpaca doll that was all white, I had to have it, as it would be a reminder of meeting my small white friend. My husband named her Snowdrop. A local friend of the farm uses alpaca wool from another farm to make plush dolls that are sold. We had a great time, learned a lot about alpacas, and look forward to meeting more of these adorable creatures in the future.
At first, we were taken into an open field with many alpacas that we could walk among. Robin explained that most alpacas are raised for their high-grade fleece, but these alpacas are raised for show at fairs, and two walls in the farm's gift shop are filled with blue and purple ribbons from their wins.
We met the herd, and Robin told us that all of them had names. Many babies had been born that spring and were still with their mothers. The babies to one year are called Crias and can weigh from 13 to 18 pounds when born. Full grown, they will weigh up to 155 pounds. An adult female that has not given birth is called a Maiden. A mother alpaca is called a Dam and gestation is for 11½ months. The males are separated out at four to six months, when they should be weaned. An adult male father is called a Sire, and a Gelding once it is castrated.
We bought small bags of grain so we could feed them. Although we were the first tour of the day, and the alpaca's were hungry, they were still a bit hesitant with strangers approaching them. However, the longer we were there with our hands out with food, the more bold they became, then approached for the snack and attention. We were completely won over with their gentleness, cuteness and softness. We were guided through their pasture, larger pens where the adult makes were held, their housing, and nursery area.
The farm had other animals, too. We met two Polish chickens that kept the bugs down and had fun fluffy heads and feet. There were also Bern and Ernie, two donkeys, Patches and Teddy the two goats, and Thelma and Louise their two cats. We loved meeting all of them, but in the end we had our favorites. One goat took to my husband and a baby white alpaca followed me.
Afterward, we went into the gift shop, which offered all kinds of alpaca wool items. When I saw a small alpaca doll that was all white, I had to have it, as it would be a reminder of meeting my small white friend. My husband named her Snowdrop. A local friend of the farm uses alpaca wool from another farm to make plush dolls that are sold. We had a great time, learned a lot about alpacas, and look forward to meeting more of these adorable creatures in the future.
Written July 5, 2023
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Prepcook
Fussa, Japan311 contributions
Nov 2018 • Couples
This is an Alpaca farm that has a small gift shop with a good variety of local and non-local alpaca goods for sale. Yes, they also sell Alpacas for the more pet forward adventurous. I decided to stick to very warm and cozy socks and a lovely hat that will see me though a Siberian style winter anywhere. There are a range of products and you can even buy 100% organic garden fertilizer, there is something for any budget.
Naturally you get to see the animals out back if you so desire. The owner is a very nice, patient gentleman who has a wealth of knowledge to share about the animals.
The females are more accepting of strangers and will at least look in your direction while the males in their own enclosure remain both lazy and aloof. This is a teachable moment for smaller kids that they can appreciate. The animals are both docile and quiet. If you are in the area it is a great place to stop but you may want to check opening hours first.
Naturally you get to see the animals out back if you so desire. The owner is a very nice, patient gentleman who has a wealth of knowledge to share about the animals.
The females are more accepting of strangers and will at least look in your direction while the males in their own enclosure remain both lazy and aloof. This is a teachable moment for smaller kids that they can appreciate. The animals are both docile and quiet. If you are in the area it is a great place to stop but you may want to check opening hours first.
Written November 5, 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
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