Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
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Bucket list adventure awaits! Surrounded by the herd, our guests will hand feed, interact with and marvel at this protected-species. Gather 'round a crackling campfire and learn about what makes Reindeer one of the most highly accessorized creatures on our planet. Hold shed antlers, climb into Santa's sleigh and enjoy meeting Sven and the rest of the herd. Home of the west coast's largest geodesic projection dome. Northern Lights shows coming Early 2023.
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Samuel S
5 contributions
Apr 2022
This is a fun little animal experience, but the fact that it's advertised as a "tour" may be a bit disingenuous. We did learn some lovely details about reindeer, but this attraction is probably more directed at small kids (not a problem, simply an observation). I thought there might be more to it, but the "tour" consisted of a 15 minute spiel followed by a period in the reindeer enclosure where we got to feed them and interact a bit. The reindeer are really nice and we visited in the offseason so there weren't any antlers to contend with, but the guides were very helpful about instructing how to interact with the reindeer to stay safe. They were extremely docile and friendly, so safe even for the smallest kids. I'd recommend looking for a bogo code or "return visit" code, which they are pretty open with, as the full price feels a bit high for what you get. I would recommend visiting during your stay in Leavenworth if you're in for more than 1 day.
Written April 17, 2022
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LSullyR
Smokey Point, WA57 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
Without question, this attraction is my daughter and my favorite thing to do when I'm Leavenworth. We go multiple times a year since they opened and live it more and more each time.
Our trip last weekend was even more fun because, although we love Hans and his presentation, for the first time, we got to listen to his daughter Erika give the pre tour presentation and she did a great job while her parents were with their pregnant draft house on birthing duty. 5*s to Erika!
This family loves their Reindeer like family and it shows. We've watch the farm grow over the years and can't wait for the new dome to complete.
Once in the pen with the Reindeer, it's such a magical experience to be side by side with such amazing animals. If you're bringing little ones, they will love it, but you do have to pay attention to the safety briefing and realize they are animals. As long a you do what they advise in the safety briefing, you'll have the time of your life. Feeding the Reindeer from the palm of my hand is always exhilarating. You do have to be aware of the antlers. If you pay attention and watch your kids, it will be amazing.
I love looking at the pictures we've gotten through the years, it's so great to see the Reindeer grow from babies to huge reindeer. Can't wait to go back in April/May to see the 2023 additions. The babies are always adorable and curious!
Always remember to plan ahead and book your tickets before you come. They can book up 30-60 days in advance.
Our trip last weekend was even more fun because, although we love Hans and his presentation, for the first time, we got to listen to his daughter Erika give the pre tour presentation and she did a great job while her parents were with their pregnant draft house on birthing duty. 5*s to Erika!
This family loves their Reindeer like family and it shows. We've watch the farm grow over the years and can't wait for the new dome to complete.
Once in the pen with the Reindeer, it's such a magical experience to be side by side with such amazing animals. If you're bringing little ones, they will love it, but you do have to pay attention to the safety briefing and realize they are animals. As long a you do what they advise in the safety briefing, you'll have the time of your life. Feeding the Reindeer from the palm of my hand is always exhilarating. You do have to be aware of the antlers. If you pay attention and watch your kids, it will be amazing.
I love looking at the pictures we've gotten through the years, it's so great to see the Reindeer grow from babies to huge reindeer. Can't wait to go back in April/May to see the 2023 additions. The babies are always adorable and curious!
Always remember to plan ahead and book your tickets before you come. They can book up 30-60 days in advance.
Written February 4, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
cjptara
Seattle70 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
My group was myself and two young adults and a 16-year-old. This place is amazing in every way. You learn about the reindeer first, and the info is not boring at all… they are completely fascinating animals. All of us completely enjoyed the information and getting to hold reindeer antlers… They are so heavy! Everyone there is very nice, friendly, and accommodating. Getting to feed the reindeer and pet them was so much fun. You can take as many pictures as you want, and the people that work there will take pictures of you and your group together. I would definitely go there again next time I come to Leavenworth. And once you’ve been there one time, every other time you come for the rest of your life you get a five dollar discount off the price!
Written August 17, 2022
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Darrel T
1 contribution
Jan 2023
When I went to the reindeer farm I wanted to have a good time, I really tried. But the first red flag is the price. 40 dollars a person is absurd. You only get to spend a maximum of 15 minutes with the reindeer. They completely overcharge and the price alone makes it not worth it. Second red flag is the rude staff. The only nice people in this business are the ones in the reindeer enclosure with you, everyone else is arrogant, rude, and just not nice. Before we entered the reindeer enclosure the owners daughter (I forgot her name, but I really wish I was able to post it on here. I think it was Erika) started her spiel about reindeer history and jokes. The second anyone in my group looked either at their phone or away from her she stopped the presentation and asked for everyone to keep eyes up to here for her very unimportant reindeer talks. She did this was rude tone and while rolling her eyes many times. She was incredibly rude and arrogant. People do not want to give their constant attention to a boring, poorly written speech about reindeer that they can read on wikipedia in 15 minutes. When we got into the reindeer enclosure one of the reindeer tore its ACL it was locked in a very small enclosure and seemed quite sad. This place also did not seem to try to hard at clearing walkways of ice and snow. It was very slippery in many places, they offer handicap transport and I can not comment on that as I didn't need it. However given the foot traffic they recieve its just plain dangerous for them to not clear the walkways better, my grandmother slipped multiple times. All in all I would not say this is worth anybody's time. It is expensive, the staff are rude, and it is not well maintained. Not to mention the fact that they keep reindeer in oregon locked in a pen all day. When a friend of mine left a review here last year they were left with a very unprofessional and rude response by the business so hopefully whoever reads this actually takes these thoughts into consideration. Thank you.
Written January 6, 2023
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Jaimie18
Spokane Valley, WA2 contributions
Jul 2020
My group had a great time!! We visited in July so there were at least four adorable baby reindeer to enjoy along with the rest of the group. All of the reindeer loved to eat out of our hands. They let us pet them, and they ran around the pen a bit too.
The staff were so so accommodating - providing free cold water bottles and lots of food to feed the chickens and reindeer. They were more than willing to help us get pictures with the reindeer and answer questions. They practiced social distancing, wore masks during the presentation, and provided LOTS of hand sanitizer.
We have visited three times now, and this was the first time the family-owned farm's daughter gave the presentation. We all agreed she was the best!! It was easy to see the staff genuinely care for the animals and their visitors.
I HIGHLY recommend booking the earliest tour time available the day you visit! On our second visit, we booked a 1:30pm tour. All but two reindeer were lying down and uninterested in eating any more. The staff said it's because they are full from being fed by earlier tour groups, and they lie down to digest their food. We weren't allowed to pet them when they were lying down either. We couldn't even get pictures because it was a larger group (~35 people) 'sharing' the two standing reindeer. :/
The staff were so so accommodating - providing free cold water bottles and lots of food to feed the chickens and reindeer. They were more than willing to help us get pictures with the reindeer and answer questions. They practiced social distancing, wore masks during the presentation, and provided LOTS of hand sanitizer.
We have visited three times now, and this was the first time the family-owned farm's daughter gave the presentation. We all agreed she was the best!! It was easy to see the staff genuinely care for the animals and their visitors.
I HIGHLY recommend booking the earliest tour time available the day you visit! On our second visit, we booked a 1:30pm tour. All but two reindeer were lying down and uninterested in eating any more. The staff said it's because they are full from being fed by earlier tour groups, and they lie down to digest their food. We weren't allowed to pet them when they were lying down either. We couldn't even get pictures because it was a larger group (~35 people) 'sharing' the two standing reindeer. :/
Written August 1, 2020
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Allison V
New York City, NY6 contributions
Jan 2021 • Friends
My boyfriend and my sister and I visited yesterday and had a great experience! The owners’ daughter gave the intro and tour and I thought her reindeer facts were super interesting for both kids and adults! We really enjoyed our time there and the staff was also super helpful / funny, especially Nick. Everyone seemed very professional and like they really cared for every animal there. Would definitely recommend visitors to check it out, feeding the reindeer was really fun!
Written February 1, 2021
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Tracey S
1 contribution
Nov 2020
We had a weekend in Leavenworth planned and decided to go check this place out. From their website it sounded like they were taking all precautions to be COVID safe, however, when we arrived we saw a massive amount of people joining the same session as us, which made us super wary as there was not enough room to comfortably social distance.
We were also not too thrilled seeing them pass around antlers to everyone in the audience, our family opted to not touch them but I didn't see anyone using hand sanitizer after touching the antlers. My suggestion is to just show the antler, not have everyone touching them...
Getting to go inside and see/pet/feed the reindeer was fun but again, hard to social distance.
My suggestion - reduce the number of tickets you offer per session to allow for proper social distancing. And don't pass the antlers around.
We were also not too thrilled seeing them pass around antlers to everyone in the audience, our family opted to not touch them but I didn't see anyone using hand sanitizer after touching the antlers. My suggestion is to just show the antler, not have everyone touching them...
Getting to go inside and see/pet/feed the reindeer was fun but again, hard to social distance.
My suggestion - reduce the number of tickets you offer per session to allow for proper social distancing. And don't pass the antlers around.
Written November 9, 2020
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Thank you for review. We understand that during these times, we are going to get feedback regarding our Covid procedures, and sometimes there will be an adjustment we can make, and other times, it will be a situation where we just can't please everyone. In this instance, we decided there was action we can take. While we do allow our guests to hold shed antlers and guess their weight during our educational presentation, we also supply hand sanitizer on every table and encourage its use. We will now hang antlers on the fence instead of passing them around and allow guests who feel comfortable to come up and hold them after their tour. Regarding social distancing, we are ACTIVELY encouraging our guests to maintain 6 ft social distance. We are operating at 25% capacity, and have much smaller crowd sizes than you will encounter at the grocery store or even downtown Leavenworth while walking the streets. Our tours take place OUTDOORS and we require all visitors ages 5+ to wear a mask. Thank you for the suggestions, we are always open to our customers ideas and want our farm to be a fun and safe place for families year round. We have worked tirelessly to adapt to these changing times and still be able to offer the visitor experience we are known for.
Written November 28, 2020
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John v
2 contributions
Dec 2020
This place was nice the only problem was that they did not enforce people to ware masks. They let in two different families one with two people the other with 5 people and none of them were wearing a mask. This made us very uncomfortable and couldn't enjoy the experience. We left early because of that. We were there on Dec 12th at noon many people were there but it only took a few to ruin the trip. We drove 150 miles to go there so it was a bust. when my wife asked why the would let people in without a mask there comment was we can't ask them if they have a medical condition. That was a bull crap answer. I can't believe that all seven people had any medical issues. So I would recommend if you want to stay safe then stay away from this place.
Written December 18, 2020
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And we would recommend that if you are nervous about Covid-19, you should avoid traveling and visiting tourist attractions. You should recognize the inherent risk of traveling to places filled with tourists from all over the country instead of taking it out on a small business by leaving a poor review.
Our tour takes place outdoors on a very large farm. If you wanted to practice social distancing, you would have had every opportunity as we were booked at 25% capacity all winter. We won't even get into the economic impacts these restrictions had on small businesses and the amount of family-owned shops in our town that couldn't hang on. Bottom line: 99% of our guests respectfully followed the mask mandate and we did our absolute best during a VERY trying time.
Written August 15, 2021
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julianne42
Seattle, WA17 contributions
Dec 2020 • Family
We went to this reindeer farm today and had a lovely time visiting. The staff did a great job briefing everyone around reindeer-related safety, and managing the reindeer during the visit to make sure the reindeer were comfortable and the guests were safe.
However, as far as I could tell there is 0 enforcement of their mandatory mask policy. The policy is clear on their website, there are signs everywhere and masks for sale, but maybe 30% of guests did not have masks on for the entirety of their visit. I didn't once see a staff member requesting an unmasked guest apply their mask (and I saw well over a dozen unmasked guests).
There were also several unmasked staff members. Some stayed far enough away from the guests that their lack of a mask could be excused, however I saw two that got very close to guests.
In summary, great place, but they need to take COVID more seriously.
However, as far as I could tell there is 0 enforcement of their mandatory mask policy. The policy is clear on their website, there are signs everywhere and masks for sale, but maybe 30% of guests did not have masks on for the entirety of their visit. I didn't once see a staff member requesting an unmasked guest apply their mask (and I saw well over a dozen unmasked guests).
There were also several unmasked staff members. Some stayed far enough away from the guests that their lack of a mask could be excused, however I saw two that got very close to guests.
In summary, great place, but they need to take COVID more seriously.
Written December 5, 2020
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Anya K
Kyiv, Ukraine11 contributions
Apr 2022
Magical experience! We loved everything from the gift store to the hilarious intro lecture, to the reindeer themselves! Disney music playing on the background makes you feel like you're in the Norwegian village from Frozen. The coziest gift shop with crackling fireplace has very cute candles, Christmas decorations, and toys for pets. The family - owners of the farm are incredibly knowledgeable, hilarious, clearly love what they are doing and are absolute pros. The territory is very clean, manicured, despite all the animals around - besides reindeer there are beautiful cats, ponies, turkey, chickens, pigs, and bunnies. Reindeer are so gentle and calm it is totally safe to come with toddlers and kids. Every visitor get a small plate of treats to feed the reindeer.
Written April 18, 2022
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Has the capacity per appointment been reduced to support social distancing practices?
the online tours are sold out. Can you purchase in person or is there anything else available at farm to do?
Erika B
23 contributions
Admission to the farm is by appointment only. There is no public viewing area for non-ticketed guests. We are open year round, with plenty of availability throughout the year during our non-peak season (May - September). Just like the hotels in town get booked up a year in advance for the holiday weekends, our farm tours fill up quickly. We recommend booking at least 30 days in advance to purchase December tickets to the farm.
Rimrocknoni
41 contributions
Is the farm open during the summer months?
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
Leavenworth, WA1 contribution
Yes. Open year round. Tours available Friday - Monday. Schedule and availability is on the website.
“We don’t wave the confederate flag, but who knows we will see what happens during the next civil war.” That’s what opening statement me and my girlfriend of color were met with!! What an outrage, to be met around a campfire with a strange man who is supposed to represent a family atmosphere. This sickened me deeply and we decided not to participate in this event and it’s clear racial bigotry.
We will be writing there owner soon to be reimbursed as this is not the way to conduct business. Just sickened and outraged!!
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
Leavenworth, WA1 contribution
This gentleman has spoken with the owners of the farm and cleared up a very unfortunate misunderstanding. The family that owns this farm welcomes visitors from every race, creed, religion, and orientation. Leavenworth Reindeer Farm is fun for the whole family, and welcomes all.
FarrahL654
Kent, WA4 contributions
We are visiting December 27-28, will you be open then?
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
Leavenworth, WA1 contribution
Please see our website for our current availability. Farm visits are by appointment only and you can book your tour online.
Sharon C
Seattle, WA3 contributions
Hello! We are visiting this weekend 12/9-10 with family and wondering where you are located?
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
Leavenworth, WA1 contribution
We are sold out for this weekend. If you have tickets, please see your confirmation email for Check-In details. Thanks!
dashing2u
1 contribution
Is this open in November?
Leavenworth Reindeer Farm
Leavenworth, WA1 contribution
Yes. We are open year round by appointment only. Please visit our website to schedule your farm tour.
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