Llamas of Hot Springs
Farm
Why pick this one
Llamas of Hot Springs offers guided llama walks every weekend year-round and appointment-only farm visits near downtown Hot Springs.
Best for
- guided llama walks on the Silvermine Trail
- families seeking a one-hour farm visit with feeding and brushing
- children’s educational programs involving llama handling
- counseling that incorporates llama-assisted therapy
- weddings, birthdays, festivals, and parades within 30 miles of Hot Springs
- virtual classroom or meeting sessions featuring llamas
Look elsewhere if
- a spontaneous public farm visit without an appointment is required
- service is needed Monday through Thursday
- dogs must accompany participants on a llama trek
- a conventional farm attraction rather than a llama-focused experience is wanted
Specialties
- Silvermine Trail llama hikes
- appointment-only llama farm visits
- llama-assisted therapy in counseling
- educational llama visits
- event llama rentals
Certifications
- Licensed counselor
- Southern States Llama Association member
- CameliDynamics member
What makes them different
- Guided llama walks operate every weekend all year from a trailhead within walking distance of downtown Hot Springs
- Silvermine Trail hike includes llama education, Appalachian Trail information, Hot Springs history, and Southern Appalachia biodiversity
- Farm visits include feeding, brushing, catch-and-halter demonstrations, and walking llamas around the pasture or to the French Broad River
- Two llamas and a handler can travel up to 30 miles to events for $400 and up to two hours
- The sanctuary provides permanent homes, food, habitat, behavioral training, and veterinary aid for llamas in need
- Serves
- Hot Springs
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 833 River Rd, Hot Springs, NC 28743
- Phone
- +18285390058
- Website
- http://hotspringsllamas.org/
Services
- guided llama trekking
- farm visits
- llama sanctuary care
- animal-assisted therapy
- educational programs
- birthday, wedding, festival, and parade llama appearances
- virtual teleLlama sessions