KICKIN' BACK ALPACA RANCH · MARKDALE, ONTARIO
Hands-on alpaca tours in Markdale, Ontario. Family visits, private groups and school field trips. Everyone feeds an alpaca, every time.
Tours from $35 per adult · Under 3 come free
Always indoors, year round
Over 300 Google reviews with a 5 star rating
Grey Highlands Tourism Business of the Year 2023
Wheelchair and stroller accessible
100% money-back guarantee
Every tour is the same barn, the same alpacas and the same Carolyn. What changes is how much of her time is yours, and for how long.
$35 adult · $20 youth
Minimum 45 minutes
Shared with the other families booked into your slot. The easiest way in.
See the Public tour$50 adult · $25 youth
Minimum 60 minutes
Nobody else is booked into your time. Carolyn's attention is yours.
See the Private tour$75 adult · $35 youth
Minimum 90 minutes
For when the day is about someone. A plushie for the Guest of Honour and 10% off in the shop.
See the V.I.P. tour$170 adult · $80 youth
Minimum 3 hours
For people who won't want to leave. A plushie each and 15% off in the shop.
See the UltimateMost people are happy with the Public or the Private. The V.I.P. is for a birthday, an anniversary, or anyone who deserves the day. The Ultimate is for people who could happily spend an afternoon with alpacas. Under 3 come free on every tour, and treats are always included.
The Alpaca Discovery School Tour is a curriculum-connected field trip, tailored by grade from Pre-K to high school.
Pre-visit and post-visit classroom resources are included, and we are approved by the Bluewater District School Board.
See the school tourClean
No mud and no manure walks. The barn is clean, so you can look at the alpacas instead of your shoes
Truly hands-on
You are not watching from behind a fence. You are in with them, feeding them and taking as many photos as you like
Treats included
Alpaca feed comes with every tour. No hidden extras and nothing more to buy
Rain or shine
Everything happens indoors in the Girls' Barn. We do not cancel for rain or snow
Fully accessible
Wheelchairs and strollers come straight into the barn. Clean footing throughout
Money-back guarantee
If you get to the end and do not think it was worth it, tell Carolyn and we refund you in full
Carolyn.
She has hosted tours here since 2011 and still gets excited for every one. The farm runs more than five hundred tours a year now, and Carolyn has personally led thousands of them.
She knows every alpaca by name and can tell you each one's character: which one is shy, which one will come straight over, and which one talked a second mother into feeding her as a cria. Guests say the same thing again and again, that she explains alpaca behaviour in a way that works for a four-year-old and an adult standing in the same group.
She runs the tour herself, start to finish. You are not handed over to anyone.
“The grandkids loved the experience. Our host Carolyn was very knowledgeable and made everyone very comfortable.”
Ed Braun
“Carolyn takes such good care of her alpacas and shares so much information about them.”
Katrina Grant
“Great to spend time with the alpacas and learn all about these funny little animals.”
Rose Wilson
Gift certificates are sold by dollar value rather than by tour, so the person you are buying for picks their own date and their own group.
No expiry games and no blackout dates. Whatever is on the certificate is theirs to use.
See gift certificatesTours start at 10am, 12, 2 and 4, year round and always indoors. Under 3 come free, and treats are included on every tour.
Pick Your TourPlease book ahead. Tours run to a schedule, and when the day is full we cannot fit anyone else in.
