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September 2023 by Liliana Suarez
beautiful place, very friendly staff, friendly alpacas, we spent a pleasant day getting to know this beautiful farm, I recommend it to everyone to visit, we bought organic eggs, we also bought clothes and other items in their beautiful store. Thank you, we will return with my husband
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July 2023 by Lita-Luise C
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.
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June 2023 by Eddy Lloyd
Friendly owners, beautiful Alpacas, neat and tidy farm. Love the VW Beetle out front!
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July 2022 by MarkL6566
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.
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May 2022 by Kendra Elliot
Wonderful visit! Great experience. They were so friendly & welcoming to us!
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September 2021 by W M
Thank you, Louise the cat, for greeting us and walking us to the shop. You have high-quality products, and we will are already recommending you to friends visiting Ithaca.
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September 2021 by Mia G.
we cannot say enough good things about cabin view. we went as a group of five for one of our birthdays and it was an unforgettable experience in the best way possible. the farm is owned by a small family that was so receptive to all our questions about the animals (they had goats and cats and donkeys and chickens and a bunny too!) it's so clear that the animals are so well taken care of and loved by the owners. they have a beautiful gift shop with handmade alpaca fur products and farm fresh eggs too !! we highly recommend this to anyone looking for a unique and fun day :)
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June 2021 by Bruce Miles
Very informative and fun visit. Owners were super nice and answered all of our questions. They are such cool looking animals.
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May 2021 by Charles Slater
Real Alpaca farm. Staff was wonderful and very informative. Gift shop was great and got good yarn and stuff.
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May 2021 by Slatchs
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.
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December 2020 by Dipika Kaushik
Closed for winter and will open in spring. Check the timings. This place is amazing. The owner Chris has kept all Alpacas very healthy clean. The animal Alpacas are so nice , gentle and amusing.There are local made stuff in the gift shop and Alpaca wool stuff. Enjoy your visit.
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October 2020 by Shravanthi Chidambaram
Love the Alpacas. They are so cute and the place is very well maintained. The owner is really sweet and does a wonderful tour..
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October 2020 by Laura Talbot
A great experience! The Alpacas are adorable and on the tour you get a chance to feed some of them. There are other animals on the farm to see as well and the view of the lake from the farm is gorgeous. Nice selection in the shop, including items made on site from the wool the farm produces.
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October 2020 by Tyler Burns
A very knowledgeable working alpaca breeder with a few other animals to round out the farm and a lovely view of the lake. Very soft, 5 stars.
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September 2020 by Jennifer K.
Our farm visit was one of the highlights on our trip to Ithaca. Cabin View Alpacas offer farm tours which are about an hour long. The owners are very knowledgeable about Alpacas and very eager to answer any questions. On the tour you get to see mama and baby Alpacas and even get to hand-feed some of the boys. There are also two adorable donkeys on the tour - Bert & Ernie. The farm also features two goats and plenty of chickens.We loved all the information and learning more about Alpacas and how their fibers are used. At the end of the tour there is a wonderful gift shop where you can purchase goods made from Alpaca fleece.These animals are gentle, majestic and definitely deserve a visit! By the end my fiancé was asking me - "Maybe if we buy a house with a large yard, we can buy a few alpacas?"P.S. - Farm tours are only $8.00 - soooo worth it!
