Farm visit and alpaca hike in Styria!
The Klausnerhof, a good 10 minutes from Schladming, is home to around 60 llamas and alpacas. Who knows the animals, knows that they carry a very special inner peace and mischievousness. For a walk you can take them out with your family. On the alpaca walk, the kids are head over heels in love with the animals from the very first second.
Half-day and full-day tours are offered for the llama and alpaca hike in Styria. With kids, the half-day tour is quite sufficient. The farmer, Florian Moosburger explains at the beginning how the llamas and alpacas on his farm are kept species-appropriate and how they are properly guided on the hike. As soon as each participant has an animal, llamas for the big ones, alpacas for the small ones, it also already goes off, first leisurely the mountain upward.
Nobody is in a hurry – least of all the animals. Again and again we stop for a breather. Perfect, because then you can really enjoy the beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. And the kids, they can’t stop adoring their companions.
After a good half hour, the mountain hut for the rest comes into sight. Once there, the llamas and alpacas are allowed to graze. In the meantime, you can take a tour of the former mountain farm and look at the old tools that the farmers used to cultivate the fields many years ago.
For the break a small snack in the hiking backpack is not wrong. Maybe you were there before, like us, have breakfast at Artisan Café and still have a homemade cinnamon bun in your luggage. Tastes even better with the mountain panorama around it.
The way back is downhill and much faster. All in all, you should plan about 3 hours for the visit to the farm. But only 1 – 1.5 hours of this is pure (comfortable) walking time.
Extra tip: Be sure to take your Schladming-Dachstein Sommercard with you, which you can get for free at your accommodation. With it you get 15% discount on the llama and alpaca hike in Styria. Who is still looking for a vacation home, look here.
