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Scenic Guided Alpaca Trek: Unique Woodland Adventure in Northern Ireland
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68 Ratings
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Embark on a scenic guided alpaca trek through Northern Ireland’s only purpose-built trail. Walk with gentle alpacas through farmland, woodland, and wetlands, and enjoy a refreshing stop at a coffee trailer on a picturesque island.
Embark on a scenic guided alpaca trek through Northern Ireland’s only purpose-built trail. Walk with gentle alpacas through farmland, woodland, and wetlands, and enjoy a refreshing stop at a coffee trailer on a picturesque island.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- BallyBurren Outdoor Escapes - You will be met by your ranger in our car park and taken to the start of the alpaca trekking. The ranger will read a safety briefing and then you will be introduced to your chosen alpaca. Your trek will commence on our trail through farmland, woodland and around ponds. You will cross nine bridges. The trek takes…
- BallyBurren Outdoor Escapes - You will be met by your ranger in our car park and taken to the start of the alpaca trekking. The ranger will read a safety briefing and then you will be introduced to your chosen alpaca. Your trek will commence on our trail through farmland, woodland and around ponds. You will cross nine bridges. The trek takes approximately 30-40mins and at the end your alpaca will be tied up and you will be able to cross a bridge to an island with a superb coffee trailer with picnic tables. The total experience is 1hr 30mins and you will have the opportunity to walk around the trail again if you wish.
What's Included
- Alpaca (maximum of 4 people per alpaca)
- Alpaca (maximum of 4 people per alpaca)
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
- Bottled water
- Tea and coffee
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Ireland’s sole constructed alpaca hiking picturesque path featuring a coffee caravan on an islet.
An exclusive occurrence for companions, family, or lone voyagers. Stroll with a docile alpaca along a striking 1.4km cobblestone pathway that winds across farmlands, forests, and marshlands, crossing bridges and rolling scenic landscapes. At the culmination…
Ireland’s sole constructed alpaca hiking picturesque path featuring a coffee caravan on an islet.
An exclusive occurrence for companions, family, or lone voyagers. Stroll with a docile alpaca along a striking 1.4km cobblestone pathway that winds across farmlands, forests, and marshlands, crossing bridges and rolling scenic landscapes. At the culmination of your guided ramble, you can pause at a coffee van situated on a tiny islet in one of our pools to savor a proper tea or coffee, accompanied by some delightful pastries!
- Baby changing facilities
Location
BallyBurren Outdoor Escapes
Dromore Road
Please arrive at our car park 10mins before your booked activity time.
We are located on the B2 road, 3 miles outside Ballynahinch to Dromore, County Down. Belfast city centre is just 25mins away. Belfast International and Dublin International airports are 40mins and 1hr 30mins away respectively.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(68 Ratings)
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Jadeyg
Feb 3, 2025
Amazing experience! - Absolutely fantastic Sunday spent here at Ballyburren. Charlotte and Rueben were brilliant guides, very friendly, patient and made you feel very welcome and at ease. The setting was beautiful, plenty of time to meet the alpacas first and spend time feeding them. Half way round the trek we got to stop at the adorable picnic area and have delicious traybakes, drinks and sweets at the coffee van. Also got to purchase the cutest baby toy alpaca🦙. This was a great opportunity to get lots of lovely pictures and the guides were so helpful at getting them for you and videos on the way round also. At the end we got to feed the alpacas again and spend as much time as you wanted, didn’t feel rushed at all. Such an amazing place, I will be recommending to everyone. Thank you for a very enjoyable day 🥰🦙
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Anitaji4953ov
Jan 19, 2025
Outstanding Outdoor Experience - Whenever we've arrived, there was a smiling welcoming ranger waiting for us and guiding us into the car park. It was our first time ever seeing alpscas so we've had loads of questions to the ranger about alpacas but she was very knowledgeable and she was happily answering all of our questions 😊 My son who is 9 years old was so excited to interact with the alpacas, he absolutely fell in love with them just like us. He's favourite Alpaca was Cappuccino and we are looking forward to be back soon to see them all again and we are looking forward to try the rest of the activities as well. We have set down in the beautiful nature to get coffee, hot chocolate and buns while the alpacas were waiting for us patiently (they were so adorable). Everything was top quality and we definitely advise you all to try the caramel square! They were the best caramel squares we've ever tasted in Northern Ireland! We definitely will be back very soon!
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Sheenam97
Jan 5, 2025
Great experience - Really enjoyable morning in beautiful surroundings. The children really loved the whole experience and the hot chocolate and tray bakes went down a treat. Our guide Ashlene was super, friendly and knowledgeable. We will be back!
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O2138rplucyb
Dec 29, 2024
A great experience for all the family - A really fun experience. My son and parents loved it too. The alpacas are truly lovely and good natured. Damien is a great host and we thoroughly enjoyed ambling along the trek making magical memories. I’d definitely recommend this.
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Elainemc74
Nov 10, 2024
Great idea for a birthday day out - We had such a lovely day out for our daughter's 12th birthday. We had two alpacas, Espresso and Mocha, who were very well behaved. The trail was through beautiful countryside and just enough for us to have a good walk. The coffee stop was well provisioned and the coffee was really good. Kids loved the hot chocolate. Thank you to our guide Laura, she really looked after us. We will definitely come back.
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633lynnem
Nov 3, 2024
Quirky & fun - Nice quirky activity for an autumn day, we arrived a bit early & got to feed the alpacas breakfast which my granddaughter loved, Laura/Lauren was a great guide very knowledgeable and kept the walk on track, beautiful grounds lovely walk, animals very calm (until a pheasant came flying out of a bush lol) We didn't have the picnic as we had a 4 yr old fussy eater with us but there is a lovely wee break in your walk for a cuppa & bun Lovely time had by all !
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Dubchic
Oct 6, 2024
Love alpacas - Really lovely alpacas not too far from hillsborough. Great set up, great coffee too. We all had a brilliant afternoon with ‘Americano’.
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Thomasoy3616vy
Sep 23, 2024
Excellent alpaca trekking walk. highly recommend it. - Excellent trekking walk with Alpaca's that love to walk beside people. My six year old grandson was very excited. Excellent walk through woodlands, etc and coffee cart was good too. Lindsay really good at taking groups around.
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Sarahmg7493ve
Sep 22, 2024
Memories - The alpacas, staff, walk and view was simply amazing, a memory we will never forget. My girls 10 and 8 and me where treated soo good
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Noemisy2648oo
Sep 22, 2024
Wholesome family day out! - Amazing experience! We had booked for my nieces birthday! We had Expresso and Americano during our trek but got to interact with all the alpacas. The two girls on site for our guide were amazing! Place itself is beautiful and such a great day out. Memories we will cherish forever! Highly recommend a visit!
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