New River Llama Treks

Active Adventure

(West Virginia) We offer guided half-day, full-day, and multiday llama hikes and pack trips. With many route choices, we have an adventure for everyone.

Typical Day

This depends on the type of trip. On day hikes, we bring a minimum of 3 llamas; on pack trips, no less than 5. You'll walk mostly in shade, at a llama's easy pace of about 2 mph. We don't actually make that kind of time, because there's plenty of reasons to stop along the way.

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Age range, type of group

We've had guests from ages 1 to about 70, in every combination. We do our very best to insure compatibility of interests and abilities.

Sleeping and meals

Our pack trips are camping trips; we camp in remote, beautiful places. We do have campfires. We provide good hot breakfasts and dinners, and sack lunches, which are most convenient for day hiking. Most people prefer to stay in nearby lodging the night before their llama hike; we will recommend area lodging when you make your reservation.

Restrictions

No pets. Sorry, we've tried hiking with dogs; even well-trained dogs seem to become over-enthusiastic around llamas, creating the potential for problems, including possible injury to the dog if the llama feels threatened.

We have no other restrictions; "live and let live" is our philosophy.

Rates

Rates begin at $75 for adults/$60 for children age 12 and under for the half-day hike, up to $425/$340 for a three-day pack trip. (These are 2002 rates; we expect they will remain unchanged for at least two more years.)

Call us at 304-574-2524, or email us at

Other Information

We began taking folks out into some beautiful West Virginia places, in 1997. We still love it - our guests are the best there are!

Discounts Offered

Presently (2002) we are offering a family discount. Others (AAA, AARP, etc) please inquire. For day hikes, we will discount for non-profit groups and groups of 8 or more, please inquire. We also have a special 2-day trek for groups at a discounted price, the