Sherlin Alpaca Stud — Attraction in South Island

This place not only have adorable Alpaca, but is a legacy itself. The owners, are multi award winners at national level. You'll be amazed by all the award banners, trophy in their shop which you will spot easily since every inch of the wall is covered by it. This goes to show how well they take care of the Alpaca, even knowing the personality of each and everyone of them. My wife got to learn about these adorable Alpaca, pet them, feed them, understand how they reproduce and even know who are the naughty ones, and the tame ones. We had a wonderful time taking lots of photos, video and learning about them. Owners are warm and welcoming, and we couldn't help but to ask for a photo. A place to visit if you want to get up close and personal with the...

Whole family visited from Sydney and had a very memorable time! 🦙✨

Sheryl was very informative and engaging throughout the tour and there were lots of Alpacas to see! The acreage was big and all of us had a good opportunity to feed and cuddle and alpacas. Took lots of photos and learnt so much about alpacas from Sheryl’s tour. You get to meet the older alpacas, junior alpacas, and the pregnant ones! The alpacas were all very friendly. Tour price was also good compared to other farms ($30pp).

They also have a shop selling a variety of 100% Alpaca clothing and accessories (NZ yarn and manufactured in Peru). Highly recommend for...

Had a lovely visit here in winter time! There were around 300 alpacas on this farm, many of which are award winning alpacas.

We liked that the farm wasn’t crowded and the owners took their time to bring us around and let us feed the alpacas at no extra cost. :) No prior reservation is needed, and all you need to do is drop by the farm for a private tour at NZD25 per person. The tour was very informative and we could definitely come back again to visit these adorable alpaccas!! :)

Also had fun visiting the shop after the tour and buying a cute...