Distance from base: 215 km

Llama Trekking – Fun for everyone

Throughout the ages, several cultures have utilized llamas for long travels due to their padded-feet. This gives llamas a unique advantage over hooved animals on steep, rocky paths. Horse and mule hooves can tear up the ground as they walk, disturbing the natural environment. Additionally, they have wider bodies that can disturb plant foliage which is not true for llamas. They are strong like the more common pack animals, and they can carry up to 25% of their weight with no added stress. But, perhaps the best thing about going on a hike with a llama is they have a naturally gentle nature. Llamas are smart, remain alert, sociable and very curious.

Good to know: You can’t ride on a llama. Unlike a horse it cannot withstand the weight of a person directly on its spine. While they are bred for carrying cargo, the weight of their packs are well distributed.

Good to know: An Open-Air-Museum is a museum that exhibits collections of buildings and artifacts outdoors. Living-history museums are open air museums where costumed interpreters portray period life in an earlier era. The interpreters act as if they are living in a different time and place and perform everyday household tasks, crafts, and occupations. The goal is to demonstrate older lifestyles and pursuit to modern audiences.
Household tasks might include cooking on an open hearth, churning butter, spinning wool and weaving, and farming without modern equipment. Many living museums feature traditional craftsmen at work, such as a blacksmith, weaver, tanner, armorer, cooper, potter, miller, sawyer, woodcrafter and printer.