CLERMONT, Fla. — It’s an animal you don’t see much of in the Sunshine State.

In fact, most of all alpacas in the world are found in South America.

But at a beautiful five-acre property in Clermont, over 40 alpacas make their home at the Lunasea Alpaca Farm.

What You Need To Know

  • Clermont’s Lunasea Alpaca Farm allows guests to visit and learn about alpacas

  • Visitors can hand feed the animals and ask questions about the alpacas

  • Guests can also sign up and experience Alpaca Yoga on the farm

  • Tours are conducted daily, and reservations are made by calling 352-223-9457

If you are not familiar with them, alpacas are an animal related to llamas.

King Fowler and his wife Lucy Lee have operated Lunasea for the past 12 years and are happy to teach visitors about the unique animal.

“They are very friendly, a little skittish until they get to know you. Once they get to know you, they are just a big dog,” Fowler said. 

Guests can walk into the creatures’ habitats and hand feed the animals.

“The tour is for me to share the majestic animal with people. I mean, petting an alpaca, you just go, ‘they are so cute, they are so silky, they are so much fun,’” Fowler said. 

Lunasea is a working farm where alpacas are sheered several times a year and their fleece is used to create sweaters, hats and socks.

It’s not unusual to see Lucy Lee Fowler working with that alpaca fleece and turning it into products they can sell at the on-property gift shop.

Lucy Lee owns a spinning wheel that turns that animal fur into products people can use.

“This is fiber from our alpacas. I dyed it different colors, added some funky stuff to it,” she said.

Another fun event that visitors can participate in is something called “Alpaca Yoga.”

Lunasea has been holding the yoga classes for over three years, and it’s a chance for guests to get a workout with alpacas roaming around those stretching.

Haley Bouschet teaches the class to anyone who wants to do yoga on a beautiful farm, in the shade and with alpacas stopping by to say hello.

“I don’t care if the yoga begins to slow down when guests get distracted by the animals. Because we are here for the alpacas and fun with the yoga,” Bouschet said.

Alpaca farm tours are conducted daily, and admission for a tour is $20 for those 12 years and older and $10 for children 3-11 years old. Children under 3 years old are free. Call 352-223-9457 to make a tour reservation.