Wanderlight Alpaca Experience

From stargazing to an escape maze, there are many ways to enjoy time with the alpacas at the Township of Douro-Dummer farm 

While there are lots of agritourism experiences in Ontario, finding one where you can walk, dine, stargaze, and even do an escape maze with an alpaca by your side is a bit harder to come by. 

But that’s exactly what you’ll find at Wanderlight Alpaca Experience, located in the Township of Douro-Dummer, one of eight townships in Peterborough County. 

Though founder Katie Maitland has been market-gardening and raising animals for many years on the family farm her parents purchased in 1987, she made the shift in 2020 to become an agritourism destination by bringing alpacas to the farm and inviting visitors to experience the land and the loveable animals in all their glory. 

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