Menagerie Hill Ranch - Vacaville, California

Viera V.

What a fun 🤩 thing to do Saturday morning. If you are an animal lover, which I’m, this is a super cool activity and easy to set up. On their website they have calendar so you can pick the day/time from their availability that works for you, drive up to the barn where the owner takes over and show you around. My favorite part was of course the close up with these cutie pies. They are shy but curious and if they warm up to you, they let you pet them for a brief moments but the interaction is super cool. I loved it and would come again. We also got to feed the boys. Bring jackets. While the morning was beautiful and sunny, it was also windy. Afterwards you can grab a lunch in Winters or Vacaville, the farm is right in the middle between the two towns. They also have a merch shop to get a souvenir

Ekaterina Z.

Love this ranch! Alpacas are so beautiful and groomed :))! The owner Deb is so good person! She gave us so many interesting information about Alpacas. But remember that you need to make an appointment before you go there. Highly recommend everyone to visit this farm.

Deepak G.

It was a great experience visiting Menagerie Ranch. I have always been fascinated by alpacas, and this ranch truly exceeded my expectations.

The owners were incredibly knowledgeable and shared their expertise with enthusiasm. Their dedication to the well-being of their alpacas was evident in every aspect of the ranch.

It was a joy to witness the alpacas roaming freely, their soft fleece glistening in the sunlight. One of the highlights of my visit was the opportunity to interact with the alpacas up close.

I also had the opportunity to browse their store, which offers a wide range of alpaca-related products. From yarn and clothing to unique handmade crafts, there was something to suit every taste. The quality of the products was exceptional, and it was a pleasure to support a local farm that values sustainability and fair trade practices.

Albert N.

Absolutely love the tour. Kirk was a great tour guide and the animals were so kind

L W.

The good part first - the alpacas were cute and we got to hold a new baby, which was cool. The alpacas looked well taken care of and the land was beautiful.

I am not sure if Deb was having a bad day because a lot of these reviews say she was nice but she wasn't friendly AT ALL to us. I would think a tour guide would be smiling and friendly, this chick did not smile ONCE. Not once. She did tell us about how her husband over fed the animals and some other stuff he didn't do properly so maybe she was mad at him that day or maybe someone else was supposed to do the tour and she was stuck with us that day. Who knows.

She gave us the bare minimum info on the alpacas and was extremely snarky when we asked questions. Example, my friend asked "I've read on the internet that alpacas like to spit on people is that true?" and she responded verbatim, with a very sour look on her face "Do you believe everything you read on the internet?" She then said "do you get bitten by every dog you see or scratched by every cat you see? No. Its the same." I wanted to say "that's why she's asking YOU lady" and "well the answer is yes they do have the capacity to spit on us" but I decided not to, I didn't feel like arguing with this person.

I asked her (because it was silent again for a few minutes with her brooding and I wanted to cut the tension) "hey how come that alpaca has super curly fur at the top of his head and the others are straight" and I kid you not she looked at me like I was crazy and said "because they are different why do you have curly hair and she has straight hair?" and it wasnt just the words, it was the delivery and her expression like she was talking to the dumbest person on the planet. Which to be fair makes sense yes alpacas are different, but if you are in the business of giving a tour you might want to be a bit more friendly with any question you may get.

She snapped at the 2 teenage boys (16 and 17) we were with, one of them didn't stick his hand over the fence far enough to feed the alpacas "PUT YOUR HAND IN FARTHER!" and one was about to step over a very small bush to get to the alpacas to feed them "DONT GO THAT WAY! GO AROUND." Fine if you want them to do something different I get it but why start out by biting their heads off for something so minor. It was just so over the top. And did i mention that she did not smile ONCE? Not once. It was so uncomfortable.

45 min into the "tour" she asked us if we wanted to look at the gift shop. Since I told myself 2 min into this debacle that I wasn't going to confront her because it wasn't worth it I said sure. We were in there about 3 min. I left first and just walked to the car, my group followed about a min later. Didn't say goodbye.

We discussed her attitude all the way to lunch, at one point my son said "I wanted to buy something from the store but decided I didn't want to give that lady any of my money." Me either, kid. Me either.

Before Deb writes a response to this review and says "I am sorry you feel that way" we all felt that way. If you were having a bad day I'm sorry that you were but there is no excuse for treating paying customers rudely and just generally being sour and annoyed with us. This is what you make money to do. If a bad day affects you this much, don't do tours.

Lauren S.

A Good family stop, plan for about 1-2hrs of time here. My little one (3yo) wasn't too thrilled about petting/being in the pen with them, but loved feeding them through the fence!

Zachary Y.

Deb was a wonderful tour guide who showed us the different alpacas on their ranch. I sent her an email about a tour, and she responded very quickly about openings for a tour.

It's $10 per person for the tour, and you get to meet a number of different alpacas. You also get to feed them and take a picture with a couple. Be aware that you don't get to go directly into their pens (except for the picture) because they're easily frightened, but they come right up to the low fences because they're curious animals.

Would definitely recommend people to come through 🙂

Christopher F.

Host was great! She fully explained what to expect and did everything from wrangling up the alpacas as well as letting us take photos with my pregnant wife. I have no complaints. They also had a cute little store full of alpaca fleece made items. If you like giant cat like animals this is your place.