“It’s a great place to visit! I would say it MUST visit small farm with donkey, alpacas, chinchillas, bunnies, quilts, chickens, dogs, cats and absolutely gorgeous owners – Cris and Tamera. I can’t express how much all our family enjoyed it! It’s very clean, animals look so happy and peaceful, you can touch and pet everyone there/” – LENA
“If you’re looking for a super fun and affordable petting zoo for your kids birthday – look no further! Alpaca Acres of Olin is hands down, THE BEST! – RICKI
“We had my 7 year old (animal-obsessed) son’s birthday party there this past weekend and I could not have asked for a better experience! Despite there being so many kids there, Tami and Chris had everything figured out! She split the kids into groups of 3 to ensure all the kids got animal-time and they set up a whole area to the side, away from the animals, and allowed us to bring Minecraft inflatables so all the kids could play with those.
They were extremely knowledgeable about all of their animals and in the beginning, she had all the kids sit down while she went over some brief info and gave the kids some fun facts before bringing out each animal. It was extremely well-organized and just the most perfect experience!
My son was able to help bring out the African spurred tortoise to show all of his friends, she made sure he got first access to all the animals, he was very excited about seeing the chinchillas and got to see them take their dust baths! Chris let my son open the chicken coop to let the chickens out and go into the coop and collect the eggs and those are just a few of the examples of the special things they did for him to make him feel like a true birthday VIP!
The bunnies were so sweet and so soft and the kids loved them, the 2 mini donkeys and 3 alpacas were also a huge hit! We set up a little “Adopt an Alpaca” station with little stuffed animal alpacas right beside the button quail.
It was perfect amount of animals for a 2 hour kids party and I felt that it was much more hands-on and personalized than some of the other places that offer similar things. We will 100% be back over the summer and before we left, my son asked if we could have his party there again next year!
It was clear they love what they do and that they love their animals and love teaching kids about the animals. It was honestly just the most amazing day and my son and all of his friends had an absolute blast. Alpaca Acres of Olin is a hidden gem that you need to see to believe! Tami and Chris are outstanding people and I really believe they offer one of the best petting zoos in the Statesville area! I truly cannot say enough good things about this place!” -KYLE