Llama Trekking in France
Llama Trekking in France is becoming
an increasingly popular tourist activity and at the same time proving to be an extremely viable
business opportunity with new Trekking Centres opening in many
Regions.
 Llama trekking provides people of all
ages with an ideal opportunity to experience a unique type of outdoor activity. The opportunity to explore the lovely countryside whilst enjoying an
unforgettable experience of walking along with a fascinating and friendly
walking companion for the day. Many trekking centres offer a wide range of
different walks across a range of terrains, from meandering through
woods and scenic countryside, skirting beautiful lakes with picnic stops, right
through to trekking across steep mountain passes for the more experienced
walkers, providing a very toughly enjoyable experience and one which all those
on the llama trek will remember for a long long time.
For those considering starting their own trekking
centre, the business opportunities are equally attractive. More tourists
visit France every year than any other country in Europe and many of these
visitors are keen walkers or nature lovers looking for that "unique experience"
or a "walk with a difference" therefore providing a ready made and lucrative
market. Llamas are quite happy trekking in the snow and rain and so they
are not just a tourist activity restricted to the summer season. From a
maintenance and management perspective, llamas are relatively cheap to keep and
maintain in good health, they are quite hardy animals that do not need shearing
and they do not require large tracks of land to provide good grazing. Compared
to the cost overheads involved in keeping and maintaining horses, the costs of
keeping a herd of trekking llamas are minimal. It must be emphasised
however, that that just like any animal llamas can and (although in our
experience very rarely) do sometimes become ill or get injured and may require
medical attention. The other added attraction of keeping llamas in France,
is that here they are classed as a domestic animal and so you do not need to obtain special licences to keep them.
However, they must be micro-chipped and require vaccinations and worming.
It is also important to understand that although llamas are hardy animals, they
can suffer from a variety of illnesses which can require the attendance of (and
costs associated with) the attendance of a vet.
Many Llama Trekking Centres have
realised the enormous business potential and apart from just offering llama
trekking they have diversified their portfolio of services by offering
traditionally dressed llamas for attending weddings, village fetes, country
shows and photo shoots. The other potentially large and relatively
untapped market is in the area of corporate management training days (team
building and bonding).
If you are interested in
llama trekking and starting up your own Trekking Centre (in France or other European countries),
we are able to provide a complete package including:
* Identifying and bringing together your llama trekking
herd (we always use
at least 2 year old, gelded males with medium coats)
* Training the llamas for Trekking (see Llama Trekking
Training)
* Transporting the llamas to your location
* Providing you with in-depth hands-on training on
delivery of your llamas (See Note1)
* Advising on the best layout of your facilities
* Advising on the best Indemnity Insurance
cover (a legal requirement for owners conducting llama trekking)
* Advising on suitable Pack systems
* Provision of full ongoing 24 x 7 advice and support.
Note 1: Some people prefer to come and stay with us
during the last week of the llamas training and do their course with us here.
At
Border Llamas we use
only gentle non aggressive training methods which ensures that the llamas suffer the minimum amount of stress
throughout the entire training process.
If you are interested in
or considering starting up your own trekking
centre and wish to discuss what is involved then please contact us.
     
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