Welcome to ASimplerTimeTours for Alpacas

Whether you have a group of 2 or 60, you can have your own tour of the alpacas and fiber mill at A Simpler Time!

Tours include time interacting with the
alpacas, touring the fiber mill to see how alpaca yarn is made, and
shopping in our alpaca boutique.

Fee: 1-4 guests: $60 for the whole group. Additional guests are $15 per
person. Can accommodate up to 60 people in a group. The fee is payable
onsite the day of the tour by venmo, cash or card.

We offer tours Monday - Saturday, 10am to 5pm by appointment.

Schedule your private tour today by calling 619 579-9114 or 619 490-9694

for emailing Click ASimplerTimeStore.net

Our Tour Guides: Barbara, Josiah, Rachael and Josh


We look forward to sharing our passion for alpacas with you. Our journey with these beautiful animals began in the year 2000 on a family vacation. We purchased 4 within the first week of seeing them for the
first time and now have a herd that ranges between 40-50. We run a full service alpaca ranch, breeding and selling alpacas, offering champion stud services and shearing services to our clients. We also own and operate a fiber mill which we started in 2003 where we process the fiber from our own alpacas as well as the fiber from clients across the country with fiber animals.

We feel blessed to do what we love for a living and be able to share our passion with others.

Our Guests say it best:

Thank you both for such an interestingly educational experience. The girls and I are captivated by your warm and welcoming attitudes throughout the entire tour. See you again the next time we’re in town! :) Alpaca love!  Bye-bye for now Max & Molly!  Joy, see you later, you crazy party animal ;)  Smores! Bye best friend :DChristina

  • What we will do


    Take a break from the hectic pace of life, back to
    "A Simpler Time"
    where you can unplug and de-stress enjoying the peaceful country setting
    and gentle ways of the alpaca.

    Your tour guide will meet you in the driveway, along with our "greeter" dogs Max and Molly.

  • We will guide you down the country road to the where you will meet the alpacas.


  • Alpacas are very gentle animals and you will have the opportunity to go
    in with them to hand feed grain and take pictures with them. Meanwhile
    you will learn about the care of the alpacas, what they like and don't
    like and have an opportunity to get your questions answered.


  • Next, we will make our way over to the barn which houses our fiber mill
    where you will see the process of how to make yarn from the fiber we
    collect after shearing the alpacas.


  • We will wrap up our tour in our ranch store where you will have time to
    shop for items made from the luxuriously soft alpaca fiber, aka "the
    affordable cashmere".

    Plan on an hour or an hour and a half depending on the size of the group. All ages are welcome, children 2 and under are free.

  • Where we will be

    On this experience you will have private access to our family owned and
    operated alpaca ranch and fiber mill, a 4 acre ranch located in the
    hills of El Cajon just 30 minutes east of San Diego, CA