It's a group tour. Yes you can pet the animals. I feel the price is too high especially for kids over 1. It's the same price as Adults. Pumpkins are free. In my opinion not worth the price but I looked at it as a donation for the animals. Yes I recommend wearing mask.
It is by group. There are several gates that have to be opened by staff that go to the different areas. They are trying to do small tours of 10 though.
Masks aren't required because it's outdoors. We chose to wear ours in the barns because it's a bit of a tight squeeze when there are a lot of people. As far as I know, it's only by guided tour.
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