Buzzing city life does take nature away from our precious children, but there’s plenty of things that we can do about it.
How about visiting a farm to get them closer to nature and interact with delightful animals?
This will absolutely spark curiosity and nurture their love for nature.
To make your life easier, we have rounded up 7 Desaru farm to visit with your kids in Desaru!
1. Desaru Mini Zoo
This fun Desaru farm has won the hearts of many young visitors for its inviting space and myriad of cute and friendly animals for kids to get close to.
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- Spacious outdoor area with beautifully decorated ambiance
- A mini zoo, petting zoo and a mini playland
- See animals like as alpacas, hedgehogs,turtles, reptiles and domestic animals
- Pet, feed and take photos with the animals
- Guided tours available
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Opening Hours: Daily: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Entrance Fee:
Adult (3 years old and above): RM 20
Child (3 years old and below): Free
2. Desaru Fruit Farm
Don’t miss this educational Desaru farm that has garnered multiple awards for their agro-tourism efforts and innovative attraction. Kids would really enjoy the experience!
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- Educational experience for children and adults alike
- Explore fruit and vegetable orchards and learn about growing methods
- Learn beekeeping and taste some honey at the bee farm
- Interact and feed domestic animals at the mini petting zoo
- Enjoy ATV ride around the farm (children are allowed with supervision)
Opening Hours: Daily: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Entrance Fee:
Adult: From RM 75
Child: From RM 60
3. Desaru Alpaca Farm
From adorable alpacas to mischievous raccoons, this family-run little Desaru farm is the perfect place for young children to learn about animals and take care of them with love.
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- Relatively new facilities and less crowd
- Well-kept, comfortable indoor and shaded mini zoo
- Plenty of cute animals including exotic ones like alpacas, capybara and meerkats
- Passionate owner who sometimes do guided tours of the animals
Opening Hours:
Thursday to Wednesday: 9:00am – 7:00pm
Friday: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
Entrance Fee:
Adult: RM 35
Child: RM 25
4. Desaru Ostrich Farm
With 200 ostriches roaming around its grounds, Desaru Ostrich Farm is Malaysia’s largest ostrich farm not to miss with the kids when you are in Desaru!
- Get acquainted with friendly ostriches and learn more about their lives
- Ostrich feeding, riding and hatchery activities
- Well-maintained and spacious grounds to explore with children
- In-house restaurant serving ostrich delicacies
Opening Hours:
Daily: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Entrance Fee:
Adult: RM 20
Child (12 years old below): RM 15
5. JDT Horse Carriage
If you love horses, check-out this spacious and beautiful horse ranch to enjoy a day with these magnificent and tame animals.
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- Well-kept horse ranch with good care given to the horses
- Horse and pony rides for children and adults
- Ride in a group in a beautiful horse carriages
- Horseback riding classes available
- Instagrammable spaces to take beautiful photos
Opening Hours:
Daily: 10:00am – 6:30pm
Entrance Fee:
Adult | Child | |
Horse Carriage (max 4 adults) | RM 50 | – |
Joy Ride | RM 10 | – |
Joy Ride | RM 15 (1 adult + 1 child) | RM 15 (1 child + 1 child) |
6. Mini Petting Zoo At Desaru Fruit Farm
Besides enjoying local fruit tours and riding the ATV, this is an excellent activity to do when visiting Desaru Fruit Farm.
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- Feed and get acquainted with domestic animals like goats, rabbits, chickens and ducks
- Try out raw honey at the bee-keeping area
- Spacious, clean and well-kept for visitors to enjoy
7. Teluk Sengat Crocodile Farm
This Desaru crocodile farm is dubbed the biggest crocodile farm in peninsular Malaysia, which is home to up to 1000 crocodiles to awe visitors.
- Clean, well-kept farm housing intriguing crocodiles up to 150 years old!
- Learn about the lives of crocodiles from egg to adult
- Hold a juvenile crocodile and take a photo for memory
- Dine at the in-house restaurant serving crocodile delicacies like crocodile satay
Opening Hours:
Daily: 9:00am – 6:30pm
Entrance Fee:
Visitors | Malaysian | Non-Malaysian |
Adult (13 years and above) | RM 10 | RM 15 |
Senior Citizen (60 years and above) | RM 7 | RM 12 |
Child (3 to 12 years old) | RM 6 | RM 8 |
Conclusion
So which farm are you visiting first?
Travelling with kids can be challenging, so how about hiring a private taxi service from Singapore to the Desaru farm of your choice to help reduce travel time and hassle?
Sit back and relax while you enjoy your family outing with nature!