Kota Tinggi Things to Do

Before packing ourselves into the flat hull boat, all willing participants were required to put on a life jacket. So what was this about? Well, we were taking a boat ride to catch the fireflies in their full regalia!

We set sail along the Johor river and truly, I did not know what I should expect. Will there be mozzies? How about Crocs? Well, all those worries were unfounded. The boat ride was wondeful, and we even had the opportunity to star gaze as there was hardly any light around that region.

When we caught sight of the fireflies, it really looked like giant Christmas trees. Glittering, seemingly glowing lights. It was truly breath-taking. Clever ol me had wanted to take a picture but it was pitch dark and it was definitely not possible to catch their glow without the use of flash, which means that the glow wouldn't appear in the photo anyway.

So leave nature as it is; It should just be for one's enjoyment.

I'd never thought I'd say this, the baby crocs are just so cute. We were allowed to hold/caress/touch/kiss the lil one. The big grin that it shows also makes the lil croc more loveable.

Frankly, the owners were more afraid of us squeezing these babies to death than they biting us.

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Fearsome creature from prehistoric time,the crocodiles can live for more than 100 years. The worker at the farm shared that some crocodiles were first bred by the first generation, and it has outlived that generation. What's more, these crocodiles are so old that they have lost their teeth.

But when the worker used a stick to disturb their restive state, these old burleys were still able to show you who're the bosses. Their jaws snapped with such verocity that even though they may be without teeth, the strength of their jaws who have decapitated...something! Don'twant to be gruesome here!

Just when you thought that the dinosaur era has past eons ago, there stood a weird little bird-like creature. Body of a bird but a head of a...I guess you have to define what it is like by yourself.

This bird is known as cassowary. My students suggested that it looked like the character in the movie Avatar. The Cassawary is the owner's guard dog of such. It will help the owner to guide the ostriches, while ensuring a high level of discipline among the farm animals. Fierce!

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Looking at the ostriches, you'd know that these creatures are from prehistoric times. Birds with feathers but can't fly. They are the craziest birds as they plant their heads into the ground to escape from their enemies. At the end of the day, these fellas were all so gentle that they'd even allow you to take pictures with them.

Their eggs are huge and we were told that these eggs are much healthier that chicken eggs. So why are we not eating their eggs? Anyway, the eggs are so strongly built that you can even stand on them without breaking.

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I was telling our guide that we were truly city pumpkins. We know not about animals and how they live. We know the words, "So cute". The visit to the farm truly allowed us to get close and personal with these animals.

There were monkeys, goats, and even small lab mice.

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I'd been to Desaru a couple of times, but I'd never visited the Fruit Farm as I was either too lazy to leave the resort, or if I remembered correctly, my daughter was asleep when my friends visited the farm.

This time, I was there with my students and I was game to see and try anything. We were introduced to the different types of fruits that were grown on the farm. They have dragon fruit, durian, and other fruits that I could barely remember. The guide also showed us how they kept the bees. All in all, the tour was still worth it.

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The Ostrich Showfarm was started by Ostrich farmer and entrepreneur Colin Teh 13 years ago with 32 birds... It was moved to the present location in 2001 and now there are more than 300 birds... Ostriches are kept in pens in the farm... They eat, sleep and mate... Each bird eats about seven kg of a healthy vegetarian diet of grass, soya and corn with vegetable protein supplements daily... They can live up to 60 years and females aged between 2 and 25 years can lay up to 1,000 eggs each in its life span...

Ostriches to taught to dance ballet and the shakey-shake... Some are trained and are tame enough to ride on... Ostriches will kick in self-defence, so it makes sense not to provoke them...

The showfarm has a souvenir shop, wher you can buy products derived from ostriches such as bags, pouches, wallets and shoes... Ostrich feathers dyed in pretty colours make excellent dusters because they are anti-static and do not trap dust... There is also a showcase displaying an attractive range of eggshells painted with illustrations and Chinese calligraphy... There are also eggshell lampshades, fitted with wooden stands and bulbs on their base... If you enjoy exotic meat, there’s dried ostrich meat sold in sealed packets... It tastes like beef but is more tender and said to be healthier... Dried ostrich bones and tendons can be boiled and taken as a soup to help to relieve conditions like arthritis and ostrich oil ointment helps relieve skin problems and headaches... extract from nst...

The Ostrich Showfarm is opened daily from 10.00am to 6.00pm... The entrance fee is RM10 for adults and RM6 for children below 10 years...