Having grown up in Kluang, I am a little ashamed to admit that I have not visited one of its most popular tourist destinations – UK Farm until I was 28 years old. At the back end of last year, I finally decided it was time to bring my family along with my friend Eugene who came over for a weekend visit for a UK Farm Day Trip.
Kluang is a little peaceful town in central Johor, the Southernmost state in Peninsular Malaysia. You can get to Kluang easily by bus or KTM train. UK Farm is a little far off from the town centre so it would be more convenient if you drive here. Not only that, there is this 6km stretch of rugged bumpy road from the main road (Jalan Batu Pahat) before you reach the farm itself. It was quite torturous for our car tyres having to go through such long stretch of bumpy road.
When we finally reached the farm, we learned that there is a day tour which was about to start in 15 minutes. The day tour (strictly speaking is half-day tour) started at 9:30am and cost around RM47 per person. We quickly bought our tickets and hopped on to the mini tour bus. Here are some highlights from the tour:
1. Goat Farm and Goat Feeding
Our first stop was the goat farm where they released the goats into the field for their breakfast. Most of the goats here are very young and cute. We saw lots of children there got really excited when the goats were released.
We then proceed to the goat pens where the goats are caged and fed. We experienced first hand feeding the grown-up goats with dry grass and baby goats with milk. Look how cute the baby goats are sucking the milk from the bottle!
2. Goat Milk Processing
After having so much fun feeding the goats, we headed off to the goat milk processing centre. The process started off with staffs pumping fresh goat milk from a couple of female goats. They were using machine pumps instead of hand squeezing. It was quite educational watching how they lock the goats in place before pumping the milk out of them. According to the staffs, if the milk was not pumped out, it may cause inflammation in the goats.
The pumped milk was then sent to the processing centre to be pasteurized and processed into drinkable goat’s milk. We were also given samples of goat’s milk for some test drink. Of course you can also buy them on the spot.
3. Duck Pond, Chicken Farm, Deer, Ostrich and Rabbit Park
After that, we headed to a series of mini farms, starting with the duck pond. We were given some seeds before the tour to feed the ducks and chickens. They come in two different colour and I cannot quite remember which colour is for the duck and chicken respectively.
4. Orang Asli Show
We were also brought to an Orang Asli Village named Jakun Village where there was an Orang Asli show going on. The Orang Asli showcased their traditional dance and also some native hunting skills by shooting a couple of balloons with a blowgun. We also visited their traditional attap houses nearby.
5. Lavender Garden & Mini Zoo
After the Orang Asli Show, we were almost at the end of the tour. As we made a full circle around the farm, we were now back to the starting point where the tour guide recommended us to check out the Lavender Garden and Mini Zoo nearby. While the Mini Zoo was so so, I found the Lavender Garden quite beautiful and with nice lighting, you can take lots of beautiful photos here.
6. Claypot Lamb Soup Lunch
The tour ended with a set lunch (not included in the tour package). I highly recommend to try their claypot lamb soup. It was really delicious and you can order some side dishes as well.
I was quite impressed by the day tour as it is very educational especially for kids. The tour guides are also very attentive to our questions. My only complain would be the 6km stretch of bumpy road towards the farm. We had to drive at a slow pace of 20km/h for 6km both ways which is not pleasant. Hopefully they will tar-up the road in the near future.
They also offer stay-ins where visitors can check in for 2D1N in their farm stay. For more information of the rates, you may check with their official website here.
