I never thought it is so fun at Desaru Fruit Farm perhaps I'm a city girl who never lives in kampung. Desaru Fruit Farm has so much to offer than only a fruit farm visitation. Occupying an area of 100 acres planted with more than 100 varieties of tropical fruits, the farm is awarded many times by tourism. The China show " 暑假去哪儿" also filming at this place. I never heard of Desaru Fruit Farm until someone suggested me to pay a visit. In my opinion, it is fun, educational, healthy and hearty trip to Desaru Fruit Farm. Why I say so? You gonna read till the end!
We were very hungry by the time we reached the farm. It was around 2.30pm but we had not eat lunch. It was an hour late due to a heavy traffic jam at South Expressway. Guests who buy the fruit fiesta package get to enjoy the fruits above. The durian season was over thus no durian in October during our visit :(
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Pulasan and Jambu Air
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Cempedak and Cempedak Nangka
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Dragon Fruit
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Passion fruit and Jambu batu
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Pickles
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Pickles
Fruit fiesta @ Desaru Fruit Farm |
Honeydew and watermelon
The fruits look very tempting. They are juicy and sweet except the pickles (sour). They are freshly picked from the farm. What's more important that the fruits are good source of Vitamin B and C as well as natural antioxidant. Those who wish to have beautiful youthful skin and healthy body, you definitely wouldn't want to miss it.
Rambutan, pulasan and mangosteen (June, July, August) are seasonal fruits. Non seasonal fruits found throughout the year are Kendondong, jambu, guava, passion fuit, jackfruit, abiu fruits, pineapple, mango, breadfruit, thousand fingers banana, soursop, brazillian logan and limau kasturi.
Rambutan, pulasan and mangosteen (June, July, August) are seasonal fruits. Non seasonal fruits found throughout the year are Kendondong, jambu, guava, passion fuit, jackfruit, abiu fruits, pineapple, mango, breadfruit, thousand fingers banana, soursop, brazillian logan and limau kasturi.
Besides the fruit fiesta and fruit-themed meal set, they are serving menu on ala-carte dishes at affordable price.
Emperor chicken @ fruit-themed meal set |
Asam Pedas Stingray with passion fruit juice @ fruit-themed meal set |
Banana cooked with local spices with coconut milk @ fruit-themed meal set |
Fried Cempedak fritter from the wok @ fruit-themed meal set |
Organic vegetable of the day @ fruit-themed meal set |
Stir fried four angle beans @ fruit-themed meal set |
Sweet sour prawn with assorted fruits @ fruit-themed meal set |
Fresh papaya chicken soup with Tongkat Ali @ fruit-themed meal set |
Shredded papaya with seafood @ fruit-themed meal set |
The soury shredded papaya with seafood is appetizing!
Deep fried squid with red dragon fruit sauce @ fruit-themed meal set |
Apart from the dishes mentioned above, fruit-themed meal set includes cat whiskle tea and fresh juice of the day which is Roselle juice during our visit. The food served is halal. The chefs are made up of various races according to the owner. I saw Malay dine at this place too!
Pulasan is almost same with rambutam. But if you seen both before, definitely you can differentiate both. Rambutan is hairy while pulasan has thick spines like above. It is more fleshy and sweeter compared with rambutan.
Next, we rode in the truck that sent us into the farm. It stopped at the guava tree. Steve, the owner asked us to come down and started to explain on the plants.
Thousand Finger Banana is inedible banana. The Thousand Finger Banana is most liked by superstitious Chinese. According to Steve, the China tourists like to touch from the top until the bottom of Thousand Finger Banana as it will bring luck and wealth to them. Some people also grow it as ornamental plant at the house garden in Malaysia.
Next, we were led to the Passion Fruit Trail. The pillars and the net were supporting the passion trees (That's why it named Passion Fruit Trail). It is a great way of growing the passion fruit trees as the plant shaded us from the hot sun.
We saw cocoa tree along the trail but none of the cocoa fruit was mature.
Next, we headed to spices garden. One get to see how basil leaves, pepper and mint trees look like.
There are koi pool. Visitors allowed to feed the koi fish with the food they prepared.
They also use the plastic water bottle as pot to grow vegetables. Good idea for those staying in the condo and wish to grow something.
They also rearing stingless bees for their valuable propolis and honey :)
Photo of me sitting at the rock which made up the koi pool
I heard this is the mango fly that eats mango!
We stopped and spotted the jambu air on the tree. Immediately, Steve plucked them for us. Fresh and juicy!
Malaya Goose Berries |
There are monkeys, ducks, rabbits, goats, tortoises and etc in the mini zoo. There are 2 rabbits they put on table for visitors to touch and take photos. To feed them with carrots, one need to pay RM2 for a bundle sold by the staff.
My friend said this rabbit has same eyes like me :)
I saw lots dalmatian dogs but first time for dalmatian kid.
The last activity of the day was go-kart in dust. I played the go-kart on tar road in Sepang but driving on sandy muddy road is my first.
Someone was driving like fast and furious behind me. Although ended up dusty, I really enjoyed this go-kart experience!
Now, you will start to wonder how much these cost? I hope the information below answer you :)
Package Combo A RM 47.70 (Adult) ; RM 42.40 (Child)
Fruit Farm Tour
Fruit packet
go-kart ride
Package Combo B RM 72.10 (Adult) ; RM 63.60 (Child)
Fruit Farm Tour
Fruit fiesta
Lunch (7 dishes)
go-kart ride
Tour + Fruit Packet
RM 26.50 (adult)
RM 21.20 (child)
Tour + Lunch +Fruit Fiesta
RM 58.30 (adult)
RM 50.90 (child)
*price inclusive of GST
*child > 3-11 years old
* rate valid until end of 2017
We went to the souvenir shop before we left. Apart from the fresh fruit, they are selling love letter made from durian and dragon fruit! We were given a chance to sample some. OMG! Heavenly taste!
I will definitely bring my children to come if I have (sadly I'm still single LOL) to draw them closer to the nature instead of the electrical gadget while educate them. Think of East Johor, think of Desaru Fruit Farm ;) Till here my scrumptious post, there are more in my next! Stay tune!
Location:
No 1, Hentian Penawar,
Sungai Cemaran,
Desaru, 81900 Bandar Penawar, Kota Tinggi, Johor.
Website: www.desaruff.com
Phone: 07-8223886
Email: sales@desaruff.com
Thank you for sharing, Emily. What an awesome trip!
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Deleteso fun, love the fruits! wow.. so much to eat and learn there.
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DeleteSo many fruits! It's paradise!
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Deleteso much fresh fruits....you are so lucky :)
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DeleteWe went on a guided tour. The guide was quite knowledgeable and gave info about all the fruit bearing trees in desaru fruit farm . His brief description on the herbal plants and their medicinal properties was quite interesting. The petting zoo could have been maintained well. The staff at the zoo was also very good and patient.
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