What’s a city kid to do in the city during weekends and school holidays? Go to Farm in the City!
Farm in the City is a village-themed petting zoo in Seri Kembangan, about 20 minutes drive from Kuala Lumpur (30 minutes from Petaling Jaya). The open concept allows visitors to get up close and personal with animals, plants and sunshine. It might be a shock for kids these days to see animals in person and not on TV or computer screen, let alone feed and touch them.
But that is what Farm in the City is about, getting kids (and adults) acquainted with nature. No cages, except for the potentially dangerous ones like snakes. I spoke to one of the owners, he told me that some kids had never seen a real, live chicken before. I can’t think what they must have felt when roosters and hen roamed the cafe freely, unafraid of human beings.
I took the kids there one weekend and they had such a blast! We skipped the fruits and vegetable farm but it still took us about 2 hours to go around the park. Besides being able to feed and pet some animals, there are special feeding sessions for toucans, foxes and pelicans. There’s also a pony ride, RM7 per kid.
As it’s an open-air concept, you’ll need to be prepared for the weather. Hats, umbrellas, sun screen, water and so on. Normal entrance fee is RM48/adult and RM38/child below 12 years old. Malaysians with MYKad pays only RM30/adult and RM25/child. Senior citizens above 60 years old get child rate. Children below 90cm enter for free.
Farm in the City
Lot 40187–40788, Jalan Prima Tropika Barat,
Bandar Putra Permai
43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor
Tel: +603-8941 3099 / +603-8941 2099
Opening hours:
Mon, Wed-Fri – 10am to 6pm
Sat/Sun/Public holidays – 9.30am to 6pm
Closed on Tuesdays (unless it’s a public or school holidays)
Click for directions, or check them out on Facebook.
Enter to purchase your tickets!
She didn’t like it that I made her stand so close for a photo.
Fun feeding session!
I looked up and saw my Freddy Krueger.
Boy meets peacock. Peacock didn’t care.
I find this bird… strange.
Oh look, ducks.
Didn’t go in, kids currently not too interested in vegetables and fruits.
You taking a photo of me?
Someone tell me what this is? I forgot the description.
Massive porcupine, behind a safety bar of course.
Pelicans brought you into the world #truestory
Look ma, there’s a parrot on my hat.
Cutest. Thing. Ever.
Friendly rabbit and guinea pigs petting area.
Relive your childhood and catch longkang fish!
Ryan on a pony. Ryan happy. Mission accomplished.
Bambi!!!
For some reason, you got me thinking about what sound a deer makes.
It’s been so long since Ryan was posted in your blog. He’s so tall now! The place looks great and every time we come to Kl, we only can think of zoo negara and klcc’s aquarium. Thanks for the great post. I can’t wait to bring the kids to the place.
Thanks, hope you enjoy the place. I think there’s another petting zoo in Sunway but I’ve never been there.
Yeap, Ryan’s 8 years now, can you believe it??
Looks like the kids had fun. How much can a guinea pig eat? Zyan looks very determined to feed them
They have a lot of rabbits and guinea pigs, and rotate them after a while. No worries about the fluffy stuff going hungry.
Ryan looks like kyspeaks from certain angle… 🙂
Because http://www.suanie.net/2007/11/06/ryan-learns-to-camwhore/ .. ?
Time to plan a trip there for my troopers! Of course this aunty wants her share of fun too…Hehehe
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