Such a blissful weekend getaway!
Thanks to the long holiday, I was able to join a group of friends to Penang for local Penang dishes. We were there for about 5 days and we had a different view now towards Penang. Instead of just having the local dishes like Char Kuey Teow and Penang Asam Laksa, we spent 2 days and 1 night at Balik Pulau.
I would say that it is one of the hidden gems in Penang since not many people actually treat this place as a tourist attraction. I don't see hotels there and even, we could not get an AirBnb stay there.
One of the places that we visited was no other than Saanen Dairy Goat Farm. Located at the north of Balik Pulau, according to the map that we got from Nature Farm Resort, Saanen Dairy Goat Farm is free! When I said it is free, it means no entrance fee.
Upon parking, you can just head to the rest area and collect a stack of grass where you can feed the goat. Note that it is free! #whateverthatisfreewemusthighlightit
I enjoyed feeding the goats but not until when I was surrounded by all of them. It was quite enjoying watching the goats but it lasted for a while only. Besides feeding the goats and playing with the cats, there wasn't much thing you can do there. Oh ya, we saw a kancil or kijang...whatever name that you call it.
After feeding, we sampled some of their own produce like goat pudding, goat ice cream and goat milk which comes in 3 flavors (original, strawberry and chocolates). I opted for the original to taste it.
Voila...It was not something that I usually had. It does not even taste like goat milk hence, we went and asked the owner's daughter on why is it so.
"Well, goat milk is depends on what the owner feed them. In Saanen Dairy Goat Farm, the goat are fed with their own vegetables and plants," said the daughter. In fact, they actually have a vegetables farm, located a stone away from Saanen Dairy Goat Farm where the plantation is catered just for the goat.
After that, Mr Ho, the owner brought a group of bikers to see what rubber trees are and we tailed along. We were also being educated on a children game which was played back then using rubber seed. It is called windmill at that era. And of course, I did play along with it and hooray...I can actually blend in with this nature retreat lifestyle instead of just staying in the city.
Overall, if you have time to spend which I believe you would if you stay at least 2 nights in Balik Pulau, I reckon you to pay a visit to Saanen Dairy Goat Farm. It may be quite a distance from the town itself to Saanen Dairy Goat Farm but if you love animals, then you would definitely enjoy it.
Address : 298 Mukim 1, Sungai Pinang, 11010 Balik Pulau, Pinang.
Operating hour: Daily (from 10am to 5pm)
Happy touring!
Regards,
Foodiestravel
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