Flag Farm Animal Farm — Attraction in KwaDukuza Local Municipality

Need to let the little ones run free with nature? Try the Animal Flag Farm at Salt Rock. You have to go over a bit of dirt road once off he freeway, so dont attempt this with any sort of sports car or vehicles with low suspension or you'll be crawling along for 20 minutes over a few kms at maybe 10km or less per hour.

Get to the farm though and you'll be greeted by the warmest hellos you'll hear in the whole of Durban by a bunch of awesome staffers. You can either go straight into the reptile world just off the entrance or hang right into a wonderful world of animals roaming free. 10 steps out the entrance foyer and you've got a little pen with rabbits and guinea pigs and little chicks and whatever else decides to wander in. Theres an assortment of animals from an Australian emu to white Alaskan wolves to my favourite, "Duck Pig", a little duck adopted by pigs who now believes he's a pig too and refuses to congregate with the other ducks. Be sure to catch a sight of the four horned goat, the kids will be amazed!

Pony/horse rides, a mini train ride and a reptilian show will allow you to rest a while, whilst the staff keep the kids busy. There's a large jungle gym area as well to allow them to burn off some of their lunch. Party spots also exist for group bookings.

Theres a an old barn converted into a soft play area for smaller ones, tractor rides, animal feed available for purchase at low prices so you can feed the animals food that's actually not harmful. The little goats love eating out of your hands. Sheep, horses, ponys, cattle and quite a few breeds of chicken and duck are scattered around the farm.

There'san aviary with an assortment of birds, hedgehogs, some exotic South American critters, iguanas, tortoise, little alligators and crocs and to my surprise, even a little fox!

Oh, most of the animals are rescued. Many were pets bought by uninformed parents, some just from bad owners.

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Right so where to begin. We visited flag farm on a whim to take the yearling lad to see some animals. We also took my disabled mum. The road there was a bit gravelly and bumpy and although I initially thought 'ouch" but then realised that there was a path through that didn't tax the suspension much at all. There was ample parking and although mum had a bit of a bumpy ride down to the office it was manageable. The reception staff were great, welcoming and there was no pressure to buy extra feed for the animals. I was so expecting pressure that I kinda waved it off and said no and then after walking out into the farm itself, and getting a sense of it, totally changed my mind and we went back bought a bag of carrots. The farm is fantastic, the animals- well cared for and friendly. They clearly hope to be fed, but its more along the lines of 'ah here is a human who happens to be in my general vicinity - I'll just have a lil look to see if they have any carrots.' They did not throng around us at all. And even the year old lad wasn't at all bothered by the goats or chickens or pigs or wolves or donkeys or horses or ... well you get the picture. The staff were incredible, kind and gentle, and really well informed. The animals are really well looked after and as we sadly left, my abiding memory will be of a fat goat being shooed out from behind the reception counter where the carrots are kept. Great outing, can't recommend it highly enough. These folk do a great job looking after and rehabbing some really sad cases. They don't look so sad now. Well be...

What a wonderful morning spent at Flag Animal Farm. We took our 3 year old son as well, and it was nothing short of an amazing experience.

The farm has rescued many domestic animals, and has extended it to reptiles too (enclosed section at reception area). A lot of the animals in this sanctuary roam freely, waiting to be fed by the treats that you can purchase on arrival (cucumber, carrots, pellets were in our feeding bags). From pigs, to fluffy chickens, horses, ducks, cows and peacocks it is such a wonderful project to help these animals that cannot help themselves.

We had the absolute pleasure of meeting JJ. She told us about the farm and its history. Even took us to feed a blind calf. Each animal has a name which makes it so personal. Each time we walked past her she would check in, tell us about an upcoming demonstration. She really made the experience extra special.

There are also demonstrations that occur during the course of the day. Lots of play equipment for the kids too. Pony rides. Dinosaur section. There is also a small waterpark which is only open on public holidays and weekends.

We went on a day with school groups that came in. You could just see they were having the best time. The staff were incredibly hands on with the children.

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