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The Ostrich Farm
Matividiri– One of the most entertaining
vacation activities is a visit to the Ostrich
Farm, a popular stopover on most island
jeep tours.
Locals and visitors enjoy the guided
ostrich tour at the farmand features a
well-stocked locally crafted and pro-
duced Art Boutique. The highlight of the
visit is always the fun interaction with
the resident ostriches and emus, includ-
ing a trip to the incubators and the bird
kindergarten,housing baby ostriches,
baby emus, chicken and ducks, and
even a land turtle!
It was a National Geographic moment
when on cue Mr. Ostrich flapped his
wings excitedly and poked around the
ground with his bill, triggering Mrs. Os- Mr. Ostrich concluded his unexpected
trich who ran around in circles, flapped
her wings and also poked around, be-
fore collapsingon the ground in a heap
of feathers, allowing him to mount her,
shaking, winding and spiraling his head
in all direction!
performance with a loud honking, his
eyes rolling, then got up in a huff to non-
chalantly strut away, leaving his wife
and the scrutiny of our cameras. It was
a surprise reality TV moment, and not
usually included in the regular program.
Feeding the Ostriches is however always
on the program, and they are eternally
hungry, and fun!
Tours are available daily every half hour
from 10– 3pm. No reservations needed
for small groups. q
Matividiri 57, Open daily
from 10:00 AM till 4:00 PM
Telephone: 5859630
For more information go to the website:
www.arubaostrichfarm.com
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