Koref Desaru Leisure Farm

I just spent 4D3N at Koref and with my family of two young children and 2 friends at the stone cottage.

We really love their hospitality, kindness and delicious food with lots of nature activities!

We arrived at 630am and they were so kind to give us an early check in. Stone cottage was homely and comfortable though do note to bring your own toiletries and towel as that is not provided.

Also bring along lots of repellent, sunblock and raincoat!

Stayed for 3 nights with my kids. Fun with many activities in this large farm, very well fed by their in-house chef.

Activities we did include
- pick duck eggs
- watch the ducks rushing out from their enclosure to the pond in the mornings
- fed fish pellets to the tilapia in the duck pond
- fish for tilapia (they lent us their fishing equipment)
- harvest vegetables from their farm plot
- pick jambu fruit and coconut from the trees (went to the shorter coconut trees to don’t need to climb)
- plant young rice paddy plants and harvest the mature ones
- kayaking in the shallower pond (they have adult and kid life jackets)
- balancing obstacles over that same kayaking pond
- water slide (sit on a big ring float, ends just before a pond edge)
- flying fox across a pond
- played in the treehouse nets
- tried to build our own mini campfire (if want a proper campfire, can pay their staff to set up)
- climbed up their 6 storey high observation tower to view sunrise/sunset and the surroundings
- watched the swallows fly back at sunset
- toured their agarwood plantation
- tried drinking the water from within the wild rattan stems in the morning (jungle survival skill! Their staff did the chopping.)
- played with their friendly dogs

The host also arranged the transport for us to the nearby Tanjung Buloh sandy beach (we didn’t drive). RM 50 for return trip.

We were allocated the stonehouse unit near the dining hall. The unit we were at had 2 queen size, 1 single bed, sofa, 2 ceiling fans [no aircon], 1 attached toilet with squatting toilet [the dining area has sitting toilets] and shower head with heater).

Meals - the package include breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Served at the dining hall to our family’s table. A typical lunch/dinner was 6 dishes + soup + fruit + white rice. Veg, fruit, eggs from their farm, chicken and prawn. Tasty, Chinese-style dishes. Their chef used to run a hawker stall.

Their host Mr Yap was very kind, friendly, sincere and attentive. More fluent in Mandarin than English.

Just to note that they don’t sell packaged snacks/chips and cold drinks so might want to bring your own. Otherwise they’ve been very kind in helping with our requests e.g. to have a small kettle and cups in our room.

Contact them via WhatsApp to book.

We would like to give a testimony to Mr Tam and team Koref Desaru Leisure Farm.

We did our Equeen Leadership Retreat here from 27 to 29th January. The service was excellent and 5 stars! Mr Tam, Mr Yap and workers gave us amazing hospitality. They even went beyond to ensure we were comfortable due to the heavy rain.The food is one of the best we have tried. Many of the dishes was taken from their own farm like fish, duck eggs, kaya, soursop and banana cake. The staff even ensured we have halal organic chicken in one of the dishes. Kudos to the chef. Soon they will also have organic vegetables as part of their dishes as well.

The Stone chalets are very nice and comfortable. Our participants really enjoyed themselves and had a really fulfilling time. They were rejuvenated and had many ahas and breakthrough during the Retreat.

We highly recommend that you come with your family for holiday and just to take a well deserved break. The air is clean and you will feel healthier and healed. There are many activities like kayaking, flying fox , water slides, trekking and many more.

Love & Respect
Zeal & Murshidah
Multi award winning Business, Leadership and social impact coaches and trainers
Team Love & Respect

Recently I was looking for a getaway trip with my furkid, and I found this hidden gems alike Hobbit stone house in Johor - Koref Desaru Lesiure Farm. We were grateful and would like to share some of our experiences:
1/ Pet-friendly staycation
- you can enjoy the nature and lots of activities with your furkid, eg swimming, kayaking, flying fox.
- we were excited and grateful that could travel and staycation with our pet and this was its very first staycation!

2/vegetarian food option available
- we enjoyed self picked organic vegetables as our meal
- The chef Mr.Ang was very friendly and customized all meals for us (ovo-lacto vegetarian with allium free)

3/Room
-spacious,cosy and clean ( able to occupy 4-5pax per room)
-we r happy with the hobbit house alike stone house. It has a small little garden for each unit that we felt relaxed and enjoyed our supper snack time there.
- they have unique tree house too(in our next bucket list)
- nightime very cooling even with just fans.

4/Staffs
- Mr.Yap is very friendly, helpful and passionate about his job
- others staffs are very friendly too

Highly recommended if you would like to travel with your furkid and escape from the city life or your are a nature lover - you may spot Malayan tapir at night if you are lucky!!

Koref is such a hidden gem.
Humble farm with humble people, heartwarming service and food, and a truly satisfying experience with the nature. Most importantly the children had so much fun!

Best nature campsite ever ! food nice and facilities is convenient

Mr Tam and his team does a great job in providing great customer service and a lovely environment to unwind. Would highly recommend to any nature lovers

Idyllic countryside grassy camping ground with 8 bathrooms, water heaters and water cooler. Facilities are well-maintained and we did not encounter much flies or mosquitos, likely due to herbs being planted everywhere. Activities to keep energetic kids and adults entertained include flying fox, kayaking, eco water slide and pond fishing. There is also a morning farm tour which is included in the fee for visitors.

The easy-going and hospitable owner, Mr Tam, bakes bread and banana cakes fresh from the outdoor oven and you can pre-book them ahead for your arrival. Baking enthusiasts might be interested to know there's an outdoor oven on the camp grounds, so enquire about its use during booking. Supplies such as bottled water can also be pre-booked with Mr Tam, so that's one less thing to pack for your trip. The farm dogs are very tame and well-behaved throughout our stay, guarding outside our tents through day and night.

The communal areas are well-lit at night but do pack enough battery operated lamps as the camp grounds are not hooked to electrical wires. Although the temperature does drop a bit at night, do bring along battery operated fans/coolers if you are used to sleeping in air-conditioned environment. A clothes line (over 5m) is conveniently set up to dry wet swim wear and whatever else needs to be hung dried. Parking area for cars are not far from the camp grounds.

For those who prefer the home-stay experience, there are tree houses available for booking. Meals can be catered by the owner and the delicious food is harvested from their farm. Koref Desaru Leisure Farm is the ideal location for beginner campers and family with young children to experience the great outdoors in a conducive environment. For the busy workers who just can't get a peaceful weekend off, the phone signal is good enough for me to enjoy uninterrupted Spotify music.

Had a wonderful 3 day 2 nights there with my 3 year old boy. Mr Tam, the owner of the farm is very knowledgeable and gave us a good insight of how an organic farm should be. You can always discuss with him and have your own itinerary set. It should be a chilled experience so don't try to pack too much into a day's programmes. We even managed to do flying fox together with our boy. Star gazing was an amazing experience for us as there was no light pollution from the nearby city.

However, be prepared with the mosquitoes! There are lots of them and remember to apply repellents. It's a tropical rainforest anyway, so can't really get rid of them totally.

Super great place to vist and stay if you wanna experience with nature. Enjoy staying in "tree house". Good owner, good food and have such a lovely guide dog as well. Enjoy doing water activities! And don't forget to enjoy firecamp at night! ♡

Very near to singapore, new view everytime I came. Suitable for family gathering

Great outdoor.
No chemical, organic farm. Beautiful view. Windy farm.
Awesome place to relax.

Place to experience farmers and live with nature living. Awesome 👌

Back to nature. Friendly host. Good experience and excellent place for relaxation and beautiful landscape.

A joyfulness place for your family during the weekend.

Is an impressive job made there. Big land, animals and beautiful view

Very good

Tremendous service by it staff and management.

Back to nature. Relaxing environment

The finest Organic Farm