EcoSteps: Little Gems in Johor

IF your idea of a short holiday is to be with nature, sort of, surrounded by animals (like a mini petting zoo) where you can actually touch, pet and ride, then Sinar Eco Resort probably is the place. It's about an hour's drive from JB via the old road to avoid the heavy traffic.

This little enclave, which we discovered by chance was opened just 3 months ago in Pekan Nenas, Pontian, Johor. It's in the middle of a Palm Oil plantation with good roads all the way to the resort. Accommodation is in the form of a wonderful container hotel and apartment big enough for the entire family, with a covered swimming pool.

They have horses(retired Aussie racing horses), cows (from Australia) with milking facilities (you can also learn to milk the cows), goats and sheep (local and overseas), chicken, ducks, hens, peacock, rabbits to keep you and the kids occupied. Even a swift bird house is there!

Facilities are good. They also have plantation tours, with buggies at your disposal, and fishing trips.

The owner, who was previously based in Australia, finally return for good to settle down in Pontian to build this place, hence a lot of Aussie influence here.

Currently, a lot of the visitors are from Singapore, who find it exciting to pet a rabbit, ride a horse, go fishing and drive a buggy in the estate, which they couldn't do back home. Who wouldn't?

They can be contacted at 013-7572434 or 019-7560561.

the container resort