One of Curaçao’s most unique experiences I’ve had so far is at the Curaçao Ostrich Farm. Every Friday they host their Great African Night Special – and oh my, Fridays are indeed for the adventurous! Two out of the ordinary tours, a selection of the cutest & most peculiar animals (crocodiles, monkeys and of course the ostriches) & in the end an African inspired 3 course menu at their restaurant Zambezi. See & read the full experience right here on Niekartistiek!
The Curaçao Ostrich Farm is located at the North Eastern part of the island – a bit off road & therefore totally different than what you’ll see while beach hoping or on a cruise through the city center. I got picked up between 3 – 3.30 PM and couldn’t be more excited for this adventurous afternoon!

The Aloe Vera Plantation
First stop: The Aloe Vera Plantation. This farm stretches for miles with aloe vera plants as far as the eye can see. An amazing fact about this company is that all the products they produce, are 100% home made. The farm is therefore very biological and makes a lot of super healthy products for skincare, bathing & even healthy juices to help with different types of ailments. We got to try & taste a freshly cut leaf of Aloe. Fun fact: the aloe is not green but see through & it’s more of a gel than a juice. Tastes a bit bitter, but it is super healthy & good for you!
One of their most used products on Curaçao has to be their after sun screen. It works wonders! I can speak of my own experiences here – living in a Caribbean paradise occasionally comes with some fire red tan lines.. Curaloe is my absolute favorite in those times of need!

The Curaçao Ostrich Farm Safari Tour
Next up is the famous Safari Tour at the Curaçao Ostrich Farm. Hop on their Safari Jeep and be driven around by amazing tour guide Alex! This drive takes about 40 minutes and every second is more than worth it. You’ll learn to distinguish facts from fables & get to know how this farm keeps their interns busy 😉
My favorite part of this tour would be the feeding of the ostriches. Hungry big fella’s who are eager to take a bite out of the food you’re holding up.
Note for the daredevils here: you can also book an ostrich ride!

No worries, this tour is way too much fun to spoil further around. Just make sure to book their Safari Tour, highly recommended, either with this Friday African Night Special or during any other day.
Back to this amazing African Night experience – since you’re on this farm anyway it’s time for some extra exploring!
The Animals
As mentioned before, the farm has a lot of animals. When I say a lot, I truly mean a lot! I believe there are more extraordinary animals here than in Curaçao’s own zoo – just that fact alone makes it worth a visit!
They have the cute regular farm animals like goats, a cow, lots of ugly duckling (kidding, their adorable too), cats, and lots and lots of birds. Think of parrots in all colors imaginable, peacocking peacocks and so on. Oh, and don’t forget the emu’s & of course the famous African ostriches! At the moment of our visit they even had an Ostrich Baby named Thabisha, which means ‘She will bring joy’ in South African. How cute is that?!

As for the more extraordinary animals.. they have two Nile crocodiles! These giant predators come straight, same as the ostriches, out of Africa. There also is a boa snake, and they’ve got my personal favorite: squirrel monkeys! I am in love with these adorable creatures. Can I take one home?
Pro tip: put your finger within reach but not within the cage: they will grab for it to hold your hand! *Shrieks in excitement* Might bite tho but if you play it safe the experience is merely a cute one 😉
Restaurant Zambezi
After such an adventurous day we were welcomed at their restaurant Zambezi with one of their signature cocktails. While we sipped our drinks and loved the Moroccan Flatbread with a bell pepper dip you could walk around further, enjoy the wild raging campfire & a breathtaking view of the st. Joris baai while the sun sets.

Our night continued with delicious bites of more African inspired dishes. We picked the pumpkin soup (so yummy) and the ostrich carpaccio. For our mains we tried the ostrich steak (not only super healthy but also super tasty) and one of their signature tortilla’s. For dessert we indulged in a piece of their cheesecake & chocolate mouse. Um to the yum!
This restaurant is all about the details. Not only their dishes, but also their wine menu has a signature touch. All wines on it are exclusively from South Africa. I say cheers to that!
The great thing about this tour package is that pick up & drop off is included. When on a holiday or even while your here for a while it’s perfect that you don’t need to bother about transportation. So after the event you don’t need to worry about getting home. Around 8 PM the driver was ready to drop us off.
Long story short, I think you now might get why I am super excited about this event. The Great African Night special is an extraordinary experience which I can highly recommend to anyone who finds them selfs on Curaçao.
You can book this tour through here or give them a call via +5999 747 2777.
Enjoy! Please say hi to my little furry friends 😉
46 replies on “African Night at the Curaçao Ostrich Farm”
Wow how fun! And look at those amazing photos you took! Super jealous!
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Thank you Melissa! It was incredibly fun – and all photo credits of this adventure go to my partner (in crime) Delphin 😉
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I would love to see this place someday! I can see from the cute pictures of the squirrel monkeys why you’d one to take one home with you! They are SO adorable. Seems like a great experience!
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Hi Patricia, if you can, you definitely should! Yes they are super adorable & have been my favorite animals from since I was a child – you can imagine how excited this hand holding experience must have been! Thank you!
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First of all…your eyebrows are 100. ❤ Secondly, this looks like so much fun! I would love to feed ostriches!
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Oh haha thank you so much! Yeah the part where you feed the ostriches is so much fun indeed! A bit scary, but mostly fun 😉
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Africa has always been on my bucket list of places to travel to, because of the variety of animals there! Your photos are beautiful, especially of the peacock and the ostrich. Ostriches are one of my favorite animals, I think because they look so funny with their long necks and their faces 🙂 This looks like an awesome experience, and if I ever get to travel there, I am definitely going to need to check this out!
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I still would love to visit Africa as well! Luckily the Curacao Ostrich Farm gives us a little taste of how an African adventure can feel like 😉 Thank you so much! And yes they do look rather funny with their long necks – the ostrich babies are very cute too! If you ever find yourself in the Caribbean, make sure to hop by the Curacao Ostrich Farm!
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What an adventure! I happened to visit an Ostrich farm sometimes back and what I loved most was feeding them and back-riding the ostrich! Well, I am the daredevil no doubt! Ha-ha! Anyway, Curacao Farm seems too fun, especially with all those animals and the yummy foods and wine you had to take! Wow!
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How cool! Where did you go to an Ostrich Farm? That ride must have been very exciting and fast! A daredevil for sure 😉 Yes the experience (plus food and wine) here is amazing!
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In Kenya, a farm called ‘Mamba Village’. It is one of the very attractive sites mind you and too much animals are kept there especially crocodiles. Oh yes! The ride was too fun you bet…haha! Although i was screaming with joy ! Ha-ha!
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Oh that’s amazing Dalene! I’d love to visit Kenya some day (has been on my bucket list for a while now) and to have that experience there too!
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Oh goodness! That would definitely be cool; you’ll love it here! From the beach to the Rift Valley and the Mara, from the cultural diversity to the hotel experience. You’re totally welcome.
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wow, what an adventure! I would love to visit africa, I’ve never been outside europe and I really need to start organizing my next trip!
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I’d love to visit Africa too! So lucky that the Caribbean provide us with this option of having an African experience here on Curaçao. Before I moved here I’d never been out of Europe as well – it has been such an amazing adventure so far! Best thing you can do with planning such trips is to just go & enjoy the ride!
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This looks like a really good experience. How awesome to visit a Ostrich farm! I am not sure i’d be brave enough to have a Ostrich ride though. It looks like you had a really lovely time.
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Thanks Elizabeth, had an amazing time! Haha I totally understand, they run rather fast (80km p/h)!
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I didn’t even realise that it was possible to ride ostriches although I am not sure if I would do it because of potential animal cruelty but nevertheless it is amazing that you were able to see so maniy beautiful animals in person. And I loved the sound of the pumpkin soup and cheesecake. Delicious!
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Hi Ana! I totally get that, luckily the tour guide ensured us that an ostrich can carry weight up to 200 KG without harming them (: Yes all those animals were amazing to meet! And to complete this African inspired experience with an African cuisine was the best final touch of such an adventurous event!
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This is incredible! I would love to go on a trip like this. How cool is it that you get to experience this. I love the pictures! Thanks for sharing your journey with us. 🙂
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Thank you so much! It was a great adventure & I can highly recommend anyone to try this event as well!
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You’re braver than me, Ostriches crepe me out a little. They’re so big, I could definitely never ride one. It What an awesome experience! Nikki x
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Hi Nikki! I didn’t ride one myself, just gave them the food – which was exciting as well! True, they grew pretty big!
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Whoa, to see a Nile Crock would have been awesome just by itself! But the Ostrich farm in Curaçao looks amazing. I always thought ostriches were mean birds but its cool that you got up close to feed them. The Aloe Vera farm looks like a lot of fun. I love seeing places like that in foreign countries as you learn how the culture develops their main money making crop! Sounds like a great trip!
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Hi Eric, thanks! It was pretty epic to see those crocodiles! This tour is not only fun, but I learned a lot as well – pretty cool indeed to see how one of my favorite product is being made at the Curaloe Farm & meet so many animals in the process. Seeing these kind of places are truly one of the most amazing things about traveling!
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Your pictures are wonderful and your descriptions are so vivid! It almost makes me feel like I’m there with you.
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Thank you so much! Photo credits are all for my wonderful Delphin – but again thank you! 🌟
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What an immersive this must have been! I for one want to explore more of the wonders in Africa and for now Im living vicariously through your wonderful photos!
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What a cool experience!! Lots of animals to see and the food to top up the experience just looks divine!
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It was so cool indeed- and yes, the restaurant was a big bonus at the end of both tours!
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Oh wow what a wonderful way to spend an afternoon and evening, very action packed and such delicious looking food too. I really want to visit after reading this post and such beautiful photography as well
Laura x
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Thank you so much Laura! If you ever find yourself on Curaçao, make sure to give them a visit as well! ♡
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This looks like such a fun adventure! Those squirrel monkeys are too adorable.
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I know right? Too cute!
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Wow, I loved that they have a great variety of animals which can make the exploration super fun. A great activity for kids and family as a whole.
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Yes it’s a very family & kinds friendly activity to attend. So much to see and do!
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Your pictures are absolutely breathtaking – like a virtual tour! I actually scrolled through twice to look at them!
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Ah thank you so much! My partner Delphin made them. Glad we could take you with us on this experience through our photos!
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I can’t think of a better way to spend an afternoon! Along the way to one of our favorite state parks, there is a farm where they have a couple of ostriches. At first, I couldn’t figure out what they were, but once we realized, they’re now one of our favorite attractions. They’re silly and awkward and are the funniest when they’re running after one another! xx
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How cool is that! Yes they are very awkward what makes them so funny to watch. Thank you for sharing your experience with ostriches!
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This ostrich farm looks like so much fun! I loved discovering your experiences at this “African Night” event. The pictures are beautiful, and it feels like we were with you on your adventure. Thanks!
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Thank you so much Aarika! These kind of responses are the ones why I share these kind of adventures. Thanks again!
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I love the sound of this tour. Sounds like it would be good fun for me. I love your photos on here too.
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Thank you so much!
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Oh this just looks amazing! It must be a fulfilling experience to feed an ostrich. I hope they can let you ride one as well!
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It was an amazing experience! Yes you have that option there too!
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