Curacao Ostrich Farm sits on the road to Groot St. Joris, in the eastern part of the island, a rural area quite different from the beaches of the south coast. This is where one of the largest ostrich farms outside Africa is hiding, a fact that surprises nearly every visitor who comes across these enormous birds right in the middle of the Caribbean.
The safari takes place aboard an off-road truck that drives through the farm's various enclosures. The guide explains the ostrich's full life cycle, from egg to adult, and the highlight comes at the end of the tour: you get to feed the ostriches yourself, hand outstretched toward those impressive beaks. Along the way, you'll also spot emus, potbellied pigs, and Nile crocodiles.
After the tour, the Zambezi restaurant serves up South African-inspired dishes, including ostrich meat specialties like the burger or the croquettes, menu staples according to visitors who keep coming back.
Just a few meters away, on the same road, you'll find Serena's Art Factory, the workshop where the Chichi statuettes are born - those colorful female figures that have become a symbol of Curaçaoan craftsmanship. Many families combine both visits in the same afternoon.
The real takeaway from the day isn't the photo with the ostrich, it's that strange feeling of standing on an ostrich egg without it cracking under an adult's weight.
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