Weekday school excursions by appointment · minimum 50 learners
School excursions · Fochville, Gauteng
Grade R–7 learners, thirty animals, four playgrounds and a working Highveld farm — all 50 km from Johannesburg. One form books the whole day.
Why teachers book us, year after year
You have a bus, a budget, a class list and one shot at a good day out. We have been hosting school groups on this farm for years — the format is built around that.
The animals your class has only met in a textbook are standing right there. Learners see, touch and feed them while our team talks them through it.
Arrive, roll call, lesson, feeding, play, lunch, ride, home. Your group is kept moving so teachers can supervise instead of herd.
One form captures your group, your date and your package — then builds a costed booking form you can hand to the principal.
The programme
A full school day, not a quick stop. Times shift with your bus and your age group — this is the shape of a standard weekday visit.
Weekdays by appointment · minimum 50 learners · one adult per 12–13 learners (2:25 ratio)
Buses park on the farm. Teachers check the group in while the kettle goes on for coffee.
Our team walks your group through the animals — poultry, goats, sheep, cattle, pigs, horses, donkeys and more. Every learner gets a packet of mealies to feed with.
Junior and senior playgrounds, jumping castles and pedal karts — split by age so the little ones aren't bowled over.
Own lunchboxes are welcome. Braai stands are available, and the tuck shop sells hotdogs and cold drinks on request.
Optional and pre-booked: 30 minutes around the farm, 30 passengers per ride, R20 per person.
Time to spend pocket money, revisit a favourite animal, or just run.
Roll call, head count, home. Buses load right at the gate.
Meet the staff
Not a display case. A working farm with a petting zoo at its centre, so learners meet animals that are calm around children — and learn where food actually comes from.
The biggest bird on the farm, and always the loudest opinion.
Tall enough to stop a Grade 2 conversation mid-sentence.
Gentle enough for small hands, greedy enough to be entertaining.
A working herd, and the start of the milk-and-maize conversation.
Long ears, louder opinions, endless patience with visitors.
Meet them over the fence and feed them by hand.
The slowest animal on the farm — and the hardest to leave.
Soft, quick, and a first lesson in caring for something small.
Also on the farm: pigs, ducks, chickens, geese, guinea fowl, springbok and emu. Feeding is allowed and encouraged — a packet of mealies is included in every learner's ticket.
See the farmThe money bit
No hidden gate fees, no surprise levies. Entrance and animal feed are the only compulsory costs — add ice cream, a hotdog or a tractor ride if your budget allows.
Organiser and bus driver enter free.
Teachers get a free cup of coffee on arrival.
Own lunchboxes and cool drinks are welcome.
Pay cash on arrival after roll call, or by EFT.
Babies 0–2 years enter free. Caretakers pay R80 (entrance + feed). The full package — entrance, feed, ice cream, cold drink and hotdog — comes to R120 per person. Prices are subject to change; your booking form confirms the final amount.
Practicalities
50 learners minimum on weekdays. Weekend and public-holiday groups from 30 people.
2 to 18 years. The programme is pitched at Grade R–7.
Your own teachers, parents or supervisors at a 2:25 ratio.
Wheelchair and mobility friendly, with everything within 500 m.
Ample parking for coaches and cars, right on the farm.
Severe weather that stops the day earns a free rescheduled visit.
Questions, answered
Weekday school groups need a minimum of 50 learners. On Saturdays and public holidays the minimum is 30 people per group, and those visits run from 9 am to 3 pm by appointment.
We host ages 2 to 18, but the programme is built for primary school — Grade R through Grade 7. The animal talk and the way groups move around the farm are adapted to the age of your learners.
Two adults for every 25 learners. Those adults can be teachers, parents or supervisors. Your school remains responsible for supervision and discipline for the whole visit.
Yes. Own lunchboxes and cool drinks are welcome. Braai stands are available if you want to make a day of it, and the tuck shop can provide hotdogs and cold drinks if ordered in advance. Alcohol is only allowed by prior arrangement.
If severe weather stops the visit completely, we agree on a new date and repeat your excursion free of charge. Travel costs remain for your own account. Cancellations need to reach us at least seven days before the visit.
Cash on arrival after roll call, or EFT before the visit. Banking details are on the booking form and in your confirmation. Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
Yes, but it must be pre-booked. It costs R20 per person, carries 30 passengers per ride and takes about 30 minutes. Add it to the package selection on the booking form.
Weekdays by appointment for school groups. Saturdays and public holidays from 9 am to 3 pm by appointment. Closed on Sundays, Easter Friday and Christmas Day.
From previous visits
Real groups, real dust, real noise. Photos are from our own farm — no stock photography.
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Book your 2026 excursion
Tell us your group size and preferred date. We'll confirm availability, then you hand the costed PDF to your principal.
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Fochville, Gauteng · just off the N12
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