Review: The Noah by Mark Baba: A Wild Saturday with a Toddler, a Python, and a Duck Side-Eyeing Me

Me, my husband, and our 19-month-old tornado finally visited The Noah by Mark Baba on a Saturday in early July 2025. And when I say finally, I mean this trip had been postponed more times than my hair appointments post-baby.

Why? Because location.This place isn’t smack in the middle of the KK city bubble—it’s tucked out in the direction of Lok Kawi Zoo. If you’re a Grab-dependent family like us, you know the fear: you’ll get there… but will anyone come pick you up afterward? Yes, no problem.

Still, social media had been taunting me with cute meerkats and raccoons for weeks. So we sucked it up, grabbed a water bottle and a baby bottle, and off we went.

🏡 First Impressions: Humble, Not Fancy

So if you’re expecting zoo-like grandeur, manicured hedges, and someone handing you a coffee while you stroll through a petting meadow… yeah, no. This ain’t that. It’s humble. But hear me out: humble can be good.

We were greeted by a genuinely lovely staff member (points for warmth and patience). The main building was modest and a bit cramped, but buzzing with happy families and curious kiddos. No café when we visited (bring your own kopi, folks), but plenty of smiles.

🐍 Animal Encounters: 7 Zones of “OMG Is That a...?”

The animals are divided into seven themed areas, and each one has its own vibe. We started slow — and cute — with a tiny hedgehog who stole our hearts faster than our toddler steals unattended fries.

There’s a minimal waiting system, which honestly works in everyone’s favour. When it gets crowded, they stagger the entry to prevent chaos (and protect the animals). Love that.

Then came the Reptile Room, aka “the zone where my child was brave, until he wasn’t.”I held a python (YES, me, brave mummy energy), and we marvelled at beautiful geckos, lizards, and iguanas. My toddler loved the snake, hedgehog and iguana — but the rest? Gave them the classic toddler “Ew, no thanks” face and moved on.

🦝 Exotic Animal Room: Prebook & Prepare for Cute Overload

We pre-booked a 30-minute session in the Exotic Animal room — and I’m glad we did. This one requires advance booking (at least 2 hours ahead), and you don’t want to miss it.

This is where the prairie dogs, meerkats, and raccoons hang out. And let me just say: Watching my son walk around with raccoons like they were old drinking buddies? Top 10 parenting moment. He was feeding meerkats like a zookeeper, giggling the whole time — honestly, it was hard to tell who was more entertained: him or us.

🦆 Ducks, Capybara & one hefty tortoise who definitely skipped leg day

After the exotic chaos, we wandered into the duck and capybara zone, where my son had the time of his life chasing ducks, petting capybara, and meeting a giant tortoise that, according to the staff, was the same age as his dad.Which... rude but fair. 🤷‍♀️

Just beyond the fenced area were some adorable local rabbits, because nothing wraps up a chaotic toddler day quite like staring at fluffy bunnies.

Final stop: the cat room. A nice, chill ending to a high-energy adventure. Even the cats looked like they’d seen things and achieved enlightenment.

🧃 Key Things to Know:

• Entrance fee: RM38 (weekdays) RM48 (weekends) per adult — super reasonable for what you get. Kids under 2 often go free.

• No café: Bring your own water, snacks, and patience.

• Book in advance for the Exotic Animal Room. Don’t wing it unless you enjoy disappointment.

• Animal welfare: The staff are attentive, the spaces are thoughtfully designed, and it feels like the animals are genuinely well-cared for.

• Transport: Getting there via Grab is easy, getting back is also easy but might require some waiting especially when Donggongon's traffic is bad.

  
  

⭐ Final Verdict

4.7 out of 5 raccoons in a trench coat pretending to be staff.

This isn’t a commercial zoo. It’s not polished. It’s not perfect. But it’s personal, immersive, and genuinely magical for little kids (and secretly fun for grown-ups too).

It’s full of surprises — great ones. I was honestly impressed at how a humble little establishment could give off such a warm, welcoming, memorable vibe. We went home saying:

“I’m glad we checked it out. Worth every penny.”

Would we recommend it? Absolutely.Would we go again? As long as the raccoons will have us.

Less suited for:

Visitors expecting full zoo-like enclosures, multi-course meals, or large-party vibes. This is a cozy, compact space—intimate is the keyword.

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