The 300-hectare giant zoo is Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo most famous attraction and city symbol in a small town in the Midwest (The Central West) of New South Wales.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo is Australia's largest open zoo, with more than 1500 species, especially since the African grassland, including many rare animals and endangered species, the only place in Australia to see African elephants.
Different from most zoos, because of their huge size, Taronga Western Plains Zoo are allowed to drive in, and can rent bicycles and electric convertible golf carts at the zoo gate. Zoofari Lodge also offers accommodations to give visitors a special adventure.
Tour mode:
- Self-driving: visitors can drive their own car into the zoo, the park has a length of about 6 kilometers of one-way road around, along the road with a number of parking lots, convenient for tourists to stop and get off to explore the zoo;
- Golf cart: the zoo offers a golf cart rental for $70/3 hours, requiring the driver to be 21 years old and to hold a driver's license;
- Bicycle: the zoo offers golf cart rental at a price of $17 per day (ordinary bicycle) and $24 per day (mountain bike).
Ticket price:
- Tickets (valid for two days): adults :$46, children (4-15 years old):$26, families (2 big and 2 small):$129.6, with a certain discount on official website
Reference:
- 09:30: Feed ring tail lemur and spider ape
- 09:25: Feed Black Rhino
- 09:50: Meerkat Knowledge
- 11:20: Feeding river horses and related knowledge
- 11:45: Elephant related knowledge
- 12:15: Lion related knowledge
- 12:30: Feed Sumatra Tige
- 12:45: Feeding otters and related knowledge
- 14:15: Indian Rhinoceros
- 14:20: White rhinoceros
- 14:30: About Koala
- 14:45: Feed the tortoise
- 15:40: Feed African wild dogs
Self-funded projects:
- Meet Fox Meng:
- Opening hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday ,10:10
- Price: A $59/person
- Region: B17
- Travel requirements: over 10 years old, wearing closed shoes
Close feeding of Sumatra tigers
- Opening hours :12:00 daily (except Christmas and Boxing Day)
- Price: A $59/person, travel about 20 minutes
- Travel requirements :8-15 years old with adults, not under 8 years old
Close contact with giraffes
- Opening hours :10:10 per day
- Price: A $7/person
- Region: F14
- Travel requirements: advance telephone reservation
