<span class="highlight">Dubbo</span> Zoo!

Hi Johnny Boy,
Its been a few years (about 5) but i went with my kids and had a ball doing breakfast with the animals. it was July and freezing but hey it's all fun.

I stayed at the (Big 4??) Caravan Park which is right near the Zoo. Met up with a member from here and went to dinner at the Railway Club. The Caravan Park has a secure fence around it and we had no trouble with the locals.

I was told that the trouble-makers were in another part of town and were no more than a few disgruntled youths letting off steam.

Btw; here's the link to Formule 1: Formule 1

Leave nothing in your car... NOTHING..

some areas? yes, from 10klms outside dubbo, to 10klms the other side in all directions... LMAO...

Stay at Westview caravan Park just out of town for two nights during June/July school holidays. Had no problems and was cheaper than Big 4.

Regards

John D

cannt remember the name of the caravan park but it was only a few km from the zoo....it was pretty good....

as for hiring bikes...we hired one with a kid seat and one with a capoose (i think thats what they called it - the kid in a seat thats a trailer thing...) was really good with time of hiring...didnt HAVE to have it back by the certain time....

bikes were fantastic way of getting around...stuff walking!! I think it was about $45 to hire the bikes all up (i stress - I THINK...) for a few hours.....had a blast....

try to get to see them feeding the african wild dogs...they are nuts!!

Is your van self contained? If so - get in touch with Red Earth Winery. They will let you stay on the Estate - if you buy a bottle of wine. Couple k from town and safe as.

We just drove around. Drive from spot to spot then get out and walk each individually. Most important - get there as they open. The animals all bed down once it warms up. Your ticket allows re-entry so you can go for the first couple and the last couple hours if you wish.

Do the early morning walk before the main zoo opens. well worth the money and effort.

Take LOTS of fly spray the biomass of flys was greater than the biomass of animals when we visited !

We visited earlier this year and stayed at the Country Comfort motel - no problems with safety as vehicle was under cover.
One thing we didnt realize in time was your entry to the zoo covers more than 24 hrs. We arrived at lunchtime but didnt go until the next morning as we thought it would be a daily entry fee. But we could have gone in afternoon and next day all for the same price.
We drove around a few hundred metres at a time so we had our esky and had a cuppa whenever we felt like it. Plenty of little places to sit and have a break. But bikes would be good as well.
Very enjoyable time and can easily spent more than 1 day there - feedtimes are good.
Only downside was I was amazed at the standrad of some of the enclosures - the wild dog enclosure was full of Khaki Burr - I felt sorry for the dogs who had to continually walk on these treacherous prickles - they can cause infections in the pads of dogs. I hope they have cleaned this pest out by now
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Im sure you will have a great time.

We were there two years ago, and stayed at a caravan park in the middle of Dubbo..... it was something of an error 'cos we were meant to be at the one that's a couple of k's from the zoo.
Had no drama's though....

We did the "Roar'N'Snore" overnight program...... fantastic!!!! well worth the $$ IMHO!!!!!
If you're not doing the "Roar'N'Snore", make sure you get there early.... try to get the early morning feeding walk... it is well worth it!

Cheers

Brian

Hi Johnny

I have stayed at Wellington Caves CP when we go there, not because of problems in Dubbo but just because it is nice. It is a little easier to get to and an easy drive to the zoo in the morning.

The caves are worth a visit as well, and the park is quiet and very pretty overlooking a golf course.

Have fun
Craig

We stayed at the Quality Inn- next to Golf course and so close to the zoo.

Great motel as the family room ( 2b/rs) also had a 2 doors - one opened up to a nice shady verandah and a great grassy lawn.

Hi JB, We visited 2 years ago with 3 young children and went on the breakfast walk tour which was fantastic. Highly recommended. We also stayed at the Big 4, we had no problems but make sure you have nothing in your car as was strongly suggested to us. Have Fun!

Hi Johnny boy,
Was out there about 6 months ago and stayed at the country comfort motor inn. All i can recomend is to ring he zoo and ask to see what displays are open. Id say 1/4 of them were closed for some reason or another when we visited. Also if you dont do the breakfast walk, dont rush in as soon as the gates open ( another mistake on our part ) as they feed the animals and that takes place at the back of the enclosure. The kids still had a ball. We just drove our car around and let the kids have a sit on my lap when there were noother veicles around. We found the bikes and golf buggies $y. The kids also loved the old dubbo gaol in the main street.As for the locals we were told not to do much after dark in the main part of town and we had no trouble. Hope you have a good weekend.
Cheers

Just Goin