On the outskirts of Dubbo, you will find the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. It is a 300-hectare open range sanctuary, so well design that you can hardly tell there are any barriers between you and the animals, they can look so close but yet are so far away...
Plan to spend the whole day ..... You can travel around the zoo by hiring a bike or a cart, walk it by foot, or just drive your car around... once you park in one of the strategically placed parking areas you can explore each section by foot, jump back in the car and move onto the next. You can follow the flow of the park in one direction only!
With memories of our African safari, we saw lots of rhino's, hippos, giraffes and zebra's .. though everyone's favourites are always those cute little meerkats.
Within the grounds, you can camp, sleep in a lodge or stay in one of the glamping tents... but of course at a price.... which we would have paid if it was not booked out.... well it was during covid, so we could splurge a little.
Because of covid, none of the interactive or safari experiences were available to us.
If you have your car you could easily take a picnic or you could stop at the Waterhole which is the cafe and takeaway food stall.
We really enjoyed our experience here
Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo | Taronga Conservation Society Australia
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This fellow came bolting down his paddock when he saw lunch was ready
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so how do the meerkats keep so warm, when it is so cold here is Dubbo....
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Ahh now I get it!!
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Pacing, Pacing
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