Taronga Western Plains Zoo
One of Australia's largest open-range zoos, where a 6 km loop road lets you cycle, drive or ride an electric buggy past rhinos, giraffes and elephants.
The zoo covers about 300 hectares and displays animals from Africa, Asia and Australia in open savannah enclosures. Its black and white rhino breeding programmes are internationally renowned. A 6 km loop road through the zoo can be explored by car, rented bicycle or electric buggy, with keepers giving commentary along the way and paid experiences such as feeding giraffes. The zoo has Zoofari Lodge and Savannah Cabins, where you can stay overnight, listen to lions roar and join an early-morning tour. Tickets are valid for two days, and the zoo is open roughly 09:00–16:00. Plan for a full day, and bring plenty of water and sun protection in summer.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–16:00 (tickets valid for two days)
Nearby sights
- Tracker Riley Cycleway
- Dundullimal Homestead
- Old Dubbo Gaol
- Western Plains Cultural Centre
- Dubbo Regional Botanic Garden & Shoyoen Japanese Garden
- Royal Flying Doctor Service Dubbo Visitor Experience
- Wellington Caves
- Lake Burrendong & Burrendong Arboretum