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Dubbo city has one of the world's greatest open range zoos, with lots of attractions.

The Zoo is situated on 300 hectares of grass and woodland and is home to over 1000 animals of 100 species from all over the globe. It is home to Australia�s only African Elephant herd and to endangered species such as the Black Rhinoceros and the Greater Bilby. Located just 4 km from the heart of Dubbo City Western Plains Zoo is a premier tourist attraction where the one thousand animals roam free of cages. Moats some dry and some filled with water keep the aminals inclosed and provide a natural theatre of animals in the wild. Siamang apes cheetah are just a couple of the wide species of animals you can enjoy. The zoo has great success in breeding endangered species. Allow an early start 9am to enjoy it all, driving your own car, hiring bikes, an electric car or best of all walking.

Throughout the zoo there are free bbq facilities, play equipment so this is a wonderful family outing. There are alos Zoo Kiosks, if you haven't brought your own. Local tour operators offer a range of guided tours. The zoo is open daily from 9am to 5pm with no admission after 4pm. for a great experience take an early morning walk and enjoy a cooked breakfast.

Dundullimal Homestead is a National trust, and is whee a pioneer family lived in self sufficient isolation a century and half ago.

The Observatory is just outside of Dubbo and hs a computerised telescope.Guests can scan the 'Milky Way' at their own pace throght the very large binoculars.

Enjoy 18 holes of mini golf which is undercover so you can play no matter what the weather is. The kids will love the Jurassic park Maze with it;s new layout stuffed with dinaours from the Jurassic period. The science Mind expo is a mini version of Canberra's Questacon, with scientific puzzles to amaze and baffle the whole family.

Enjoy the Military Museum with planes and tankers from World War 11. Go undergound to an authentic underground bunker or study major campaigns in the map room.

Miniland Dubbo is the newest attraction on offer to families.It has a dinasaur theme and offers unlimted rides for children, plus roundabouts, jumping castles and lots more fun for the kids. The interactic kids show "Sallysaurs" will have your kids singing and dancing. Take along a picnic lunch and use the BBQ facilites, or your can buy food at the Kiosk. Miniland is open send days a week in school holidays and Friday, Saturday and Sunday all year round.

Visit Jedda Boomerangs for Boyds amusing and entertaining talk on Boomerangs. After a workshop demonstration on making the boomerant, Boyd will then teach you to throw one. The Old Dubbo gaol has interesting and varied displays on themes relating to the history of crime and punishment, law and order. The goal was open from the 1800's to 1966. A new exhibit 'The Gallary of the Condemed" and shows spine chilling stories. Dubbo is right in the centre of New South Wales. This is a warm friendly country town with good food shopping and entertainment.

NEARBY CITIES AND TOWNS:

Forbes: Forbes is situated on the Lachlan River on the Newell Highway in New South Wales approximately 360kms west of Sydney . A town rich in history which is well known for it's beautiful parks and picnic spots. A popular attraction are the tunnels under the Albion Hotel. These tunnels are believed to have been used to transport gold and money to avoide the chance of being robbed by bushrangers such as Ben Hall. The Tourist Information Centre in Forbes is located in the lovely old Forbes railway Station which was build in 1893.
All hotels and motels in Forbes are of a high standard and recommend a stop over here.

Orange is known as Australia's Colour City, due to its beautiful parks, gardens and streetscapes. Orange is located 3.5 hours west of Sydney, and 3 hours north west of Canberra just off the Newell Highway. Well worth a stopover to this city which has a true mix of historical culture and buildings and modern cafes restaurants and theatres. Orange has become a popular destination for it's wine fields and natural attractions like Mt Canobolas together with botanical gardens and parks. We offer a good range of hotels and motels in Orange .

Cowra has a wonderful feeling of country hospitality and here you can discover the Japanese gardens, vineyards, adventure and ballooning. There is also a lot of history to discover at Cowra, with is being Prisoner of War breakout in modern military history. Go directly to Cowra accommodation here

Young is the cherry capital of Australia and part of the "Hilltops region" which is synomymous with producing quality cool climate wines and local produce. The Cherry Festival in Young is held in November and December and the cherry blossom is in late September and early october. For a list of Young accommodation click here.