Szilvia GombolaWestern Plains Zoofari - Dubbo
April 29th 2008 05:30
A Zoofari at Western Plains Zoo is a fantastic way to get a behind the scenes look at some of the most beautiful and rarest animals in the world. The zoo, which is situated four kilometres southwest of Dubbo NSW is based on an open plan design where the animals have a lot of space to move around with moats rather than cages separating you and them.
We arrived at 3.30pm Friday afternoon for our Zoofari, and dropped off our bags in our lodge, which from the outside looks like a large tent but inside is a tiled floor with under floor heating and your own bathroom. We met our guide at 5.30pm to be taken on our first tour where we saw the elephants being brought in for the night, groomed and fed. We also got views lions, tigers, and African Wild Dogs being fed.
We returned to the lodge area to the restaurant for a fabulous three-course meal which warmed up so we were ready to head out on the night tour, where we got to see another four animals including wolves which daytime tourists would not usually see. After this tour, it was straight to bed for us as the next tour started at 5.30am the next morning, although some guests went back to the restaurant for a night cap. A hint if you are there in the cold weather, lie your pyjamas out on the floor before you go out in the evening and they are nice and toasty when you get back.
At 5.30am the next morning, we all piled into the minivan for our final tour. It was worth getting up at this early hour just to hear the Siamang Apes start their early morning bellowing, which can be heard for 10 -20kms. We had a chance to feed the endangered Rhinoceros, which the public do not even get to see as they are currently breeding them. Finally, we saw the giraffes being let out, and again we had a chance to hand feed them.
We returned to the restaurant for a hearty cooked breakfast. The tour price includes the three tours, accommodation, dinner and breakfast, bicycle hire and a day pass to see the zoo the following day at your own pace. If you do not want to do the overnight package, you can easily get a day pass and hire some bicycles to see the zoo.
We arrived at 3.30pm Friday afternoon for our Zoofari, and dropped off our bags in our lodge, which from the outside looks like a large tent but inside is a tiled floor with under floor heating and your own bathroom. We met our guide at 5.30pm to be taken on our first tour where we saw the elephants being brought in for the night, groomed and fed. We also got views lions, tigers, and African Wild Dogs being fed.
We returned to the lodge area to the restaurant for a fabulous three-course meal which warmed up so we were ready to head out on the night tour, where we got to see another four animals including wolves which daytime tourists would not usually see. After this tour, it was straight to bed for us as the next tour started at 5.30am the next morning, although some guests went back to the restaurant for a night cap. A hint if you are there in the cold weather, lie your pyjamas out on the floor before you go out in the evening and they are nice and toasty when you get back.
At 5.30am the next morning, we all piled into the minivan for our final tour. It was worth getting up at this early hour just to hear the Siamang Apes start their early morning bellowing, which can be heard for 10 -20kms. We had a chance to feed the endangered Rhinoceros, which the public do not even get to see as they are currently breeding them. Finally, we saw the giraffes being let out, and again we had a chance to hand feed them.
Rhinoceros at the Western Plains Zoo
You get to hand feed the Giraffes
We returned to the restaurant for a hearty cooked breakfast. The tour price includes the three tours, accommodation, dinner and breakfast, bicycle hire and a day pass to see the zoo the following day at your own pace. If you do not want to do the overnight package, you can easily get a day pass and hire some bicycles to see the zoo.
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