Easter holiday 21-24Mar Dubbo

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圣诞新年一过， 就盼着下一个holiday的到来-Easter 21-24 March

4天hoilday, 初步计划开车去Dubbo & Western Plains Zoo

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Western Plains Zoo is 5-6 hours drive from Sydney Canberra and Newcastle, there’s so much to see and do on the way that we recommend you take it nice and slow.

This is the heart of Australia, with a big country welcome you simply don’t find in the city.

There are wineries, historic villages and pubs, dramatic scenery, attractions of all sorts for all ages – from hot air ballooning to horse riding, depending on the route you follow.

Fossick for gold near Bathurst, or visit famous Mount Panorama.

On the way to Orange drop into the picturesque village of Millthorpe (and near Mudgee you’ll find the equally fascinating Hill End and Sofala).

Both Orange and Mudgee are becoming famous for their wine and food; both lie in some of New South Wales’s prettiest countryside.

While Parkes isn’t just the home of the famous radio telescope which starred in The Dish, it has an annual Elvis Festival!

Click onto the name of a town for more information, or go to www.visitnsw.com.au

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Admission Prices and Services.

Remember, every ticket is valid for two consecutive days. Remarkable value and also practical, because there’s so much to see and experience.

Western Plains Zoo is open every day of the year (including Christmas Day) from 9am to 5pm.

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Western Plains Zoo
  
In the late 1960’s, plans to develop a large plains zoo to complement Sydney’s Taronga Zoo were established. The new zoo would provide breeding facilities particularly suited to the large plains dwelling  
animals and to fulfil a need for an open range facility for the display of mainly grazing animals. After considerable planning and preparation, a site on the outskirts of Dubbo in central West New South Wales was chosen. Formerly an army camp during World War Two, the site was transformed into a 300 hectare oasis of woodland and irrigated grassland.

Western Plains Zoo opened to the public on 28th February 1977 and was the first zoo in Australia to be constructed on the open range principle. It was also the first zoo to be built in Australia in 60 years.

When the Zoo opened, it contained 35 different animals from six countries. Today visitors can see over 1,000 different animals from five continents of the world.

Since opening, the Zoo has developed a reputation as a world-renowned centre for its care of wildlife, breeding programs (especially of endangered species), conservation programs, education facilities and exhibits. It is now widely recognised as Australia’s greatest open plain zoo. The Zoo is an open-range design, with walls and fences replaced by concealed moats which divide the animals from the visitors. This creates the impression of actually being with the animals in the wild.

Western Plains Zoo has also become recognised as a major tourist attraction both within New South Wales and in Australia. In 1994 Western Plains Zoo was awarded as the Best Major Tourist Attraction, the highest honour in Australian Tourism.

Western Plains Zoo provides much more than animal displays, it is a place to come and relax and enjoy the atmosphere. It is also an education centre, a research centre and a wildlife conservation and preservation centre for species from throughout the world. It is really much more than a zoo.

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