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City in New South Wales, Australia
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Dubbo is a city in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia.
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This large open range zoo, one of the finest zoos in New South Wales, has both exotic and native animals, including elephants, giraffes, and the rare black rhinos which are the focus of a breeding program at the zoo. It is the biggest attraction of tourists to the city. The zoo is quite large, and it is both useful and fun to hire a bicycle to get around. There are variety of styles, child seats, baskets and trailers for hire at the entrance, or a cycleway loop stretches all the way from town.
Dubbo’s oldest building, a farmhouse built around 1840, that is open to the public.
An official gaol from 1859 to 1966, it is now a museum and tourist attraction. There are both guided and self-guided tours.
An observatory 15 km away from Dubbo where you can see the Milky Way and take some Astrography shots.
Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience
Has hire karts available and hosts Local, State, National and International karting events.
Orana Dragon Boat is crewed by eighteen paddlers, a sweep who steers the boat from the back and a drummer who calls time in the front. Their boat is housed near Sandy Beach and usually paddle in the straight stretch of the Macquarie River between Sandy Beach and the Weir.
A BYO Chinese restaurant.
Built in 1881, it became a mixed-use premises until returning to its original purpose as a pub and hotel in 2005. One of the favourites among the locals.
All rooms equipped with queen-sized bed, telephone, television, A/C, Wi-Fi.
Rooms, suites and family apartments.
Has several kids rooms 2a and 3 kids.
Clean, quiet and spacious.
Affordable accommodation.
60 rooms including suites, kitchen suite, family rooms, interconnecting rooms, and special designed rooms for guests with a disability. These rooms all have remote control television units, tea and coffee facilities, iron and ironing board, Free wireless broadband Internet, independent air conditioning units and Foxtel TV. All of the rooms have an electronic coded door locking system.
A 4-star rated accommodation standard with 23 suite motels and 4 cottage style units. Cnr Brisbane and Cobra Streets.
Has an unimaginable number of rooms.
By train
NSW TrainLink operates an XPT train service between Sydney and Dubbo daily, generally departing Sydney in the morning and arriving between 2–3PM.
By plane
By taxi
The zoo is only a short distance from town, and it is quite economical to catch a taxi there. You can rent a bicycle at the zoo to get around when you get there.
By bus
Dubbo Buslines does the trip from the centre of town to the zoo eight times a day on weekdays, and five times on Saturdays and Sundays.
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