Activities

Dubbo Zoo:

See hundreds of rare and endangered animals in this huge open range sanctuary. Don’t miss a visit to the King of the Jungle at the amazing Lion Pride Lands Exhibit or make a splash at the new Waterhole Precinct with a stunning outdoor café, animal habitats and water play area.

Wellington Caves:

Discover the underground at Wellington Caves. Take a guided tour through Cathedral Cave, Gaden Cave, and the Fossil and Phosphate Mine. Be amazed by 15m tall crystal formations, intricate cave corals, 400-million-year-old marine fossils, and 1-million-year-old megafauna fossils.

Examine ancient fossils in our Discovery Lab. Inspect Australian megafauna through a lens and get a magnified insight just like a Palaeontologist. The Discovery Lab has all of the tools for fossil finding, so dig in and see what you discover! The Caves Visitor Experience Centre features a cafe and the new Ancient Landscapes Gallery. Here you can interact with ancient marine creatures, stand next to life-sized Diprotodon and uncover the local Wiradjuri stories of the caves.

Old Dubbo Gaol:

Head behind the bars and experience 19th-century prison life at Old Dubbo Gaol. A state heritage-listed site that remains intact and restored, creating a pocket in time and unearthing powerful moments in Australian prison history.