Name: Let's Get Wild in the West: Dubbo Zoo Safari Experience
Start: 2025-11-16T20:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-11-21T07:30:00+11:00
Location: Taronga Western Plains Zoo

Let's Get Wild in the West: Dubbo Zoo Safari Experience

Dubbo Zoo Safari | Monday 17th to Friday 21st November 2025
You will experience an African safari right in the heart of NSW. This unrivalled zoo safari experience is inclusive of meals, accommodation, exclusive tours, three-day zoo entry and bike hire. In addition to this, we will enjoy a Safari Night Tour (see some zoo residents after dark) and a Safari Morning Tour (tour the zoo and see the animals in early morning light). Downtime to enjoy your lodge and the animals. Climbing aboard our coach for a Zoo Tour with Driver Dan after our Zoofari Lodge Experience.
Day One:
Pick-ups commence by 07:00. We then head south for morning tea at Coolongolook. We visit the stunning, historical Tocal Homestead, which is located on the top of a small rise overlooking a lagoon. The house garden consists of magnificent fig trees that frame the Homestead lawn. A baked lunch today will also be onsite at the Homestead. Checking in late afternoon at Charbonnier Hotel, & Francis Phillip Motor Inn, Singleton. Dinner is on-site tonight.
Includes: air-conditioned coach transport, Port Bus morning tea, visit, tour, lunch, 2-course dinner & accommodation.
Day Two:
We stop in for a morning break at Dunedoo which also has some fantastic silo art. The Dunedoo Silo, side one and two, has been painted by Peter Mortimore over three months during July, August and September of 2020. Depicted on the side silo is Winx, a retired champion Australian thoroughbred racehorse and her famous rider Hugh Bowman, who was born in Dunedoo. Also featured is Chris Waller, Winx’s trainer. Side two silo displays the local fauna and flora. We continue through to Merriwa where we look at the Merriwa Art Silos. The mural depicts a flock of sheep wearing red socks in a canola field. Why the red socks? The artist pays homage to the town's beloved annual Festival of the Fleeces. We have arranged lunch at the Royal Hotel Denman. Now, onto Dundullimal Homestead. It is located on the land of ‘the Dundullimal’ who were part of the Wiradjuri nation whose knowledge and experience of the area spans thousands of years. The land became the head station of a large squatting run in 1836, and the house was built in the early 1840s, soon becoming a key property when droving cattle and sheep to different stations, meat works and markets across the nation. The Homestead has survived in a near unaltered condition since its construction and is now the only tangible evidence of the early squatters' run. The timber church, which can still be seen today, was built in the 1870s and has connections to Saint Mary MacKillop. It’s now time to start our Zoofari Experience! @ Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Arriving for check-in around 15:15. Time for cocktail hour at 15:45, Giraffe feeding @ 16:45, Dinner at 18:00, and our night safari tour commences at 20:00.
Includes: air-conditioned coach transport, visit/tour, Port Bus morning tea, lunch, 3 x day zoo pass, accommodation (2 styles), giraffe feeding, African-inspired dinner & an exclusive guided night safari tour.
Day Three:
Join an early morning tour @ 07:00 before breakfast. After our busy zoo morning, we head into Dubbo for a Royal Flying Doctor Service Visitor Experience. Our next stop is the Old Dubbo Gaol. Time to head back to the Zoo this afternoon to sit back and enjoy the property or do it all again! Cocktail happy hour, Giraffe feeding, Dinner and a night zoofari.
Includes: air-conditioned coach transport, visit/tour/lunch, entry/tour, zoo pass, accommodation (2 styles), giraffe feeding, African-inspired dinner & an exclusive guided night safari tour.
Day Four:
Join the early morning walk/tour before breakfast at 08:15. Check out by 10:00 and head off to the Hunter Valley. Now, onto the Lowe Family Wine Co. Experience a hosted tour of the winery, vineyard and market garden with a light lunch and mini wine tasting in the garden room. Time to head to our accommodation, the Parklands Resort & Conference Centre, Putta Bucca. Dinner tonight is on-site.
Includes: Early morning zoofari walk, breakfast, tastings, tour/lunch/tastings, 3-course dinner & accommodation.
Day Five:
After breakfast, check out around 08:15. We will take a drive around Mudgee before heading to the Village of
Denman. Here, you will have time to wander, grab some lunch or just relax with a cuppa. This afternoon, we pop into the Hunter Valley Cheese Factory for some cheese and wine pairing! Just in time to put you to sleep for our final stint home! Comfort stops and drop-offs should commence around 17:00!
Includes: Breakfast, cheese & wine pairing, cuppa, and home 😊
$2,339 pp twin share | $400 pp deposit
Due to the Zoo undergoing renovations of their Savannah Cabins, we are limited to only 15 cabins; hence, no singles this year.
For more information or to book;
Phone: 02 6583 3330
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.portbus.com.au
Book Online: https://events.humanitix.com/dubbo-zoofari-25
The itinerary may be subject to change without notice. Whilst every effort is made to adhere to the itinerary as provided. Port Bus reserves the right to alter the touring and attractions as dictated by circumstances and conditions outside the company’s control. Alterations may be made to ensure the smooth running of the tour. Every attempt will be made to ensure that alterations do not adversely affect the operation of the tour. Port Bus will not be held responsible for weather-based cancellations or those closures made at the venue’s discretion.