Australian Experience at Werribee Open Range Zoo - excl. entry

Posted By : pushprag
It was an a very memorable experience at the place. The gorrillas, the hippo, the girraffes and more. The bus safari was the highlight for our toddler with a variety of animals in the open in close quarters. The visit is a good number of hours of the day and an advantage to have some play area of toddlers. Lots of open space for visitors to relax and make it fun filled picnic in the zoo
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Posted On : 2023-06-16

Posted By : celinam774
Really great bus tour through the Savannah section. They made sure we were all able to see a lot of the animals up close. It was called a Sunset safari but the sun set after the experience ended, different times of year will change this. Unfortunately we got the worse bus time as after the introduction/ welcome we went and lined up for the bus. When we returned from the bus 1hr later we had dinner and then walked around the park but all animals had gone to bed by then and the hippos were the only animals we were able to get a small glimpse of. Try to get the later timed buses which I think you need to turn up extra early and wait in line to get.
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Posted On : 2022-01-22

Posted By : B4704KRdonnas
What an amazing experience. The staff were amazing, friendly, knowledgeable and extremely welcoming! We had the most awesome night on the Sunset Safari, seeing every animal on our tour and the food was delicious. It felt like we were the only people in the zoo as we casually wandered around soaking up the environment. No line ups for anything! Definitely a must do!
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Posted On : 2022-01-16

Posted By : Rainbowtheunicorns48
The safari slumber at the zoo was good the food was great and the whole thing was good I would go back again
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Posted On : 2022-01-10

Posted By : A400HFannav
Unfortunately the experience you pay for and look forward to just doesn’t exist in poor weather. The entire experience was extremely cold and wet, the animals were therefore pretty hidden. The indoor eating area had been reserved for red balloon or something but there were no staff to communicate this and I wasn’t able to see this stated anywhere online. This resulted in a lot of very cold and hungry people waiting outdoors for a while, only to be told we aren’t allowed in. Outdoor seating was available but it was just not appropriate given the weather. The kids area indoors was really warm and there were a couple of snakes to look at, but there was no information on the animals anywhere to be seen, and no staff to engage with. The name of the animal wasn’t even there for us to google and talk to the kids about. The music and drumming was okay but was scattered about the place and, as mentioned before, was too cold to stop and enjoy. The zookeepers did their best on the Safari to bring the animals closer with food, and I understand they have no control over the weather, but it was definitely not worth it for me. I would have happily donated to the rhinos and stayed home. It should be cancelled in poor weather. It was a birthday gift for someone and we all left cold, hungry and pretty disappointed. Didn’t feel like what was advertised at all and I don’t want to go back.
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Posted On : 2021-03-13

Posted By : 987aileenr
The bus driver was very knowledgeable and we got close to Rhino, Zebra and Eland, Due to the wet cold night the Giraffe were locked away (understandable). Otherwise - No organisation of the queue to get in, saw very little African entertainment. Once off the tour headed for the BBQ which was disappointing and expensive. Tasteless Boerwors in a huge roll. Tasteless Chicken skewer. Left to our own devices after the bus tour. Thought the extra we paid compared to daytime entry was not worth it. Much more crowded than we expected and no different to going in daytime.
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Posted On : 2021-03-13

Posted By : Q3601XVandrewm
Paid $79 per ticket x 2. Got a trip on the bus then left to own devices. Went to the Meerkat bistro to be told we could do takeaway (exorbitant prices) or eat outside in the cold as the bistro had been fully booked by a tour group. Thanks for nothing zoos Victoria, you need not think I will be donating my money to you in future. Very poor value and not much service. At least the animals were good.
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Posted On : 2021-03-13

Posted By : Andrew M
My wife bought me this with Red Balloon. It also came with the three course meal at Meerkat Bistro. It was busy and a bit packed at times, however, well worth it. Lots animals to see up close and a roam around the zoo on foot after the bus tour. I would do the Red Balloon experience as it comes with the meal. Just a wonderful evening.
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Posted On : 2021-02-27

Posted By : debgods
This was the 4th year we attended, having gone to the initial trial for the event. Totally understand due to Covid things needed to be done differently, however previous years, there has been drinks on arrival and a delicious African meal at the end, this year all that was offered was safari tour on bus and then left to wander around aimlessly. Food queues were long, food expensive and considering previous years we had meal for same $$ we spent. If you're going to reduce what is offered reduce how much ypu are charging. Very disappointing, unlikely to return in future years.
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Posted On : 2021-02-27

Posted By : Trixienippon
I loved it because it was my 5 year old girls dream to go to the zoo in the evening. Only thing I would say is that all you are really doing is standing in long queues for three hours. Outside of the standing in queues you are eating (rushing so you can get in the next queue) and on the safari bus. This is easily resolved by having more services and staff. Not unreasonable for the cost of tickets. Also horribly generalisation of the amazing Ghanian, Mali, and Zimbabwe musicians whom were brilliant but we can be specific about animals and their origin but just pigeon hole people as africans. It's 2021 guys.
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Posted On : 2021-02-20