Opened in 1884, the Taronga Zoo is the first public zoo in New South Wales. The Zoo has gone through much renovation …
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Bradleys Head Rd Sydney, NSW 2088 Australia +61 2 9969 2777
Notes
Buy the Zoo Pass at Circular Quay, it's about $44 (AUD) and covers the ferry ride to the zoo, cable car and/or bus to and from the zoo as well as admission to the Zoo.
Here probably on 3/4/2009 enroute via ferry to visit Sydney Aquarium and again on 3/7/2009 enroute to Taronga Aoo using the Zoo Pass - buy at Circular Quay
Great Barrier Reef (the 'southern' Reefs or others would be better than the overused 'northern' Reef) see Reefmagic.com.au or .prodive.com.au orwavelength-reef.com.au, smaller snorkeling tours or quicksilver-cruises.com) and Kuranda Train and Skyrail. Wanted to go to Daintree (see their website)but the area is probably still in flood when I'll be there in March 2009. (BTW Aussies pronounce it 'cannes', sounds like Cannes France)
Rottnest Island (probably do a snorkeling trip with a dive tour operator), Aquarium of Western Australia (AQWA) in Hilary's Boat Harbour, Perth Zoo, King's Park, Perth Mint
This park, formerly called Uluru (Ayers Rock -- Mount Olga) National Park, features spectacular geological formation …
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Ayers Rock Ayers Rock, NT, Australia
Notes
Sunrise tour and base walk / drive, then to Aboriginal Cultural Centre. Depart the following day with a change of planes in Alice Springs before going on to Brisbane (pronounced briz bun).