{"id":544,"date":"2012-03-17T23:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2012\/03\/17\/dana-tours-the-australia-zoo\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:20:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:20:51","slug":"dana-tours-the-australia-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2012\/03\/dana-tours-the-australia-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana Tours the Australia Zoo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the 7th and final installment of our Queensland holidays. On the day before we depart, we made a short stop at the Australia Zoo. Coming from Singapore where we have such an outstanding zoo, I had initially wanted to skip this attraction altogether! Thank God we didn’t! The Australia Zoo is big on conservation, making it such an amazing place for the little ones to discover the rich Australian wildlife.<\/p>\n

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Here one can cuddle a koala, hand-feed Asian Elephants, walk with a Sumatran Tiger and watch a crocodile launch from the waters edge.  The Zoo is the brainchild of the famous ”Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, who died on 4th September 2006 in a freak snorkelling accident at the Great Barrier Reef.<\/p>\n

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We spent a fruitful afternoon watching the Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors show at the Crocoseum, visiting the Tiger Temple and AsiaElephant habitat. We found the Animal Wildlife Adventure Show educational. The zoo keepers highlighted some world\u2019s conservation issues and taught the kids how to protect the animal kingdom. During the show, we can incredible giant snakes, majestic elephants, colourful, soaring birds and prehistoric big Saltwater Crocodiles! <\/p>\n

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Dana was an intrepid little explorer for the day and went around the Zoo with her mini binoculars!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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We liked the Australian Zoo for its spacious and well-planned layout, its beautiful landscaping, the interesting Aussie exhibits and the interactive animal zones!<\/div>\n

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We’re glad she had the opportunity to go up close to many Aussie wildlife. She fed the wild kangaroos…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Spotted spiders…<\/div>\n
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and huge anacondas…<\/div>\n
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She patted Koalas…<\/div>\n

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The highlight of our visit was the ‘Bindi Pony Ride’. It’s Dana’s  first ever Pony ride outside of Singapore and each kids get to ride the pony into a forest trail! <\/div>\n
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Waiting in line with other little friends…<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Our brave little Jockey!<\/span><\/div>\n
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No wonder The Australia Zoo has won so many tourism accolades and awards. We had a truly educational and fun outing. We look forward to bringing Dana back again to visit other parts of the Zoo which we didn’t manage to cover and especially its new “African Savannah” exhibit. <\/div>\n
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Daddy screams “Crikey!”<\/span><\/p>\n
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With Bindi’s Family<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Always happy to be in a Zoo. One day, I might be a Zoologist! <\/span><\/div>\n
For more information on The Australia Zoo, visit its website here<\/a>. <\/div>\n
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This concludes our 10 Day Queensland Self-Drive holiday which took place in December 2012. We’ve always imagined that Queensland would be overly-commercialised but after this trip, we stand corrected. Queensland has so much to offer as a family-friendly destination and we would not hesitate to share our itinerary should anyone needs one!  Hope our Queensland updates have inspired you to come visit this Sunshine state of Australia. <\/div>\n
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