Australian Age of Dinosaurs
Australian Age of Dinosaurs
4.5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
The Australian Age of Dinosaurs is a museum focused on Australia’s evolutionary history, in particular the discovery, conservation, and research of Australia’s dinosaurs. It is a working museum – an education resource, research facility and tourist attraction. It features: • World’s largest collection of Australian dinosaur fossils • Most productive fossil preparation laboratory in the Southern Hemisphere • Dinosaur Canyon walk with life-size bronze dinosaurs • Work on real, 95 million-year-old dinosaur bone fossils found in the Winton area • Spectacular views from the top of The Jump-Up (Australia's first International Dark-Sky Sanctuary) with striking rocky outcrops and canyons; walking trails; animal and bird life; it’s a photographer’s paradise!
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Ken
Port Macquarie, Australia27 contributions
Oct. 2023 • Couples
This is a world class facility and a great window into the history of dinosaurs in Australia.
The life size models in brass are exceptional and this is a must see for every intelligent Australian.
The life size models in brass are exceptional and this is a must see for every intelligent Australian.
Written 5 October 2023
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Thank you for visiting and leaving such a positive review, Daydream28042409511! Hope to see you back again soon :)
Written 8 October 2023
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John W
Cairns, Australia130 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Friends
amazing. World class. Allow best part of a whole day. Did not realize the extent of dinosaurs in Australia. These guys doing amazing things relying on paid entry and donations as prime source of funds. A must see for everyone.
Written 5 October 2023
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Amazing review! Thank you for visiting L2350BWjohnw!
Written 8 October 2023
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OrderintheHouse
Brisbane2,810 contributions
Oct. 2022 • Couples
In October 2022 my wife and I embarked on a 6 day “Legendary Longreach and Winton Tour” with Outback Aussie Tours, incorporating three nights in Longreach and two nights in Winton, travelling to and from Longreach on the Spirit of the Outback train.
Our arrival in Winton from Longreach was early enough for us to take in some local icons such as the Waltzing Matilda Centre; the North Gregory and Tattersall’s Hotels and Arno’s Wall, before visiting the impressive Australian Age of Dinosaurs, 22 kilometres south east of the town in the afternoon.
At the Age of Dinosaurs we were given a guided interpretive tour of the Fossil Preparation Laboratory, Collection room and Dinosaur Canyon. Worth seeing was the March of the Titanosaurs Exhibition, housing Australia’s best-preserved sauropod tracks with two life-sized bronze sauropods at the Exhibition entrance.
A most informative poster at the Fossil Preparation Laboratory, set the scene for our dinosaur adventure. It offers visitors an initial keen appreciation of what life was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It’s worth quoting in this review and it reads “Winton, Queensland, 95 million years ago: the inland sea has retreated to the north and the Winton district is now a fringe of coastal wetlands and open forest. Huge conifers dominate the landscape amid a wealth of lush vegetation: cycads, ginkgos and ferns abound. Horsetails flourish in a myriad of lakes and swamps: dragonflies flit through the marshes and winged reptiles soar above in search of prey. Heavy rain is common, the climate humid and cool. Rivers meander northward; north to the inland sea and lungfish, turtles and crocodiles indulge in their depths. This is The Age of Dinosaurs! “ Indeed a wonderful introduction to our dinosaur journey of discovery that followed.
At the Fossil Preparation Laboratory we were given a guided behind-the -scenes look at how dinosaurs are found and recovered and we watched fossil technicians prepare fossil bones for research and display. Before entering the room to see the fossil technicians in action, performing their intricate and meticulous work, a guide gave us a talk about all aspects of fossil discovery through a series of colourful posters depicting a number of topics including the Discovery and Collection; the Dinosaur Dig; Excavating Dinosaur Bones; and Preservation of the Bones. In addition to the posters there were interesting actual dinosaur bone and fossil specimens on display. One such display highlighted a Scapula (shoulder); Humerus ( upper arm); Femur (upper leg); Dorsal (back) vertebrae and a Rib. Another neat display highlighted fern imprints in rocks. Our full coach group of 45 people made this display room somewhat crowded and also it was at times very hard to hear and understand what the guide was trying to convey and it was a long time standing. However, it was nevertheless still informative for me, despite my hearing challenges.
Our next port of call was the Dinosaur Canyon to witness the March of the Titanosaurs Exhibition housing Australia’s best-preserved sauropod tracks. Here we observed a very impressive, recently discovered 54-metre-long sauropod tracksite. I again had difficulty hearing the guide speaking here but I still enjoyed seeing the Titanosaurs footprints that had been unearthed. Perhaps a better microphone could be considered to assist those of harder hearing.
The two life-sized bronze sauropods at the Exhibition entrance are an obvious attraction, demonstrating the frightening size of the dinosaurs compared to humans – their presence on this Earth all those millions of years ago would have been terrifying to humans had we lived with them at that time. A popular pastime is to have a photo taken beside these magnificent exhibits and in our case we had a group photo taken of our tour group.
Our dinosaur tour ended with a visit to the Collection Room which incorporates a seated theatrette. Here on display are the only known specimens of Australia's largest, and most complete carnivorous dinosaur - Australovenator wintonensis, and Australia's most complete sauropod Diamantinasaurus matildae. We also saw parts of an interesting documentary “ Monsters of the Outback” giving us further knowledge of our dinosaurs of yesteryear.
The Age of Dinosaurs Centre is perched on a spectacular mesa (a wide, flat, elevated landform with steep sides) and as part of our tour package we were treated in the evening to a fabulous sunset barbeque dinner organised for us by the Age of Dinosaurs catering staff. It was at this dinner that the sheer beauty of this spectacular mesa landform became apparent and the sunset was pretty good also.
Every member of the tour group was given a copy of the latest issue of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal with its many interesting dinosaur topics to add to our thirst for knowledge about these fascinating monster creatures that once roamed and dominated the Earth all those millions of years ago.
It was a memorable visit to this wonderful Winton attraction over an afternoon and into the evening. We learnt so much more about dinosaurs in such a short time. Congratulations to the Centre's dedicated staff for making our visit so special.
Our arrival in Winton from Longreach was early enough for us to take in some local icons such as the Waltzing Matilda Centre; the North Gregory and Tattersall’s Hotels and Arno’s Wall, before visiting the impressive Australian Age of Dinosaurs, 22 kilometres south east of the town in the afternoon.
At the Age of Dinosaurs we were given a guided interpretive tour of the Fossil Preparation Laboratory, Collection room and Dinosaur Canyon. Worth seeing was the March of the Titanosaurs Exhibition, housing Australia’s best-preserved sauropod tracks with two life-sized bronze sauropods at the Exhibition entrance.
A most informative poster at the Fossil Preparation Laboratory, set the scene for our dinosaur adventure. It offers visitors an initial keen appreciation of what life was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It’s worth quoting in this review and it reads “Winton, Queensland, 95 million years ago: the inland sea has retreated to the north and the Winton district is now a fringe of coastal wetlands and open forest. Huge conifers dominate the landscape amid a wealth of lush vegetation: cycads, ginkgos and ferns abound. Horsetails flourish in a myriad of lakes and swamps: dragonflies flit through the marshes and winged reptiles soar above in search of prey. Heavy rain is common, the climate humid and cool. Rivers meander northward; north to the inland sea and lungfish, turtles and crocodiles indulge in their depths. This is The Age of Dinosaurs! “ Indeed a wonderful introduction to our dinosaur journey of discovery that followed.
At the Fossil Preparation Laboratory we were given a guided behind-the -scenes look at how dinosaurs are found and recovered and we watched fossil technicians prepare fossil bones for research and display. Before entering the room to see the fossil technicians in action, performing their intricate and meticulous work, a guide gave us a talk about all aspects of fossil discovery through a series of colourful posters depicting a number of topics including the Discovery and Collection; the Dinosaur Dig; Excavating Dinosaur Bones; and Preservation of the Bones. In addition to the posters there were interesting actual dinosaur bone and fossil specimens on display. One such display highlighted a Scapula (shoulder); Humerus ( upper arm); Femur (upper leg); Dorsal (back) vertebrae and a Rib. Another neat display highlighted fern imprints in rocks. Our full coach group of 45 people made this display room somewhat crowded and also it was at times very hard to hear and understand what the guide was trying to convey and it was a long time standing. However, it was nevertheless still informative for me, despite my hearing challenges.
Our next port of call was the Dinosaur Canyon to witness the March of the Titanosaurs Exhibition housing Australia’s best-preserved sauropod tracks. Here we observed a very impressive, recently discovered 54-metre-long sauropod tracksite. I again had difficulty hearing the guide speaking here but I still enjoyed seeing the Titanosaurs footprints that had been unearthed. Perhaps a better microphone could be considered to assist those of harder hearing.
The two life-sized bronze sauropods at the Exhibition entrance are an obvious attraction, demonstrating the frightening size of the dinosaurs compared to humans – their presence on this Earth all those millions of years ago would have been terrifying to humans had we lived with them at that time. A popular pastime is to have a photo taken beside these magnificent exhibits and in our case we had a group photo taken of our tour group.
Our dinosaur tour ended with a visit to the Collection Room which incorporates a seated theatrette. Here on display are the only known specimens of Australia's largest, and most complete carnivorous dinosaur - Australovenator wintonensis, and Australia's most complete sauropod Diamantinasaurus matildae. We also saw parts of an interesting documentary “ Monsters of the Outback” giving us further knowledge of our dinosaurs of yesteryear.
The Age of Dinosaurs Centre is perched on a spectacular mesa (a wide, flat, elevated landform with steep sides) and as part of our tour package we were treated in the evening to a fabulous sunset barbeque dinner organised for us by the Age of Dinosaurs catering staff. It was at this dinner that the sheer beauty of this spectacular mesa landform became apparent and the sunset was pretty good also.
Every member of the tour group was given a copy of the latest issue of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal with its many interesting dinosaur topics to add to our thirst for knowledge about these fascinating monster creatures that once roamed and dominated the Earth all those millions of years ago.
It was a memorable visit to this wonderful Winton attraction over an afternoon and into the evening. We learnt so much more about dinosaurs in such a short time. Congratulations to the Centre's dedicated staff for making our visit so special.
Written 24 September 2023
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Thank you so much for sharing your detailed and insightful review of the Museum as part of the "Legendary Longreach and Winton Tour" with Outback Aussie Tours. It sounds like you had a fantastic time immersing yourself in the world of dinosaurs and we sincerely look forward to welcoming you back if you decide to embark on another prehistoric journey.
Written 24 September 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
WoodgateFamily
Brisbane, Australia276 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Couples
The Ultimate Dinosaur Tour included the Collection Room, Fossil Preparation Laboratory, the March of the Titanosaurs exhibition and a self-guided walk of Dinosaur Canyon and took 3-4 hours. The shuttle bus from reception to the March of the Titanosaurs exhibition is fun, the exhibition was good, but it is not in-situ which detracts from it slightly - but you definitely appreciate the work it took to get it there and seeing the footprints was very cool. The Dinosaur Canyon walk is a bit of fun looking for the dinosaurs, but the views are simply breath taking and the walk is very well done. Shuttle bus back to reception and then I would suggest talking the short walk to the Fossil Preparation room as it gives you some more stunning views. This area was very interesting but a little crowded with a full tour. The short film and the collection room was also very good. Beautiful view from reception where there is a cafe and heaps of picnic tables under shade on top of the Jump Up.
Written 18 September 2023
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Thank you for your detailed review of the Ultimate Dinosaur tour, WoodgateFamily! We appreciate your feedback on each tour, from the Collection Room to the Fossil Preparation Laboratory and the "March of the Titanosaurs" exhibition. Your observations about the Fossil Preparation room and potential crowding are noted and we'll consider improvements. We look forward to welcoming you back for more dinosaur discoveries in the future!
Written 18 September 2023
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1953HappyCamper1953
Caloundra, Australia46 contributions
Great day with the dinosaurs.
We did the 3 options available.
The bone cleaning shed was “real”. The main building furthered the information.
And the buggy ride to the “run” finished it off. Then we could walk down into the canyon. That topped off an amazing experience.
We did the 3 options available.
The bone cleaning shed was “real”. The main building furthered the information.
And the buggy ride to the “run” finished it off. Then we could walk down into the canyon. That topped off an amazing experience.
Written 3 September 2023
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Thank you so much for your wonderful review, 1953HappyCamper1953! We're thrilled to hear that you had a great day with the dinosaurs and that you enjoyed all three tours. We appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back soon for more dinosaur adventures!
Written 4 September 2023
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paulen25
Brisbane, Australia296 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
A world class attraction in a very remote area. Extraordinary accomplishment well beyond expectations and worthy of a visit in its own right. Fascinating collection of fossils and stunning views - A complement to all involved in setting up and operating this facility.
Written 24 August 2023
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We're thrilled by your review, paulen25! Thank you for acknowledging our efforts in setting up and operating the Museum. We'd be delighted to welcome you back for more unforgettable experiences. Happy travels!
Written 26 August 2023
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Tuccamore
119 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
We were keen to explore here to send info and what the experience was like to our grandson - he is a keen dinosaur buff! But! $150 for two adults was more than we could afford. Even with a concession discount of $5 it was too pricey for us.
Written 23 August 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Tuccamore. We're sorry to hear that the pricing didn't align with your budget this time. Just a heads up, we do offer more affordable ticket options that might be suitable for your next visit, just ask at the front desk. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon!
Written 24 August 2023
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Anna B
North Haven, Australia24 contributions
Aug. 2023
My husband and I visited the Australian Age of Dinosaurs for a complete tour of all facilities. It was very impressive what has been built and preserved. The staff were excellent, knowledgeable and passionate. Would highly recommend.
Written 19 August 2023
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Thank you for visiting and leaving a review, Anna! It's heartening to hear that you and your husband enjoyed your Museum experience. We're glad to know that the staff left a strong impression with their knowledge and enthusiasm – it can make a world of difference in enhancing the overall experience. We hope you enjoy the rest of your travels in Outback Queensland!
Written 19 August 2023
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Fiona G
Adelaide, Australia289 contributions
Aug. 2023
It's mind blowing to think that the evidence of the dinosaurs dates back 95 million years. The Canyon tour is good, the tour guide points out the dinosaur footprints and provides explanations of the findings.The dinosaur displays are good and the short walk into the canyon is very easy. The tour provides water and sunscreen if you happen to forget it. Worth visiting if you are at Winton
Written 16 August 2023
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Thank you for sharing your experience, Fiona! We're glad to hear that the "March of the Titanosaurs" exhibition tour was enjoyable and that the Tour Guides' explanations enhanced your understanding of the dinosaur footprints and discoveries. Your recommendation is much appreciated and we're sure your insights will help others make the most of their time here.
Written 17 August 2023
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Siverfemme
8 contributions
Aug. 2023
Loved it!!
The setting is stunning. The architecture is sublime. The footprints are awe inspiring. The tour guides are so enthusiastic. This place is a must see
The setting is stunning. The architecture is sublime. The footprints are awe inspiring. The tour guides are so enthusiastic. This place is a must see
Written 12 August 2023
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Thank you so much for your enthusiastic and positive review, Silverfemme! We're absolutely thrilled that you loved your visit to the Museum. It's wonderful to hear that you found the setting stunning, the architecture sublime and the footprints awe-inspiring. Our team takes great pride in creating an immersive and inspiring experience for our visitors. We're especially glad that our Tour Guides were able to enhance your visit with their enthusiasm and knowledge. Your recommendation as a "must-see" destination means a lot to us and we can't wait to welcome you back for more memorable experiences in the future!
Written 14 August 2023
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sezzy_m
Brisbane, Australia90 contributions
Hi all! I know a question has been asked about this a year ago but just wondering if the dog kennels at Age of Dinosaurs are safe for a small fluffy dog? If not, does anyone know anyone in Winton that does casual dog sitting?
BrayJ803
Pacific Coast Australia, Australia45 contributions
Sorry I do not know
Chickaboo14
Canberra, Australia17 contributions
Hello, we're visiting in early June, and were wondering what the road out to the museum was like (Dinosaur Way). I know it's gravel, but is it an easy road to traverse, or a bit tricky. We have a small SUV vehicle. Thanks for any help or insight 😃
BBLadies
Carbrook, Australia550 contributions
Age of Dinosaurs is an easy drive on bitumen road but I think you might be enquiring about Lark Quarry -Dinosaur Stampede that road is different there is a lot of gravel road. When we travelled in September last year it was in good condition. Your small SUV would still be ok to travel on that road however if there has been a lot of rain the road gets to be a little trickier but if you are at all concerned ring Lark Quarry because staff travel that road regularly & they could give you a more up to date road condition.
NewFarmPrincess
Brisbane, Australia13 contributions
Can you provide an update on the kennel situation please? Is it safe and secure to leave a small dog there? Thank you
Julie N
9 contributions
You need to look up the Age of Dinosaurs website and then phone them. You would certainly not be able to leave a dog in a car out there as it would be too hot and the experience involves a number of tours that you need to book prior to going there. I know that bookings are very heavy out at Winton at present, so I would advise any travellers to book everything well ahead. It is certainly not a museum that you can just rock up to and wander around on your own.
kritty08
Brisbane, Australia
Hi do you have to take one of the tours or can you just look around by yourself? Thanks
audreyw222018
Gold Coast, Australia8 contributions
I advise people to take a tour. You can go on your own but you would not really see anything. There is a tour which takes in all three places and well worth it. They are all fascinating places and full of interesting facts about the Dinosaurs.
We just went on the Age of Dinosaurs 🦖 it was brilliant.
We booked at the pub in the centre of the Main Street. We were the only two people to book so they took us in a four wheel drive instead of the tour bus and the driver waited for us, he didn’t rush us when we were ready he took us back to town What a Great service.
cvcasellas
Perth, Australia
about 4 day train tours
Neil fran H
Greater Sydney, Australia13 contributions
We went by train first class, there was a special deal, 2 for one, this was in January. We enjoyed it immensely. Bus was waiting in Longreach and dropped us off at the motel. Local pub owner dropped us off at the Dinosaur park and picked us up again when we were finished. Make a few phone calls and ask the accommodation if they can do this for you. Good luck
Angeline R
3 contributions
Hi, I would like to know where to buy the article of Australian age of dinosaurs 2016. I'm from indonesia
John R
7 contributions
Hi,
If you want to find more about the Age of Dinosaurs from Indonesia then visit their website. Google: Australian Age of Dinosaurs.
Better still come to Queensland and see it at first hand.
Best wishes.
Hi we would like to know what the price is to go in and see it all
1TraveltheWorld
Alice Springs, Australia12,302 contributions
There are discount multi- passes also.
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