Dinosaur Foot Print

Bronwyn Nichols

a month ago

★★★★★

10 stars for the dinosaur bone prep tour. Very informative and an open display of how the artifacts are processed post discovery to provide vital insight into these magnificent creatures. My Dad, who had been there a few years prior was glad to see new displays not seen before. I feel this museum is going to keep progressing into something awesome to keep returning to. Excellent and a MUST!!!

Johan Årsköld

a month ago

★★★★★

IMPORTANT: ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE YOUR BOOKED TOUR TIME. AGENDA FOR THE DAY 1. The Fossil Preparation Laboratory 2. Reception Centre & Collection Room 3. March of the Titanosaurs Exhibition and Dinosaur Canyon PRACTICAL TIP #1: Arrive at the Reception Centre at least 15 minutes before your booked start time. Check-in takes place there before the tours begin. PRACTICAL TIP #2: Allow approximately 3.5 hours for the complete experience. For our 9:30 am booking, we arrived at reception at 9:15 am and finished at approximately 12:45 pm. If you would like extra time to browse displays, take photographs or enjoy the views, allow another 30 minutes. PRACTICAL TIP #3: The day follows a structured schedule. For our tour, we started at the Fossil Preparation Laboratory at 9:30 am, returned to the Reception Centre & Collection Room at 10:30 am, and then departed for March of the Titanosaurs and Dinosaur Canyon at 11:15 am. There is not a great deal of spare time between activities, so it helps to understand the schedule beforehand. PRACTICAL TIP #4: The final section of the experience involves transport from the Reception Centre to Dinosaur Canyon. Visitors are transported by the Age of Dinosaurs vehicles, so there is no need to organise your own transport between the final attractions. Our visit began at The Fossil Preparation Laboratory, which was one of the highlights of the day. It was fascinating to see real researchers and volunteers working on actual dinosaur fossils. Watching the preparation process and hearing how fossils are discovered, excavated and carefully revealed helped us appreciate the enormous amount of work involved in every discovery. Seeing science actively taking place rather than simply viewing finished exhibits made this part especially memorable. The Reception Centre & Collection Room provided excellent context for everything we had seen in the laboratory. The film was informative and engaging, helping explain the significance of the discoveries and how they fit into Australia's prehistoric history. We also appreciated the presentation given by the guide, which helped connect the various parts of the experience and provided useful background before moving on to the next stage. The March of the Titanosaurs Exhibition and Dinosaur Canyon were equally impressive. Seeing the dinosaur trackways and learning the story behind them was fascinating. The outdoor walkway and surrounding landscape added another dimension to the visit and helped place these discoveries within the environment where they were found. The views alone are worth taking time to enjoy. Overall, Australian Age of Dinosaurs was one of the highlights of our visit to Winton. The combination of active fossil preparation, engaging presentations, world-class discoveries and spectacular scenery creates a unique experience that is both educational and inspiring. We would highly recommend it to anyone visiting the region.

Gavin Wilson

a month ago

★★★★★

The kids loved it we did the whole package for this museum which included the fossil preparation lab, the collection room and the dinosaurs outpost the cost for a family of 6 was only $210.00 and went for around 3 hours with a few breaks in between tours. You start at the fossil preparation lab which is a 5 minute walk along the rig of cliff top of the museum back towards the lab. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and was great interacting with the kids and answering all questions. Then talk the short walk back to the main building for your next exhibition in the collection room, this is a sit down guided video tour of how all things Australian Age of Dinosaurs started. The tour guide walked you through the videos and explained the what and how the three dinosaurs fossil in this room where discovery, removed and slowly put back together with 3D models and looking at other closely related dinosaurs. Then we did the Dinosaurs outpost, this starts by taking a guided golf buggy ride to the outpost area, the a guided tour of the facilities and the fossil foot prints of a few different dinosaurs found in one creek bed. After this you had time to walk the board walk area and take in the incredible views of this area. Then is back into the golf baggy for you trip back to main building to finish your tour. Would strongly suggest you book your tickets before you go to secure your spots.

Narelle Kolos

a month ago

★★★☆☆

The location is amazing with beautiful views across the plains. The dedication of the volunteers was very impressive as they scratched away at the various finds. For those who have dogs. Kennels are provided, but limited. They are at the furthest point of car park to the entry which was not convenient. You then needed to drive to first meeting point, or could walk if time allowed, while my pet watched me drive off. Very stressful for myself and pet. I was told everything was there at the kennels. Yes... key and lock provided. Hose for obtaining water. But no dishes or bowl.??? This was not helpful as it was 3+hrs tour. Appreciated use of kennels. Bring everything and allow extra time as not near entrance.

Annette Mavin

3 months ago

★★★★★

What an absolutely amazing place, so much information. Plan to spend a whole day here as there is so much to see and learn. They also have a cafe with food, cold drinks and ice creams. The knowledge of the staff is just amazing and just so interesting to discover so much about our history that is unknown. I highly recommend a visit here.