Australian Age of Dinosaurs

We took our three kids out to do the Dinosaur Trail, including the Australian Age of Dinosaurs. We had our reservations about the whole trip being worth the 2500km round trip for us from Cairns via Cobbold and Townsville. So far this place makes the whole drive worth it alone. What's even more incredible is that they haven't even built the Australian Museum of Natural history yet. This place was amazing at the time of our visit alone. It's going to be absolutely mind blowing as soon as the museum is built. I believe the addition of the museum will make Winton a must visit town for anyone visiting Australia. We'll just have to come back as they're clearly hard at work making this place even more spectacular right down to ancient vegetation. The attention to detail and architecture is impressive as it compliments the natural beauty of the Jump-up. It's hard to pick a favourite part of this attraction. The aim of our trip was for a scout project. The Laboratory was extremely informative and ticked all the boxes necessary. Everyone there is a volunteer and super friendly. They answered all our questions and it wildly exceeded our expectations. A great place to volunteer for a retirement! The art work is amazing also and makes for great photo opportunities. We walked out with a massive collection of dinosaur stuff. The only draw back is that I didn't know about the star gazing tour. If I'd known I would have booked a head. It was sadly booked out on the day. So that was disappointing. Apart from this amazing!

The third stop on our family adventure of The Dinosaur Trail, after the Flinders Discovery Centre and the Lark Quarry Dinosaur Stampede. We loved our time at the Age of Dinosaurs (2 ad + 2 tweens). The guides were all friendly and knowledgeable. Facilities were clean, and the selection of gifts and memorabilia was good. The Dinosaur Canyon tour was done very well, telling a nice story of the history as we walked. We booked our trip 6 months in advance, and ended up with tour times that didn't actually exist, in an order that wasn't recommended due to the temperature increasing throughout the day. This meant there was a little confusion when we arrived, but the staff were helpful and sorted it out quickly. Better signage in the carpark would be great to make sure people don't go to the wrong place first, but other than that, it was an absolutely fantastic day and experience.

What an awesome experience. Checked out the laboratory and watched the volunteers cleaning the fossils. Great informative guide. Visited the river stampede and listened to the fabulous interpritations from the guide and imagined the Dinasours walking along. Then walked the valley with the life like models. A perfect day and great facilities for the dog to stay

This was fantastic. We did the 3 tours. First, the Stampede place, then the Canyon tour and Laboratory tour. We had a guide telling us all about the stampede in a river bed, and then we were allowed to walk around the mini canyon with real-life statues, which were fantastic and then a guide to tell how they collect, preserve and clean the fossils. Well worth the visit.

Great spot, dig site, dinosaur bones, seeds, fauna, rock formations, all fabulous. So glad we visited, and spent some time there. The lady in the Laboratory doing the fine detail on items found, was amazing. Sorry I can't remember her name, she's a very talented lady ,degrees etc.! Loved her knowledge, and enthusiasm, discussed queries and had a very informative conversation about life in the area, dinosaurs, opals etc. Would love to have discussed around a fire pit over a glass of wine. The only negative I have is the number of people going thru the Laboratory at one time, which means you try and listen to the guide, and try and see what she's talking about. Very interesting information.

Top place to go too, it's a must , so much info about Dinosaurs No dogs but dog cages supplied on other side of car park Great display with very knowledgeable staff, did the Ultimate tour Amazing centre in their outback station Nice Cafe in reception with great views. Little buggy bus takes you up through hill to outback station Best tour you can do. You can split the tour up, we did one part in the avo, next part morning so it wasn't too long for dogs to wait. Ring up to make the split arrangements, very friendly staff. Well recommended!!

We absolutely love the Australian Age of Dinosaurs. Highlight was watching and then chatting with the volunteers exposing the fossils. So cool. Actually, everything about this was cool. Make sure you book - the tours are very busy and you cannot visit without a booking.

The facility is amazing and we booked the full tour. We all really enjoyed the dinosaur footprints, such an incredible experience! The only downside was the long waits between the three parts of the tour, which made it drag out a bit. We ended up leaving early as we had to get on the road to the next town. Overall, an awesome place, but the tour could definitely run a bit smoother.