Dingo Sanctuary Bargo — Attraction in Bargo

Located at 3105A Remembrance Driveway, Bargo, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺 This was a wonderful place to get up close to the iconic Dingo. It only cost $10.00 for entrance ($5.00 for children), but if you want a dingo encounter, it’s an extra $10 which I recommend. I did it and I couldn’t recommend enough. I had Nooka and it was wonderful to be able to pat it and my guide (Margaret) was kind enough to take photos of me and Nooka and even a video. She was very accommodating. It wasn’t a long encounter but I am still glad I did it. The guides were full of interesting information about the animals, they are very knowledgeable and passionate about the breed. We could ask questions also and they were more than happy to answer. We had Lisa, Sue and Margaret as our guides and they were wonderful. It was great that each area for the dingo’s had their names displayed and the guides were able to explain where each one came from and what kind of dingo they were ie Alpine, Desert or Tropical. The dingo’s on Fraser Island are Tropical. They explained each dingo’s history, it added a personal touch. I was fascinated to learn that dingo’s originally came from Papua New Guinea, they came across on the fishing boats, and descended from the Asian Wolf. I thought they originated from Australia 🇦🇺. There’s also no dingo’s in Tasmania apparently. It’s certainly not a full day experience but it was well worth the visit. The Sanctuary is a resgistered charity since 1976 and is dedicated to educating visitors about this iconic Australian 🇦🇺 animal. We were encouraged to interact with the dingo’s and it was really a great time overall. The animals are clearly well looked after and friendly and the volunteers certainly seem to love the dingo’s and their work. They clearly care about the dingo’s wellbeing. The Sanctuary itself is well maintained, it’s not a zoo so don’t come expecting to see a lot of animals. The focus is on the dingo’s and their upkeep. At the moment there’s 28 dingo’s at the Sanctuary but they can have up to 32 at any given time. The Sanctuary is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10.00am until 2.00pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. There’s no cafe but there is a small shop for souvenirs etc. There’s toilet 🚻 facilities near the gift shop and there’s ample parking 🅿️. I would definitely recommend visiting....

A party of 19 including one 12 year old child arrived at the sanctuary and found one of the volunteers looking for us. We were finally all present and we followed a volunteer into the sanctuary where we were given the rules which must be followed. We were then split into 3 groups who were all being guided be volunteers. We walked around the Sanctuary and were introduced to each of the Dingos except one who had dug out a nice little den under the concrete floor of his shed. He did show himself later on though. The group I was with had several members who had paid extra to be able to pat a dingo. There is a small shop there with all things dingo which can be purchased at your leisure. Unfortunately there was nowhere to purchase a cup of coffee or a snack while we waited. Toilets were available and were clean. If looking for something different to do I highly reccomend the...

We book on their website and for a week everything is fine. Arriving at the gate no one is there to greet us and upon calling a dismissive receptionist says it is "too hot for the dogs", though they had plenty of time to tell us beforehand they were closing up as they could obviously see we had booked and they refuse to let us in to even walk around anyway because conveniently both employees are "feeling unwell" yet still there to work. After mentioning a two hour drive they dismiss us and do not even offer a refund or a rescheduled booking. Upon calling the manager she seems confused and says she'll call their employee to let us in, the same employee who feels ill and refuses to do so. Then only upon speaking of a refund do they accept to do so. And we end up with wasted time, petrol, money and no...