{"id":5632,"date":"2012-09-10T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/werribee-open-range-zoo-river-murray-kruger-trans-siberian-express-2\/"},"modified":"2012-09-10T05:15:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T05:15:00","slug":"werribee-open-range-zoo-river-murray-kruger-trans-siberian-express-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/09\/werribee-open-range-zoo-river-murray-kruger-trans-siberian-express-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Werribee Open Range Zoo &#8211; River Murray &#8211; Kruger &#8211; Trans Siberian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-M4KnO5xAHbU\/UE13fyTeKSI\/AAAAAAAAYX8\/GuQWTrBLKSg\/s1600\/Russia%2BYekaterinburg%2BChurch%2Bon%2Bthe%2BBlood-742443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"300\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786412484204046626\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-M4KnO5xAHbU\/UE13fyTeKSI\/AAAAAAAAYX8\/GuQWTrBLKSg\/s400\/Russia%2BYekaterinburg%2BChurch%2Bon%2Bthe%2BBlood-742443.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Travel Briefs<\/h2>\n<p>John Crook<\/p>\n<h4>Planning for school holidays<\/h4>\n<p>Here is the chance to go behind the &#8216;off limits&#8217; areas of my favourite zoo,- ie \u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoo.org.au\/werribee\" target=\"_blank\">Werribee Open Range Zoo<\/a>. The secret places at the zoo comes at no extra cost. \u00a0In other words, admission for kids is free, and the schools&#8217; programs is free. \u00a0Bookings are not required. \u00a0Visitors get to access the African Wild Dogs, hippos. cheetah and monkeys. The secret places tour is available for limited time only.- so make a note of those dates. \u00a0Saturday \u00a0September 22 until Sunday October 7.<\/p>\n<h4>River of Islands<\/h4>\n<p>Destination Lake Mulwala on the River Murray. \u00a0The area is dotted with islands and inlets that open up to a river system brimming with wildlife and river gums. The River of Islands is an eco-friendly houseboat positioned on our favourite river, Google River of Islands and then stand back to prepare for an affair with this six to eight berth experience.<\/p>\n<h4>Kruger ! \u00a0Here we come<\/h4>\n<p>South Africa is once again becoming one of the most favoured holiday destinations of the world. Did you know that holders of an Australian passport need not apply for a visa prior to travel to South Africa ? \u00a0 \u00a0Those South Africans make it so easy for we Ozzies. \u00a0The big attraction has to be the Big Five:\u00a0 buffalo, elephants, leopards, lions and rhinos. Go visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southafrica.net\/fundi\">www.southafrica.net\/fundi<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Just imagine !<\/h4>\n<p>Twelve nights across Russia and into Mongolia. Something most of us have considered and now its all become fact rather than fiction. Join the luxury Golden Eagle Trans Siberian Express,- a highlight of the 33-day escorted tour with Far Horizons. \u00a0Do not miss this grand opportunity. \u00a0The best advise I can give is to call \u00a01800 083 141. \u00a0 The starting date for this tour is August 31, 2013.<\/p>\n<h4>Educational tractor tours<\/h4>\n<p>Summerland Farm House at Alstonville near Ballina has launched this new range of touring options. \u00a0You get to visit the farm&#8217;s macadamia and avocados orchards. \u00a0Just Google &#8216;Educational Tractor Tours&#8217; for more information.<\/p>\n<p><i>* Please note conditions may apply to these packages \u00a0and prices are subject to change and availability. \u00a0This information is provided as a guide only. \u00a0Check with your travel agency. \u00a0 Block-out periods may apply. <\/i>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Need a holiday ? \u00a0We&#8217;re archived on \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travellersgoodbuys.info\/\">http:\/\/travellersgoodbuys.info<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel Briefs John Crook Planning for school holidays Here is the chance to go behind the &#8216;off limits&#8217; areas of my favourite zoo,- ie \u00a0the Werribee Open Range Zoo. The secret places at the zoo comes at no extra cost. \u00a0In other words, admission for kids is free, and the schools&#8217; programs is free. \u00a0Bookings [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-5632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-travel-briefs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}