National Dinosaur Museum

The National Dinosaur Museum, one of Canberra’s premier family tourist attractions, contains more than 50 skeleton and skull exhibits, real and replica fossils, and over 50 lifelike dinosaur models, as well as many animatronic dinosaurs that move, roar, blink and even breathe!

Our experienced guides take Students on a journey starting 4.4 billion years ago – when the Earth was forming – from the oldest minerals in the world through the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous eras, to arrive at megafauna.

Students gain a unique insight into biology, palaeontology, history, the evolution of species, and Australia’s ancient history.

During their experience Students can place their hands on a 150-million-year-old dinosaur bone and touch a 150 kg meteorite.

Photographs are welcome at the end of the discussion in each section.

We provide an interactive experience which allows students to learn about dinosaurs in a fun‑filled, informative and age-appropriate way.

Tours are available day and night, to suit all Primary and Secondary Students.

Each program runs for 90 minutes with a 60-minute tour, and 30 minutes to experience our interactive areas, roam the Dinosaur Garden, or browse through Canberra’s largest display of fossils, minerals and natural crystal specimens in our well stocked and popular gift shop.

With our new Premium Tour offerings Students have the option of an additional30 minutes of self-guided exploration within our Gallery, with a Tour Guide there to answer questions as they explore all that prehistory has to offer at their own pace!

DAY TOURS: 9am - 3.30pm.

NIGHT TOURS: 5.30–7.00 pm, 7.30–9.00 pm.

Open every day – bookings essential, conditions apply.

All bookings through Book Canberra Excursions.