What's to See?

Much of the town’s treasures – like its opal – can be found underground. Local organised tours or your own walking tour can be organised through the Visitor Centre.

Here is just a taste of what’s on offer…Take a true DownUnder trip into a “dugout” home – made by mining families – with some more like mansions, covering 450 square metres. More than half of the town’s families live underground, where temperatures are maintained at a pleasant 23-25 degrees C throughout the year.

There are underground churches and art galleries too – plus the award-winning Desert Cave Hotel, the world’s first 4-star luxury property of its type, complete with mining display and opal gallery.

The historic Old Timers Mine – hand-dug in 1916, features a self-guided walk through tour of display galleries, two underground homes and precious seams of opal, while the Umoona Mine & Museum contains an underground house, Aboriginal interpretive centre, panoramic theatre, historic displays, opal retailing shop and showroom plus Aboriginal arts and crafts.

And if you like to buy opals, you’ll find the world’s largest displays in Coober Pedy. You can also enquire at the Visitor Centre how to ”noodle” through permitted mine areas to seek your own gemstones.

Come and see for yourself!

The outback of SA offers a unique and fascinating experience. Base yourself in Coober Pedy and we will help you to discover some of these exciting destinations.

Follow the official mail run route, or the old ‘Ghan’ narrow gauge railway line. Travel into the spectacular Painted Desert or to William Creek through the world’s largest cattle station ‘Anna Creek’ (24,000 sq km), call into Lake Cadibarrawirracanna, Australia’s longest place name and experience just some of what Outback SA has to offer. For those who like to travel to remote areas and like to get a bird’s-eye perspective of the country, a charter flight might appeal. Some charter flight operators also have access to remote areas where permits are usually required. These areas include missions where some of our most famous Aboriginal arts and crafts are produced.