Like the opals it’s famous for, the town of Coober Pedy is a real gem. Most tourists never get to discover its great attractions due to its remote location, but with a train stop nearby, you can get there effortlessly. Searching for opals is a once in a lifetime experience and the underground homes and stores located here are something that you really have to see to believe.

The Painted Desert and Moon Plains offer unforgettable desert scenery and of course Coober Pedy is a gateway to the spectacular Lake Eyre and Flinders Ranges regions. All are unique sights you’ll be glad you took the time to see. As always, our tour options are designed to fit in perfectly with the rest of your holiday, whether that be reboarding the train, taking a flight to your next destination or even touring through remote outback landscapes on your way to Adelaide.

Desert Cave Town Tour Coober Pedy holds a fascination for visitors from all over the world. An "underground" town where you could arrive with just the shirt on your back and leave a millionare! Tour the town, hear about its history, about the precious water supplies and power generation. Every element of life is hard-won in Coober Pedy. Visit a working opal field, see the Breakaways, a range of colourful exposed sandstone outcrops and travel the famous Dog Fence. There is an underground church and underground homes. An amazing introduction to this famous outback town. Duration: 4 Hours Down and Dirty Opal Tour For those who want to experience the thrill of digging for a fortune, this tour offers a comprehensive hands-on opportunity. View an informative, instructional and entertaining video on opal mining to open up the mysterious world of discovering the stone of fire ‘The Coober Pedy Opal’. Visit a working mine field to understand the various styles of opal mining, and to relive the hardship and joy of earlier times. Enter the Quest Mine where you will be supplied with a hard hat, torch and handpick. Get down and get dirty fossicking for your own fortune. Access the ‘Jewellers Shop’ for an experience in noodling (fossicking). Experience the safe, fun, informative way to mine your own opal. Duration: 4 Hours The Outback Mail Run The Mail Run Day Tour travels over a triangle between Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and William Creek, visiting points of interest and delivering mail bags to all cattle stations on the way. The route covers 600km of colourful terrain, passing historic ruins and monuments and part of The Overland Telegraph line. Also visit bores and cattle station homesteads. A true indication of life in the outback. Duration: 1 Day

Painted Desert
Enjoy a 4wd tour to the spectacular Breakaway country of the Painted Desert (Arckaringa Hills). The Painted Desert is an area of spectacular colourful hills that Mother Nature has taken 80 million years to create. To get there travel past the last of the underground homes and through the Dingo Fence. Travel over an area that was once the ancient inland sea bed, but today is commonly known as the Moon Plains. See some of the vast cattle stations of the outback, bush walk through the Painted Desert, and experience the beauty of outback landscapes and waterholes. Learn about the Great Artesian Basin, the early explorers and the pastoral industry.
Duration: 1 Day

Coober Pedy ‘Little Gem’ Tour
This is a fantastic way to learn all about the history of this famous opal mining town. Highlights include a full guided tour of the town, discovering the Painted Desert and the Moon Plains, views of the Breakaways, visiting an underground home, the 9000km dog fence, working opal mines and having the chance to dig for your fortune in an opal mine. You also get to stay at the Desert Cave Hotel where some rooms are built ‘dug out’ style underground!
Note: As this tour concludes in Coober Pedy, ask your holiday consultant about connecting flights/rail to Adelaide
Duration: 4 Days

Strike it Rich Tour
Take in all the attractions of the ‘Little Gem Tour’, excluding the Painted Desert. You will have the chance to strike it rich by digging for opal, and you will definitely unearth all the local attractions. You will also get to experience the famous Outback Mail Run between Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and William Creek.
Note: As this tour concludes in Coober Pedy, ask your holiday consultant about connecting flights/rail to Adelaide
Duration: 4 Days