Visit Coober Pedy
- Handicraft
- Museums
- Art & Culture
Coober Pedy: How to get there?
539km drive from Port AugustaCoober Pedy: When to go?
From April to OctoberCoober Pedy: For how long?
1 to 2 daysLearn more about your destination
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Coober Pedy Vacations
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Coober Pedy is a mining town in South Australia. Down Under, they call it the world's opal capital.
Coober Pedy: What to see in the surroundings?
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Coober Pedy is a mining town in South Australia. Down Under, they call it the world's opal capital.
My suggestion
If you arrive from the north, stop at Breakaways. To drive across flat hilltops, in the middle of the desert, gives you amazing views of the region's colourful, arid landscape.
Coober Pedy, called "the white man's hole" in the aboriginal language, is a troglodyte mining village in South Australia. It is the world opal capital and is the place where Mad Max 3 and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert were filmed.
My suggestion
Visit the opal shops; chat with the miners/tradesmen; visit one of the underground churches and the Umoona museum. Spend the night in an underground hotel!
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