https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/Recent content on Things To Do in Coober PedyHugoen-auMon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/getting-to-coober-pedy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/getting-to-coober-pedy/How to reach Coober Pedy by road, air or coach - and how to get around once you’re here.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/one-perfect-day/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/one-perfect-day/The ideal one-day Coober Pedy itinerary - mines, museums, opal and a Breakaways sunset.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/with-kids/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/with-kids/Family-friendly things to do in Coober Pedy - kangaroo feeding, opal noodling, underground mines and more.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/driving-the-stuart-highway/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/driving-the-stuart-highway/Coober Pedy is a long way from anywhere. Here are the key distances, where to fuel up (including EV charging), and how to drive the Stuart Highway safely.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/underground/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/underground/The whole point of Coober Pedy - sleep, pray, shop and explore below ground, where it’s a cool 23°C while the desert bakes above.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/a-weekend/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/a-weekend/A relaxed two-day Coober Pedy itinerary with mines, the Breakaways, a tour and a dugout stay.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/wheelchair-accessible/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/wheelchair-accessible/Step-free and wheelchair-friendly attractions, eateries and stays in Coober Pedy.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/when-to-visit-how-long/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/when-to-visit-how-long/The best time of year to visit Coober Pedy, and how many days you really need.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/where-to-stay-underground-vs-above-ground/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/where-to-stay-underground-vs-above-ground/Dugout or daylight? How to choose your Coober Pedy bed - the cool, quiet novelty of underground rooms vs the practicality of above-ground stays.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/stuart-highway-stopover/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/stuart-highway-stopover/Driving Adelaide to Uluru or Alice Springs? How to make the most of a Coober Pedy stopover.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/lake-eyre-oodnadatta-loop/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/lake-eyre-oodnadatta-loop/A 3–4 day outback adventure pairing Coober Pedy with Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre and the legendary Oodnadatta Track - by 4WD, or the easy way by air.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/free/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/free/Coober Pedy on a budget - free attractions, lookouts, noodling and underground churches.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/outback-safety/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/outback-safety/Stay safe in Coober Pedy - open mine shafts, heat, water, fuel and outback driving.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/coober-pedy-with-kids/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/coober-pedy-with-kids/Planning Coober Pedy with kids? The attractions they’ll actually love, family prices, underground sleeps, the safety musts and how to survive the drive.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/coober-pedy-with-pets/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/coober-pedy-with-pets/Travelling with a dog? Pet-friendly places to stay, where to walk them, and how to keep them safe in the desert heat.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/essentials-emergencies/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/essentials-emergencies/Fuel, ATMs, groceries, medical, post and emergency contacts in Coober Pedy.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/at-night/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/at-night/After-dark Coober Pedy - the drive-in, the speedway, dinner spots and a sky full of stars.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/two-opal-towns-andamooka/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/itineraries/two-opal-towns-andamooka/Pair the opal capital with its scrappier sister town, Andamooka - a 3-day road trip through two very different sides of South Australia’s opal country.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/self-drive-day-trips/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/self-drive-day-trips/Load up the car and head out - the Breakaways, Moon Plain, the Dog Fence, historic opal fields and the long run to William Creek and Lake Eyre.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/coober-pedy-on-a-budget/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/coober-pedy-on-a-budget/You don’t need deep pockets to enjoy the opal capital - free attractions, cheap thrills, free camping and money-saving tips.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/pet-friendly/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/pet-friendly/Travelling with a dog? Pet-friendly stays, free camps and the dog-friendly parkrun in Coober Pedy.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/multicultural/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/multicultural/A tiny desert town of ~2,000 people drawn from dozens of nations - its clubs and churches tell the story of who came chasing opal.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/accessibility-in-coober-pedy/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/plan/accessibility-in-coober-pedy/How accessible is Coober Pedy? An honest look at getting around a town built into hillsides and underground - plus step-free options and who to ask.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/quirky/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/quirky/Grassless golf, a spaceship in the street, a beer-can headstone and a movie crocodile - the gloriously weird side of the opal capital.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/photographers/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/collections/photographers/Otherworldly landscapes and big skies - the Breakaways at golden hour, Moon Plain, the Painted Desert, and a night sky thick with stars.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/the-opal-rush/Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/the-opal-rush/A boy’s 1915 find did not create one rush but three. Follow Coober Pedy from camel-carted water and Tottie Bryant to migrant miners and the blower.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/a-town-of-many-nations/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/a-town-of-many-nations/How a tiny, brutally hot speck of desert came to be one of the most multicultural towns in Australia - drawn together, and divided, by opal.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/andamooka/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/andamooka/Coober Pedy’s smaller sister opal town - a ramshackle, characterful field about 5½ hours away by road, famous for matrix opal and pioneer dugouts.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/boot-hill-cemetery/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/boot-hill-cemetery/Coober Pedy’s main cemetery - a moving, very Coober Pedy place where miners of dozens of nationalities lie, including the famous beer-can headstone.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-croatian-club/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-croatian-club/The social heart of Coober Pedy’s large Croatian mining community - the Croatian Welfare & Sports Club, part of what makes this such a multicultural town.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-first-cemetery/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-first-cemetery/The town’s original burial ground, used from the early 1920s - the resting place of some of the very first people to live and die on the opal fields.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-italian-club/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-italian-club/A warm, volunteer-run miners’ club since 1964 - hearty Italian meals, a beer garden with sunset views and walls full of opal-field history. Visitors welcome.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/movies-filmed-in-coober-pedy/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/movies-filmed-in-coober-pedy/The lunar landscape that doubled as another planet - the films, TV shows and documentaries that came to Coober Pedy.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-parkrun/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-parkrun/A free, weekly 5km run, jog or walk every Saturday morning at the Coober Pedy Oval - dogs and visitors welcome.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/free-camping-coober-pedy/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/free-camping-coober-pedy/Two free camps for self-sufficient travellers - the donation-run RV camp at Old Timers Mine, and the bare-bones paddock off Kempe Road just out of town.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/geocaching-coober-pedy/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/geocaching-coober-pedy/Yes, the global treasure hunt reaches the opal fields - including an EarthCache at the Big Winch lookout that teaches you how opal forms.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/kupi-gliding/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/kupi-gliding/Coober Pedy’s volunteer gliding club - soar engine-free over the opal fields and gibber plains in some of the clearest, most thermal-rich air in the country.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/manguri-siding/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/manguri-siding/The remote rail siding 42km west of town where The Ghan stops - your chance to glimpse the legendary outback train on its run between Adelaide and Darwin.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/mintabie-the-opal-town-that-closed/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/mintabie-the-opal-town-that-closed/Once a rough, rich opal field north of Coober Pedy, Mintabie was wound up and handed back to the APY Lands in 2019 - and is now closed to the public.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/rock-hounding-coober-pedy/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/rock-hounding-coober-pedy/Beyond opal - the country around Coober Pedy turns up gypsum crystals, jasper, ironstone and more. Here’s what to look for and how to fossick legally.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/stargazing-coober-pedy/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/stargazing-coober-pedy/Some of the darkest skies in Australia - the Milky Way, the Southern Cross and two naked-eye galaxies, best seen a short drive out of town.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/eight-mile-coober-pedy/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/eight-mile-coober-pedy/The rich historic opal field north of town where the world’s most valuable opal was found - quirky sculptures, old diggings and a scattering of people still living out there.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/the-water-story/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/the-water-story/In one of the driest places in Australia, every drop is hard-won - from carted water and bores to a desalination plant, and now a 2026 handover to SA Water.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/coober-pedy-name-origin/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/coober-pedy-name-origin/The name is usually traced to the Aboriginal ‘kupa piti’ - but what it actually means, and even which language it’s from, is far from settled.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/william-creek/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/william-creek/One of Australia’s smallest towns - a historic pub on the Oodnadatta Track and the gateway to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, about 167km east of Coober Pedy.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/2-minute-noodlers/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/2-minute-noodlers/A handy all-in-one stop: car, e-bike and motorbike hire, coin laundry, car wash, hairdresser and a curiosities & oddities shop.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/anzac-day-coober-pedy/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/anzac-day-coober-pedy/Coober Pedy’s Anzac Day dawn service and community parade, held on 25 April each year.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/big4-stuart-range-outback-resort/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/big4-stuart-range-outback-resort/Holiday park with cabins, powered sites, a pool, camp kitchen and an on-site pizzeria.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/ck-confectionaire/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/ck-confectionaire/A much-loved bakery-café run by two local sisters - now closed, but a Coober Pedy favourite we keep on record.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-drive-in/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-drive-in/A classic 1965 outback drive-in - the only one still running in South Australia.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-gem-trade-show/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-gem-trade-show/An annual gem and opal trade show - a highlight for collectors, buyers and opal lovers.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-opal-festival/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-opal-festival/The town’s biggest weekend - live music, fireworks, speedway and drive-in movies, held each year.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-opal-fields-golf-club/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-opal-fields-golf-club/Golf on a course with no grass - oiled-sand greens, a strip of mat, and a reciprocal arrangement with St Andrews.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-race-club/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-race-club/The annual outback race meet and gymkhana at the Coober Pedy racecourse - a classic desert race day.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-rsl/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-rsl/The local RSL club - open Sunday evenings for dinner and a drink at the bar.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-speedway/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-speedway/Dirt-track speedway racing under the outback sky - a great local night out during the season.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/desert-cave-hotel/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/desert-cave-hotel/Iconic underground hotel on Hutchison Street with rooms cut into the rock, a café, bar, pool and opal display.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/great-kanku-breakaways-marathon/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/great-kanku-breakaways-marathon/An annual marathon, half, fun-run and ultra (plus cycling) through the spectacular Kanku-Breakaways - a community fundraiser.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/greek-hall-greek-bbq/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/greek-hall-greek-bbq/Authentic Greek BBQ every Friday night at the Greek Hall - a Coober Pedy community institution.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/johns-pizza-bar-restaurant/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/johns-pizza-bar-restaurant/Multi-award-winning, family-run pizza and pasta institution - home of the legendary ‘Coat of Arms’ pizza.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/josephines-gallery-kangaroo-orphanage/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/josephines-gallery-kangaroo-orphanage/Aboriginal art gallery and kangaroo orphanage where you can meet rescued joeys - feeding at 12pm and 5:30pm.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/opal-inn-hotel-motel/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/opal-inn-hotel-motel/Central pub with a bistro and saloon bar, plus hotel, motel and caravan-park accommodation.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/outback-bar-and-grill/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/outback-bar-and-grill/All-day bar and grill on the main street - breakfast, lunch and dinner with pizza, grills and pub favourites.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-mail-run-tour/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-mail-run-tour/A legendary full-day mail-delivery tour along the Oodnadatta Track with Bruce Ross, the Outback Mail Man.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/radeka-downunder/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/radeka-downunder/Central underground motel and backpacker rooms - recently under new ownership with exciting changes underway.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/st-peter-paul-catholic-church/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/st-peter-paul-catholic-church/An underground Catholic church carved into the rock - completing Coober Pedy’s trio of dugout churches.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/lookout-cave-underground-motel/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/lookout-cave-underground-motel/Underground motel rooms and dugout apartments carved up to 25 metres into the sandstone.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/toms-working-opal-mine/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/toms-working-opal-mine/Guided tours of a genuine working opal mine, with a free noodling pit, scones and barista coffee.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/umoona-opal-mine-museum/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/umoona-opal-mine-museum/Walk through a real underground mine, a free museum and a preserved dugout home - Coober Pedy’s biggest attraction and a perfect first stop.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/unearthing-opal-experience/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/unearthing-opal-experience/Hands-on opal mining adventures with Dan Measey from TV’s Outback Opal Hunters - day and night sessions.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/scenic-flights-coober-pedy/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/scenic-flights-coober-pedy/Daily scenic flights over the opal fields, the Breakaways and Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre - the Outback’s flight specialists.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/big-winch-360-cafe/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/big-winch-360-cafe/Café and bar at the Big Winch lookout with the best sunset views in town.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/catacomb-church/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/catacomb-church/A cross-shaped underground church cut from sandstone in 1977, with fittings made from mulga wood and an old miner’s winch.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-hospital/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-hospital/The town’s hospital for emergency and general care. In an emergency call 000.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-police/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-police/South Australia Police station serving Coober Pedy. Emergencies: 000. Non-urgent: 131 444.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-post-office/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-post-office/Australia Post outlet for mail, parcels and bill payments.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-supermarket/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-supermarket/The main grocery store for self-caterers and road-trippers stocking up.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-visitor-information-centre/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-visitor-information-centre/Start here - maps, tours, Breakaways park passes, noodling info and local advice.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/crocodile-harrys-dugout/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/crocodile-harrys-dugout/The wonderfully eccentric underground home of a former croc hunter - a Mad Max filming location.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/down-to-erth-bnb/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/down-to-erth-bnb/Boutique underground bed & breakfast offering a true private dugout stay.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/fayes-underground-home/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/fayes-underground-home/A hand-dug underground home famous for being excavated by three women - with an underground pool.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-fuel/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/coober-pedy-fuel/Fill up in town before long outback drives - the next fuel can be hours away.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/kanku-breakaways-conservation-park/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/kanku-breakaways-conservation-park/Stunning Aboriginal-owned tablelands and colourful hills, 30 min north - unmissable at sunrise or sunset.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/moon-plain/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/moon-plain/A vast, lunar gibber-stone desert used as a film location - utterly otherworldly.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/old-timers-mine/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/old-timers-mine/Hand-dug 1916 opal mine turned museum, with an original underground home and self-guided tours.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/opal-shops-hutchison-street/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/opal-shops-hutchison-street/The main street is lined with opal showrooms and cutters selling stones straight from the fields.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/painted-desert-arckaringa/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/painted-desert-arckaringa/Remote, multi-coloured hills about 2.5 hours away - a spectacular 4WD-friendly day trip.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/public-noodling-area/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/public-noodling-area/Free, beginner-friendly fossicking on Jeweller’s Shop Road - sift the mullock heaps by hand and keep any opal you find. Open 24/7.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/ribas-underground-camping/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/ribas-underground-camping/The world’s first underground camping - pitch a tent in a mine, plus sites and a nightly mine tour.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/serbian-orthodox-church/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/serbian-orthodox-church/The largest underground church in town - 17m below ground, with carved rock walls and stained glass.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/big-winch-lookout/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/big-winch-lookout/Coober Pedy’s highest point - 360° town views, a café and the famous Big Winch sculpture.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/the-dog-fence/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/the-dog-fence/See a stretch of the world’s longest fence - 5,600km built to keep dingoes from the south-east.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/mud-hut-motel/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/mud-hut-motel/Above-ground motel with ground-floor rooms and apartments - easy access and parking at the door.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/the-spaceship/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/the-spaceship/A film prop spaceship from the movie Pitch Black, parked in town - a fun free photo stop.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/the-underground-motel/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/things-to-do/the-underground-motel/Quiet underground motel on the edge of town with Breakaways views and a guest kitchen.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/underground-churches/Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/underground-churches/How a multicultural mining town built some of the world’s most extraordinary churches underground.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/cave-homes-of-coober-pedy/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/heritage/cave-homes-of-coober-pedy/Why more than half of Coober Pedy lives underground - the story of the dugout.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/miner-rob/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/miner-rob/Miner Rob is your AI Coober Pedy guide - ask anything and plan your trip.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/contact/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/contact/Add a business, report a closure or correction, or just say hello.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/faq/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/faq/Common questions about visiting Coober Pedy, answered.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/explore/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/explore/A free browser mining game - walk the opal field as it was back then, dig for colour, and peek at what stands there now.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/credits/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/credits/Photo and media attributions.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/map/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/map/Every listing on the map - tap a marker for details and directions.https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/search/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://thingstodoincooberpedy.com/search/Search everything on Things To Do in Coober Pedy.