Outback

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.

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.

The Water Story: Surviving in a Town With No Rain

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.

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.

Outback Mail Run Tour

A legendary full-day mail-delivery tour along the Oodnadatta Track with Bruce Ross, the Outback Mail Man.

The Dog Fence (Dingo Fence)

See a stretch of the world's longest fence - 5,600km built to keep dingoes from the south-east.

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