Stunning Aboriginal-owned tablelands and colourful hills, 30 min north - unmissable at sunrise or sunset.
A 15,000-hectare park of flat-topped mesas and hills that glow red, orange and white at golden hour. Two main lookouts, a scenic drive, and dramatic film-set scenery (Mad Max, Priscilla). A park pass is required - buy at the Visitor Centre. Roads can be unsealed; check conditions.
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Coober Pedy's smaller sister opal town - a ramshackle, characterful field about 5½ hours away by road, famous for matrix opal and pioneer dugouts.
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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.
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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.
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