If you’re thinking of visiting Coober Pedy but you’re not sure what to do there, keep reading for some of our favorite attractions in the town.
We learned a lot about opal mining and the stories of the people who spent painstaking hours under harsh conditions to strike it lucky!
You enter via a sloping walkway to the underground. Religious icons and statues have been carved out of the wall.
You can’t miss the Big Winch. Walk up if you can embrace the heat. Otherwise drive up and check out the sweeping views over the apocalyptic landscape.
It consists of colourful low hills which have broken away from the Stuart Range, hence their name “The Breakaway”.
If you’re looking for quick things to do in Coober Pedy, then you can take a short tour of their underground mine.