Coober Pedy, SA

The outback contains 80% of the states area and less than 0.75% of its population. Whichever way you travel Port Augusta at the tip of the Spencer Gulf is the largest concentration of people you will see until Alice Springs or Roxby Downs.

Oldest and best known of Australia’s opal towns, as well as the world’s largest opal producing centre. Dirt heaps from hundreds of working and abandoned mines litter the mulga and saltbush landscape set against a backdrop of the Stuart Ranges. Much of the population live underground to avoid the fierce heat which often exceeds 50c. The Breakaway is a scenic colourful valley with mounds of rock which have resisted erosion.

Accommodation

Anne's Dugout B&B
Coober Pedy, SA,
Ph: 08 8672 5541
Email: annejohnson@ozemail.com.au

Bedrock Bunkhouse Backpacker
Hutchinson St
Coober Pedy, SA, 5723
Ph: 08 8672 5028
Email: delf@ozemail.com.au

Coober Pedy Oasis Tourist Park
Hutchison St
Coober Pedy, SA, 5723
Ph: 08 8672 5169
Email: cooberpedybig4@ozemail.com.au

Desert Cave Underground Hotel
Hutchison St
Coober Pedy, SA, 5723
Ph: 08 8672 5688
Email: reserve@desertcave.com.au

Gibber Plain B&B
Coober Pedy, SA,
Ph: 08 8672 3143
Email: christalhauri@ozemail.com.au

Mud Hut Motel
St Nicholas St
Coober Pedy, SA, 5723
Ph: 08 8672 3003
Email: res@mudhutmotel.com.au