What You Will Experience in Coober Pedy

  • Learn how opal is mined and processed

  • Visit an underground church and experience first-hand what it is like to live and sleep underground

  • Visit the spaceship from the film “Pitch Black”

  • See The Breakaways Salt & Pepper rock formations

  • Walking barefoot through the lunar landscape is also a unique experience

Coober Pedy Map

Tip: Download the Colombia map onto your smartphone as an image. That way you can use it offline at any time.

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How is opal actually mined?

This graphic gives a brief overview of how opal is mined:

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