Desert Cave Tours
Desert Cave Tours offer a variety of tours in and around the famous opal mining town, Coober Pedy. The tours are only limited by your imagination. Experience the beauty of outback landscapes. Tours include Coober Pedy town and scenic tours, opal discovery, fossicking for opals and mail run day tour.
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A Taste of Opal Three Day Tour - DCT09A Taste of Opal two nights, three day tour includes the Desert Cave half day tour and noodling (looking for opals). Travel through the opal fields to The Breakaways Range and Dingo Fence. Visit an underground home and church, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum and pottery display. Learn about the art of noodling and try looking for your own opals. Operates: All departure times and dates on application. Airport Transfer - DCT06Desert Cave Tours will transfer you to or from your accommodation at the Desert Cave Hotel to Coober Pedy airport. Operates: Daily by prior arrangement. Coober Pedy Desert Cave Afternoon Tour - DCT04Highlights include visit to an underground church, home and pottery display, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum, travel through the opal fields to The Breakaways Range and Dingo Fence. Operates: Daily, 2pm to 6pm. Coober Pedy Desert Cave Morning Tour - DCT03Highlights include visit to an underground church, home and pottery display, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum, travel through the opal fields to The Breakaways Range and Dingo Fence. Operates: Daily, 8am to 12pm. Down 'N' Dirty Opal Digging Four Hour Tour - DCT13Experience a safe, fun, and informative way to mine your own opal. You will have access to a working mine where you will be supplied with a hard hat, torch and handpick to get Down 'N' Dirty and try to find your fortune. Operates: Daily at 7.30am to 1.45pm approximately. Ghan Transfer - DCT10Desert Cave Tours will transfer you to or from your accommodation at the Desert Cave Hotel to the Ghan Train Manguri railway siding 40 kilometres west of Coober Pedy. Operates: Daily by prior arrangement. Greyhound Bus Transfer - DCT07Desert Cave Tours will transfer you to or from your accommodation at the Desert Cave Hotel to Coober Pedy Greyhound Bus Depot. Operates: Daily by prior arrangement. Outback Colour Four Day Tour - DCT07The Outback Colour three nights, four day tour combines the the Desert Cave half day tour, Mail Run day tour and time to try noodling (looking for opals) into one all inclusive tour. Highlights include visits to an underground home and church, pottery display, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum and travel through the opal fields to The Breakaways Range and Dingo Fence. Join the mail run and travel overland in a triangle between Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and William Creek visiting points of interest and delivering mail to all cattle stations on the way. The tour covers 600 kilometres, see historic ruins and monuments and part of the Overland Telegraph Line. Operates: All departure times and dates on application. Outback Mail Run Day Tour - DCT01Travel overland in a triangle between Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and William Creek visiting points of interest and delivering mail to all cattle stations on the way. The tour covers 600 kilometres, highlights include historic ruins and monuments and part of the Overland Telegraph Line. Operates: Monday and Thursday, 9am to 9pm. Outback Matrix Four Day Tour - DCT11The Outback Matrix three nights, four day tour combines the Desert Cave half day tour, Painted Desert day tour and Star Gazing evening tour into one tour. Highlights include visits to an underground home and church, pottery display, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum and travel through the opal fields to The Breakaways Range and Dingo Fence. Travel through vast cattle stations, stop for bush walks in spectacular breakaway country including the Painted Desert and Arckaringa Hills, enjoy outback landscapes and waterholes, the Great Artesian Basin and learn about the history and pastoral industry of the area. See the southern stars, learn about Greek and Roman mythology, Aboriginal legends, shooting stars and satellites. Operates: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from March to November, departure times on application. Painted Desert Day Tour - DCT05Travel in a four wheel drive vehicle through vast cattle stations, stop for bush walks in spectacular breakaway country including the Painted Desert and Arckaringa Hills, enjoy outback landscapes and waterholes, the Great Artesian Basin and learn about the history and pastoral industry of the area. Operates: Wednesday and Saturday from March to November, 8.30am to 5.30pm. | |
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