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- Adelaide to Uluru: 7-Day Outback Camping TourFlinders Ranges, a night underground in Coober Pedy, the Breakaways, Kings Canyon and Uluru in seven days of swag camping.
- Painted Desert & Moon Plain Day TourA Saturday 4WD day from Coober Pedy to the Moon Plain and the Arckaringa Hills, with a picnic lunch, four guests at most.
- Explorer's Way: Adelaide to Alice SpringsA bed every night from Adelaide to Alice Springs, a night in an underground motel, the Breakaways, Kings Canyon and Uluru.
- Uluru to Adelaide: 7-Day Outback Camping TourUluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon first, then a night underground in Coober Pedy and the Flinders Ranges on the way to Adelaide.
- Explorer's Way: Alice Springs to AdelaideRooms every night from Alice Springs or Yulara to Adelaide, with Uluru, Kings Canyon, the Breakaways and a night underground.
- Alice Springs to Uluru: 2-Day Camping TourUluru at sunset, its sacred sites and Kata Tjuta in two days from Alice Springs. It does not go to Coober Pedy.
- Flinders Ranges & Outback 3-Day 4WD TourWilpena Pound, Brachina Gorge's fossils and Warren Gorge's rock wallabies in three days, with rooms. Not in Coober Pedy.
- Uluru Field of Light Sunrise TourWalk among 50,000 glowing stems before dawn, then watch sunrise over Uluru with a hot drink. Not in Coober Pedy.
Guides
- All guides
- Coober Pedy tours comparedSwag or hotel room, north from Adelaide or south from Uluru, or a day out from town: the five bookable tours and who each suits.
- Adelaide to Uluru via Coober PedyThe seven-day route day by day, the distances and fuel stops, and whether to tour or drive.
- Things to do in Coober PedyMines, dugouts, churches, night golf and the drive-in, with 2026 prices and hours and day plans.
- Breakaways, Moon Plain and Dog FenceThe A$13.50 permit, the dirt road, sunset lookouts, the Dog Fence and the films shot on the Moon Plain.
- Opal noodling in Coober PedyWhere to noodle for free, the fossicking rules, safety on the fields, evening mine tours and buying opal.
- Sleeping underground in Coober PedyWhat a dugout room is like, where each tour sleeps, the other underground stays and booking tips.
Blog
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- Coober Pedy summer 2026-27The heat, what stays open underground, early starts and the Christmas closures.
- Getting to Coober Pedy 2026Rex flights, the overnight coach, the Ghan's day stop, the drive and the tours.
- Painted Desert tour 2026The Saturday 4WD day from town: the route, the best months and what to bring.
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