Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 08-8672 5226, 1800 069 911;
www.mailruntour.com
)
Coober Pedy-based full-day mail-
run tours through the desert and along the Oodnadatta Track to Oodnadatta and William
Creek return ($195).
Opal Air
SCENIC FLIGHTS
( 08 8670 7997;
www.opalair.com.au
; flights per person from $470)
Half-day scenic flights
ex-Coober Pedy winging over Lake Eyre, William Creek and the Painted Desert.
Oasis Tours
SIGHTSEEING
( 08-8672 5169; 3hr tour adult/child $45/22.50)
A good budget tour taking in the major
town sights plus a little fossicking. Two-hour sunset Breakaways tours ($50/25) also
swing by the Dog Fence and the Moon Plain. Run by BIG4 Oasis Coober Pedy caravan
park.
Coober Pedy Tours
SIGHTSEEING
( 08-8672 5223;
www.cooberpedytours.com
; 4hr tour adult/child $70/35)
A wandering tour
that includes an underground home, fossicking, the Breakaways, an underground church,
the Dog Fence and an active opal mine. Stargazing and Breakaways sunset tours also
available. Run by Radeka Downunder accommodation.
4
Sleeping
Down to Erth B&B
B&B $$$
( 08-8672 5762;
www.downtoerth.com.au
;
Monument Rd; d incl breakfast $160, extra person
$25; )
A real dugout gem 4km from town, where you can have your own subterranean
two-bedroom bunker. There's a shady plunge pool for cooling off after a day exploring
the Earth, and a telescope for exploring the universe.
Underground Motel
MOTEL $$$
( 08-8672 5324;
www.theundergroundmotel.com.au
; Catacomb Rd; s/d/f incl breakfast from
$125/135/182; )
Choose between standard rooms and suites (with separate lounge and
kitchen) at this serviceable spot with a broad Breakaways panorama. It's a fair walk from
town, but friendly and affordable.
Desert Cave Hotel
HOTEL $$$
