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As anyone who\u2019s ever visited Coober Pedy can attest to, the outback town in South Australia is seriously unique<\/a>. The official halfway point between Adelaide<\/a> and Alice Springs,<\/a> Coober Pedy is best known for its moon-like landscapes, opals (it\u2019s been called the opal capital of the world) and underground hotels and houses (called \u2018dugouts\u2019), the result of scorching hot summers with temperatures reaching upwards of 42 degrees. Spend two or three days here learning about its opal-mining history and underground living, touring its old and working opal mines and catching its stunning outback sunsets, cold beer-in-hand. Whatever you choose to do here, you can be guaranteed a trip to Coober Pedy will be like none other \u2013 in the best way possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As anyone who\u2019s ever visited Coober Pedy can attest to, the outback town in South Australia is seriously unique. The official halfway point between Adelaide and Alice Springs, Coober Pedy is best known for its moon-like landscapes, opals (it\u2019s been called the opal capital of the world) and underground hotels and houses (called \u2018dugouts\u2019), the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226262,"parent":167137,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"templates\/modular-region-landing-page.php","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCoober Pedy Holidays & Travel Guide | Australian Traveller<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Opal capital of Australia, Coober Pedy is one of the great and quirky wonders of Australia. 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