WELCOME TO
COOBER PEDY
Umoona Opal Mine – first worked in the 1920s, today we take people through the mine to see (and understand) how opal is formed and mined
UNDERGROUND TOURS OPAL SHOP
WE ARE OPEN 8:30am – 5:30pm (Closed Tuesday)
Guided underground tours at 10am, 2pm, and 4pm
Umoona Opal Mine will be closed Christmas Day, 25h December 2024, and will reopen on 8th January 2025. We will also be seasonally closed for the entire month of February
Underground Tours
Learn about the Story of Opal, different Types and Qualities of Opal, examples of hand dug and modern dugouts and Living underground.
Underground Cinema
Showing our award winning movie, ‘Story of Opal’, our underground cinema is included with our underground tours.
Commercial Tour Group Accommodation
Umoona Opal Mine & Museum also offers extended and Custom Tours to suit small & big Groups.
Opal Shop
One of the biggest ranges of Coober Pedy opal in unset cut stones and jewellery, with all types of Australian opal in our display and unique opal curios such as opalised shells and specimens.