There are many things to see and do in Coober Pedy. Such as, take a tour to the Moon Plain, 15 kilometres north-east of town, a vast expanse of rock unlike anywhere else on earth. Visit the Breakaways, 33 kilometres to the north set in a striking rocky landscape of flat-topped mesas.
Further north again you can see the Painted Desert, an area of spectacular colourful hills. Try your luck at the Noodling Patch where tourists can “noodle” or search for opal pieces in the old mullock heaps right in town.