Top 7 Best Things To Do In Coober Pedy For First-Time Visitors

There's no other place in the country like it! Coober Pedy is Australia's quirkiest town and we absolutely love it! This is our third visit to the Opal Capital of the World, and we're sharing the low down on everything you need to know before visiting this underground town.
The best place to set up camp, where and how to stock up with supplies, and the number 1 tour to book for an authentic Coober Pedy outback experience like no other! Plus we get special access to a private opal mine claim site that is not open to the general public!
Paul talks through easy wheel checks after completing more than 600km on the corrugations across the Oodnadatta Track, and we have a heart-stopping major tyre blow out while travelling north on the Stuart Highway.
Top 7 Best Things To Do In Coober Pedy For First-Time Visitors
The Explorers Way
Adelaide To Darwin
Season 8
Episode: 232
Chapters
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00:00 We Cover Things To Do & Places To Stay In Coober Pedy
00:42 A Heart Stopping Incident (Coming Up)
01:08 Skip Intro
01:23 The Main Street of Coober Pedy
01:54 Let's Fill Our Water Tanks Before Heading To Camp
03:44 Coober Pedy IGA
04:18 What To Know About One Of Our Favourite Hipcamps
05:00 Noble Tours, Coober Pedy
05:27 This Tour Guide Makes Coober Pedy Come Alive
06:49 Tom's Underground Mine
08:50 Serbian Orthodox Church
10:02 Heading To The Breakaway Conservation Park
10:22 Moon Plain's Central South Australia
11:09 The Dingo Fence: The Longest Fence In The World (Over 5500 KM"s)
11:50 This Is Australia
12:39 You'll Only Get To See This Part Of Coober Pedy With Noble Tours
13:30 Coober Pedy Shell Service Station
14:28 Daybreak In Coober Pedy
14:49 The Shitbox Rally - Adelaide To Perth (Via Uluru)
15:54 Back In The Car, Clean For Coober Pedy
16:19 Heading Up To The Northern Territory
16:31 Why We Love Coober Pedy Views (Hipcamp)
17:27 Where To Get Firewood
18:14 The Visitor Information Centre
19:02 Mr First Aid
19:44 Coober Pedy To Kulgera Roadhouse, NT
20:03 Checking The Torque On Our Tyres
21:29 Our Heart's Are Racing, We Had A Massive Blowout
21:50 Please Like, Subscribe & Share Our Channel
22:28 After The Credits Scene
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[@gregclaydon6727]

😢A very scary experience, glad you are all ok. Your sway control would have kicked in to help you keep the Rig on the road. On another matter we are on our second trip around, currently staying at the Alice Springs Showgrounds ( Blatherskite Park) it’s a fabulous place to stay for a while, on the west side is the best, great views,power, water, amenities, very quiet and safe, oh forgot to mention the acres of green grass, stay a week for $30 night. We love it so much here we may extend for a few more days, currently only 4 other caravans here too.. Safe travels…

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow!! We didn’t know you could stay at the AS Showgrounds - thank you for the recommendation 🙌🇦🇺💙 we loved our stay in AS as always - safe travels 😊

[@TinaWarn]

You are living such an amazing adventure 24/7!

[@treeman3663]

Hi guys been to allot of those places that you went the church is amazing ⛪️⛪️⛪️

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

It’s amazing isn’t it!! We went to an underground bar last time but it’s changed. Now

[@katherineporter2654]

I kept showing hubby the sites around Coober saying do you recognise this as we loved it there, we also did a tour with Aaron and it was amazing. One day we will revisit and stay at the hip camp you were at. What a scary moment with the blow out. Take care see you on the next episode 🙂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Yes definitely worth a return visit 🙌 Aaron is a wonderful host and the tour has improved again since our last visit 💙

[@sharondoyle8947]

I hope you guys get to experience the Painted Desert at some stage - amazing!!!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Sharon, we did and loved it!! We featured in last weeks episode - here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGTIkKRjncmoe5Ysi=ZTu9U1Ry_RMGtDLV Hope you enjoy 💙🇦🇺🙌

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here are you guys ok you very lucky you guys did not end up in hospital Paul you got hell of a fright you are always careful and the same goes for Katie your vehicle could have roll I bet you had a strong drink after that it gave jasper a huge fright plus Katie the food store you guys went into was massive it was amazing our group has 1 day in coober pedy staying at the desert cave hotel

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Desmond, thank you for your concern!! We are very lucky that’s for sure 😳🙏😅 and yes, a strong drink that night and little Jasper was quite frightened but all good once we had stopped and he got his breath back 💙 Paul did a great job and we are all safe and well and back in the road 😊 take care Desmond

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here that's great to hear Paul and you Katie and jasper are okay I thought you might have a drink afterwards all good the supermarket was amazing its similar to the ones in America when I was there in 2010

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you Desmond 👍 yes that supermarket is so amazing for how remote we were and really great produce too 🙌

[@ThisVagabondLife]

Great info on Coober Pedy. And good to know you’re all ok after what must have been a very frightening event.

[@nuttyboy5419]

We’ve got such an amazing country to travel and explore! I wasn’t a fan of Coober Pedy. But that’s the beauty of travel right, we all see things in our own unique way 😁. Thanks for sharing your travels team, it is good inspiration to get our butt into gear and organise our next adventure. Stay safe 🙏 PS: You may want to look at a microphone setup with your GoPro. Some of your audio in your recent clips when you are not facing the camera is a bit average and not very clear. (Please accept that as constructive feedback 😀)

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you for the feedback - I have a new set up coming in Darwin 😅 hopefully that will help a lot 🙏💙

[@gregclaydon6727]

Just left there a couple of weeks ago, Karen is fabulous, we loved our week there. Tom’s Mine I believe is one of the best tours around, they do make you feel like one of the family. We love Coober Pedy and will be back..

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

So good!! We always love our time there and discover something new every time 🙌🇦🇺💙🍻

[@treeman3663]

Keep rolling stay safe feelgoodfamily

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Cheers 🍻 all good and on we go 🙌🇦🇺

[@tiree76]

Hi Karen long time no see. Hope you are doing well. (Tiree Roach) your place looks amazing. Another great episode.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

How great has Karen done creating her hipcamp!! So good and so lovely 😊 💙🙌

[@leannehenderson8959]

Glad I just discovered you guys. We are planning to do our lap next year 2025. I have been to CP many times and it would my most disliked place, but watching this I now want to go there and do the tours. Glad you guys are ok scary moment.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Leanne and welcome!! Yes, it’s a very unique place and once you get underground you find some real character and characters too 🙌🇦🇺💙

[@ianwilson7718]

Loved our time in Coober Pedy, seems we will need to go back and experience the campground & that tour. Glad you are all safe after the blowout, scary stuff.😳😵‍💫

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Definitely plan a return trip! And yes, so thankful after that one 😳🙌💙🇦🇺🍻

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here Paul did you say 413km to the northern territory from coober pedy that is a 8 hour drive thats a long drive in the heat

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Desmond, yes but only about 5.5 hours towing time 👍

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here I am trying to find the continue video of coober pedy once your video finishes they something else it's just one of those things I have to get use on my smart phone

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

It will be up next Saturday 💙🙌

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here thank you team I will look forward to that video

[@coversadventurecapers2838]

Love CP! Such a unique place! Hope Jasper is ok after the tyre blow out.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you guys, he is ok just a big fright being his side tyre blowing out - crazy stuff but all good and rolling again - we’ll cover the whole experience this next ep and another crazy moment too 😳👍

[@treeman3663]

Cooper peady is a wonderful but strange place dunno if I could live there

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Us too… great to visit and so different 👍

[@treeman3663]

I bet that blow-out would have scared 😱 the shit out of me as well

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

It so did!!! I’ll edit the rest for next week and we get it all sorted with some great help too 😊

[@davekerr8133]

Thanks team. Have done a bit of reading about Coober Pedy. What an amazing place. Damn! Bad luck with the tyre. How many flats have you had since youve been on the road? 😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Cheers Dave! Only 2 in 5 years and both on bitumen 😅👍

[@davekerr8133]

@TheFeelGoodFamily Well. There's the answer. Only drive on dirt & gravel roads then. Have a great week. 😊

[@NavCheckAdventures]

Are you all ok ?

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you and yes we sure are, was a very frightening moment and took our breath away at the time and little Jasper got a huge fright from the initial bang and then the sound of the rim on the bitumen was full on but we have got it all sorted and back rolling down the road x 💙🙌

[@cruisering]

I wasn't a fan of coober pedy and won't be back

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Yes and it’s certainly not for everyone

[@perentee77]

How long where you there and what did you see? What gave you the negative vibe?