4 Day- Fly C-Pedy to Adel.

5 Day-Drive C-Pedy to Adel

At a glance

  • Places visited: Adelaide, Clare Valley Wine Region, Flinders Ranges, Talc Alf, Ochre Pits, Marree, Oodnadatta Track, William Creek and Coober Pedy

  • Duration: 4 Day Tour and 5 Day Tour

  • Cost: 4Day - $3250.00pp Fly from Coober Pedy to Adelaide. - 5Day - $3550.00pp ($350 single supplement)

  • Departure point: Adelaide CBD

  • Departure day: Sunday

  • Departure time: 6.30 am

  • Inclusions: All meals, some beer and wine, transport, accommodation, and flights

  • 2025 Departure dates: June 22nd and 29th. July 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th. August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st. September 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

Image Credit: Michael Waterhouse Photography, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day One

Adelaide to Parachilna. The Flinders Ranges

Collecting you from your accommodation around 6.30 am, we’ll journey north, via the Clare Valley Wine Region, where we will pull in for a mid-morning coffee break. Along the way we will make some short stops to see the Silo Art and notable lookouts. We will arrive in Quorn for lunch, before hitting the road again, travelling to Hawker to visit the Jeff Morgan Gallery where you can see his panoramas of Wilpena Pound and Arkaroola. After Hawker, we start getting into the Spectacular part of the Flinders Ranges, where we do the wonderful Geological Drive through Brachinna George, overlooking Wilpena Pound, before coming out the other side and make our way up to the award winning, The Prarie Hotel, Parachilna for our 1st nights’ accommodation.

Image Credit: Adam Bruzzone, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day Two

Parachilna to Marree

Following breakfast, we will travel a short distance north, will experience the newly formed Nilpena Ediacara national Park, were we go back in time some 500mil yrs, through the worlds richest and most diverse Ediacara fossil site. We will stop for a coffee break at the Quandong Café before making our way to Lyndhurst where we will meet with outback identity Talc Alf and spend some time admiring the beautiful colours of the Ochre Pits. A short drive will see us at the old railway town of Farina and its famous historic underground pop-up bakery. After a wonderful morning, we head to Marree, the home of the Old Ghan railway town, check out Lake Eyre Yacht club, before settling down for our 2nd nights accommodation.

Image Credit: Lachlan Swan, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day Three

Marree to Coober Pedy

We wake up, and straight into the Plane for our look at the Spectacular Lake Eyre, not before flying over the “Marree Man ‘. After breakfast ‘Marree style’, we will travel along the famous Oodnadatta Track and past Lake Eyre south, where you will get a chance to view it from ground level. We will follow the Old Ghan Railway Line towards William Creek, which is located on the largest cattle station in the world, Anna Creek Station. Here, we will stop for lunch at the iconic William Creek Hotel. After lunch we will travel to the opal capital of the world, Coober Pedy, where we’ll do some sightseeing, explore the fascinating township and have an opportunity to buy some magnificent precious opals.

Image Credit: Karen Smith, South Australian Tourism Commission

Day Four and Day Five

Coober Pedy to Adelaide

Day 4 - We wake up in the Opal capital of the world, where we will go out to the Famous Film location, “The Breakaways” come back in town for some more exploring of the Underground world of Coober Pedy, before dropping those that wish to do the 2hr flight back to Adelaide at 1pm, and then the vehicle will travel down the Stuart Highway to Roxby Downs, where our 4th night will be.

DAY 5 - We explore the mining town of Roxby Downs, Olypic Dam, and then we will go and Visit the Rocket Range Town of Woomera, before getting back to Adealide late afternoon, where the tour will conclude.