Canberra to Alice Springs road trip: Distance, drive time & top stops
Canberra to Alice Springs drive: Port Augusta to Coober Pedy
The best things to do in Port Augusta include the Wadlata Outback Centre, which looks at Aboriginal and outback life, and the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden.
On the road trip section from Port Augusta to Coober Pedy, try to visit Woomera and the Lake Hart salt lake on the way.
Woomera offers a fascinating insight into space exploration with missiles on display, while Lake Hart‘s salt lake is a unique and beautiful natural wonder.
Coober Pedy is a quintessential outback town, with most people living in underground homes to escape the extreme heat. Visitors can explore show homes carved into caves and take tours of opal mines.
Best Coober Pedy accommodation choices
The most interesting places to stay in Coober Pedy are:
- For gloriously weird underground rooms in a former opal mine: Comfort Inn Coober Pedy Experience.
- For (usually) the cheapest rates: The Underground Motel.
- For pool, playground and apartments: Big4 Stuart Range Outback Resort.
- For above ground rooms made from rammed earth, with merciful air-conditioning: Mud Hut Motel.
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