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Crowders Gully Road, Coober Pedy, South Australia, 5723
Email: otm@berrydopals.com.au
Website: www.oldtimersmine.com
South Australia GALMUSECOL 9002105 Phone Number: 61 08 8672 5555
Fax Number: 61 08 8672 5555

Visit the Old Timers Mine and Museum, South Australia's best Tourist Attraction 2011. It is Coober Pedy's premier and multi award winning, affordable and family friendly tourist attraction. Explore a 1916 underground opal mine, museum and 1920 to 1990 home. View three large good quality opal seams, opalised seashells in the roof in their natural state, Coober Pedy's largest painted lady opal. Compare opal prices of opal jewellery mined, cut and polished, and set locally at the Underground Opal and Gift shop. Enjoy a continuous self-guided tour with written guides in a number of different languages including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Dutch and Hebrew. Audio guides are also available. Free opal mining machine demonstrations, blower and tunnelling machine available at 9.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Noodle the pit after your tour for the chance to find a special piece of opal - yours to keep. Tour departs daily on your arrival. 2008 South Australian Heritage and Cultural Tourism Award Winner. Accommodation packages also available, please enquire for details. The Old Timers Mine is a Climate Action Business.

Hutchinson Street, Coober Pedy, South Australia, 5723
Email: johnpizza@dodo.com.au
South Australia DINEATOUT 9137246 Phone Number: 61 08 8672 5561
Fax Number: 61 08 8672 5537

John's Pizza Bar and Restaurant is a licensed, alfresco, cafe style restaurant in the heart of the outback South Australian Town of Coober Pedy. We specialise in providing locals and visitors with exceptional service and quality dining experience. We are open seven days a week and with a variety of pizzas on the menu, including the John Special layered with cheese, ham, capsicum and bacon, diners will be delighted with each visit.

Via Oodnadatta or Birdsville, Oodnadatta, South Australia, 5734
Email: desertparks@sa.gov.au
Website: www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Flinders_Ranges_Outback/Simpson_Desert_Conservation_Park_and_Regional_Reserve
South Australia NATATTRACT 9002020 Phone Number: 61 08 8648 5300
Fax Number: 61 08 8648 5301

Located within the driest region of the Australian continent, the Simpson Desert is one of the world's best examples of dunal desert. The sand dunes stretch over hundreds of kilometres - the towering crests and vast, flat valleys (or swales) between them stretching endlessly towards the horizon. The sheer magnitude of the endless landscape inspires a wide range of emotions in visitors-some are overwhelmed by the seeming repetitiveness of the desert, while others marvel at the ever-changing environment. The Simpson Desert lies across the corners of three States - South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory, with the South Australian section divided into three protected areas, Simpson Desert Conservation Park, Simpson Desert Regional Reserve and Witjira National Park. Simpson Desert parks in South Australia and Queensland are closed annually in summer from 1 December to 15 March. A Desert Parks Pass is required to access the Simpson Desert.

1 Telford Avenue, Peterborough, South Australia, 5422
Email: manager@steamtown.com.au
Website: www.steamtown.com.au
South Australia GALMUSECOL 9002166 Phone Number: 61 08 8651 3355
Fax Number: 61 08 8651 2173

The Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre is a museum with a difference. Visitors can relive the glorious days of the Australian railways in Steamtown Peterborough, in the Southern Flinders Ranges, where Australia's most unique rail heritage centre is located. The Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre was one of the main sites for railway maintenance, repairs and a major rail-transport hub in South Australia in its heydays with over 100 trains passing through each day and employing over 1000 people. The Steamtown Heritage Rail Centre is also home to South Australia's first and only sound and light show. This visual light and sound spectacle is presented after dark, while you sit in a comfortable 1916 historic rail carriage, now converted into a viewing car. On the daily continuously guided 1.5 hour tour (no waiting time!) you can get close to historic locomotives, trains, carriages and numerous freight vehicles. You can still feel the glamour of the roaring twenties, travelling first class through the Nullarbor in the opulent 1923 First Class Lounge car. The last guided tour commences at 3pm daily. Sound and light shows start after dark (7:30pm from April till October and 8:45pm from November till March). Bookings are essential.

Stuart Highway, Indulkana via, Marla Bore, South Australia, 5723
Email: artcraft@iwantjaarts.com.au
Website: www.iwantjaarts.com.au
South Australia GALMUSECOL 9084933 Phone Number: 61 08 8670 7722
Fax Number: 61 08 8670 7712

Iwantja Community is mainly Yankunytjatjara people living on the eastern side of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands, eight kilometres from the Stuart Highway in the far north of South Australia, on a dusty rocky ridge called Indulkana. Indulkana Arts Association started in the seventies. Initially used for secondary student's art lessons. Skills were learnt and the beginnings of a clear identity formed. People did traditional wood carving (punu), batik, patchwork, dying, painting and around the early eighties linoblock printing started. Over 100 prints and many drawings from that time are in the South Australian Museum. They are mainly monochrome using dreaming symbols. Later, artists worked with Studio One in Canberra where some multicoloured prints were developed. Iwantja Arts and Crafts moved into the Family Centre in January 1995. Since then Iwantja has gone from strength to strength on the basis of its strong cultural identity and impressive output.

Wilpena Road, Wilpena Pound, South Australia, 5434
Email: visitorscentre@wilpenapound.com.au
Website: www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Flinders_Ranges_Outback/Flinders_Ranges_National_Park/Attractions
South Australia HISTHERITG 9038273 Phone Number: 61 08 8648 0048

Old Wilpena Station lies within the Flinders Ranges National Park only a few kilometres from the Wilpena Pound Resort. An important pioneering pastoral run, Wilpena Station was established in 1851 and had a working life of 135 years, before slipping into retirement. The Old Wilpena Station Historic Precinct is one of South Australia's most significant pastoral settlement sites due to its well-preserved condition, wealth of heritage and spectacular natural setting. Wilpena Station is the most complete group of early station buildings surviving in South Australia in an authentic pastoral landscape. The Heritage listed site is a valuable archive of pastoral history in the Flinders Ranges and is culturally significant for both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. The site holds a continued cultural significance for the Adnyamathanha people. Visitors can enjoy self-guided and guided tours (fees apply) of the Old Wilpena Station. The 'Living with Land' Interpretive Trail is an easy walk and takes around one hour to complete. Extend your stay by spending a night at the Wilpena Pound Resort. Enjoy the comforts of self-contained accommodation and the Resort's restaurant bar and swimming pool or set up camp at one of the designated campgrounds on offer.

Oodnadatta Track via, Coober Pedy, South Australia, 5723
Website: www.cowardsprings.com.au
South Australia GALMUSECOL 9001912 Phone Number: 61 08 8559 6144

Coward Springs Campground, on the Oodnadatta Track is an oasis in the driest part of outback South Australia. Campground trees can be seen from afar in the flat open landscape. The campground offers safe, low-key, sheltered and peaceful camping. Most campsites are in the shade and shelter of trees and date palms planted when this was a thriving railway siding on the old Ghan Railway Line. Other sites are sheltered by native trees and shrubs. There are no generators after 5pm or in the mornings. Facilities are built from recycled railway and telegraph line materials that capture a sense of Outback South Australia. Many campers extend their stay to explore the ‘natural spa’ nestled among the wetland rushes, revitalising after being ‘on the road’ and the Engine Drivers Cabin, one of two heritage listed railway buildings, open for campers and day visitors to browse displays and artwork for sale. Entry or camping fees apply.

3 Mary Elie Street, Port Pirie, South Australia, 5540
Email: info@pprag.org
Website: www.pprag.org
South Australia GALMUSECOL 9039446 Phone Number: 61 08 8633 0681
Fax Number: 61 08 8633 0672

Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery is located in the Port Pirie Regional Tourism and Arts Centre, adjacent to the silos and wharf area in the City of Port Pirie. The Gallery aims to provide opportunities for regional South Australian artists and to foster the development of a rich cultural life for the communities of Port Pirie and the Southern Flinders Ranges. It also has much to offer the travelling public, providing as it does an insight into the artistic life of the region. The Gallery conducts a diverse program of exhibitions annually, with the emphasis on regional South Australian artists. It also hosts national touring exhibitions from major Australian cultural institutions and develops exhibitions of topical and community interest. Admittance to special exhibitions is by gold coin donation.

Hutchison Street, Coober Pedy, South Australia, 5723
Email: info@opalcapitaloftheworld.com.au
Website: www.opalcapitaloftheworld.com.au
South Australia NATATTRACT 9111483 Phone Number: 61 08 8672 4617
Fax Number: 61 08 8672 5699

The Breakaways are one of South Australia's Outback gems. They're a striking rocky landscape of flat-topped mesas. The Breakaways were once covered by an inland sea. They are now home to an array of native fauna and flora. Take in this remarkable view, which you'll find approximately 33 kilometres north of Coober Pedy. The best time to see the awesome Breakaways is sunset, when you can appreciate the amazing sandstone colours. South Australian tour operators can take you there to explore the site.

Willow Springs Station, Hawker, South Australia, 5434
Email: reynoldswsp@activ8.net.au
Website: www.skytrekwillowsprings.com.au
South Australia SCENDRVWLK 9069264 Phone Number: 61 08 8648 0016
Fax Number: 61 08 8648 0016

A spectacular self-guided track in the heartland of South Australia's Flinders Ranges, Skytrek is an awesome rite of passage for four wheel drivers. Features include sheep country, an old pug and pine hut, rugged rocky ranges, river red gum lined creeks, ochre cliffs, groves of native pines and panoramic views of Wilpena Pound. Experience the exhilarating views from Upalinna Lookout where the Eagles view of the surrounding landscape gives a breathtaking and unforgettable experience. An exciting and diverse adventure, Skytrek begins from Willow Springs Station, a 70,000 acre sheep property, 21 kilometres north of Wilpena Pound. This six-hour track can be self-driven or join an approved tour operator. Please refer to property website for self drive entry costs.