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Mintabie, SA

The friendly opal-mining town of Mintabie is known for its lake, spectacular sunsets and the wild flowers that thrive after a good rain. It’s also known for noodling – the exciting, sifting search for opals in various spots around town.

Mintabie is located about 40 kilometres west of Marla in the Pitjantjatjara Lands. This small opal mining community has developed over the past 20 years, and now has a population of 300. Facilities include a hotel and caravan parks.

Note: Road access to Mintabie requires a permit, which is available from the Marla police station. Permits to the opal fields are also available there.

Experiences

  • Remote

Popular Activities

  • Sightseeing
  • Outback

About Mintabie

Explore The Outback

Australia has a vast remote interior, much of it largely untouched. By night, the outback is deathly quiet, with the only light provided by the stars and the moon - a perfect oportunity for stargazing. Explore the isolated heart of the country, meet and connect with Aboriginal people and experience one of the oldest living cultures in the world. Go ‘walk-about’ and immerse yourself with Australia’s endless outback horizons.

Outback Experiences

Luxe Accommodation

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Australia has wide variety of accommodation options to suit most budgets and travelling preferences. Choose from luxury lodges, boutique hotels, serviced apartments, motels, bed and breakfasts, caravan parks as well as youth and backpacker hostels.

Accommodation

Glasshouse Mountains

The Glasshouse Mountains in the hinterland of Queensland’s Sunshine Coast are actually the cores of 20 million year old volcanoes. The sides of the volcanoes have eroded away leaving only the hardened rock spiremountain cores we see today. Learn more about this awe-inspiring landscape.

Glasshouse Mountains