Visitor Information

Andamooka is a unique town that has a very ''colourful' character.

At Andamooka you can:

discover some of the world's best opal,
experience outback living
be captivated by amazing sunsets
fascinated by the local wildlife
educated in a history full of incredible characters and events.

Places to Visit in and Around Andamooka

Heritage Listed Historical Cottages

First ‘permanent' homes of the early miners and opal buyers, these semi-dugouts are now on the National Heritage Register.

The Opal Fields

Twenty four separate fields comprise the Andamooka Opal Fields, giving the area the appearance of a lunar landscape. Feel free to noodle in the mullock heaps for opal missed by earlier miners and perhaps be rewarded by a find, or stay a while and stake your own claim. Ask any local at the Andamooka Liquor shop, Post Office, IGA, Hotels or enquire at the APOMA (Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners) Office how to go about setting up your own claim.

Lake Torrens

A 13km drive to the east of Andamooka will bring you to this enormous, normally dry, shimmering salt lake which stretches from just north of Port Augusta in the south to just beyond Andamooka in the north. This road is suitable for 4WD's only. No Caravans.

For a copy of the Town Map, with places of interest Click Here