On these sun-drenched red plains of Australia, where there are no buildings and no signs of civilization, there appears to be no life at all.

Trees are not present, and the sun is relentless, but tunnels run under the ground and rooms are furnished as they would be in an ordinary residence.
Coober Pedy is a town in South Australia that has been living and working underground for over a century, earning a living by mining opal. It is surrounded by monotonous red sand hills.
Kuber-Pedi has drawn millions of people since 1915, who believe opals have magical powers, and many of them succeeded in making a fortune mining opals there. It wasn’t long before rumors about such an enrichment spread all over the world, many people seeking miraculous gems flocked here, and children were born there. Today, people of more than 45 nationalities live here.
In this area, the surface temperatures often reach 40 degrees Celsius and drop to subzero, but dust storms are the real scourge of the area; locals have built their houses dozens of meters underground in order to protect themselves from uncomfortable weather conditions for generations. It is even possible to find a prayer house in a dungeon, with sparkling stained-glass windows and biblical scenes carved on its walls. The local miners work in narrow, dark mines with only flashlights, and sometimes when they drill through the walls, dim beams of light illuminate the darkness, reminding them that the outside world exists. There are those who become millionaires and squander their fortunes through bad investments or simply by living an idle luxurious life. Not everyone finds the precious stones, some spend their lives in vain searches, and others become millionaires and lose their fortune through foolish investments.
As the opal mining tradition gradually fades away, the city is falling into decay. While many teenagers and young people wish for stable and secure employment, many still live underground, looking for that coveted rainbow-colored gemstone 30 meters beneath the surface.

Although Kuber Pedy is known for its opals today, people come here to see the strange dugouts, the dwellings of the people who live there, rather than to look at the gems.

You should definitely visit the underground bar if you want to have a drink with your friends as well. The name of the city means “white man’s hole,” an expression that appeared here as early as the 1920s.
On the special golf course upstairs, you can play golf afterwards.