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Arid Areas Day Tours

1 Wedgetail Cres, Coober Pedy, South Australia 5723, Australia
08 86723008
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Ranked #1 of 10 attractions in Coober Pedy
Type: Tours
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Adelaide, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013

Wayne was accommodating to our holiday requests right from the minute I rang to make enquiries. He made stops to keep the teenagers interested and went out of his way to make sure that we had all the photo opportunities we wanted. With his local knowledge of the area we saw and learnt far more than we would have ever... More

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Hobart, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013 via mobile

What can one say that has not already been said about Wayne and the tours he offers. We booked in Januray with a wish list and left Wayne to organize what would be best. We ended up with a two day round trip out to the Painted Desert, lunch in Oonadatta (great hamburgers), a trip along the Oonadatta Track to... More

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aridareas, Owner at Arid Areas Day Tours, responded to this review
5 May 2013

There are a lot more adventures ahead and I am glad you enjoyed our back yard as much as we enjoyed your company More

Auckland Region, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

We did a Breakaways tour with Wayne and we loved it. Wayne is very knowledgeable about the area and even taylor-made a tour to suit us. Unfortunately a day of rain closed the dirt roads and we were unable to go on the Painted Desert Tour, We will have to come back.

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

Our visit to Coober Pedy was an memorable adventure thanks to Wayne. He is genuinely passionate about the area and is eager to share it with visitors. We spent a day with him doing the mail run (not one his normal tours but he will take you anywhere you are interested in going), and brought the place alive. The trip... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2013

You can't expect the type of trip we had but it showed the true character of our host. We came to Coober Pedy when they had their first measurable rainfall in 12 months. 27 mm of rain in an Outback thunderstorm is pretty amazing to see! We did a trip to William Creek with Wayne. The drive on the William... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2013

A great day tour to and fro the fantastic Painted Desert and a bit of a noodle for opal on the way back. Wayne is an excellent tour guide; kind, considerate, knowledgeable. The lunch in the creek bed is delicious. An ideal way to explore remarkable landscape with a good bloke. Bravo! Thanks.

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Sydney
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 January 2013

I can not recommend this enough, we did the four hour tour which started at 9am. It was the town and Breakaways tour. We saw so much! Wayne collected us from our accommodation and knows the area incredibly well, answering all of our questions. When we arrived in Coober Pedy the evening before the tour we honestly thought what does... More

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2013

We booked with Wayne the Sunset tour, Painted desert and Town tour all of which were extremely informative and professionally organized. Wayne shares his passion with the region, town and life style with visitors like us and who wander into this part of Australia to experience its unique life style and atmosphere. No effort is spared to make your tours... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2012

We joined Wayne on our second day to tour the painted desert. Friendly and knowledgeable, he gave us an amazing tour that was customized to our liking. We actually ended up booking him for a second tour the next day to go opal hunting. Once again we were no disappointed. Highly recommended and if we ever go back, he is... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2012

We went on 2 different tours with Wayne : one to the Painted Desert (with 2 other people as 4 is the maximum number of people not previously knowing each other that Wayne would take in order to keep it small and ensure that everyone gets along), and the other tour was just for my partner and myself, we had... More

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