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The Classic Black Opal Tour

Black Opal Tours
This is our most popular tour, packing the highlights of
Lightning Ridge into an exhilarating three hours.
ArrowFriendly, experienced guides who know and love Lightning Ridge
ArrowTry your luck - fossick for opal!
ArrowAmigo's Castle and the Artesian Bore Baths
ArrowEnjoy exclusive access to the inside of Fred Bodel's place, the oldest miners' camp at Lightning Ridge
ArrowVisit the Big Opal - a genuine underground mine with famous spiral staircase
ArrowExclusive entry to the Astronomers' Monument
ArrowVisit Lunatic Hill open cut and hear the history of our opal-bearing ridges amongst the black soil plains
ArrowInformative introduction to Black Opal, including opal jewellery display and cutting demonstration
ArrowFree pickup from your accommodation
ArrowComplimentary Devonshire Tea
Daily tours,
7 days a week!

Schedule:
8.45am tour* (returns after 12.00pm)
1.00pm tour* (returns after 4.00pm)

Summer tours:
8.15am tour (returns after 11:30am)

* From December to March there is no 8.45am or 1:00pm tour.

Pricing:
Adults: $30
Seniors: $25
Families: $68 (2 adults + 1 or 2 children)
Children 10-16 yrs: $12, over 18yrs: $30

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