One of the best ways to discover what makes Lighting Ridge so special is to be shown b a local and the are some great tour operators that can show you the best of what the Ridge has to offer. For those who prefer to explore the area at their own pace, there are the unique Car Door Tours.
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Lightning Ridge Tours
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Car Door Tours
P hone: 02 6829 1670 - More Info
The people of Lightning Ridge are well known for their ingenuity and creative solutions and nothing reflects these qualities better than the aptly named Car Door Tours!
Prices: follow the car doors with your FREE Map - and/or $1 for information sheet available at the Visitor Information Centre.
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Black Opal Tours
Phone: 02 6829 0368 - Website - Morilla Street, Lightning Ridge
See mines, camps and castles, hear stories and fables of the Ridge and fossick for opal. Take a step into the past at Fred Bodel's camp; see their private opal display and more....including Devonshire tea! Opal Miners' Trail (3 hour tour)
Departs: 3 times daily, seven days a week 8.30am, 9.30am and 1.30pm.
Prices: *$30 adults *$25 seniors *$12 children *$68 Family (2 adults, 2 children)
Features: Opal Cutting/Polishing, Fred Bodel's Camp, Astronomer's Monument and many sights around the Ridge.
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Outback Opal Tours
Phone: 02 6829 4110 - Website - Lightning Ridge
Outback Opal Tours gets you off the beaten track and into the opal fields where the stories are plentiful. The local guides are full of information and you can even try your hand at fossicking!
Lightning Ridge Tour (3 hours) Departs: 2 times daily, seven days a week, 9.00am and 2.00pm.
Prices: *$30 adults *$25 seniors *$25 pensioners *$12 children (11-18) * Free children under 11 *$68 Family (2 adults, 2 children)
Features: Exclusive access to Amigo's Castle, open cut mine, underground cinema and fossicking.
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