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Yowah Fossicking Area

ABOUT Yowah Fossicking Area

The Yowah opal field, which includes the nearby area known as Black Gate, is the southernmost opal mining centre of western Queensland; it is popular with tourists and fossickers as it has easy access from main roads and has shops, fuel, telephone, a caravan park and permanent bore water supply. A small local population increases significantly during the winter season.

Places to stay near Yowah Fossicking Area

Things to see and do near Yowah Fossicking Area

While at Yowah Fossicking Area why not try these Tours

Nullawokka First Nations Tours

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Nullawokka First Nations Tours is based in Bollon, at the start of the outback in south-west Queensland.

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Outback Aussie Tours – Outback Rail Adventure Day Tours

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The Outback Rail Adventure is Outback Aussie Tours’ newest tourism experience reconnecting visitors with the romance of rail.

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Eromanga Natural History Museum

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The Eromanga Natural History Museum is committed to discovering, conserving and showcasing the fossil, natural and cultural heritage from the prehistoric and modern-day environments.

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Outback Aussie Tours – Extended Tours

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Explore Outback Queensland and beyond with Outback Aussie Tours, a multi-award winning touring company and Savannah Guides accredited operator.

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Yowah Nut Tag Alongs

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The Yowah Nut Tag-Alongs Tour offers visitors a true outback adventure combining opal fossicking, local history and stunning desert scenery.

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Outback Pioneers

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Outback Pioneers’ award-winning outback tours and experiences, based in Longreach, is all about holidays and experiences that bring the pioneer past to life.

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Travel West Outback Tours

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Travel West operate Four Wheel Drive Motel Accommodated Tag Along Tours to Birdsville, Innamincka and the Corner Country.

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Golden West Tours – Longreach

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Golden West Tours specialises in boutique tours of the sights, sounds and history of Longreach, Ilfracombe and a day tour to Winton.

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Boobook Explore

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Find inspirational small-group experiences revealing the unique landscapes, ecology and history of the southwest Outback Queensland region, including Carnarvon Gorge National Park.

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Charleville Cosmos Centre

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Unlock the universe through unique experiences where the expanse of the cosmos meets the wild and natural beauty of Outback Queensland.

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Cobbold Gorge Tours

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Deep in the heart of the Gulf Savannah region of Far North Queensland is a hidden outback oasis – Cobbold Gorge.

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Discovery Experiences – Undara

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Only 3½ hours drive from Cairns and four hours from Townsville in Tropical North Queensland, you’ll discover a land so different in contrasts…. Undara.

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