Lightning Ridge, NSW
14.5 km (1 hr )
★★★☆☆

The quirky Car Door Tours are Lightning Ridge’s answer to 'self drive' tours and are a great way to explore and learn more about this opal mining town. There are four tours in total, and each are demarcated by colour coded and numbered car doors - Red, Blue, Yellow and Green. Most can be done in an ordinary car when it is dry, but a high range vehicle is recommended for the Yellow and Green tours. A map showing the route and information about each of the stops can be obtained from the Visitors Information Centre.

The Yellow Car Door Tour is the longest of the four tours and explores the south and west part of Lightning Ridge. This tour allows you to see first-hand various pieces of opal mining equipment as you drive through the various opal fields, especially around Lunatic Hill. There is even an old movie set to see - a church that was built for the film 'Goddess of 1967' . The tour ends at the Castlereagh Highway.