Tali Wiru

“Tali Wiru is an unforgettable dining experience that showcases native Australian cuisine under the stars, reflecting the core value of Ayers Rock Resort – to promote indigenous tourism, empower local communities, and achieve higher rates of indigenous employment (currently forty per cent of the team at Ayers Rock Resort are indigenous).”

Pressed wallaby with quandong, yoghurt, pomegranate, and puffed ancient grains; Glacier 51 toothfish with parsnip and miso mousseline, coastal greens, desert oak, muntries, and leek ash; and Aussie “pav” with camel milk gelato, passionfruit curd, green ant meringue, and berries.

Set on a remote dune overlooking Uluru, just twenty guests enjoy champagne and canapés as the mighty rock changes colour with the setting sun. Then comes an impressive fourcourse menu served from Vanessa Grace’s minimal-footprint bush kitchen, in which native ingredients from desert oak to green ants are matched with solely Australian wines. The evening ends around the campfire under the star-filled southern night sky. Translating as “beautiful dune” in the local Pitjantjatjara language, Tali Wiru digs deep into the cultural heart of Australia. There is nothing like this, anywhere else in the world.

“With no walls, guests get to watch the sun set out in the desert and then dine under the stars. After dinner, you’ll be told a story about the Aboriginal Australians, whose way of life continues to this day. Truly magical.” Condé Nast Traveller