Voyages Ayers Rock Resort's exclusive evening dining experience in the desert, Tali Wiru, (meaning beautiful dune in local Pitjantjatjara) is now open for its fifth season. The open air gastronomic experience offers a magical evening of fine dining on a remote sand dune overlooking Uluru and the distant domes of Kata Tjuta. This season's menu features ancient flavours of Indigenous Australia with some exciting and unusual ingredients woven into the menu.

Ray Stone, Voyages Executive GM Sales, Marketing and Distribution, commented: “Tali Wiru is a truly unforgettable dining experience in the spiritual heart of Australia. This season we have taken the experience even further into a native flavour gastronomic journey, we aim to surprise and delight our guests with superb levels of food and beverage in a stunning setting unique in Australia and indeed the world,” said Ray.

Guests enjoy Champagne and canapés at sunset accompanied by the sounds of a digeridoo, followed by a four-course table d'hote menu with perfectly matched premium Australian wines. A storyteller shares tales of Indigenous culture and the southern night sky and the evening ends with a port, cognac or native wattleseed infused hot chocolate around the campfire.

The new Tali Wiru menu features canapes such as Seared Scallop with Finger Lime Buerre Noisette or Ham Hock and Kangaroo Terrine with pickled Riberry and Damper, and entrees including Pressed Wallaby with Fermented Quandong, Hung Yoghurt, Pomegranate and Puffed Ancient Grains or Chilled King Prawns with Fennel, Finger Lime, Pea Mousse, Squid Ink Tapioca Cracker, Edamame Beans and Geraldton Wax.

Mains include Wagyu Beef Fillet with Salt-baked Celeriac, Paperbark Smoked Onion Soubise, King Brown Mushroom and Smoked Bacon Jus or Glacier 51 Toothfish with Parsnip and Miso Mousseline, Compressed Apple, Coastal Greens, Desert Oak, Fermented Muntries and Leek Ash. To finish, desserts on offer are Textures of Chocolate with Davidson Plum, Lemon Myrtle, Quandong and Hot Chocolate sauce; Aussie Pav with Camel Milk Gelato, Passionfruit Curd, Berry Salad and Green Ant Meringue, or an Australian Cheese Selection with Aniseed Myrtle Figs and House-made Saltbush Lavosh.

Tali Wiru runs daily to 15 October 2018 and is priced at $360 per person which is fully inclusive of return hotel transport, full menu, matched wines and entertainment.

“Overwhelmingly Tali Wiru is an evening of celebration. Whether that be the majesty of the location together with the experience of fine dining or an occasion such as an anniversary, birthday or engagement – for our guests it becomes a lasting memory,” said Ray.

Guests can also choose to arrive in style by helicopter for their Tali Wiru experience. At $779 per person, Tali Wiru by Heli includes a half hour helicopter tour taking in Uluru and Kata Tjuta before the exceptional dining experience commences.

For further information visit: www.ayersrockresort.com.au/experiences/detail/tali-wiru

For bookings contact travel@voyages.com.au or 1300 134 044.

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About Ayers Rock Resort

Ayers Rock Resort provides a variety of accommodation from the premium Sails in the Desert Hotel, newly refurbished Desert Gardens Hotel, self-contained Emu Walk Apartments, the authentic Outback Pioneer Hotel and Lodge and Ayers Rock Campground. Ayers Rock Resort is managed by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia.

About Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia

Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) established to undertake tourism business on its behalf. Voyages offers unique experiences and cultural immersion in spectacular locations around Australia including Ayers Rock Resort in the Northern Territory, Home Valley Station in The Kimberley in Western Australia and the Mossman Gorge Centre, in Tropical North Queensland. Voyages works collaboratively with local communities, respecting and supporting the local Indigenous cultures and offering employment and training opportunities to the local and broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Profits from all business activities are re-invested in the Indigenous and resort experiences and through the various training and development programs in place around Australia.