If your idea of a great evening out is about the best dining experience in a setting that can only be described as stunning, you will want to check out Sounds of Silence. It is the kind of indulgence that will set standards for many an evening to follow.
Welcome to a magical evening of sights, sounds and taste in the surreal backdrop of an Uluru sunset. What is on offer ranges from an award-winning dining session to immersive activities that include taking in the mesmerising Field of Light.
It all begins with a comfortable drive, with pick up right from your hotel and onward transfer to Uluru. The real action unfolds as the sun sets and the horizon lights up the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park to create the perfect backdrop for the music and the wine to flow.
As you wait for the spectacle to unravel before you, the wining and dining begins. Relish a three-course bush tucker menu that includes canapes, entrees, salads, desserts and the main course made from indigenous ingredients, even as the drinks flow from the best Aussie beer to chilled sparkling wine.
Dune top canapes and sparkling wine
If an absorbing star talk is your preference, get ready to take in an interesting session. Immerse yourself in the night sky, lit up with all those stars as a star talker unravels the mysteries that shimmer up there. Watch him decode the different constellations, planets and Zodiac signs as he points out to each of them using a laser pen.
As you savour the scrumptious spread and sit back with your choice of drinks, be it wine or beer, tea or coffee, this is one of the highlights of the evening. Before you, the lights from 50,000 coloured glass spheres illuminate the outback and it is enlightening to hear the local expert decode the glittering spectacle up above.
And when it is time to step into the Field of Light, prepare to see up close the awe-inspiring art installation as you walk the pathways that lead you on among the rhythms and colours that spread before you. This is the kind of exhibition that can be witnessed only at Uluru and that gets as unique as the other local experiences like listening to a didgeridoo performance or feasting on a bush tucker spread.
The Night at the Field of Light comes to a spectacular culmination as you stand atop the dunes to marvel at the brilliance of the illuminated sight below.
This tour lasts approximately 4.5 hours and transfers are once again ensured. The cost of the package is $280/adult and $140/child.
A Night at Field of Light
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