17/01/2025
In two days and two nights at Uluru, we booked three experiences: Wintjiri Wiru; the Australian Native High Tea; and the Sounds of Silence dinner. We also got to visit the Field of Lights as a bonus. A rundown:
Wintjiri Wiru is a dinner experience overlooking Uluru that includes a telling of the ancestral Mala story using 1,100 drones. It’s the largest continually-operating drone show in the world. I really enjoyed the initial reception, the food (including kangaroo, crocodile and emu), the setting, the storytelling, and the pace of the evening.
The Australian Native High Tea is at Sails in the Desert and is a traditional high tea but with ingredients from the Outback. The teas and bellinis were excellent, and the food was interesting (and good)! We finished almost everything.
Sounds of Silence was recommended more than any other before our visit. It’s a dinner experience overlooking Uluru with a star talk by a night sky expert. The star talk was amazing, and the food was good, but at four hours it was a really long evening. Honestly, if I went back I’d probably only book one dinner experience, and I’d opt for Wintjiri Wiru over Sounds of Silence. But there’s also not a lot to do at night at Uluru, so if you don’t mind long evenings, book everything!
Then there’s the Field of Light. This is an art installation with 50,000 lights that’s been at Uluru since 2016. We got to walk through it between Sounds of Silence (at a temporary location now) and the buses. It’s pretty to see. I can’t speak to the Field of Light dinner or other experiences.
If you’ve experienced both Wintjiri Wiru and Sounds of Silence, would you do both again?
Explore Uluru Northern Territory – Australia
As custodians of the land, Anangu hold the Mala story from Kaltukatjara to Uluru. To share their story, RAMUS designed and produced an artistic platform using drones, light and sound to create an immersive storytelling experience.
