20 VIRTUOSO LIFE
THE OUTDOOR LIFE
DREAMTIME IN THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Four ways to rock the Outback.
- Savor thousand-star dining.
Watching Uluru change color as the sun sets is one of the
Outback’s most talked-about moments, for good reason. Doing
it in five-star style from the top of a desert dune while enjoying
sparkling wine and canapés dials the alchemy up a notch. And
that’s before the buffet – featuring indigenous bush staples
such as crocodile, kangaroo, barramundi, and quandong (a
native peach) – followed by a didgeridoo performance and a
guided tour of the night sky. - Glide through a billion-year-old gorge.
There are lots of way you can explore Katherine Gorge, a chain
of 13 spectacular gorges that wind between towering rock cliffs
in Nitmiluk National Park near the Top End town of Katherine:
Fly through it by helicopter, take a sunrise or sunset cruise to