Tasting Australia Airlines — Northern Flinders Ranges

True food adventure leads you beyond the horizon. It encompasses an outback landscape dotted with fossils preserved in wondrous detail. A night sky so dark it will remain a memory forever, and tables flanked by river stones and eucalypts.  

Explore the northern Flinders Ranges with Tasting Australia Airlines, venturing deeper into a region known for its singular beauty. Your journey – hosted by renowned professor John Carty and Adnyamathanha man Damien Coulthard, along with other Adnyamathanha custodians – will begin with a chartered flight from Adelaide to Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.  

Lunch is to be served at Stubbs Waterhole, among highlights of this vast property, and prepared by Danielle Alvarez and Shannon Fleming. Australian diners know Alvarez best from her work at Sydney standout Fred’s, a role that followed time at California icons The French Laundry and Chez Panisse. Today she is culinary director of events at the Sydney Opera House, and a noted cookbook author whose recipes are at once classic and contemporary.  

Fleming, meanwhile, trained in fine diners and found a passion for indigenous fare while at the groundbreaking Orana. He is executive chef and general manager of LOT.100 in the Adelaide Hills –a collective featuring stellar local food, wine and spirits.  

Take an afternoon stroll around the sanctuary before travelling by four-wheel-drive to a gloriously scenic vantage point. Food educator Rebecca Sullivan, together with Coulthard, will prepare sunset snacks using native produce from their Warndu range, then turn to a dinner served fireside and accompanied by stories. 

Gaze skyward to galaxies unseen from the city during an astronomy experience hosted by Arkaroola owner Doug Sprigg, complete with purpose-built binoculars and comfortable camp chairs. It will be followed by supper.  

Stay overnight at Arkaroola and enjoy breakfast in your room before a short flight to Leigh Creek and a coach transfer to Nilpena Ediacara National Park for a tour of its remarkable fossil beds. It’s here the earliest evidence of complex, multicellular life was uncovered, a profound lens through which to view our world. 

Reflect over lunch at the nearby Prairie Hotel, a beloved outpost with outback views in every direction. The return flight to Adelaide will land in early evening. 

You have not taken this journey before. You may never again. Go. Be astonished. 

INCLUSIONS –

• Return flights from Adelaide to the northern Flinders Ranges via private charter plane: Corporate Aircraft Charter and Platinum Aircraft Charter (Beechcraft Super King Air)
• One night's accommodation at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
• All ground transportation in the Flinders Ranges (4WD and coach)
• Guided walk at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
• Guided Under the Stars stargazing experience at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary
• Guided tour of Nilpena Ediacara National Park

FOOD –

• Multi-course lunch at Stubbs Waterhole, Arkaroola
• Sunset canapes at Arkaroola lookout
• Fireside dinner and supper at Arkaroola
• In-room breakfast pack
• Morning tea at Nilpena Ediacara National Park
• Multi-course lunch at the Prairie Hotel

BEVERAGES –

• All-inclusive premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages paired with each food service

MORE INFORMATION –

• Age 18+ event
• Caters to vegetarian and coeliac dietary requirements*

*For more information, refer to our Ticketed Event FAQ's. For any other requirements please contact the event organiser prior to purchasing.

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