4-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Aboriginal Art Tour
Enjoy a wide range of tasty exotic delicacies that are unique to Outback Australia. Your knowledgeable, experienced local guide takes you on an easy walking tour to 3 award-winning restaurants in 4 hours. Try over 12 gourmet tastes that may include Aboriginal bush foods and regional delicacies like crocodile, kangaroo, prawns, gold band snapper, exotic tropical fruits and vegetables, native spices and more. Dietary options are available. There’s a complimentary welcome drink of beer, wine, or spirits at the first restaurant, and standard soft drinks are included throughout. Learn about Darwin's multicultural history, Aboriginal culture, WWII bombing, architecture, horticulture and more. We also showcase Darwin’s fabulous, award-winning street art, much of it with futuristic augmented reality. And there’s lots to eat—we’ll fill you up, finishing with a tasty tropical dessert.
Options
Ruby Vietnamese
Tour starts at Ruby Vietnamese: Your tour begins at Ruby Vietnamese Restaurant, 48-50 Smith Street, beside Raintree Park, Darwin City
What's included in 4-Hour Outback Gourmet Food & Aboriginal Art Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Darwin
Here are the kinds of gourmet dishes you can expect on a typical tour. You’ll get to try at least 12 different dishes. Note our focus on NT-sourced produce or Aboriginal bush foods. Paperbark-smoked Humpty Doo barramundi with roasted bush tomato salsa and local beer damper bruschetta Gin-cured Spanish mackerel, radish, herbs, grapefruit, mango vinaigrette Rum Jungle buffalo carpaccio with river mint salsa verde, pickled Spanish onion and taro Green papaya salad Berber spiced kangaroo with tomato jam Whole char grilled snapper with cashew sauce Char grilled beef in local betel leaf Salt and pepper marinated crocodile Garlic kai lan Native pepperberry loaf with saltbush spiced dukkah Kangaroo fillet, lemon myrtle, beetroot relish, yogurt mousse and dukkah crumb Chargrilled NT banana prawns Black rice brulee, pandan-infused custard with black rice, brown sugar crumble and sesame meringue Mango vanilla bean cheesecake, rosella and strawberry gum coulis, toasted coconut
Darwin Street Art
Austin Lane, West Lane and other areas: an unexpected surprise when wandering Darwin's city streets is the murals that adorn the walls of our laneways. Since 2017, the Darwin Street Art Festival has brought vibrancy and colour to the city's walls, with international, national and local artists contributing to the large-scale art gallery. We’ll have photo opportunities in Darwin's celebrated Austin Lane, home to giant street art paintings.
The Old Town Hall
On Christmas Eve 1974, after almost a century enduring tropical conditions and 64 air raids during World War II, Darwin's Town Hall literally started crumbling during Cyclone Tracy. The heritage building—erected 14 years after European settlers arrived in the region in 1869—was damaged beyond repair by the natural disaster, as was much of the city. Some of our tours will have photo opportunities at this heritage-listed site, a testament to the destructive power of the cyclone that destroyed much of Darwin.
Inclusions
- Guide commentary on Aboriginal art and contemporary history, WWII, architecture
- An experienced and knowledgeable local guide
- A complimentary welcome drink of beer, wine, or spirits at the first restaurant
- A tasting menu of 12 dishes or more
- All non-alcoholic beverages including coffee and tea at all restaurants
- Emphasis on local ingredients and Aboriginal bush foods
- A tasting menu of 12 dishes or more
- See Darwin’s celebrated giant street art come to life with futuristic augmented reality
- Alcoholic beverages included only at the first restaurant
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please tell us if you have any medical condition that may affect your ability to attend the tour.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- 48-50 Smith Street, beside Raintree Park, Darwin City. If the restaurant is open, we're probably starting your tour here, so come inside to meet your guide at our reserved table. If the restaurant is closed, your guide will meet you out front.
End Points
- It's easy to get transport from this area.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
If you have dietary restrictions or special requests please list them here:
