Tented luxury with a view of the world's most famous rock - what more could you want. No we don't mean one of Elizabeth Taylor's engagement rings, we mean Uluru (Ayers Rock to the politically unsound amongst you). Longitude 131° lies at the gateway of the World Heritage listed wilderness of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the red desert heart of Australia.

The white tented cabins have romantic views of the sun rising and setting over Uluru. You and your partner can watch from your bed or from the day bed on a private balcony

From the air the two lines of tents look like so many fragile paper butterflies fluttering in the wilderness at, you guessed it, a longitude of precisely 131°. At night above your head you' will find one of the clearest skies in the world, the middle of Australia is so far from anywhere the stars are on fire here. The local Aboriginal people have a wealth ofstories about the constellations above your head (and the red earth under your feet) and it is easy to feel the power of this ancient place. The Luxury Travel Bible likes the experience of dining out under the spectacular desert night sky on dishes created by Chef Tom Saliba. 

It is worth visiting the rock in all its moods (it turns black in the rain -a rare sight) and to venture out to the honeycomb-like mounds of Kata Tjuta (The Olgas).