Swim hole · Free

Ellery Creek Big Hole

West MacDonnell Ranges, near Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Deep gorge waterhole in the desert: no crocs in the Red Centre but shockingly cold, deep water; swim near the edge, not solo.

Type: Swim hole (free)

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Before you go

Only swim where it is signposted as safe. In the tropics that means crocodile and stinger warnings apply, whatever it looks like.
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