Best Swimming Holes in the Northern Territory

Beat the Territory heat at pristine natural swimming holes. From thundering waterfalls to crystal-clear rock pools, the NT offers some of Australia's most beautiful freshwater swimming spots surrounded by ancient landscapes.

Best Swimming Holes in the Northern Territory

Wangi Falls

Bitter Springs

Edith Falls (Leliyn)

Mataranka Hot Springs

Florence Falls

Buley Rockhole

Berry Springs Nature Park

Casuarina Beach

Darwin Waterfront Wave Lagoon

Fannie Bay Beach

Palmerston Water Park

Motor Car Falls

Seventeen Mile Falls

Darwin Swimming Pool (Parap)

Spencer Gorge

Jabiru Lake

Northern Rockhole (Jatbula)

Gubara Pools Trailhead

Second Gorge (Nitmiluk)

Third Gorge (Nitmiluk)

Fifth Gorge (Nitmiluk)

Butterfly Gorge Swimming Hole

Sandy Camp Pool (Jatbula)

Top of Edith Falls Lookout

Upper Pool Edith Falls

Waterfront Precinct Recreation Lagoon

Wangi Falls Dry Season Plunge Pool

Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre

Mary Ann Dam Recreation Area

Mataranka Pool Nature Park

Big Horse Creek Swimming Hole

Bare Sand Island

Wagait Beach (Mandorah)

First Gorge (Nitmiluk)

Fourth Gorge (Nitmiluk)

Biddlecombe Cascades (Jatbula)

Graveside Gorge (Kakadu)

Pee Wees Beach

Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk)

Sunset Beach

Maguk (Barramundi Gorge)

Tully Inlet

Tully-Massacre Inlet

Lake Alexander Beach

Nightcliff Beach

Waterfront Artificial Beach

Bundilla Beach

Walpa Gorge Walk

Wave Lagoon Darwin

Sweetwater Pool

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