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Gunlom
Conventional vehicle drivers fear not. Gunlom is another superb escarpment waterfall and plunge pool 40-odd kilometres south of the dreamy Maguk (Barramundi Gorge; 45km south of Cooinda and 10km along a corrugated 4WD track) turn-off. It's located 37km along an unsealed, though easily do-able, gravel road. Walk the steep Waterfall Walk (one hour, 1km), which affords incredible views.
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Jim Jim Falls & Twin Falls
Jim Jim Falls a sheer 215m drop, is awesome after rain - so they say, but it's inaccessible in the Wet when it rains, so we'll have to take their word for it. It shrivels to a drip in the Dry, but you can usually swim in its inky pool and bask on the bank. Twin Falls flows year-round (no swimming), but half the fun is getting there, involving a little boat trip and an over-the-water boardwalk.
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Maguk
This southern section of Kakadu National Park sees far fewer tour buses. Though it's unlikely you'll have dreamy Maguk to yourself, you might time it right to have the glorious natural pool and falls between just a few of you.
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Nourlangie Area
The sight of this looming outlier of the Arnhem Land escarpment makes it easy to understand its ancient importance to Aboriginal people. Its long red-sandstone bulk, striped in places with orange, white and black, slopes up from surrounding woodland to fall away at one end in stepped cliffs. Below is Kakadu's best-known collection of rock art.
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Ubirr
Ubirr is 39km north of the Arnhem Hwy via a sealed road. It'll take a lot more than the busloads of visitors to disturb Ubirr's inherent majesty and grace. Layers of paintings, in various styles and from various centuries, command a mesmerising stillness.
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Yellow Water Wetlands
A very popular wetlands near Cooinda. The turn-off to the Cooinda accommodation complex and Yellow Water wetlands is 47km down the Kakadu Hwy from the Arnhem Hwy intersection.
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