北领地天气炎热,奔波一天后大家都想游游泳,清凉一下。卡卡杜(Kakadu)和阿纳姆地(Arnhem Land)拥有最佳游泳去处。
卡卡杜国家公园(Kakadu National Park)和阿纳姆地景色如画的水潭与瀑布看上去十分适宜游泳,但很多水潭里都潜伏着凶猛的咸水鳄鱼,因此禁止游泳。
不过别担心,每年旱季,工作人员都会仔细排查一系列隐藏在卡卡杜峡谷和悬崖高原上的天然瀑布水潭,确认没有鳄鱼后,向游客开放,供大家畅快游泳。
其中,最佳游泳地之一是位于公园南端的加伦瀑布(Gunlom Falls)。攀爬陡峭岩壁,不一会儿就抵达了瀑布顶端,居高临下,卡卡杜南部的绚丽风光一览无余,让您不虚此行。这里的天然无边际泳池美得震慑人心,如果您沿着悬崖岩壁向深处前行,还可看到一连串岩石水池。
徒步穿越季风雨林,前往美丽的玛古瀑布(Maguk),瀑布底下散落着大大小小的水潭。在清幽宁静的水潭里畅泳,然后享受瀑布底下的背部按摩。爱冒险的游客可爬上瀑布顶端,从岩石平台上跃身跳入底下的水潭里,水潭两侧是高高的悬崖峭壁,好不惊险刺激!
卡卡杜各大主要瀑布也是颇受欢迎的游泳胜地。跳入吉姆吉姆瀑布(Jim Jim Falls)底下冷冽清爽的的水潭,自在畅游。双子瀑布(Twin Falls)附近唯一可以游泳的地方位于瀑布上面的高原地带,这里美不胜收的峡谷风景和上游部分的游泳水潭让您觉得辛苦跋涉一趟也是值得的。
乘坐高底盘的四轮驱动车,前去探索卡卡杜一处人迹罕至的景点加拉巴尼(Jarrangbarni),又称库尔品峡谷(Koolpin Gorge)。您需要费力跋涉进入此地,但等待您的将是田园牧歌般的水潭与瀑布美景,而且这一切很可能是属于您一个人的风景。
注意安全
请时刻注意安全。如果水道未注明可安全游泳,则里面可能生活着凶猛鳄鱼。如果您没有看到一个提示可安全游泳的标志,请勿冒险下水游泳。如果您不确定是否安全,请勿游泳。
卡卡杜附近游泳胜地
Take a walk through monsoon rainforest to Maguk, a beautiful waterfall with a series of plunge pools. Swim across the tranquil pool and settle in for a back massage under the falls, then take the short hike to the top of the waterfall and jump from rocky platforms into the deep plunge pool flanked by tall vertical cliffs.
Kakadu’s major waterfalls are also popular swimming spots. Walk into the plunge pool at the base of Jim Jim Falls for a swim in the surprisingly cold water. The only place you can swim at nearby Twin Falls is on the plateau above it, but the trek up is well worth it for the breathtaking views into the gorge below and the swimming holes upstream.
Jump in a high-clearance four-wheel drive to explore one of Kakadu’s least-visited attractions – Jarrangbarnmi (Koolpin Gorge). You’ll need to be relatively fit for the trek in, but the reward is idyllic waterholes and waterfalls that you might just have all to yourself.
Keep safe
Please make sure you keep safe. If a waterway isn’t designated safe for swimming then it may be inhabited by crocodiles. If you don’t see a designated safe swimming sign, you shouldn’t take the risk of entering the water – if in doubt, don’t swim.
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