The staff at Cooinda are very friendly and knowledgeable about the area and what there is to do. It was from the girl at Reception that I decided what we might do for the few days we were there. The best recommendation she made was to go to Maguk - which is where the staff and locals go to swim.
Yes - this is one of the few places in Kakadu where it is relatively safe to swim.
We did the drive and walk to Maguk on our second day staying at Cooinda. It was a really shiity corrugated road to get in to the start of the walk.
There was then a pretty 1km walk along the creek side over rocky terrain.
Then you reach the most magnificent plunge pool I have ever seen anywhere. The water was crystal clear - clearer than we have seen anywhere else in our travels.
Not a bad dive for an old girl!!!
This is truly one of Kakadu's hidden gems and the bit of effort and the shitty road makes it one of Kakadu's lesser- visited plunge pools, but it is absolutely gorgeous to swim in and the waterfall still had quite a good flow. It was surprising to us that this plunge pool was not cold at all getting in - not sure why this is - as it was quite different to what we experienced at all the other plunge pools we had visited on this trip and previously in the Kimberley's of WA.
Another day talking with a young guy in the bar (whilst I was getting coffee to have poolside) I found out that the staff are offered lots of free talks and tours so that they are able to discuss and chat with with customers about what is available to do in the area.
Yes we were having coffee poolside!! - a very decadent thing for us to do on this camping trip. The Cooinda Lodge has a terrific open / indoor / outdoor restaurant/ bar complex right next to the even more magnificent pool.
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