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Jim Jim Falls, Australia


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Jim Jim Falls is in the heart of the Australia’s Northern Territory’s Kakadu National Park. Situated about 240km east-southeast of Darwin.

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It plunges about 200m off the escarpment and flows spectacularly in the Wet Season. But the amount of water flowing over Jim Jim Falls depends on seasonal conditions.

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The nearest sealed road to Jim Jim Falls is the Kakadu Highway (47.8km away). The first part of the walk is a very steep climb up the side of the hill, but most of the walk is an easy stroll through the bushland along the top of the escarpment.

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The walk from the car park to the plunge pools at the bottom of Jim Jim Falls is only 900 metres long. The plunge pools are a Natural habitat of the Saltwater Crocodile. Right at the top of the falls is another large deep plunge pool which is perfect for swimming.
 
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Access to Jim Jim Falls may be seasonally impossible when you are travelling (November to May).



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