Where is Australia’s best swimming waterhole?

Updated

December 31, 2020 07:17:27

Waterholes are filling up as rains return, yet even the driest parts of the country hide secret swimming spots of dazzling beauty.

ABC Regional & Local has compiled a list of some of these treasures, rediscovered as the pandemic forces travellers to redraw their personal maps of joy and eye destinations closer to home.

Fern Pool – WA

Fed by an aquifer, the pools of Karijini are year-round deep-canyon waterholes — even in the heat of 40-degree summer days, the water remains icy cold.