I am a fan of hot springs and near Kakadu (just south of Katherine) in the northwestern Australia you have Elsey National Park where there are hotsprings. They are only 32C (which for me is a little cool) but they are very very nice. They basically are a deep stream (or maybe small river) and you get into them at one end (there are stairs, the only modification to the natural setting) you get in and let yourself float down about a hundred metres where there are another set of stair and you can walk back along a small path and do it all over again. I am not a great swimmer but I swam back upstream and I can tell you that the current is a lot stronger than it seems. The stream is too deep to stand but there are some logs under water where you can rest along the way.
The water is blue and clear and you can see small fishes swimming around.
It is a wonderful place and if you find yourself in northwestern Australia I higjly recommend it. My recommendation is to go to the "Bitter springs" and not to the Rainbow Springs because the rainbow springs are very very busy, they are small and they are completely developed, though the water is still natural and has no chlorine added.
They are great and if you find yourself in northwest Australia I highly recommend going there. I will add that you should go to the Bitter Springs instead of the Rainbow Springs because the Rainbow Springs are very very busy, much smaller and totally developed, though the water is still natural and has no chlorine added. There is a private and somewhat decent camp site within walking distance of the Bitter springs. While in the are I also recommend the rest of Elsey National Park there is a very nice campground and if you are OK swimming in normal temperature water there is excellent swimming holes in the river. This is the only place in the are where you can swim in a natural setting without having to worry about crocodiles.
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