Level 09--Sacred Lake (1)

Go forward, pull up, and enter the door to the left. Ignore the small medipack (137) on the low pedestal to your left.

Make a running jump to the block with the slanted top beyond it and rotate to face south. From there, you can safely dispatch the oncoming crocodile (1).

Hop over to pick up the loot.

Rotate to face north and advance a few steps. There are 2 bats (2, 3) on the wall ahead. Run towards them to dislodge them and defeat them.

Turn around and head south, then turn right and head towards the water.

There is another crocodile (4) in the water, likely north of the stone ramp. Kill it safely from the ramp.

There are 2 more crocs (5, 6) on the far shore. Wading in the water might attract them. If not, fire your pistols towards the closer croc; it will enter the water and swim within range. Rotate by small increments between shots until you are pointed in the right direction. Defeat both crocs.

Swim west to the sandy shore. As you head north, note the closed iron gate on the building to your right.

Continue north, then east into a narrow passage, then north again through a greenish opening flanked by slanted top pillars.

As you advance north, 2 bats (7, 8) will appear. Defeat them.

Continue north to drop down slightly, then safety drop through the square hole in the floor along the north wall.

Carefully move south to drop down 3 times and slide down a ramp, ending up at the base of a slender pole.

Stand on the west side of the pole facing east. Press Action to grab onto the pole, press Up, and count as Lara pulls up 13 times. Her head should be roughly even with the heads of the carvings in the wall to the right. Press Jump to backflip, landing on a flat ledge by another pole behind you.

Get on the west side of this pole facing east. Pull up 11-12 times, then backflip to the ledge behind you.

Turn around and pull up into the elevated crawlspace. Follow it to a room with a beaded chain. Yank the chain to open the iron gate you saw earlier.

Backtrack through the crawlspace, dropping down at the end near the upper pole. Safety drop down to the base of that upper pole.

Walk to the NE corner of the ledge. From there, make a running jump/grab diagonal left to the sloped surface, slide down, and grab the edge. Release your grip and fall into the watery opening below.

Pick up the small medipack (138) from the watery floor, then swim forward (south) and pick up the flares (139) from the SE corner. You can surface here for air if needed.

Rotate right (to face west), and follow the passage west, then north, then into a vertical passage. You're now facing north, so turn around to face south.

At the top, there will be at least one crocodile waiting for you, so don't swim to the surface. When you reach the opening at the top, flatten out and swim south and pull up either on the ramp ahead or on the shore to the right (west).

From there, deal with at least one crocodile (9). If the second croc (10) is nearby, finish him off too. If you don't see him, he's probably on the ramp back to the NE. You can jump in the water and lure it back to the shore or fight it on the ramp.