The 11 Best National Park Hot Springs Around the World

1.National Park Hike & Finnish Smoke Sauna Experience with Campfire Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 182 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $199Our pick

Trade Helsinki streets for a forest hike, campfire lunch, smoke sauna, and lake swim at Kuusijärvi in a small group.

“We had a wonderful time! Alex was the best and provided an experience of Finland in a day. He was so knowledgeable about the forest, mushrooms and shared the Finnish culture. We learned so much, had a wonderful lunch and thoroughly enjoyed the sauna and getting in the lake. He was very accommodating and gracious. A must do tour.”

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2.Hike and Sauna in Sipoonkorpi National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 85 reviews · 6.5 hours · from $194

Hike Sipoonkorpi National Park, enjoy a campfire lunch, then alternate between a Finnish smoke sauna and a cold lake swim.

“We had wonderful time with our tour guide Jeff. He made our tour very comfortable and amusing. The organisation and planning was just perfect. He is a very experienced tour guide, fun loving with a very good communication skill and made us very comfortable during trip. Highly recommended.”

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3.ZipLine, Horseback Riding, Tubing, Hot Springs & Lunch @ Volcano National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $230

Review of a 7-hour Costa Rican adventure from Playa Flamingo with horseback riding, rapids tubing, zip lines, hot springs, lunch, and practical tips.

“Overall, my girls and I had a really fun time. It was our first time ever going horseback riding, river tubing, ziplining, and going to a hot spring. Horseback riding through the rainforest was a little scary due to the terrain being uneven. River tubing is for the thrill-seekers but forewarning you - it can be VERY DANGEROUS! Unfortunately, I had a near-death experience when the rapids flipped my tube over and I fell in. 8 ziplines and 1 Tarzan swing was a lot of fun. The hot springs is the best way to end a day full of adventure! The mud masks were amazing too.”

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4.Bansko: Easy snowshoeing Pirin National Park & thermal spa

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 19 reviews · 6 hours · from $100

Snowshoe through Pirin National Park from Bansko, then soak in Banya’s hot springs on a scenic, private six-hour mountain day.

“Great walk, amazing view. Guide was very nice. It isn't very clear but the spa is not included in the price -though not very expensive to go into the hot springs and feels amazing after the long walk.”

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5.Private Lappish evening in the wilderness with traditional sauna and dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $593

Trade Rovaniemi’s city lights for a private sauna, icy lake swim, salmon dinner, and possible Northern Lights in the Lappish wilderness.

“My wife and I enjoyed our evening, we were picked up on time and the experience was well organised.”

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6.Nitmiluk National Park & Katherine Hot Springs – Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $429

Review of the Darwin to Nitmiluk tour, with a two-gorge cruise, Katherine Hot Springs, lunch, costs, timing, access, and practical tips.

“We had the best day! Our guide was Simon of Tropic Tours. He was an amazingly knowledgeable man on so many topics. There was only 4 of us on the tour. First he drove us to the Daintree Rainforest. We walked into the rainforest (maRead more”

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7.Traditional smoke sauna experience and national park visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 6 hours · from $182

Review of Helsinki’s smoke sauna and Sipoonkorpi hike, with campfire food, berry juice, lake swimming, practical tips, and value advice.

“Patricia was a wonderfull guide! we had a great day and enjoyed every minute. The walk is easy through a nice forest. Got feed with traditional food prepared over open fire. Sauna was great with plenty of Löylü. And all of us managed a dip into the lake (-2°C). Thanks Patricia!”

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8.Private Desa Dairy Farm, Kinabalu National Park, Hot Spring & Canopy Walk Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $139

Review of a private Sabah day tour covering Desa Dairy Farm, Kinabalu Park, fish spa, Poring Hot Springs, and canopy walk.

“Very convenient if you are travelling with kids since the tour is flexible and can be adjusted. Amazing guide (Nick).”

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9.Private Traditional Sauna, Ice Dip and Dinner in the Wilderness

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $424

Review of Levi’s private sauna, ice dip, lake swim, local dinner, fishing, canoeing, and possible Northern Lights with Soma Adventures.

“We had a really memorable and amazing evening with my friends at Soma Adventure’s hideout cabin 🥰 We enjoyed of the peaceful nature, great traditional sauna with foot bath and swimming on the lake, delicious dinner and saw beautiful Northern Lights! 😍 Heli is such a lovely person and a great professional local guide and all her activities are without a doubt very recommendable! 👌😊 Enjoy and have fun with Soma Adventures! 😘”

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10.Hot Springs National Park Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.)

Explore Hot Springs National Park by car and on foot with GPS audio, historic bathhouses, thermal springs, mountain views, and flexible timing.

“I especially liked the way it was tide to the GPS and would always know where we were and comment accordingly . It was hard to get started but once we figured it out it worked really well. We had a great day exploring all the places listed. IT really did help that it always new where we were at. That's more than I can say about my navigation. Thank you for a memorable tour.”

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11.Yangmingshan National Park & Hot Spring Tour (afternoon )

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $51Best value

Explore Yangmingshan’s volcanic scenery, Flower Clock, Xiaoyoukeng fumaroles, and a traditional Beitou hot spring on a relaxed Taipei tour.

“Avoid like plague. Tried to book this tour twice without any success or communication, just declined at the last minute. Avoid avoid avoid.”

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