Shrivel

piplo90

Is there anything better on a cool evening than coming across a natural hot spring? The water was is the temperature of a perfect bath. We stayed in until we shrivelled and the sun was almost down. It was perfect. Now it's time for a morning dip. 🩱🩳

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A quickfire photographic overview, starting with a couple of springs beyond the geograpical borders of Europe.

robinou.on.the.road

Vani Sulfur Spring 🇬🇪🐳😄

#camperlife #campingcarlife #naturelovers #adventurelovers #homeiswhereyouparkit #homeonwheels

#everywhereathome #worldismygarden #familytravel #takeyourkidseverywhere #roadtrip #exploringgeorgia #hotsprings #happiness

sam_mysweetescapes

The Ma'in Hot Springs also known as Hammamat Ma'in are a series of hot mineral springs and waterfalls located between Madaba and the Dead Sea.

🇯🇴🇯🇴 J O R D A N 🇯🇴🇯🇴

M A ‘ I N 💦⛰🌳🌿

#worldshotz

#worldtraveler #hotsprings #jordan #jordanie #landscapephotography #igtravel #wonderfuldestinations #voyageuse #globbetrotter #exploratravel #travelphotography #igersjordan #igerstravel #travelblogger #photooftheday #earthfocus #explorejordan #wonderful_places #hammamat #capturethemoment #voyageursdumonde #visitjordan #traveladdicted #thermalbaths #naturalspa #bienêtre #dreamtravel #adventure #enjoylife

Rush

benedettastaffulani

Italy then. Cental, north and south.

lolakrol

Góry nigdy nie przestaną mnie zaskakiwać🤩

Taka perełka we włoskich Alpach.

Trochę wspinaczki🧗🏻‍♀️ i przeprawy przez rwący potok🌊, ale warto. Gorące źródełko🔥 i to z jakim widokiem wow😍

Ktoś widział, ktoś był?

#passostelvio #italia #alps #training #snowboarding #snowboardgirl #hotspring #hotsprings #smilegirl #smileeveryday #natureisamazing #polishgirl #powergirl #beautiful #natureisbeautiful #smilealways #mountaingirls #mountains #smilegirl #mountainlovers #mountainview #secretspot #uśmiech #usmiechnijsie #natura #polskadziewczyna #trening #widok #góry #alpy

JM & K2

Thermal Beach | Baia di Sorgeto, Ischia Italy

Drenched

alala_and_family

Sentimendutan bustia ❤

#yesa#termasnaturales #aguasulfurosa #termas#naturaleza

#terapia#terapianatural#landscape#viviendoelmomento

South and north of the Pyrenees. 

paul.poulain

Pour arriver enfin à ces rêves d'enfants

Qui n'ont pas de limites comme on a maintenant

J'ai vu des dauphins nager dans un ciel de coton

Où des fleurs volaient, caressant l'horizon

Vu des arbres pousser, remplaçant les gratte-ciels

J'ai vu au fond de l'eau une nuée d'hirondelles

Fountain 

zuzanna.drzy

Hot Springs, Banja Luka #banjaluka #hotsprings #summer #travel #travelphotography #nature #bosniaandherzegovina #wanderlust #bluewater #traveling #spot #purenature #happiness #watercolor#calm#naturephotography#naturelovers

Central Europe, Switzerland, Bosnia and Albania.  

beadventurerinswitzerland

As fontes termais Cambioula são uma das muitas curiosidades geológica do Val D'Hérens. Ela é uma das fontes de água quente mais importantes da Suíça. Cerca de 81 nascentes emergem das rochas com temperaturas que podem chegar a 25 a 29°C. O gradiente geotérmico do nosso planeta faz com que a temperatura aumente em média de 30 graus por km de profundidade. As águas que se infiltram as falhas irão, portanto, aquecer e ficar carregadas de minerais. De todas as águas termais listadas nos Alpes suíços, segundo o centro de pesquisa geotérmica de Neuchâtel, as águas de Cambioula são, com as de Pro San Gian em St-Moritz, as mais ricas em sulfatos, cloretos, magnésio e sódio. O cheiro característico de ovo podre que se nota próximo as termas é o de sulfeto de hidrogênio. As fontes estão localizadas ao nível do rio Borgne, no município de Saint-Martin. A água sai do solo a uma temperatura de cerca de 28 graus mesmo junto ao rio e permite dar um mergulho graças às pequenas piscinas formadas por pedras e que podem atingir os 50 à 70 centímetros de profundidade.

😊Este será a surpresa da nossa próxima trilha! Sábado dia 26.03.22

#valdherens #valais #termas #termasgeometricas #aguaquente #curiosidadessuíças #suiça #alpessuiços #myswitzerland #myswitzerlan #swissalps #suiçabrasileira #brasileirospelomundo #brasileirosnaeuropa #brasileirosnasuiça #brasileirassemfronteiras #turismo #turismonasuica #turistandonasuica #turistando #valais #valaisgravedansmoncoeur #valaisactif #beadventurer #beadventurerinswitzerland #myvaldherens

vanlife.balkan

Follow @vanlife.balkan for more about the Balkans and Van Life

📍Albania 🇦🇱 Bënja Hot Springs

🏔🏔🏔🚐🚐🚐🌊🌊🌊

Credits: @laraandlaurenz

🏔🏔🏔🚐🚐🚐🌊🌊🌊

#vanlife #vanlifebalkan #travel #wanderlust #camper #vanlifeeurope #naturelovers #homeonwheels #vanlifemoments #homeiswhereyouparkit #camping #vanlifegoals #vanlifemontenegro #vanlifealbania #albania #benja #greece #balkan #hot #hotsprings #hotspringsalbania

Coloured

sarit_davidovsky

#greekpic #aday

מעיינות פוזאר. מעיינות טבעיים של מים חמים (הכי כייף בחורף כשקר). שעה וחצי נסיעה מסלוניקי. מעיין פתוח לציבור, עם מפל של מים חמים נטורל. זה הצבע!

#loutraki #pozar #hotsprings #crazyblue #unrealblue #naturalhotsprings #loutrapozar #greecestagram #travelblogger #travelgram #mysisters #greece_travel #itsallgreektome #יוון

Greece to round this posting off.

deniaa_pap

🌿🍃

Stunner

Part two of Sascha's Jordan soaking review focuses solely on Hammamat Ma`in hot springs, arguably one of the globe's top hot springs. For instance it was the winner of World's Best Mineral & Hot Springs Spa 2015 (source). And there are many more accolades, mostly due to the stunning surroundings of this hot spring.

Aside from Sascha's rapport, there's a lot of additional info out there. Here are just a few:

• Jordan's Tourism Board
• Lonely Planet
• Tripadvisor
• Wikipedia

Dead
Here's Sascha's report: 

These hot springs are the most well-known hot springs in Jordan, and are probably the most beautiful. The particular aspect of this hot spring region is that each hot spring has a different presentation. 

The best way to discover the Ma`in hot springs is driving to Hammamat Ma`in where you have to pay an entrance fee of 15 JD (around 20 EUR) and per person (which is definitively overpriced, but Jordan is in general not a cheap country).

This entrance fee gives [you] the right to [access] several public pools which are fed by a hot waterfall. The pools are around 40°C warm, but the unique thing is that the water falls directly on a bank where you can lie on. Depending where you decide to lie, the hot water gives a rainfall effect or a strong massage effect.

The combination of the hot waterfall and cooler winds that come from the Dead Sea, is extremely relaxing and you do not want to leave this wonderful place.

Apart from the hot waterfall and the pools, there is also a sauna cave behind the waterfall. This whole area is accessible for men and women, a second small waterfall exists exclusively for women.

Rapid

The waterfall is accessible to the public from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., but if you stay in the Hammamat Ma`In [Hot Springs] Resort and Spa close the waterfalls, you have already access from 6 a.m. and you can be sure to be alone. I can only recommend to stay some nights in the hotel which is quite comfortable and offers a good buffet. Try to avoid Fridays or local holidays and negotiate the price in the hotel. Hotel guests do not have to pay the entrance fee and have in addition access to another hot spring pool that belongs to the hotel. The hotel pool is nothing natural except the thermal water (40°C), but staying in the hotel gives the opportunity to hike to river which is fed by warm water (around 35-38°C).

 

As the only access seems to be by passing the official hotel entrance, there is no littering and you will probably alone. The water flows quite rapidly, i.e. there are not a lot of pools, however, the advantage of that is there are only few algae on the ground. No sulphur smell at all. The landscape is quite stunning and it is a real pleasure to find your own place in the hot river.

 

My evaluation: 4 of 5 stars

Soaking adventure

It's difficult to see how the country of Jordan should be part of Europe but as an exception we will cover some of Jordan's soaks. That's what exceptions are for.

Totally coincidentally, European Natural Soaking Society contributor Sascha has been to Jordan last month and took some time out to look and explore some of Jordan's hot springs.

In this first of two specials we'll look at what Sascha discovered. It looks still very much undeveloped and natural and/or naturally enhanced.

Readers should also heed the scientific publication The Thermal Waters of Jordan [1] which relates to the 59 known hot spring sources in Jordan.

But let's look at the follwing experiences:

• Hammamat Borbata

This hot spring was indicated on the map as “closed”, so I did not expect too much. However, from the experiences I made, sometimes closed hot springs can turn into beautiful natural hot springs and therefore I travelled to the region of Tafila. 
Big deception, the ancient infrastructure around the hot spring was in a desolating situation, littering everywhere. But that’s part of the discovering of the natural hot springs.  
My evaluation: n.a.

Also known as H. Burbita (Burbayta / Burbeita), there's not much more available on internet. If you understand German there is this more satisfactory visit from bullireise from 5 years ago. Lonely Planet notes that it's a popular picnic place. The Rough Guide says it's not really woth an investigation.

• Hammamat Afra

Close to Hammamat Borbata, these hot springs were open to the public. Not really natural and wild, but situated in a beautiful small canyon. 

Only accessible by car, you have to pay an entrance fee of 5 JD (around 6,50 EUR) per person. There are 3 pools for men with different temperatures; the hottest is probably around 40°C. 

Women have to take a soak in a cave that is accessible by an entrance door that can be closed. As there were no women present at the time of my visit, I could also try the women pool which was around 43-44°C. 

The pool is covered by a cave and a roof, the atmosphere is very relaxing and the local policemen told me that the water helps for arthrose and rheumatism.

If you intend to soak in the women pool, keep your food save, as there are some mice in the cave. 

Outside in the men pools, there were some friendly gypsy boys soaking.

Overall, it was not the cleanest place, and I was wondering for what I paid an entrance fee, but it was a nice experience on the road to the Dana Nature Reserve. 

My evaluation: 3 of 5 stars

Hammamat Afra is much more well-known than aforementioned. Rough Guide:

'There are some leisure facilities here, but this is no tourist spa: the atmosphere is unequivocally Jordanian'. 

The Lonely Planet write up is somewhat less enthusiatic.

• Ain Zarqa

This hot spring lies directly at the Dead Sea in the Madaba region. 
The access is very easy by the main road and indicated on the map. 
Many locals go here for soaking because it is free and you can combine swimming in the Dead Sea with a shower or a soak in the hot river to clean your body from the Dead Sea salt water. 
The water in the river where soaking is possible, was around 43-45°C. 
Unfortunately, easy access and no entrance fee means that there are a lot of people and that there is a lot of littering close to the river and the spring which makes this place not recommendable. 
My evaluation: 1 of 5 stars

More info on Ain Zarqa is very scarce ...

Notes:
[1] Sass, I & R. Schäffer (2014) The Thermal Waters of Jordan. Environmental Earth Sciences 72: 171-187. Springer.