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Best natural hot springs in Victoria to visit
Whether you’re planning a romantic weekend, wellness retreat or Victorian road trip, here’s where to find some of the best hot springs in Victoria, including geothermal pools and natural mineral springs.
From the Mornington Peninsula and the Great Ocean Road to Hepburn Springs and Gippsland Lakes, Victoria is home to some of Australia's best natural hot springs. Fed by mineral-rich water from deep underground, these geothermal bathing destinations combine relaxation with some of the state’s most beautiful landscapes.
Whether you're planning a romantic weekend, wellness retreat or relaxing addition to a Victorian road trip, these are some of the best hot springs in Victoria to visit.
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Peninsula Hot Springs, Mornington Peninsula
Peninsula Hot Springs is one of Victoria's best-known geothermal bathing destinations, located at on the Mornington Peninsula just 90 minutes from Melbourne. Natural geothermal and mineral waters feed over 70 bathing and wellness experiences across the sprawling property.
The Bath House, open to all guests, features immersive bathing pools with beautiful views or themes like the Cave Pool, plus cold plunge pools, a reflexology walk, wet and dry saunas, a Turkish hammam, and Nepalese mineral showers.
The Spa Dreaming Centre is a calmer retreat reserved for adult guests. Along with beautiful bathing pools, there are foot baths, a Moroccan hammam, an infrared sauna, a Zen Chi massage room, barrel baths, water meditation, and other calming experiences.
In addition, there are numerous relaxation areas, onsite dining, a spa offering massages and treatment packages, and the ability to add on a private bathing or wellness experience.
For a slower-paced Mornington Peninsula escape, RACV Cape Schanck Resort is only a short drive away and well placed for turning the trip into a relaxing weekend.
The reflexology walk is just one of many features in Peninsula Hot Springs. Image: Visit Victoria
Alba Thermal Springs & Spa, Mornington Peninsula
Alba Thermal Springs and Spa offers a contemporary take on geothermal bathing - and it's also located on the Mornington Peninsula, meaning you can combine multiple bathing experiences.
Set among landscaped gardens featuring native vegetation, Alba offers 25 contemporary geothermal pools, plus a sauna and steam room. There are all sorts of bathing experiences here -botanical pools, forest pools, a rain pool, a sunset pool, and cold plunge pools. Some are social and some more secluded.
You can also book private pools for couples or small groups, or a salt pool for a floating experience. There's also an onsite restaurant showcasing locally-sourced, seasonal produce, plus a lovely spa with all kinds of treatments and rituals.
Alba's tranquil setting and luxurious facilities make Alba particularly suited to single bathers, couples wanting a romantic escape, or a high-end bathing ritual with friends.
More: Best things to eat, see and do on the Mornington Peninsula
Alba Thermal Springs is a newer addition to Victoria's hot springs attractions. Image: Visit Victoria
Deep Blue Hot Springs, Warrnambool
Travelling along the Great Ocean Road? Deep Blue Hot Springs in Warrnambool provides a way to spend time soaking at the end of your journey in geothermal mineral water from hundreds of metres beneath the ground.
The Deep Blue Hot Springs Sanctuary features 14 bathing and wellness experiences, including a foot spa, shallow rockpools, sensory cave pools, an aroma pool, a rainforest cave with a waterfall, a cold plunge pool, and more.
You can also add on sessions in the infrared sauna, the salt room with guided meditations, an indoor geothermal bath house, and private bathing rooms. There's even a beautiful day spa onsite.
Deep Blue Hot Springs is attached to a hotel and restaurant, but you don't have to be an overnight guest to enjoy the hot springs.
If you’re taking a few days to explore the coast, RACV Torquay Resort is a convenient place to start your Great Ocean Road adventure.
More: Ultimate Great Ocean Road itinerary from Torquay to Warrnambool
Warrnambool's Deep Blue Hot Springs has multiple themed pools. Image: Visit Victoria
Metung Hot Springs, Gippsland Lakes
Few Victorian hot springs come with a backdrop quite like Metung Hot Springs in the Gippsland Lakes region.
This award-winning wellness destination overlooks the beautiful East Gippsland lakes, with three main bathing areas to explore: Bathing Ridge, Lagoon Precinct and Hilltop Escarpment. Move between hot springs, geothermal showers, saunas and cold plunge pools, activate your feet acupressure points with a reflexology walk, and soak your troubles away in the cute bathing barrels.
Day spa treatments and glamping accommodation round off Metung Hot Springs, making for a stunning and luxurious addition to any Gippsland holiday.
Heading east? RACV Inverloch Resort offers an oceanside stopover before exploring more of Gippsland.
Metung Hot Springs offers a relaxing experience in East Gippsland. Image: Visit Victoria
Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, Hepburn Springs
Victoria's Spa Country - hosting Australia's largest concentration of natural mineral springs - centers around the twin towns of Daylesford and Hepburn Springs.
Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa is the area's quintessential bathing destination. Located within Hepburn Mineral Springs Reserve near Daylesford, the historic bathhouse has welcomed visitors since 1895.
Enter the Bathhouse to soak in two weather-protected, mineral-rich pools with views of the leafy Spring Creek. One of these pools features jets to ease aching muscles and joints. There's also the Sanctuary for guests aged 16 years and older, with warm pools, underwater spa lounges, a cold pool, and a mineral hammam and aroma steam room.
You can also book private bathing experiences or day spa treatments to complete your day out.
RACV Goldfields Resort places you within easy reach of Creswick, Daylesford and Ballarat, making it a practical base for a spa-country or regional Victoria getaway.
More: Best things to see, eat and do around Daylesford and Hepburn Springs
Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa is one of Victoria's oldest natural mineral baths. Image: Visit Victoria
When is the best time to visit hot springs in Victoria?
Victoria's hot springs can be enjoyed throughout the year, but winter is particularly atmospheric. Cool air makes slipping into warm mineral water especially inviting, while autumn and spring can provide comfortable conditions for combining bathing with hiking, sightseeing or a regional road trip.
Bookings can fill quickly on weekends, public holidays and during school holidays, so consider reserving your bathing session in advance.
