Hot pool
Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa
Hanmer Springs, Canterbury
A big complex of 20-plus thermal pools in an alpine village, two hours from Christchurch.
- Price
- Around NZ$29 to NZ$40 per adult depending on date
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
Hanmer is the South Island's classic hot-pool stop, with pools of different temperatures, sulphur pools, and a kids' area, plus a spa. The village has plenty of cafés and a forest park right behind it. Prices vary by date, so book ahead for a better rate in peak periods.
Good to know
- Book online, prices vary by date
- Go late afternoon in winter, when it's snowing, for the best atmosphere
- Combine with a walk or a bike ride in the forest behind the village
- Best time
- Late afternoon, winter or autumn
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, roughly two hours from Christchurch
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Showers
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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