Mongolia has 47 natural hot springs. Eight are developed, three are world-class. Our guide to the best soaks in Khangai, Khentii, and Gobi.
Bayartsogt Ganbold
Our pick. Water emerges at 86 Celsius, cooled to a plunge-able 40 C through a series of pools. A wooden bathhouse over a cliff edge, a simple ger camp adjacent. We book the private pool sessions at our Otugi Camp.
A village built around hot springs that have been used for 1,000 years. The traditional Mongolian bath house features steam, mineral pools, and Buryat-style bathing rituals. Local and atmospheric.
108 hot springs in a single valley, each with a specific healing tradition (one for eyes, one for the stomach, one for skin). Most bring a sleeping mat and a thermos. Remote but extraordinary.
Eastern Mongolia's hot spring, in a forested setting. Smaller, less developed, more natural. Often combined with our Eastern Steppe journey.
Tsagaansuvarga (Dundgovi), Khanbogd (Omnogovi), Bugat (Khuvsgul), Yestiin (Zavkhan). All less developed but worth visiting if you are in the region.
Most Mongolian hot springs are gender-separated bathhouses. Nudity is normal inside the single-sex pools. Modesty covers are accepted. Silence is welcomed. No drinking in the pools.
Year-round. Winter is extraordinary: steam rising into minus 30 air, ice crystals forming in the breeze. Summer is gentle. Avoid April mud.
We incorporate hot springs into our Khangai, Orkhon, and Khentii tours. Dedicated Hot Springs Circuit available as a 10-day private journey. From 5,200 USD per person.