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Photos: Aquacenter Obwalden, used with permission.
Aquacenter Obwalden
Kerns (OW), Switzerland · from CHF 23
About
A public pool in Kerns with mountain views and a textile-free sauna area with Finnish and bio saunas, a steam bath and a cold plunge. There's a Kneipp path for cooling off, and one day a week in winter is for women only.
Facilities
Saunas and steam
- Finnish sauna
The classic dry sauna, usually 80–100 °C.
- Bio sauna
A gentler sauna of about 50–60 °C with more humidity, also called sanarium.
- Steam bath
Around 45 °C with nearly 100 % humidity.
Cooling down
- Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
- Kneipp path
Walking barefoot through cold and warm water or over pebbles, after the method of Sebastian Kneipp.
Pools and baths
- Whirlpool or jacuzzi
A warm pool with jets of air and water bubbling around you, usually for several people.
- Indoor pool
An indoor pool to relax or swim in.
- Pool for swimming lengths
A pool with lanes, usually 25 or 50 m long, indoors or outdoors.
- Water massage (jets and neck showers)
Underwater jets and strong streams of water that massage your neck, back or feet.
- Bubble loungers
Loungers under the water surface with bubbles rising from below.
- Water slides
Slides that end in a pool.
Relaxing
- Indoor rest area
A quiet room with loungers to rest between sauna rounds.
- Outdoor rest area (garden or terrace)
A garden, terrace or lawn with loungers, to cool down and rest in the fresh air.
Treatments and fitness
- Aqua gym
Exercise classes in the water.
Food and extras
- Restaurant or bistro
Somewhere to eat or have a drink, often one you can visit in your bathrobe.
The place
- Setting
- Great views · Mountains
- Type of place
- Public pool or lido
- Practical
- No time limit
Getting there
Sportweg 3, 6064 Kerns (OW), Switzerland
Kerns, Boll · about 3 min walk (170 m)
Also nearby
HolzerSauna WilenWilen · 4.1 km away
HolzerSauna SachselnSachseln · 4.2 km away
- Seehotel Wilerbad – Wilerbad Spa
Wilen · 4.4 km away





