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Photos: Walliser Alpentherme & Spa Leukerbad, used with permission.
Walliser Alpentherme & Spa Leukerbad
Leukerbad (VS), Switzerland · from CHF 45
About
A large thermal bath in Leukerbad with indoor and outdoor pools of thermal spring water, including a hot pool, below the mountains. The textile-free sauna area has Aufguss sessions, an outdoor sauna, a steam bath and a private sauna to hire.
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.
- Outdoor sauna
A sauna in its own cabin or with a door straight to the open air, so you step outside to cool off.
- Aufguss (sauna ritual)
A sauna master pours scented water on the hot stones and fans the heat through the room.
- Roman-Irish bath
A bathing ritual that leads through a series of warm and hot air and steam rooms and pools, often with a soap-brush massage, and ends with rest.
Cooling down
- Cold plunge (under 20 °C)
A small pool of cold water, below 20 °C, to dip into after the heat.
Pools and baths
- Thermal spring water
A pool fed by natural thermal or mineral spring water.
- Hot pool (38 °C and more)
A pool or tub of very warm water, 38 °C or more, often outdoors and sometimes heated with wood.
- 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.
- Outdoor pool (heated year round)
An outdoor pool heated enough to use in winter too.
- 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.
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
- Massages
Massages you can book, usually at extra cost.
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
- Thermal bath or wellness park
- Private
- Can be rented privately
Getting there
Dorfplatz 1, 3954 Leukerbad (VS), Switzerland
Leukerbad, Lärchenwald · about 3 min walk (180 m)
Also nearby
- Hotel Les Sources des Alpes – Spa
Leukerbad · 0.2 km away
Therme 51° Hotel Physio & SpaLeukerbad · 0.2 km away
Leukerbad ThermeLeukerbad · 0.3 km away


