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Ecuador's 6 listings are crowned by Baños de Agua Santa — the adventure capital with thermal baths at the foot of the active Tungurahua volcano. Small…

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Explore Ecuador's hot springs

Ecuador's 6 listings are crowned by Baños de Agua Santa — the adventure capital with thermal baths at the foot of the active Tungurahua volcano. Small country, huge geothermal personality.

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Choose your kind of soak

Whether you're traveling with family, seeking a quiet retreat, or looking for mineral-rich waters, Ecuador has a spring for you.

Resorts & spas Easy soaks with restaurants, robes and wellness extras. → Public pools Fun, affordable thermal bathing for all ages. →

Natural springs Wild pools earned with a hike or a dirt road. →

Ecuador's 6 listings are crowned by Baños de Agua Santa — the adventure capital with thermal baths at the foot of the active Tungurahua volcano. Small country, huge geothermal personality.

How to reach Ecuador's hot springs

Quito for Papallacta (2 hours east, high Andes); Baños is 3–4 hours south of the capital by bus. Cuenca serves the southern listings.

Where Ecuador's springs cluster

Baños de Agua Santa — Volcano-view thermal baths in the adventure capital.
Papallacta — High-Andes hot springs on the road to the Amazon — stunning páramo setting.

Best time to visit

June–September is drier in the highlands. Baños works year-round; mornings are clearest for volcano views.

Good to know

Altitude: Papallacta sits at 3,300m — acclimatise in Quito first. Baños pairs rafting, canyoning and biking with evening soaks perfectly. The town's name literally means "baths" — thermal water is its identity.