Published:  11:32 Saturday - January 21, 2017

Hot springs are alway available all year round, but a good time for you to enjoy hot springs is winter when cold wind comes. It is no doubt that swimming in hot springs helps you not only relax, but als o restore your health due to its benefits to some skin diseases, joints, and heart. Below is a list including 5 famous hot springs in the North of Vietnam.

1. Quang Hanh in Quang Ninh province

Located in Cam Pha town, more than 10km from the center of Ha Long Bay, Quang Hanh hot spring is not only familiar to local people but also the favourite stop for many tourists by the site of the tourism road from Ha Long to Van Don and Mong Cai.

You can choose your own bathroom or bath in a big outdoor hot mineral pool. Despite the cold, you will not feel shaky when soaking in hot mineral water of Quang Hanh. The mineral hot water not only helps the body relax but also works to prevent a number of diseases of the skin and joints. It is very good for health.

2. Kim Boi in Hoa Binh province

The Kim Boi natural hot spring is in Mo Da village,70 km from Hanoi, in Ha Bi commune, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province. Among the hot springs in Vietnam, this spring has the lowest temperature, which ranges from 34-36°C.

It is not hot enough to form steam on the water but the temperature and mineral content here are good enough for disease treatment and skin relaxing.

After the bath, you can enjoy ethnic food culture and travel to nearby tourist sites such as Mai Chau and Hoa Binh waterfall.

3. Tien Lang in Hai Phong city

Lying in 18 km south of the center of Hai Phong is the hot mineral spring of Tien Lang, which is no stranger to the people of Hai Phong and domestic and foreign tourists. Being brought up from the deep drilling of 850m underground, the Tien Lang hot mineral spring makes visitors feel excited and grateful. You can enjoy other services here such as mud baths, massage, herbal steam and others.

Hot mineral water here is considered one of the best 5 mineral water springs in Vietnam, which is in the same kind with the source of famous mineral water in Russia, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and France.

4. Thanh Thuy in Phu Tho province

Thanh Thuy hot spring is located in La Phu Commune, Thanh Thuy district, Phu Tho province, 65 km from Hanoi to the northwest, it is an ideal place to relax whether it is summer or winter.

Besides, the average temperature of this hot stream is from 37 to 43°C, the highest is 53°C. Thanks to multiple micronutrient content, the Thanh Thuy hot spring is capable of rehabilitation, helps blood circulation, good for the heart. In the summer, the water is treated through the radiator to reduce the temperature to about 27°C but in winter, the water is warm enough to bath.

5. Moong Village in Son La 

The hot spring of Ban Mong (Mong Village) is about 7km from the center of town, Hua La commune, Son La city, attracts both domestic and international tourists.Mineral water in this hot spring is 36-38 degrees, which is very good for your health.

Compared with other hot springs, Ban Mong (Mong Village) is said to be special traditional house-on-stilts and Thai cultural characteristics. Tourists can enjoy northwest cuisine here which is very tasty after moments of bathing in mineral hot water.