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On 13th November, bathing and enthusiasts across Australasia will be invited to ‘Soak Together and Heal Together’ with a virtual wellbeing travel experience.

Celebrating the health benefits of hot springs, hydrothermal therapies and nature-based wellness activities, Soakember 2021 will see three leading bathing facilities from Australia and one from New Zealand featured through ‘Live Soak’ and recorded video experiences.

The Australian bathing facilities involved are Metung Hot Springs, Peninsula Hot Springs and the Hepburn Bathhouse while the New Zealand bathing facility is Maruia Hot Springs.

Explaining that the members of the Australasian Hot and Mineral Springs Bathing Alliance are using the event as an opportunity to raise awareness about the need for people to reconnect with nature and each other, Karen Golden, Executive General Manager of Belgravia Leisure’s Tourism and Wellness Group - operator of the Hepburn Bathhouse - advises “we’ve been isolated for so long, but it’s important that find ways to come back together as a community and Nature can be such a powerful natural healer.”

The idea for the global event was born during the pandemic with the thought of connecting people to hot springs around the world.

This year’s celebration highlights the numerous health benefits of hot spring soaking and connecting with nature, which range from rehabilitation for arthritis, detoxification, mental anxiety relief and immunity boosting.

James White, Managing Director and co-owner of Maruia Hot Springs adds “for thousands of years, people have taken to the waters, hot and mineral springs are really the original wellness destinations.”

For information on live streaming on the event day, virtual travellers are welcomed to subscribe to updates on the Soakember website as well as follow on Facebook and Instagram.

Click here to visit the event website. 

Images: Peninsula Hot Springs (top) and Soakember (below).

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