We were told one of the best tours the hostel Mamallena had was a hot springs tour.

The cost was $25 per person. We got in a shuttle that brought us first to a popular local spot for swimming.

It was a long gorge with deep clean water. Really nice.

After a couple hours, we headed out to the hot springs.

These were amazing. We had to walk about 15 minutes down a  path

The hot springs were actually on a farm’s property. The tour operator paid $2 on each of our behalves. They guy on the farm had a pet monkey.

There were three hot springs at the farm.. two were within the farm itself.. and one was right in the river. I don’t think anyone bothered going to the ones in the farm since the river hot spring was nice as you could switch between them.

We brought some wine here, it was incredibly relaxing. Time seemed to stop.

After a few hours here, the guide told us it was time to leave before it got dark 😦 We all reluctantly walked back.