Tak - Hot Springs

You can get in hot water if you believe the answers you get when traveling around Thailand.

For example, before I follow signs that indicate the way to hot springs, I tend to ask locals whether it is possible to enjoy oneself in the springs. Apparently, this question – and even the more specific question of whether it is possible to immerse oneself into the hot water – is open to interpretation.

After receiving confirmatory answers, I showed up at Mae Kasa Hot Spring near Mae Sot (Tak) only to find out that the only activity possible was to boil eggs in the spring.

At Phra Ruang Hot Spring (Kamphangphet), it was indeed possible to get into the water, but barely up to the knees. This was explained (?) by that the spring's mineral water can heal some diseases. That was also why they had built small platforms for people to sit and dip their feet in the hot spring water with high mineral content.

Not what I have expected, but still an interesting place to spend a couple of hours. And the grounds / park around the springs are very nicely maintained.

I am actually only interested if one can fully immerse oneself into warm spring water like at Hin Dad (Kanchanaburi) and Namtok Ran (Krabi).