Metung Hot Springs will open bookings Monday 19 September and welcome guests to visit, bathe and stay in East Gippsland’s waters from the Melbourne Cup long weekend onwards.
The springs will open for guests to experience geothermal water bathing pools, massaging showers, sauna experiences, reflexology walk, bathing barrels, all-day café service, guest amenities and a gift shop.
Onsite accommodation includes safari-style glamping tents, with private balcony and geothermal bathing barrels, king size bed, ensuite, amenities, daily breakfast, welcome drink and canapes on arrival and access to the full site for bathing. Stay, bathe and golf packages include access to the Metung Country Club nine-hole golf course, restaurant and resort facilities, are a golf buggy ride away.
The day spa welcomes guests with Larn’wa Aboriginal Lore wellness rituals and native botanical spa creations to enhance the bathing experience.
Nicole Moran at Wellness Manager said: “We are proud to be the first Larn’wa approved destination to offer these exquisite treatments empowered by ancient native botanical knowledge and lore to care for our guests.”
Only a short stroll from Metung Village, the 25 acre site includes ambling paths, 700m of Gippsland Lake foreshore, native flora and fauna such as echidnas, wombats, wallabies and an abundance of native bird life.
The project is funded by Metung Hot Springs with support of $1.5 million received from the Victorian Government’s Gippsland Tourism Recovery Package and $1.5 million received as part of the Australian and Victorian Governments’ Local Economic Recovery Program.
The nearby Metung Country Club, just 500 meters up the path, features a renovated clubhouse, brilliant slow-food menu and world class nine-hole course. Green fee public players are welcome for seven days a week and the combination of golfing, bathing and luxuriating awaits locals and visitors to East Gippsland.
Guests are encouraged to visit metunghotsprings.com and start planning their tranquil escape.
