A “magical” and “permanently heated” thermal pool in an Australian national park has gone viral on social media.
The Yarrangobilly area is a highlight of northern Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, and is about a five-hour drive from Sydney CBD.
It’s home to jaw-dropping caves and of course, a thermal pool that’s all the rave with temperatures of about 27 degrees all year round.
Visit NSW shared an Instagram video showing off the caves and the pool and it has since attracted more than 200,000 views, with Aussies inundating the comments section boasting about how “glorious” it is.
“Recently visited and I must say it’s worth it. It’s an amazing place and the caves are spectacular,” one visitor wrote.
“We swam there one year in August. Seemed so strange to drive from snow to a swim. It was glorious in,” wrote another.
Others raved that the best time to visit is in colder months.
“A fabulous place to visit during winter. Quite the experience,” one person said.
“Swam in the river in winter then jump into the pools,” a second wrote, while a third said they visited the night before it snowed in October.
“It was cold outside but lovely in. And warmed us up walking back to the car park,” they continued.
“I always love visiting here! Thanks for sharing,” another added.
TikTok is also flooded with clips showing off the thermal pool that’s surrounded by bushland.
“We should go here I have been before and it’s sooo nice,” one person wrote on a TikTok, tagging their friend.
It’s roughly a 10 minute hike to the pool that’s fed by a natural spring with water staying 27 degrees all year-round.
The Yarrangobilly area, between Tumut and Cooma, is home to six limestone caves that are open to the public.
“Keep an eye out for superb blue wrens as you swim,” reads the National Parks NSW website.
“Then follow the Yarrangobilly River walk back to Glory Arch walk and carpark, or South Glory Cave. At dawn and dusk you might see a platypus in the river.
“The rugged karst landscape is a backdrop for great walks, wildlife and bird watching. Stay a night or two at beautifully restored Caves House or Lyrebird Cottage, or camp nearby and delve deeper into the Snowy Mountains.”
Yarrangobilly Caves Visitor Centre will have all the tips and cave tour tickets.
South Glory Cave has a self-guided tour through its lofty chambers or you can join a daily guided tour of Jillabenan Cave’s delicate stalagmites, stalactites, shawls and cave corals.
”More amazing caves and tours are available during school holidays,” the site continues.
“Try hands-on geology and Aboriginal culture tours, or Castle Cave tours by headlight.”