Goa Hot Springs
- Location
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Water type
- bicarbonate
- Temperature
- 34 °C
- pH
- 7.6
Water profile
Stimulating — wakes the body and boosts circulation.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Goa Hot Springs in Ethiopia are bicarbonate thermal springs set in the geothermally active landscapes of the Ethiopian Rift System, where continental rifting produces hot spring clusters in a chain of volcanic features extending from the Afar Depression southward through the Main Ethiopian Rift. The springs provide natural bathing resources for local communities and wildlife in a landscape of remarkable ecological richness — Ethiopia's rift valley is one of Africa's most important endemic biodiversity zones, with unique cichlid fish species in each volcanic lake, endemic birds, and distinctive Afromontane vegetation. Goa Hot Springs represent the intersection of geological, ecological, and human cultural dimensions that characterise Ethiopia's extraordinary landscape heritage.