Termas del Rio Caliente

Termas del Río Caliente is a remote holistic spa and thermal retreat in the Primavera Forest outside Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, where bicarbonate volcanic thermal waters from the geothermal activity of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt emerge along the banks of the warm Caliente River — a naturally hot watercourse heated by the same volcanic system that underlies the tequila-producing highlands of western Jalisco. The retreat, established in the 1960s and repeatedly ranked among Mexico's finest holistic wellness destinations, combines therapeutic bicarbonate thermal bathing of the Río Caliente with vegetarian cuisine, yoga, meditation, and nature programs within the protected pine-oak forest of the La Primavera Biosphere Reserve. The combination of volcanic thermal waters, certified biosphere reserve forest, and the proximity to Mexico's second-largest city and the cultural heartland of mariachi music, charreada rodeo, and tequila production makes Termas del Río Caliente one of Mexico's most distinctive and culturally embedded wellness destinations.