Ardent Hot Spring
- Location
- Camiguin Island, Philippines
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 48 °C
- pH
- 7.4
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Ardent Hot Spring is a natural geothermal spring on the volcanic island of Camiguin in Mindanao, Philippines, situated on the flanks of Mount Hibok-Hibok, one of the country's active stratovolcanoes. The warm, mineral-rich chloride waters emerge from the volcanic substrate and are channeled into natural swimming pools set amid lush tropical vegetation, providing a refreshing and invigorating bathing experience in an extraordinary island setting. The spring is particularly pleasant to visit at night, when the warm water provides a magical contrast to the cool island air and the sky above Camiguin fills with stars. Camiguin is known as the 'Island Born of Fire' for its multiple volcanoes, and Ardent Hot Spring embodies the raw geothermal energy that makes this small Philippine island one of the most distinctive destinations in Southeast Asia.