Brandvlei Hot Springs
- Location
- Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
- Water type
- silica, sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 64 °C
- pH
- 7.2
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Near Worcester in the Breede River Valley of South Africa's Western Cape, Brandvlei Hot Springs emerge from the earth at a remarkable 64 °C — among the hottest natural springs in southern Africa. The surrounding landscape is quintessentially Cape interior: vine-covered ridges, whitewashed farmsteads, and the dry mountain air of the Klein Karoo gateway. The spring's extraordinary temperature means water must be cooled before bathing, blended to create pools of manageable warmth.
The silica and sodium-chloride mineral profile gives the water a distinctively smooth, almost silky texture on the skin, with the brine character of chloride waters complemented by the polishing quality of dissolved silica. The neutral pH of 7.2 rounds out a well-balanced mineral experience. Brandvlei has drawn bathers since the colonial era, its extraordinary source temperature making it one of the most geothermally striking destinations in the entire southern African subcontinent.