--- title: "AC Baths & Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) | Have Goggles, Will Travel" description: "Warm-up swim before tackling the outdoor pool.. 25m indoor pool. Located in Taupo, New Zealand. Rating: 70/100." canonical_url: "https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/ac-baths-and-thermal-hot-pools-indoor" meta: "og:description": "Warm-up swim before tackling the outdoor pool.. 25m indoor pool. Located in Taupo, New Zealand. Rating: 70/100." "og:title": "AC Baths & Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor)" --- ![AC Baths \& Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) pool photo](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=1280,h=544,f=webp,q=30,fit=cover/pool/214/ac-baths-and-thermal-hot-pools-indoor-square.webp) 214 # AC Baths & Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) Taupo, New Zealand Monday, 13 October 2025 ![AC Baths \& Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) pool photo](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=1856,h=788,f=webp,q=75,fit=cover/pool/214/ac-baths-and-thermal-hot-pools-indoor-square.webp) ## Warm-up swim before tackling the outdoor pool. I'm visiting Taupo on a very out-of-season, wet mid-October day. Taupo itself is an interesting place — I can imagine that in high season, the massive lake, formed by a supervolcano, draws huge crowds for on-water adventure and geothermal dips. Out of season though, the place feels a bit subdued. Visiting on a not-so-fab day probably doesn't help, but I'm looping through to Rotorua (which I suspect steals some of Taupo's cultural limelight) and was keen to get a swim in some mineral-rich water. Arrive at the pool, pay the very reasonable NZ$12.50 entrance fee, and head down a couple of flights of stairs, past what I think were doors to private hot thermal pools, past the sauna (which I'd planned to visit but forgot!), and past the café with a view of the outdoor pools out to the indoor pool deck. Again, very basic changing rooms, no lockers — perhaps I missed something, or maybe Kiwis are just very trusting with their belongings left in pool-side cubbies! The pool deck is all concrete, with rows of step-lined benches along the far side that provide a surprisingly generous spectator capacity. The eight-lane pool is relatively quiet during my visit — not surpising as the main attraction is through the glass doors outside! There’s a school swim session in the far lane, while the lifeguards are using the near four lanes for a training session. Jump in the middle and make a start. I was expecting the water to be quite warm given its surroundings, but actually, it was just about right. Planning a quick swim in the indoor pool before heading outside to finish up with a session in the outdoor pool — and hopefully a dip in the thermal pools. Forty lengths later, I’d hit the required kilometre, stopped the watch, and headed outside... - ![AC Baths \& Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) gallery image](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=75,fit=cover/pool/214/ac-baths-and-thermal-hot-pools-indoor-square.webp) - ![AC Baths \& Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) gallery image](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=640,h=480,f=webp,q=75,fit=cover/pool/214/ac-baths-and-thermal-hot-pools-indoor-entrance.webp) ### Pool Review (70 / 100) Great indoor thermally heated pool that uses natural hot water. It's a well-equipped facility, and you can really feel the 'goodness' in the high-mineral water. The NZ$12.50 entrance fee for everything on offer is a bargain. [Follow me on Instagram →](https://www.instagram.com/havegoggleswilltravel/) ### Swim Stats - 1000m swim distance - 1:34 pace / 100m - Garmin Forerunner 965 ### Pool Details - Indoor pool - Pool length 25m - 8 lanes [Visit pool website ↗](https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/recreation/swimming-pools/ac-baths) AC Baths & Thermal Hot Pools (Indoor) [AC Baths & Thermal Hot Pools, 26 AC Baths Avenue, Taupo 3330, New Zealand](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/map?pool=214) [←Waterworld Hamilton](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/waterworld-hamilton) [AC Baths & Thermal Hot Pools (outdo ...→](https://havegoggleswilltravel.com/pool/ac-baths-and-thermal-hot-pools-outdoor) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.