Termy Gorce thermal baths

Termy Gorce is a small, cosy thermal complex in the village of Poręba Wielka, in the municipality of Niedźwiedź, at the foot of the Gorce Mountains. It is not a noisy water park with slides but a place for quiet relaxation in warm water: there are no thrill rides, but there is a healing brine, open-air hot tubs and saunas. The complex lies next to Gorce National Park, so it is easy to combine with a walk or a hike.

The main asset of Termy Gorce is the thermal brine from the Poręba Wielka IG-1 borehole, 2,002 m deep. According to the operator, the water is rich in iodine, bromine, calcium and magnesium and contains a wide range of trace elements. It fills the pool and the hot tubs, as well as the graduation tower in the salt grotto. The pool water is kept at a body-friendly 37 °C, so you can stay in it for a long time even in winter.

What to see and do

• Thermal pool with brine (37 °C), 100–110 cm deep — suitable for all ages; it has hydromassage, a geyser, water jets and underwater benches.
• Eight hot tubs — indoors and outdoors. In the outdoor ones you may have a drink bought at the complex bar.
• Salt grotto with a graduation tower, salt underfoot, coloured lighting and calm music — for breathing sea-like air in the middle of the mountains.
• Two saunas — Finnish and infrared, followed by a cold shower or ice.
• Renewal zone (Strefa Odnowy): more than 70 treatments — massages, spa rituals, brine hydrotherapy and treatments for children. It is best to book in advance by phone or at reception.

One ticket to the Relax Zone covers the pool, hot tubs, salt grotto and saunas. There is also a bar and a restaurant on site.

Practical information

Getting there. By car is easiest: about 60 km from Kraków (via the S7 and then road no. 28), about 20 km to Rabka-Zdrój, about 64 km to Zakopane and about 65 km to Nowy Sącz (distances given by the complex). There is free parking at the entrance. Without a car, take a local bus from the bus station in Mszana Dolna towards Poręba Wielka / Koninki. Address: Poręba Wielka 875, 34-735 Niedźwiedź.

Opening hours (as of October 2026): daily 9:00–22:00; you must leave the pools and settle your bill by 21:45. Hours may change on public holidays. Last entry with a 1.5-hour ticket is at 20:00, with a 2.5-hour ticket at 19:00 and with a 4-hour ticket at 17:30. The renewal zone is open 11:00–19:00.

Tickets (prices as of October 2026, Mon–Thu / Fri–Sun): 1.5 h — 59 / 65 zł (reduced 49 / 55 zł); 2.5 h — 69 / 75 zł (reduced 59 / 65 zł); 4 h — 89 / 95 zł (reduced 79 / 85 zł). A 2+2 family ticket for 2.5 h costs 206 / 218 zł. Evening ticket: 40 zł for 1 hour, every day. Children up to 100 cm tall enter free; people with disabilities get 50% off. Reduced tickets apply to pre-school and school children, students under 26, people over 60 and pensioners. Each ticket includes 15 extra minutes for changing; overtime costs 1 zł per minute (5 zł after 22:00). Towels can be hired for 13 zł, bathrobes for 15 zł.

Good to know. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult; toddlers under 3 need swim nappies. Swimwear and flip-flops are compulsory. The complex has no hotel of its own, so you will stay in nearby guesthouses. Because of the hot water and saunas, people with heart conditions, high blood pressure or other chronic illnesses should consult a doctor first.

Nearby

A 5-minute walk from the baths, in the former manor park of the Wodzicki counts, there is a nature exhibition of Gorce National Park, with a graduation tower using the same brine. Less than 10 minutes by car is Orkanówka, the house-museum of the writer Władysław Orkan. Trails from the village lead up to Turbacz, the highest peak of the Gorce. Families will enjoy the railway rolling-stock museum in Chabówka, and further south, in Podhale, there are other thermal complexes such as Termy Szaflary.

Official website: termygorce.pl

Photos: termygorce.pl.