Gellért Baths aka: Gellért Gyógyfürdő

Definitely worth checking out. Who can say no to relaxing in a thermal bath?? I was most excited about seeing the indoor swimming pool, which was not as big as I expected, but the surrounding architecture was just as grand as it was in the photos :)

After three weeks of backpacking, the Baths were absolutely amazing!

Stick around for the waves in the main outdoor pool. They have a wave generator that runs once an hour. It was lots of fun jumping and trying to surf the waves… in a swimming pool.

When we were there the waves were running at 5 past the hour every hour.

one of the things i was most excited to do in budapest was go to one of the mineral baths. the gellert baths aren’t turkish, but they’re insanely opulent and worth the cost (which, at 2400 ft with the budapest card, wasn’t expensive at all).

the mineral baths are separate for men and women, and the pool and whirlpool are co-ed. there are two large, warm mineral baths, an extremely hot sauna, and a very cool dunking pool (for post-sauna). you can swim (slow) laps in the swimming pool, and the shallow end of it turns into a giant jacuzzi.

this place is unbelievable and shouldn’t be missed if you’re going to be in budapest.