Known as Kolam Air Panas Sungai Serai locally, the hot spring sourced from a naturally hot groundwaters seep from the earth’s crust via small fractures or faults from deep underground where they are geothermally heated by magma. During their long journey through the underworld, these spring waters come into contact with various beneficial minerals which, in some cases, are said to imbue therapeutic qualities to the water to soothe sufferers of rheumatism, arthritis, stiff joints and so on.





The water is hot but bearable, a bit like a bath when you have left the hot tap running for too long. The sources of the water can be identified by bubbles floating up from the bottom and these areas should be avoided as they are scalding.





The colour of the water might be an unappealing green to some. While some people immerse themselves fully in the pond, visitors can opt to just submerged themselves up to the knees if they don't feel like to. Five minutes later their feet could be parboiled and had a healthy pink/red glow.

Entrance: Owners of the land on which the spring is located charge admission of RM1 per person and another RM1 for parking. They are using the proceeds to make various ‘improvements’ such as the breeze-block toilet cubicle which has been built rather too close to the pond. Hopefully they won’t encase the whole hot spring in concrete which has happened in so many other springs in Malaysia.





Source: Thrifty Traveller