Outdoor saunas in Auckland, New Zealand
Sauna Collective
Sauna Collective runs Auckland's beachfront wood-fired sauna stations, and its Takapuna site now has a permanent Sunday spot at the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, looking out to Rangitoto. Choose the Silent Sauna for introspection or the sociable room, or book the whole thing privately; the station holds 14 to 16 people. Sessions are 45, 75 or 100 minutes, and cooling is a dip in the ocean or a cold shower.
The Sauna Project Auckland
The Sauna Project tows a traditional wood-fired sauna onto the sand at Bucklands Beach for weekly guided communal sessions, part of a network of nearly thirty beachside and riverside saunas across Aotearoa. Sessions are booked as a single ticket or from a concession pass, and the point is as much the company as the heat: come alone and you will leave having met the regulars.
Waiheke Sauna
A single Finnish sauna set under a pohutukawa on Kiwi Street in Oneroa, ten minutes' walk from the village, with a window looking out over Huruhi Bay. The cabin sits at 80-85C and the cold end is a natural freshwater plunge pool treated with silver and copper rather than chlorine, with bean bags around it and a hot-cold shower by the door. One hour costs $120 for up to two people, booked privately.
Sauna Collective
Sauna Collective runs Auckland's beachfront wood-fired sauna stations, and its Takapuna site now has a permanent Sunday spot at the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park, looking out to Rangitoto. Choose the Silent Sauna for introspection or the sociable room, or book the whole thing privately; the station holds 14 to 16 people. Sessions are 45, 75 or 100 minutes, and cooling is a dip in the ocean or a cold shower.
The Sauna Project Auckland
The Sauna Project tows a traditional wood-fired sauna onto the sand at Bucklands Beach for weekly guided communal sessions, part of a network of nearly thirty beachside and riverside saunas across Aotearoa. Sessions are booked as a single ticket or from a concession pass, and the point is as much the company as the heat: come alone and you will leave having met the regulars.
Waiheke Sauna
A single Finnish sauna set under a pohutukawa on Kiwi Street in Oneroa, ten minutes' walk from the village, with a window looking out over Huruhi Bay. The cabin sits at 80-85C and the cold end is a natural freshwater plunge pool treated with silver and copper rather than chlorine, with bean bags around it and a hot-cold shower by the door. One hour costs $120 for up to two people, booked privately.