Outdoor saunas in Victoria, Canada
Wildwood Saunas
A Vancouver Island sauna company that runs a wood-heated Nordic-style sauna at Bilston Creek Farm in Metchosin, on the western edge of Greater Victoria. Sessions pair the sauna, heated to 70-100°C, with a cold plunge tank and a forest shower, and run about 90 minutes; private one-hour bookings are also offered. Bathing suits are required and nudity is not allowed. Book online in advance.
Ærth Saunas
An open-air sauna village tucked into a downtown alley beside the Huntingdon Hotel, near the Inner Harbour. Two shared saunas each carry an intention, a silent Quiet Sauna and a Ceremony Sauna for guided rituals, and a bookable private sauna holds six to eight people. Aufguss runs daily in the evening, and 6-7°C cold plunge pools sit outside. The 1 h 45 min drop-in cycle starts every 30 minutes and costs $47 to $57; phones stay at reception.
Wildwood Saunas
A Vancouver Island sauna company that runs a wood-heated Nordic-style sauna at Bilston Creek Farm in Metchosin, on the western edge of Greater Victoria. Sessions pair the sauna, heated to 70-100°C, with a cold plunge tank and a forest shower, and run about 90 minutes; private one-hour bookings are also offered. Bathing suits are required and nudity is not allowed. Book online in advance.
Ærth Saunas
An open-air sauna village tucked into a downtown alley beside the Huntingdon Hotel, near the Inner Harbour. Two shared saunas each carry an intention, a silent Quiet Sauna and a Ceremony Sauna for guided rituals, and a bookable private sauna holds six to eight people. Aufguss runs daily in the evening, and 6-7°C cold plunge pools sit outside. The 1 h 45 min drop-in cycle starts every 30 minutes and costs $47 to $57; phones stay at reception.