Most Impressive Pools in the World?
Sure it's important to immerse yourself in culture when you travel, but sometimes you just want to immerse yourself in an amazing pool! I'm doing some day dreaming and thinking about my travel bucket list...what are the most incredible/beautiful/impressive pools that you know of (or have been to)?
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Marina Bay Sands (hotel)
10 Bayfront Avenue 18956 6688 8868
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Pamukkale (city)
Pamukkale (0212) 658 2222
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San Alfonso del Mar (hotel)
Camino Algarrobo Mirasol (2) 2412 2500
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Hands down the infinity pool at Marina Bay Sands. Still haven't been, but just look at it! It's on the 57th floor of a hotel in a gorgeous city. Definitely urban chic and up high on my bucket list :)
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Mathilde Baillet from Venice, California
Here is from far my favorite pool: le Lac Noir at Plateau d'Emparis. Cool water, stunning view and free fish massages. Not to mention tranquility :)Comments (1)
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Ah, a natural pool. Looks beautiful. I wouldn't mind swimming there! ·
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Gaia Zol from Chicago, Illinois
Hi Trevor!
Why don't head to the warm and charming Turkey? The pools of Pamukkaleare a unique experience. Of course, you can't swim in them, but you can relax, going from the hot water to the cold one. And the view: awesome!
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Thanks Gaia, I didn't know about these before! ·
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Valerie Axworthy from Los Angeles, California
I'm still wondering how my best friend and I managed to weasel our way in to this luxury hotel without getting caught, but we somehow got away with it.
If you ever make it to Greece, the Cavo Tagoo hotel and spa had one of the coolest pools I have ever been in. We had a view looking out over all of Mykonos Island and far into those deep blue mediterranean waters.
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Wow this looks amazing! And the lights at night...and the tables...very cool! Will keep an eye out for this when I'm in Greece. Thanks! ·
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Adrien Guyot from Miami Beach, Florida
Marina Bay Sands infinity pool has the fame but many other man-made and natural pools are much more impressive, just have a look:
- Hanging Gardens Ubud Bali multi-leveled infinity pool is in the middle of the jungle and facing an ancient temple
- Badeschiff in Berlin is a floating public pool on the River Spree open year-round
- Agua Azul Waterfalls in Chiapas, Mexico (my favorite) is a turquoise river that tumbles down natural limestone steps, forming a series of amazing cascades with pools in calcareous depressions
- The Library Koh Samui in Thailand has a beachfront blood-red pool
- Bondi Icebergs Pool in Sydney is a legendary Olympic 100 years old saltwater pool facing the Tasman sea
- San Alfonso del Mar in Chile. The coast is too dangerous to swim so they build the world's largest swimming pool (1km length!)
- Cenote Ik kil in Yucatan, Mexico is a sacred natural hole with exuberant vegetation and waterfalls that Mayans used for both relaxation and rituals
- The Standard Spa, Miami Beach art everywhere, marina-style pool and the best spot to enjoy dolphins jumping at sunset
This is just a short list and I prefer natural ones, but hey the best hidden spots are yet to be discovered...
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Daniel Rouquette from Singapore, Singapore
If you like the Marina Bay Sands infinity pool but think it's too crowed, then here are a few private pools that you'll love :)
- overlooking the ricefields: Villa Melati in Ubud
- overlooking the Indian Ocean: Villa BidadariAnd these are just 2 off the top of my head...Comments (1)
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These are awesome! ·
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If you have a 4x4 vehicle and don't mind a steep 20 minute hike to the top of a waterfall, Gunlom Plunge Pools in Kakadu National Park in Australia are awesome! It's one of the few crocodile free places to swim in the park.
image from positiveworldtravel.comimage from chasingroos.wordpress.comThere are lots of gorges with waterfalls and swimming holes along the Gibb River Rd in the Kimberley of Western Australia. One that I liked a lot is Lennard River Gorge. It requires a 4x4 and a short hike.image from pandashellaroundaus.wordpress.comComments (0)
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Scott Mahaffy from Fort Collins, Colorado
My favorite experience was at the Conrad Koh Samui. The main pool is OK, but each villa has it's own infinity pool looking out on the Gulf of Thailand with fantastic views and sunsets.
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I have to go here! Thanks! ·
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Wm Leler from Mountain View, California
My favorite pools?
The Devil's pool, right on the edge of Victoria Falls. You can swim there only when the water level is low. Look over the edge -- 100 meters straight down! http://www.snopes.com/photos/natural/devilspool.asp
Saline Valley Hot Springs now part of Death Valley National Park. Don't even think about going there on your own -- you will never find it. You have to have a friend who can take you there. Here are some photos -- http://leler.com/gallery/v/desert07/P3095103.JPG.html
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The spa pool Little Dix Bay
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Yup, wouldn't mind being there right now! ·
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Vicky Iskandar from Los Angeles, California
I love the pools at Pamukkale, Turkey, too! Magical waters there. My other 2 favorite pools in the world are the 3-tiered pools at Amankila in Manggis, Bali and the Aquatonic pool at the AYANA Resort and Spa in Jimbaran, Bali. Both pools have spectacular sea views.
I've never seen any Aquatonic pool as large as the Ayana one - it's a must visit when in Bali for the best water massage therapy. Tip: time the spa visit to coincide with sunset for even more breathtaking view. Photos don't do justice - must be there to experience.Comments (1)
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These look amazing. Thanks Vicky! ·
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Veronica Riggins from Fort Worth, Texas
May not be quite as breathtaking as the others, but for an au natural pool, Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve pool in Austin, Tx is quite a sight!
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Saltwater pool at Eden Roc Miami Beach in North Miami beach. There is a lap pool and a underwater bar looking into the pool.
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Darleen Saunders from Sacramento, California
The first one that comes to mind is the gilded pool at Hearst Castle. There is more than one now that I think of it, one outdoors with ornate statues and one indoors that has fantastic tiles and is underneath the tennis courts with skylights to the pool below.
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Tomás Astudillo from Quito, Ecuador
Papallacta is a hot spring in the heart of the Andes, you can watch from your personal pool the Volcano Antisana in the day or a sky full of stars in the night if you are lucky. It is no far from Quito and it is in the way to the amazonian region!
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John Sappington from Carlsbad, California
The Pools at Pools at Ohe'o aka The Seven Sacred Pools, part of Haleakalā National Park on Maui. Back in the '70's we visited it with my in-laws. When we got to the area, my father-in-law asked the Park Ranger where the Seven Sacred Pools were. The Ranger said, "There are about 15 of them, Pick any Seven." If the weather is good and it isn't over-run by tourists, it's a wonderful spot. Make sure there aren't any flash floods before taking the long drive there. The photos are from that visit,
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Florian Carlet from Forcalquier, France
There is a rather secret swimming pool on top of the Changi Airport Singapore. I got to take a swim while some sort of gigantic monsoon fell on top of our heads. Probably not the most impressive pool, but it certainly was intersting!
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J Carlos Navea from Toronto, Canada
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Yes! Great choice and great photos :) ·
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Robson Cadore from Istanbul, Turkey
I'm with Debbie. Marina Bay Sands, It's on my bucket list too.
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Liz Aderhold from Seattle, Washington
Almost anything in Iceland. The only two I went to: Hofsós and the Lake Myvatn Nature Baths. But you could seriously just drive around the country visiting hot springs and other geothermal heated pools.
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I second this. The heavily promoted hot springs is the Blue Lagoon, but I enjoyed others far more. Even the city pool in Reykjavik was more fun, and far cheaper. There are hot springs everywhere! ·
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April M.
This Pools are really very impressive. Great go ahead :) · (0 likelikes)