Sauna Project Blue Lake
The Sauna Project Rotorua offers a wood-fired sauna experience beside Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake). Enjoy guided 15-minute heat rounds featuring the traditional aufguss sauna ritual, followed by refreshing cold plunges in the lake. Open to all, sessions welcome up to nine guests, creating a relaxed, friendly space for locals and visitors to connect. Private bookings are also available on request.
The Sauna Project Rotorua is a wood-fired sauna experience located alongside the picturesque Lake Tikitapu (Blue Lake), offering guided sauna sessions open to all. Guests alternate between 15-minute heat rounds—immersed in a traditional guided sauna ritual called aufguss—followed by refreshing cold plunges in Lake Tikitapu. Sauna session groups are kept small (up to 9 people) to foster a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere where locals and travelers can connect, though private bookings are also available upon request.