Saunas heated by a wood-burning stove rather than an electric or gas heater.
etsauna lists 28 wood-fired saunas in and around New Zealand, including New Zealand (24), Cardrona (2), Nelson (1) and Pepin Island (1). A session costs NZ$23 to NZ$55, with a median of NZ$23. 28 have a cold plunge and 26 are on the water. etsauna shows open session times live for 27 of them, so you can check before you go.
Pepin Island· Closed after December 31, 2026
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
Goodheat Sauna (Cable Bay) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Pepin Island. Sessions are NZ$30 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 8 people. It closes for the season from January 1, 2027.
Wood-fired sauna at Cable Bay beach, near Nelson. Communal sessions from $30 NZD/person (60 min, up to 8 guests), private sessions from $150 NZD (up to 6). Includes three 15-minute sauna rounds with cold-immersion dips in the sea between rounds. NZ-made sweaty meg stove with natural expanded cork insulation. Silent sessions also available. Open seasonally April–December, Fridays through Mondays.
- Price
- NZ$30 for 60 min
- Sessions
- Co-ed
- Clothing
- Swimwear required
- Address
- 875 Cable Bay Road, Pepin Island 7071, New Zealand
Nelson
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
Goodheat Sauna (Nelson Yacht Club) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in Nelson. Sessions are NZ$30 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 8 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Twin wood-fired saunas at the Nelson Yacht Club with panoramic harbor views. Communal sessions from $30 NZD/person (60 min, up to 8 guests), private sessions from $150 NZD (up to 10). Three 15-minute sauna rounds with cold-immersion dips in the sea between rounds. Arrive swim-ready as changing facilities are being remodelled. Open seasonally, bookings recommended.
- Price
- NZ$30 for 60 min
- Sessions
- Co-ed
- Clothing
- Swimwear required
- Address
- 322 Wakefield Quay, Nelson 7010, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Auckland) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Cambridge) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Cambridge, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Coromandel Coast / Tairua) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Tairua, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Gisborne) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Gisborne, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Hutt Valley) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Hutt Valley, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Kaikoura) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Kaikoura, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Kapiti) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Kapiti, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Mahia / Wairoa) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Mahia, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Manawatu) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Manawatu, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Mangawhai) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Mangawhai, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Motueka) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Motueka, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Mount Maunganui) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Mount Maunganui, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Napier) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Napier, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Ohope) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Ohope, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Papamoa) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Papamoa, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Plimmerton) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Plimmerton, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Rotorua) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Rotorua, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Taranaki) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Taranaki, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Tauranga) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Tauranga, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Te Awanga / Hastings) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Te Awanga, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Waihi) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Waihi, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Wairarapa) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Wairarapa, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Wellington) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand
- Waterfront
- Wood-fired
- Natural plunge
The Sauna Project (Whangamata) is a waterfront, wood-fired sauna in New Zealand. Sessions are NZ$23 for 60 min. It has a natural cold plunge. Capacity is listed as 6 people. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Beachside mobile sauna by The Sauna Project. Sessions are 3 rounds of 15 minutes heat + ocean plunge over 1 hour.
- Price
- NZ$23 for 60 min
- Address
- Whangamata, New Zealand
Cardrona
The Secret Sauna Cardrona is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Cardrona. Sessions are NZ$55. It has a cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.
The Secret Sauna's Cardrona location is a wood-fired mountain sauna set high in the Cardrona Valley — about 45 minutes from Queenstown airport and 20 minutes from Wānaka. Custom-built cedar barrel saunas look out over the Southern Alps, paired with cold-plunge pools fed by a fresh mountain creek for an adventurous contrast-therapy experience amid the mountains.
Book a shared session from NZ$55 per person for a 1.5-hour experience (in a 12-person sauna), or reserve a private sauna for your group: a 6-person sauna from NZ$300, a 10-person from NZ$400, or the 12-person XL sauna from NZ$500 (1.5-hour experiences; longer 2.5-hour options also available). Note the full experience runs roughly 30 minutes longer than your booked sauna time, allowing for arrival, settling in, and cooling off.
Bring swimwear and a towel. Sessions run daily by reservation — book online in advance. Contact: [email protected].
- Price
- NZ$55
- Hours
- By reservation; shared and private sessions offered daily. Book online in advance.
- Sessions
- Mixed
- Clothing
- Swimsuit required
- Address
- Waiorau Nordic Road, Cardrona 9382, New Zealand
Cardrona
The Secret Sauna Cardrona is an outdoor, wood-fired sauna in Cardrona. Sessions are NZ$55 for 60 min. The sauna runs at 158-203°F. It has a natural cold plunge. etsauna shows its open session times live.
Hidden wood-fired sauna in the mountains between Queenstown and Wanaka, reached only by the venue's troop-carrier truck from the Waiorau Nordic Road car park. Sessions run as three 15-minute rounds with aufguss led by a host, alternating with cold plunge pools fed directly from a natural mountain creek, then complimentary herbal tea in a panoramic yurt. Transport to and from the site, one towel, and tea are included with every booking. Shared sessions are 1 hour ($55/person); private sessions up to 12 people also available. Bookings open 4 weeks in advance for shared sessions and 8 weeks for private; bookings essential as transport is required. Over 18s only for public sessions.
- Price
- NZ$55 for 60 min
- Address
- Waiorau Nordic Road, Cardrona 9382, New Zealand
How many wood-fired saunas are there in New Zealand?
etsauna lists 28 wood-fired saunas in and around New Zealand.
How much do wood-fired saunas in New Zealand cost?
Listed per-visit prices run from NZ$23 to NZ$55, with a median of NZ$23. The lowest are The Sauna Project (Auckland) (NZ$23 for 60 min), The Sauna Project (Cambridge) (NZ$23 for 60 min) and The Sauna Project (Coromandel Coast / Tairua) (NZ$23 for 60 min).
Which wood-fired saunas in New Zealand have a cold plunge?
28 saunas have a cold plunge: Goodheat Sauna (Cable Bay), Goodheat Sauna (Nelson Yacht Club), The Sauna Project (Auckland), The Sauna Project (Cambridge), The Sauna Project (Coromandel Coast / Tairua), The Sauna Project (Gisborne), The Sauna Project (Hutt Valley), The Sauna Project (Kaikoura) and 20 others. At Goodheat Sauna (Cable Bay), Goodheat Sauna (Nelson Yacht Club), The Sauna Project (Auckland), The Sauna Project (Cambridge), The Sauna Project (Coromandel Coast / Tairua), The Sauna Project (Gisborne), The Sauna Project (Hutt Valley), The Sauna Project (Kaikoura), The Sauna Project (Kapiti), The Sauna Project (Mahia / Wairoa), The Sauna Project (Manawatu), The Sauna Project (Mangawhai), The Sauna Project (Motueka), The Sauna Project (Mount Maunganui), The Sauna Project (Napier), The Sauna Project (Ohope), The Sauna Project (Papamoa), The Sauna Project (Plimmerton), The Sauna Project (Rotorua), The Sauna Project (Taranaki), The Sauna Project (Tauranga), The Sauna Project (Te Awanga / Hastings), The Sauna Project (Waihi), The Sauna Project (Wairarapa), The Sauna Project (Wellington), The Sauna Project (Whangamata) and The Secret Sauna Cardrona you cool off in natural water.
Are any wood-fired saunas in New Zealand on the water?
Yes: Goodheat Sauna (Cable Bay), Goodheat Sauna (Nelson Yacht Club), The Sauna Project (Auckland), The Sauna Project (Cambridge), The Sauna Project (Coromandel Coast / Tairua), The Sauna Project (Gisborne), The Sauna Project (Hutt Valley), The Sauna Project (Kaikoura) and 18 others.
Can I check availability for wood-fired saunas in New Zealand online?
etsauna shows live open session times for Goodheat Sauna (Nelson Yacht Club), The Sauna Project (Auckland), The Sauna Project (Cambridge), The Sauna Project (Coromandel Coast / Tairua), The Sauna Project (Gisborne), The Sauna Project (Hutt Valley), The Sauna Project (Kaikoura), The Sauna Project (Kapiti) and 19 others. Open a listing to see today's times.
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