The Place
The Quiet Neighbour
Spa Thermal Daymán is the private spa beside the municipal park at Termas del Daymán, 10 km south of Salto. Same hot-spring water, a different scale: where the municipal park is eleven pools and wide lawns for everyone, the spa is indoor and outdoor thermal pools, a gym, a dry sauna and yoga, with massages and facial mud treatments on site, for people who want the warm water with fewer people around it.
You get in with a day pass bought at the gate, or with a membership if you are in Salto for a while; the spa quotes those itself. It opens late, until 22:00 every day it is open, which makes it the natural second half of a hot springs day: the municipal pools in the morning, the spa in the evening, or the other way round.
The pools under a roof are the detail worth knowing: on a wet day in Daymán, when the open-air parks empty, the spa keeps going.
Inside
What the Spa Has
| Space | What it is |
|---|---|
| Indoor thermal pools | Hot-spring water under a roof, so the spa works on a rainy day and in the cooler months. |
| Outdoor thermal pools | The open-air pools, with the trees of Daymán around them. |
| Gym | A gym for members and day visitors. |
| Dry sauna | A dry sauna beside the pools. |
| Yoga | Yoga sessions; ask at the spa for the days and times. |
| Massages and facial mud treatments | On site; they may be an extra, paid at the spa, which has not confirmed either way. |
| Open-air spaces and parrilleros | Lawns and the public grills, the parrilleros, for a long afternoon. |
What the spa lists on its own Instagram, in English: Spa Thermal Daymán on Instagram, October 2026.
Tickets
Hours and Prices
| Ticket | Who | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Day pass | Anyone, at the gate | UYU 280 (about US$7) |
| Residents of Salto | With ID | UYU 250 |
| Membership | For a longer stay; the spa quotes it | Ask at the spa |
| Massages and treatments | On request | May be an extra, paid at the spa |
Prices in Uruguayan pesos as the spa published them in October 2026; the US dollar figure is a rough guide. The spa has not said whether massages are included in the day pass.
Good to Know
Before You Go
A swimsuit, a towel and sandals are all you need. The spa is private and smaller than the municipal park, so there are no parrilleros to book or lawns to claim; the grills are open-air and shared.
Massages and facial mud treatments are on site. Whether the day pass includes them is the one thing the spa has not confirmed, so count on paying for them at the spa and ask before you book a slot.
The indoor pools are the reason to keep the spa in mind for a wet day: the open-air parks at Daymán empty in the rain, and the spa does not. See what to do in Salto when it rains.
For a stay of weeks rather than days, the spa sells memberships instead of day passes, with the gym included. It quotes them itself; through Spa Day I pass your request on.
Plan It
Getting There and Making a Day of It
The spa is inside the Daymán resort village, next door to the municipal park. From the centre of Salto the city bus to Daymán costs UYU 45, and a taxi is about US$15 (fares on saltouruguay.com). By car, Route 3 south, 10 km.
Two tickets, two gates, the same water. The municipal pools open at 8:00 and close at 22:00; the spa opens at 9:00 on weekdays and 8:00 at the weekend. The usual day is one in the morning and the other in the evening.
The Daymán hotels are a few minutes’ walk away; the Stay page covers the village and its prices, and Los Naranjos is the one across the river.
Daymán is the hottest and the closest; Agua Clara is the quiet one on the river, Arapey the resort 80 km north, and Acuamanía the water park next door. The panel on the right has all seven.