Spreewelten Bad Lübbenau

Penguins Behind 45 Meters of Curved Glass

Spreewelten Bad is located at Alte Huttung 13 in Lübbenau and is particularly known in Brandenburg for a special feature: between the guests’ outdoor pool and a penguin enclosure stands a curved plexiglass pane, 45.5 meters long and weighing over 7.5 tons. Up to 100 animals live in the enclosure, cared for by three animal keepers. Those relaxing in the warm water can watch the animals diving, separated only by the glass. Direct swimming with the penguins is not possible due to animal welfare regulations. Humboldt penguins, originally from the coasts of Peru and Chile, are kept here. Their enclosure covers over 650 square meters with approximately 450 cubic meters of water at about 1.7 percent salinity; there would be space for about one hundred animals, but the colony is intentionally kept smaller. Three animal keepers look after them, and a heated winter house with underfloor heating is available. Lübbenau is the largest barge harbor in the Spreewald, and it’s only a few minutes from the bath to the historic town center.

Fourteen Saunas and an Entire Village for Them

The sauna world at Spreewelten Bad is the largest on this list: fourteen saunas are in operation, and another is currently being built. Indoors, there’s the Spreewald Sauna at 95 degrees, a Biosauna between 40 and 50 degrees for beginners, a Steam and Aroma Sauna, the Spreewald Laundry Room, a Salt Grotto at 70 degrees, an Infrared Cabin, and an Aerosol Room. Outside, a sauna village is connected, built like a Spreewald farmstead: The Cucumber Sauna at 60 degrees has a swing, the Hay Sauna at 90 degrees works with herbal infusions, in the Pigsty you sit next to pigs, and in the Lutki Cave at 85 degrees, Spreewald legends are read aloud. Show infusions run in the Bakery. For cooling down, there are plunge pools, ice grottos, and a shower house; for resting, a library, a fireplace lounge, and the sun meadow by the stream. A day ticket for the bath costs 31 Euros, and the sauna world for ages seven and up costs an additional ten Euros. The Spreewald Barn, as the quietest retreat, is only accessible from twelve years of age. The connected hotel and a private spa area can turn a visit into an entire weekend if desired.