In Australia, 5 of the curated saunas fit this cut. See the full Australia country guide for every venue, or keep scrolling for just the aufguss saunas.
Every aufguss sauna in Australia
Blue Mountains Sauna
$$Leura, Australia
A European-style public sauna in Leura, in the Blue Mountains, open since 2022. Two-hour sessions cover an electric Aufguss sauna with daily Saunameister-led towel rituals, a wood-fired smoke sauna, two cold plunges and three rest areas with fireplaces. Regular sessions are clothed and all ages, with single-sex and nude sessions on set evenings.
Löyly Recovery
$$Perth, Australia
Löyly Recovery is an urban recovery centre in Stirling, north of central Perth, built around a large communal Finnish sauna that hosts aufguss rituals. Hot and cold magnesium plunge pools sit beside it, with a private sauna-and-ice-bath room for up to four and lounges to linger in afterwards. Sessions are booked and open to non-members.
Phillip Island Sauna
$$Cowes, Australia
Phillip Island Sauna runs a wood-fired sauna for up to ten on the Cowes Jetty, with the sea a few steps away for a dip between rounds. Communal sessions are gently guided with towel work and essential oils, and the whole sauna can be booked privately. A second wood-fired sauna runs seasonally at Green Gully Brewing.
Saunaus
$$Wollongong, Australia
Saunaus is a recovery studio on Crown Street in central Wollongong, built around contrast bathing. A cedar-lined traditional sauna and a full-spectrum infrared cabin sit alongside ice baths and a cold shower. Shared sessions run two hours, with occasional aufguss and breathwork events and massage chairs to finish.
Vëska Home of Banya
$$$Pemberton, Australia
Vëska is a Belarusian-style wood-fired banya on a farm at Pemberton, in Western Australia's south-west, with a bistro cooking village recipes for its bathers. Social sessions steam a small group with veniki before a cold plunge and Ivan tea. Private banya days take one to ten people over a longer afternoon.