Therme Erding 2023 Review

30 May 2023

Therme Erding

Have you heard of Therme Erding in Germany? Advertised as the “World’s largest thermal spa”, you can find it located very close to Munich, Germany and is home to lots of fun & relaxing features in its own resort. Split into different worlds, you can head into Galaxy Erding if you fancy over 2850m of slides, or you may fancy the Vitality Oasis spa area with a range of heath pools and saunas.

With it being the perfect place to visit for all the family, you can even choose to extend your stay at the resort by staying in one of their on site hotels, such as the Victory Guest house or Hotel Victory, both offering a range of themed rooms but all providing a high quality, comfortable stay. 

With summer temperatures in all areas indoors, turquoise water, refreshing cocktails all surrounded by real palm trees, you can be spend such a long time enjoying this large complex of thermal goodness. Therme Erding also have VR water slides, a huge wave pool and even a lazy river, amongst a full indoor and outdoor entertainment schedule across the year to add further enjoyment to your visit. 

We were kindly invited down by the team at Therme Erding for a visit in 2023 due to the opening of a brand new water slide. This making the 28th water slide they have on offer. So our review will include our thoughts on this new slide named Big Bang, the other slides that we didn’t experience last time as well as our thoughts on the Victory Hotel. 

During our 2022 visit, we also reviewed a huge amount on Therme Erding, so check that review out HERE!

 

Galaxy Erding

Galaxy Erding is the main slide area here at Therme Erding, housing the 28 water slides mainly indoors, with a handful outdoors too. It is good to note the outdoor area only opens in warm weather, so it is worth looking at the weather if you are wanting all of the slides during the visit. With that said, the indoor section has more than enough. The slides are split into different levels, these being family, action and xtreme. 

The Xtreme slides are the most thrilling and exhilarating by far and will test the most daring. With 5 slides classed as Xtreme, you can find Kamikaze, a 34 metre drop at a 60 degree incline, providing an intense trip down to the bottom. The Big Wave is two giant open air tube slides found outside. High Fly starts speeply before a short take off and landing at the bottom, looking the most extreme of them all in appearance. You have X-Treme Faser which is a faster and than fast slide, reaching speeds of up to 72 kmh. Finally, you have the new slide, Big Bang, opening in March 2023 as they have cut a section of the roof away to build a new half pipe slide with different lighting packages built into the extreme route. 

The opening of the new slide in Europe’s largest slide world means you now have a new adventure. It has been highly popular since its opening and during our visit, it maintained a reasonable queue for most of the day. Some of the best features is getting a good height on the half pipe before heading into a dark tube section with different options for lighting based on what you select at the start. 

Outside the extreme slides, you have the Action level slides which still offer plenty of thrills and exciting moments. These slides really cater to most of the audience that visit Therme Erding and we find these the most enjoyable and fun. With 11 slides in the section, we will only highlight our favourites. 

You have the VR-slide, which during selected hours of the day, get a VR headset at a small upcharge as you go down the slide, which transforms the experience to out of this world. They have 9 options with different themes and characters with each of them providing something wild. We managed to try this once each and it certainly adds a new level of excitement to this slide as you have no idea where you are going. 

You have Magic Eye which is the world’s longest closed tube slide with over 360 meters long of sliding pleasure and guests can ride this solo, pairs on even a trio! Speed Racer is one of our favourites as a high speed racing slide, offering two identical paths of twists, turns and dips as you duel to finish first. Another highlight is Wild River, which is a rapid style slide which flows like a wild river down a shallow pool in a continuous slide with all your friends. There are many other Action slides you should check out as this is only a small snippet of some of our favourites.

The last level is the family slides, which include 5 slides perfect for guests aged 6 and upwards. These allow thrills for the younger age groups who may not be old enough or tall enough for all the other slides. Whilst we don’t ride these, it is great for the younger audiences not to be forgotten in a large waterpark such as Galaxy.  

Vital Oasis & Vital Therme Sauna

Outside of the Galaxy waterpark area, you have another huge area dedicated for those who wish to relax. The Vitality Oasis area splits into different parts with the first area you entering into being the 16+ thermal spa area. Here you can enjoy 42 degree sulphur pools, open-air healing baths and a 34 degree warm terrace pool with bubble loungers. This area has plenty of health benefits within the range of baths and spa rooms, which can be enjoyed whilst clothed. 

The further area within the Vitality Oasis area is the Sauna World, an area which welcomes anyone over 16 years old and happy to go in the nude / textile free. It has 3 different categories to create the largest sauna paradise in the world. These being the Infusion Saunas, Action Saunas and Steam Baths. With 24 rooms across these areas, they all provide something different whilst providing ultimate relaxation in the highest quality setting. 

They have a full daily programme which can be viewed on the day for extra activities such as music saunas, shows within them amongst other entertainment which most Spa’s wouldn’t ever offer. Whilst we didn’t experience any of these ourselves, we can see how popular these are with guests visiting, so worth checking out if you find one your happy to participate in. 

Please note, due to the nature of these areas, we haven’t taken any photo or video content but to see a snapshot of these area, you can check out the Therme Erding website.  

Food & Drink

As big as Therme Erding is, it has to have plenty of food & drink options to cater for everyone’s taste. They have over 10 food & drink locations in the Spa & Waterpark area, offering a range of quick snacks through to full meals. The meals can range from a Bavarian dish through to pizza, burgers and pastas.  We visited the Ocean restaurant which is self service and can be found quite central in the building. Here we were able to get a burger and pizza with a side of chips and a soft drink. It came to a reasonable amount and the meal was good quality and very tasty. 

Outside the food, we had plenty of cocktails and alcoholic drinks across the many pool bars they have. The Flamingo Poolbar is situated outdoors and provides some music too. We also had a drink in the Flower Poolbar, which has a different range of drinks compared to the other. Therefore, it is worth having a swim about to see what bars have what on offer, as you can find many different drinks across them all. 

Across the other spa areas, they have other pool bars and restaurant options, so you can have even more choices than what was already on offer. Our section only covers a small section of the food & drink options that you can have when visiting, so make sure you take a good look round!

Hotel Victory

Outside of all the fun and thrills in the water world of Therme Erding, you can find two locations to stay on site for an overnight break. One of these being Hotel Victory Guest House, which is located opposite the waterpark with a range of affordable rooms. In our review, we are reviewing Hotel Victory, which is housed in the same building as the water park. You can actually gain access directly into the water park area via the hotel lobby, which makes staying even better and easier for those who may wish to go down in a robe or get changed in their room. 

Before arriving, it is best to book online via the website and select one of the many rooms they have. They have 6 different rooms on offer, ranging in value and how many guests can stay. We stayed in the Serenissima themed room, which was a Venetian / Italian style room offering a large comfortable double bed, a balcony viewing over the wave pool, a large TV, an Alexa Echo, a toilet room and separate shower room. 

The room was incredibly large and felt well kept and modern with its style. The best feature for us was the balcony which gave an amazing view over the wavepool, which whilst busy during the day, at night provides a great overlook with the lights. It was very peaceful and felt ideal for couples and those who want some luxury to their stay. 

Outside of the room we stayed in, they have many other perfect rooms you can pick, such as the Captain’s, Admiral’s or Yacht Cabin, with the Yacht cabin giving a view of the countryside where you can feel like a captain of your own offshore yacht. 

Prices for all of these rooms do vary depending on how busy Therme Erding is and when / what time of year you come. It can be as cheap as £200 for an overnight stay, but can also be flexible up to £400 on a price based on 2 guests. The room also comes with entry to Therme Erding and a breakfast buffet, but this is dependant on the rate and the time of booking, so you do need to look at this. Thankfully the website is fully translatable to English, so you should have no bother working this out when looking at your stay. 

We found checking in to the hotel super friendly and had no difficulties doing so. Even from the moment of checking out, each member of staff was helpful and made our stay as luxury as it could be. 

The last part to mention would be our buffet breakfast, which is found in one of the restaurants which was again highly themed. A range of hot and cold food was on offer, with making your own pancakes, to the classic sausages, egg and bacon you would usually find. It was a large offering and all included, so you wouldn’t be disappointed with this service. 

Overall, Hotel Victory is well worth staying in for any length of your stay when visiting Therme Erding and is well worth the money paid, which is hugely affordable with what is being offered compared to many other smaller UK offerings. 

@thrillnation We dont know how they found the space to add a huge new slide to their indoor waterpark! #bigbang #waterslide #waterpark #thermeerding #deutschland ♬ A Time of Smile - Made Ariya

Following our stay, this is what we both had to say;

Austyn – “I enjoyed every moment of our stay at Therme Erding. With this being our second visit, I didn’t know if a further 2 days at the place would be too much but again, it wasn’t enough! With all of the slide offerings, including the ones we couldn’t do last time, it provides endless hours of entertainment and fun, making you want to keep doing them time & time again. Even outside the fun of the Galaxy section, the pool bars all provide such great entertainment and perfect cocktails, all served in quick timing and for reasonable rates. The hotel this time was one I wouldn’t forget for some time, with so much space and luxury elements about it. Following this trip, I couldn’t recommend a better time to visit Therme Erding, regardless of what you manage to do here.”

Dean – “It was amazing to be back at Therme Erding, I absolutely loved the waterpark again, and the new slide didn’t disappoint. Plus we enjoyed the pool bars and made use of all the spa facilities. The overnight stay with the view from the hotel victory room will certainly be memorable.”

Ultimately, Theme Erding is a world class attraction in Germany that is well worth your time and money. With the location being reasonable to get to for most guests and the affordability of the whole resort, there is no reason not to add this to the list of places to visit. If you are a fan of water parks or spas, then make sure you plan your visit today.

A huge thank you to the team at Therme Erding for working with us on our second visit. They arranged permission for us to film and to take photos in a few areas which is usually not allowed due to safety reasons. They did supply us with a free hotel stay and tickets into the park in return for our content, but we always express our views are our own and have not been influenced by their kind offering, but from what we experienced during our stay. For the latest updates, prices and details, we would recommend you check out their socials and website.

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