Hervideros Mud Baths - Zorritos, Peru
by Rebecca Hollman
updated Dec 1, 2018
Hervideros Mud Baths - Zorritos, Peru
Watch the sunset while soaking in a completely natural mud bath in the hills surrounding the coast. This is a perfect place to watch the sunset since the air will be getting cooler and the baths are warm. Don’t expect a “spa like” experience - this is muddy, dirty, and with zero facilities, but that’s what makes this awesome. It’s almost exclusively locals that come to rub mud on their skin for it’s healing properties or to take bottles of mud home for later. Each pool is a different size and temperature and has different healing properties based on the concentration of minerals found in the pool. The pools close at 6 PM and you want to leave a little bit earlier than that so you’re not driving back completely in the dark.
Getting There
From Máncora, follow Panamerican Highway 1 north on the way to Zorritos until you reach the small town of Bocapán. When in Bocapán, turn right on a dirt road marked Hervideros right before Hotel Punta Pico. Follow this road down about 1 kilometer until there is a split in the road - stay to the left at the split. Follow the road another 1.4 kilometers and you will reach the sign for the pools and the parking lot. The sign is huge and clearly marks the area for Hervideros. You can also get a mototaxi to take you from either Máncora or Zorritos - depending on where you’re staying.
Entrance
Totally free! You can pay a couple soles to get washed off with water after your soak in the mud or to use the bathroom. You and your bathing suit will be covered in mud and so getting a water wash down is almost necessary before getting back in a car or taxi. Donations are appreciated but not necessary to get in.