The Dabo Singkep Hot Springs was founded during the Dutch exploration era circa 1953 by the Dutch. It was a small spring then. It was left the way it was found until year 2003 when an enterprising young fellow named Edi decided to turn the place into an attraction. He turned the spring into pools by diverting the spring water.
There are three pools in the area. One of them is 35 degrees Celsius; the pool that Edi recommends visitors start with before going into the hotter pool that is 10 degrees hotter at 45 degrees Celsius. This is done to acclimatize one’s self to the hot water. Then there is the larger pool with cooler water.