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Thailand’s Fish Spas - Massaging our Feet.

1,167 views · Published 1 August 2016 · 1:08 · Indexed 26 October 2026

Channel: Seek the World · 2016 · Travel & Events

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Thailand is fast becoming one of the world’s top spots for spa treatments, so it is not surprising that fish spas are big here as well. 

They have grown rapidly in popularity in recent years as they have started appearing in shopping centres, walking streets and tourist areas. 

Fish spa treatment basically involves customers placing their feet into a water tank filled with toothless garra rufa fish – also known as "doctor fish". Within seconds, an army of fish will gather at the customer's feet and nibble the dead skin tissue away. The treatment typically costs 200-300 baht for a 30-minute session.

It's really ticklish. I couldn't stop laughing with my father. My friend, Sharon, couldn't handle it well. She had to back out! If you're easy to get ticklish, then be careful with this one!

Warning: "A customer steps into the spa water and if, unfortunately, he or she happens to have an infectious wound, the infection can definitely spread to other people who step into that very same spa tank." And "HIV charities say there is no evidence 'fish pedicure' spas can transmit the virus. The Health Protection Agency said today that there is a risk of catching infections like HIV and hepatitis from the Asian beauty craze, which involves placing the feet in a basin while Garra Rufa fish nibble at dead skin. " So you could get infection.

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