The most important element of a luxurious holiday is surely the swimming pool. But these days, fun-seekers will go to great lengths to enjoy their bathing time.
From plunge pools that look like garden ponds to snow-covered mountain top baths, there's no limit to designers' imaginations.
A natural blue water pool in Mexico and a man ready to dive
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(Photo by Eye Ubiquitous / Rex Features)Cenote Dzitnup known as well as Xkeken with many stalagmites natural blue water pool and a man ready to dive. Maya Mayan Toltec History Vacation Holidays Travel Ancient Exotic Folklore Human Heritage Culture Tradition American Indians Indigenous Environment Ecology Blue lagoon Nature Natural Sculpture Cave Crystal Clear Water Turquoise Glow Earth Tourism Ecotourism Swim Cultural Cultures Destination Destinations Entorno Environmental Environnement Green Issues Hispanic Holidaymakers Indegent Latin America Latino Male Men Guy Mexican One individual Solo Lone Solitary TouristMEXICO Valladolid
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(Photo by Patrick Frilet / Rex Features)Plunge pools at the 'Pita Maha' Hotel resort and spa located in Ubud at Jalan Sanggingan Ubud, Bali. Overlooking the confluence of two rivers, the resort consists of 10 garden villas, 10 pool garden villas with plunge pool and 4 pool duplex villas all offering large pools and sun decks. Bali, Indonesia.Bali, Indonesia
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(Luca Tettoni / Robert Harding / Rex Features)Pool of Alila Hotel Ubud, formerly The Chedi, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia Bali
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View from the 'Pita Maha' Hotel resort and spa located in Ubud at Jalan Sanggingan Ubud, Bali. Overlooking the confluence of two rivers and the Tjampuhan valley, the resort consists of 10 garden villas, 10 pool garden villas with plunge pool and 4 pool duplex villas all offering large pools and sun decks. Bali, Indonesia.Bali, Indonesia (Photo by Patrick Frilet / Rex Features)
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Switzerland Pontresina bath outdoor pool outside washbasin canton Graubünden Grisons sun steam vapor wellness person bathe (Alamy)
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Cave and Basin National Historic Site, Sulphur Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Alamy)
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An Aerial view of the water park Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, southern Japan. The Ocean Dome is supposedly the world's largest indoor water park. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
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Aerial view of the world's largest swimming pool at a seaside resort in Algarrobo, 95 km west from Santiago (MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images)
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Bathers relax in the pool of steaming hot water in the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, the one of the largest spa complexes in Europe, Széchenyi Bath's neo-baroque baths were built in 1913, and are the largest thermal baths in Budapest. They are fed by thermal springs discovered in 1879, which are the deepest and warmest thermal wells in Hungarian capital. The baths are a popular place to relax for locals and foreigners. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Swimming pool near Lindos in Rhodes, Greece (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)
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Royal Caribbean's "Voyager of the Sea" (Photo by George Frey)
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Sun enthusiasts enjoy a bath at Berlin's so-called "Badeschiff" Berlin, GERMANY (BARBARA SAX/AFP/Getty Images)
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Berlin's so-called 'Badeschiff' (bathing ship) on the Spree river, The swimming pool of 325 square meters is heated during the winter season, got a roof and a sauna world. (THEO HEIMANN/AFP/Getty Images)
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