ǀAi-ǀAis features sulfurous thermal hot water springs and forms part of the ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.

Local legend goes that the hot springs were discovered in 1850 by a nomadic Nama shepherd rounding up stray sheep.

[1][4] The springs originate deep under the riverbed and form an oasis in the extremely arid area.

[5] During the Nama uprising of 1903–07 the hot spring was used by German military forces as a base camp.

The thermal waters are rich in sulphur, chloride and fluoride, and are reputedly good for anyone suffering from rheumatism.