Tatta Pani — literally "hot water" in the local Pahari dialect — is a small riverside settlement on the banks of the Poonch river, about 26 kilometres north of Kotli. It is known for its sulphur hot springs, which bubble up from the ground at high temperatures and flow into the river below. In winter, when the nights are cold and the surrounding hills have a bite to them, the springs draw visitors from across Azad Kashmir and from Pakistan proper, who come to soak and to believe, as locals long have, that the sulphur water does some good.
The setting is attractive in a rough-edged way: green hills above, the Poonch river running below — protected as a national park for its threatened mahaseer fish — and the smell of sulphur in the air. Facilities are basic, some simple bathing areas and a few chai stalls, and it remains well off the tourist trail. The road from Kotli through the Poonch valley is itself worth the drive.