Image: Liz Carlson | ©
People in tramping gear approaching a hut on a hill overlooking a mountain.
Liverpool Hut

Located in Matukituki Valley area and Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region

This is a serviced-alpine 10-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area. You need to book to stay at this hut during the summer season. Book online before you go.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $35 per night
  • NZ Alpine Club members: $17.50 per night
  • Child/youth (15–17 years): $17.50 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

Labour Weekend (late October) – 30 April

Pay when you make a booking. Backcountry Hut passes cannot be used at this hut from Labour Weekend to 30 April.

1 May – Labour Weekend (late October)

Bookings are not required but fees still apply.

Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) plus 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue) for adult, for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass for unlimited use at most Serviced and Standard huts for a 6 or 12 month period.

Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May until Labour Weekend (late October) each year. 

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Bookings

Bookings are open for stays up to 30 April 2025.

All bookings are first-come first-served. We do not have waiting lists for bookings for future seasons or facilities that are already booked-out.

Labour Weekend (late October) - 30 April

Bookings are required. Book Liverpool Hut online

A $10 service fee applies to all phone, email and in-person bookings. New Zealand Alpine Club (NZAC) members applying for their discount will not be charged this fee.

Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.

1 May - Labour Weekend (late October)

Bookings not required - first come, first served. Fees still apply.
Approximate time from nearest road end and hut
  • Raspberry Creek car park (Wanaka Mt Aspiring Road) via Liverpool Track: 5–6 hr 30 min (15 km)
  • Aspiring Hut via Liverpool Track: 3–4 hr (6 km)

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: CA11
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1254993, N5071096

A hut warden will be on site periodically during the booking season, from 1 December to end of April.