Siberia Hut
Located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region
Introduction
This is a serviced 20-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Seasonal restrictions
1 December – 30 April
Bookings are required to stay in the hut.
1 May – 30 November
Bookings are not required but fees still apply.
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Fees
Hut fees
- Adult (18+ years): $20 per night
- Youth (11–17 years): $10 per night
- Child/Infant: (0–10 years): free
Fees to camp at the hut
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
- Youth (11–17 years): $5 per night
- Child/Infant: (0–10 years): free
1 December – 30 April
Pay when you make a booking.
1 May – 30 November
Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) plus 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue) for adults or 4 Standard Hut Tickets (blue for adults, yellow for youth) for each night's stay. Put this 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 at this hut from 1 May to 30 November.
Backcountry Hut Passes cannot be used from 1 December to 30 April.
Bookings
Bookings are open for stays from 1 December 2022 to 30 April 2023.
2023/24 bookings
Bookings for 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024 will open in 2023. The opening date will be announced on this page in late March 2023.
All bookings operate on a first-come first-served basis. We do not operate waiting lists for bookings for future seasons, or currently booked-out facilities.
1 December - 30 April
Bookings are required to stay in the hut. Bookings are not required to camp at the hut.
A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited service – book online first. An in-person booking is dependent on there being space available.
Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.
1 May - 30 November
Bookings are not required - first come, first served. Fees still apply.
Approximate times from nearest huts
- Young Hut via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 6– 8 hr (12 km)
- Kerin Forks Hut via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 2– 3 hr (7 km)
- SH 6 (Haast Highway) via Gillespie Pass Circuit: 6– 8 hr (22 km)
Tracks to this hut
Location
NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ12
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1285188, N5097726
A hut warden will be on site periodically during the booking season, from 1 December to end of April.
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Contacts
| Tititea / Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre | |
| Phone: | 0272696871 |
| Fax: | 03 4437660 |
| Email: | wanakavc@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: |
1 Ballantyne Road Wanaka 9305 |
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 93 Wanaka 9343 |
| Full office details | |