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Siberia Hut.
Siberia Hut

Located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region

This is a serviced 20-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

Hut fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $30 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $15 per night
  • Infant: (0–4 years): free

Fees to camp at the hut

  • Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $5 per night
  • Infant: (0–4 years): free

Labour weekend (late October) – 30 April

Bookings are required in the summer season (late October – 30 April). Pay when you make a booking.

Backcountry passes cannot be used from Labour weekend (late October) to 30 April.

1 May – Labour weekend (late October)

Bookings are not required but fees still apply.

Before you go, buy 3 Standard Hut Tickets (blue) for adults or 3 Standard Youth Hut Tickets (yellow) for youths 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 12 month period.

Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used at this hut from 1 May to Labour weekend (late October). 

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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 to stay in the hut. Bookings are not required to camp at the hut. 

Book Siberia Hut online 

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 - Labour weekend (late October)

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.

Weather forecast

Siberia Hut weather forecast – NIWA website