Siberia Hut
Located in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region
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Introduction
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.Facilities
- Heating
- Mattresses
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
Seasonal restrictions
Labour weekend (late October) – 30 April
Bookings are required to stay in the hut.
1 May – Labour weekend (late October)
Bookings are not required but fees still apply.
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).
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.
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
Contacts
| Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre |
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| Phone | +64 3 443 7660 |
| wanakavc@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | 1 Ballantyne Road Wānaka 9305 |
| Hours | Visitor centre hours and services |