Fees and bookings
Introduction
Learn about fees, bookings and conditions associated with booking the Tongariro Northern Circuit.You need to pay fees to stay at the huts and campsites on this track. Fees vary depending on when you go.
Hut fees
In the Great Walks season (25 October 2024 – 30 April 2025)
New Zealand citizens and those ordinarily resident in New Zealand:
- Adult (18+ years): $44 per person, per night
- Child (5 to 17 years): $22 per person, per night
International visitors:
- Adult (18 years and over): $66 per person, per night
- Child (17 years and under): $33 per person, per night
Proof of eligibility is required for the New Zealand rate.
Outside the Great Walks season (1 May – 24 October)
For all visitors:
- Adult (18 years and over): $25 per person, per night
- Child (5 to 17 years): $12.50 per person, per night
Bookings are not required. Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut.
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Campsite fees
In the Great Walks season (25 October 2024 – 30 April 2025)
New Zealand citizens and those ordinarily resident in New Zealand:
- Adult (18 years and over): $19 per person, per night
- Child (5 to 17 years): $9 per person, per night
International visitors:
- Adult (18 years and over): $28 per person, per night
- Child (17 years and under): $14 per person, per night
Proof of eligibility is required for the New Zealand rate.
Outside the Great Walks season (1 May – 24 October)
For all visitors:
- Adult (18+ years): $10 per person, per night
- Child (5 to 17 years): $5 per person, per night
Bookings
Bookings are not required for Tongariro Northern Circuit huts outside the Great Walk season (May to late October). During this time huts are first come, first served. Fees still apply.
Bookings are open for the 2024/25 Great Walk season.
In the Great Walks season (25 October 2024 – 30 April 2025)
Bookings are required for huts and campsites.
Book Tongariro Northern Circuit online
If you don’t have a valid booking for your stay, you may be charged a penalty, or turned away if the hut/campsite is full.
Outside the Great Walks season (1 May – 24 October)
Bookings are not required.
Bunks in huts are first come, first served.
Payment is with Backcountry Hut Tickets or a Backcountry Hut Pass – buy these from a DOC visitor centre before you go.