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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 Wānaka/Makarora area. You need to book to stay at this hut during the summer season. Book online before you go.

Facilities and services

Huts have basic facilities. You'll need to take:

  • Sleeping bag
  • Stove and fuel
  • Pots/pans and utensils
  • Toilet paper
  • Rubbish bag (to pack out all rubbish, including food scraps)
  • Newspaper/fire starter and matches/lighter for the wood burner
  • Torch

Labour weekend (late October) – May 1:

Resident hut warden.

May 1 – Labour weekend (late October):

No hut warden.

Fees

1 May - 30 September

  • Adult (18+ years): $28 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $14 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

1 October - 30 April

Weekdays:

  • Adult (18+ years): $32 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $16 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

Weekends:

  • Adult (18+ years): $34 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $17 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

1 December - 29 February

Weekdays:

  • Adult (18+ years): $36 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $18 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

Weekends:

  • Adult (18+ years): $38 per night
  • Child/youth (5–17 years): $19 per night
  • Infant (0–4 years): free

Backcountry Hut Passes can be used for this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Passes won't be accepted from 1 October to 30 April.

About hut tickets and passes | Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes

Camping

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

The DOC Campsite Pass can be used at this campsite. 

Bookings

Bookings for stays from 22 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.

  • If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
  • No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
  • Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
  • Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.

22 October – 30 April

Bookings are required. Book Siberia Hut online 

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

1 May – 21 October

Bookings are not required - first come, first served. Fees still apply. 

Camping outside Siberia Hut

From 22 October 2026, you will need a booking to camp outside Siberia Hut. Bookings for camping are now open for the 2026/2027 season.

Until 22 October 2026, no bookings are required but 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