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Makarora Hut.
Makarora Hut

Located in Makarora area and Mount Aspiring National Park in the Otago region

This is a standard four-bunk hut in the Wanaka/Makarora area.

Fees

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

Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (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 that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period.

About hut tickets and passesRetailers that sell hut tickets and passes

Approximate time from nearest road end
  • SH 6 (Haast Highway) via Makarora Valley Track: 5–7 hr (10.5 km)

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BZ13
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1315207, N5107841

No visitor centre in Makarora

Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres instead.