Image: Sharlene Laskey | ©
Cupola Hut.
Cupola Hut

Located in Nelson Lakes National Park in the Nelson/Tasman region

This is a standard 8-bunk hut in the Nelson Lakes area.

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Bookings

Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 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.

Book Cupola Hut online

Tracks to this hut

Location

Inside Cupola Hut.
Inside Cupola Hut
Image:  Image: Sharlene Laskey ©

NZTopo50 map sheet: BS24
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1577813, N5353228

Altitude: 1,390 m above sea level

Keep alpine lakes and tarns free of lindavia (lake snow)

The invasive alga lindavia is present in Lakes Rotoiti and Rotoroa. It causes lake snow – a sticky mucus that hangs below the surface of the water.

Make sure all your gear is completely dry for 48 hours before swimming or taking water from any alpine lake or tarn, including Rotomaninitua/Lake Angelus.

Use the biosecurity cleaning stations at Coldwater Hut, Lakehead Hut and Sabine Hut to disinfect any boots, socks, clothing, towels or drink bottles that are wet or damp from lake or river water. 

Do not touch the water in Rotomairewhenua/Blue Lake and Rotopōhueroa/Lake Constance.

Be extra careful if you’ve recently swum or filled a drink bottle from Lakes Rotoiti or Rotoroa.