Travel Reference
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September), you can use
Backcountry Hut Passes
($92 per adult, valid for six months)
or pay-as-you-go
Backcountry Hut Tickets
(huts $5 to $15, camping $5) instead of
Great Walk tickets on North Island Great Walks except for the Lake Waikaremoana Track.
Prices for kids aged 11 to 17 are half those listed here; kids 10 and under stay for free.
We hear whispers of hut tickets being phased out over coming years: Backcounty Hut
Passes are the way of the future.
There's a booking system in place for Great Walk huts and campsites. Trampers must
book their chosen accommodation and specify dates when they purchase Great Walk
Tickets. Bookings are required year-round for the Lake Waikaremoana Track. For the
Tongariro Northern Circuit and the Whanganui Journey, bookings are required for the
peak season only (October to April).
Bookings and ticket purchases can be made online (
www.doc.govt.nz
), by email (
great-
walksbooking@doc.govt.nz
), or via DOC offices close to the tracks. Bookings open mid-
July each year.
