• Just some memories of one of the better new huts I've come across, the old one was grotty, this one great | Venus Hut, Kahurangi National Park
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  • bunks and mattresses | Venus Hut, Kahurangi National Park
  • This is 4 star accommodation in an attractive location. | Venus Hut, Kahurangi National Park

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Venus Hut | Kahurangi National Park

Venus Hut is one of the great located huts around, perched in a small clearing just above the Karamea River. You can pop out to have a look at the huge trout languidly oscillating in the clear green water below. On the other side, check out the flock of fantails that make the Venus Stream home and flit around the close-at-hand swingbridge.

Double-glazed, insulation big time, an extensive verandah to sit and just appreciate the surroundings, quite different from the old hut it replaced.

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category … standard hut

hut fee . . . from 1 July 2026

Adult (18+ years): $15.00 per night
Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, red for youth) for each night of your stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. A Backcountry Hut Pass is also valid year-round.

booking . . . not required all year for either hut or camping

campsite fee . . . free to camp

elevation … 390 m

bunks … 12 mattresses, on 2 sleeping platforms

built … 2009

heating … woodburner

water … tap above exterior sink near rainwater tank

toilet … 1 x longdrop