Sabine Hut | Nelson Lakes National Park
On the Travers-Sabine circuit, Sabine Hut is a serviced hut with a great outlook to Lake Rotoroa. It’s a bit of a barn, being so big, but it gets a lot of use.
You can catch a water taxi up or down the lake, with the cost dependent on the total number of passengers per trip. The minimum fee is $210 for 1-3 people one-way ($420 return) or $65 per person one-way ($130 return) if there are 4 or more passengers.
category . . . serviced hut
hut fee . . . Adult (18+ years): $25 per night, Child/youth (5-17 years): $12.50 per night
Before you go, buy 1 Serviced Hut Ticket (green) or 1 Serviced Youth Hut Ticket (red) for each night’s stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut.
Backcountry Hut Passes can only be used in this hut from 1 May to 30 September. Backcountry Hut Passes cannot be used from 1 October to 30 April.
Camping fee . . . Adult (18+ years): $10 per night Youth (5-17 years): $5 per night
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.
Campers may use hut water supply and toilets.
elevation … 480 m
bunks … 32 mattresses, on sleeping platforms in 2 bunkrooms
built … 2002
heating … woodburner, with wood supplied
water … inside taps above two sinks from outside rainwater tank
toilet … 2 x longdrop
← Paske Hut | near Nelson Lakes National Park Speargrass Hut | Nelson Lakes National Park →