![]() Siberia Hut is a wonderful place to stay overnight and can be accessed either by flying in or taking the jet boat to Kerin Forks and walking up the track to the Hut. The best section for a day trip is to complete the Siberia Experience described above. Whether you just want to spend the day, stay overnight, or even stay for several days to thoroughly experience the Siberia Valley, there are plenty of walking options. Get in touch with our friendly team of experts for more information! Siberia Valley Walks The Siberia Experience is included in our Pure South Tourand is one of our favourite activities in any of our tours. With both a helicopter and jet boat ride and some of the best views in the country, this really is the ultimate day out in the New Zealand wilderness! Upon arrival at the river, you will board your jetboat for an exhilarating, and incredibly beautiful, ride back to Makarora. The hike is a pleasant, mostly downhill 3 hour walk along a very well-maintained and well-groomed track (see the Siberia Hut to Kerin Forks description below). Then it’s time to walk through the native bush, down to the Wilkin River where your jet boat awaits. After landing on the grass airstrip outside Siberia Hut you have some time to either explore the upper Siberia Valley, or just sit back and relax on the balcony of the hut and take in your surroundings. Start your day with a scenic bush plane flight, soaring over the mountains of Mt Aspiring National Park and taking in the spectacular scenery from above. The ‘Siberia Experience’ gets you the best of all worlds. There is a small grass airstrip right outside Siberia Hut, a unique opportunity for door-to-door service in the heart of the New Zealand backcountry! The Siberia Experience To take a bit of a shortcut, regular jet boat services operate from Makarora township to Kerin Forks, which is a pleasant 3 hour walk from Siberia Valley and saves a day of walking.Īlternatively, skip straight to the best bit and fly directly into Siberia Valley by helicopter or bush plane. It takes 2 full days to walk to Siberia if travelling in the most common anti-clockwise direction, or one and a half days if tackling the route clockwise. The Gillespie Circuit is a 4-day/3-night tramping track that includes a stay at Siberia Hut on its second and third nights. From Makarora you can either make the journey into Siberia on foot, or catch a ride on a jet boat, helicopter, or bush plane. The Siberia Valley is accessed from the small township of Makarora, which is located a one-hour drive north of Wanaka. It's a unique and spectacular place to visit for a day trip or overnight adventure. In Siberia Valley the crystal-clear Siberia Stream flows through the middle, flanked by wide tussock grassland carved out by the glaciers slow passage. One of 13 New Zealand National Parks, Mt Aspiring National Park is home to many impressive glacial valleys framed by tall snowy peaks and lush native forest. Many don’t know that New Zealand too has a valley named Siberia, nestled deep in the mountains of Mount Aspiring National Park. When the name “Siberia” is mentioned, most people get an image of the vast, cold, barren tundra of Russian Siberia.
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