WHAT ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION HUTS LIKE?
If you are travelling with us either on the Heaphy Track or the Travers Sabine Back country circuit, you will be staying in Department of Conservation (DOC) huts. These are public huts that anyone can book in to. They are basic but very comfortable. The huts are usually (but not always) divided into three main rooms. Two unisex bunk rooms with mattresses provided (but no linen or pillows) and space to organise your gear. The usual etiquette in these situations is that once you arrive at the hut, you place your sleeping bag on a mattress, thus ‘claiming’ your bed space, and keep your personal possessions in a tidy manner (its very easy to misplace things if they are scattered around the room). The third room is a communal living and cooking area. There is running water and a fireplace within the huts. Toilets are usually found outside, and are either a long drop or sometimes a flush type. The huts are a great place to relax and meet new people. They are often located in beautiful locati
If you are travelling with us either on the Heaphy Track, Travers Sabine, Mt Angelus or Wangapeka trips, you will be staying in Department of Conservation (DOC) huts. These are public huts that anyone can book in to. They are basic (no showers!) but comfortable. The huts are usually (but not always) divided into three main rooms. Two unisex bunk rooms with mattresses provided (but no linen or pillows) and space to organise your gear. The usual etiquette is that, once you arrive at the hut, you claim your bed space by placing your sleeping bag on a mattress and keep your personal possessions in a tidy manner (its very easy to misplace things if they are scattered around the room). The third room is a communal living and cooking area. There is running water and a fireplace within the huts. Toilets are usually found outside, and are either a long drop or sometimes a flush type. The huts are a great place to relax and meet new people. They are often located in beautiful locations, many sto
