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Whariwharangi Hut
Wainui, Tasman
DOC Great Walk hut on the Abel Tasman Coast Track.
- Price
- NZ$55 adult (NZ rate) Oct-Apr, NZ$84 international; cheaper in winter
- Booking
- Book ahead

A former homestead built around 1896, tucked just behind the beach at the northern end of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. It is walk-in only, about 2 hours from the Wainui car park or just over 3 hours from Totaranui, and water taxis do not run this far north.
Good to know
- Easiest reached from Wainui Bay, 2 hours on foot
- Bring your own cooking gear and bedding
- Open
- All year, bookings required
- Getting there
- Walk-in on the Abel Tasman Coast Track; some huts also reachable by water taxi
- Vehicles
- No campervans
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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