Kia Ora Hut (Cradle Mountain Huts)

Kia Ora Hut (Cradle Mountain Huts) is a private hut used as accommodation on guided Overland Track walks in Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park. Use is tied to those all-inclusive multi-day guided packages rather than independent hut bookings.

The hut sits within the run of the Cradle Mountain Signature Walk itinerary—most commonly as the Day Five stop (Pelion Hut to Kia Ora Hut, about 7 km / roughly 4 hours on the standard day), with the trek typically operating seasonally from October to early May. Staying here is part of a guided experience that includes in-hut warmth and meals, plus transport elements such as the Lake St Clair boat transfer later in the walk.