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Get off the beaten trail and explore the amazing scenic locations that have made New Zealand famous. Your guide will stop and give you time to capture the perfect photos of your journey into Middle Earth!

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Lord of the Rings Edoras Tour

Join us on the Lord of the Rings Tour and journey to the Edoras filming location: remote and beautiful Mt Potts High Country station, home of Mt Sunday. See how this peaceful mountain was transformed into Edoras, the capital city of the Rohan people in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Immerse yourself in the natural, unspoilt beauty of this breathtaking area with its sparkling clear lakes, glistening blue rivers and fresh, crisp mountain air.

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Tour Description

Join us on the Lord of the Rings Tour and journey to the Edoras filming location: remote and beautiful Mt Potts High Country station, home of Mt Sunday. See how this peaceful mountain was transformed into Edoras, the capital city of the Rohan people in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Immerse yourself in the natural, unspoilt beauty of this breathtaking area with its sparkling clear lakes, glistening blue rivers and fresh, crisp mountain air.

Tour Highlights

  • Exciting 4WD adventure through several small streams and right onto Edoras itself.
  • Take a short guided walk to stand on the summit of Edoras and enjoy as Eowyn did, the breathtaking 360º views.
  • Behind the scenes photos of Edoras under construction – exclusive to us!
  • See the Misty Mountains and the area that formed the backdrop to Helms Deep.
  • Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch.
  • Informative and entertaining commentary from our local Kiwi guides.
  • Handle movie replicas – Aragorn’s Sword, King Theoden’s Sword, Gimli’s Axe and Flag of Rohan.
  • Selection of merchandise available for purchase.
  • See for yourself why the actors and crew fell in love with this stunning location.

Tour Details

Tour price includes pick up and drop off from your central Christchurch accommodation and a delicious picnic lunch. Children must be between 2 - 14 years of age on the date of travel. Please note this tour requires a minimum of four passengers to operate. If you are booking for one person please call us first to confirm availability. In the unusual event minimum numbers are not met you will be offered a full refund or date change at no extra cost.

Pickup Times & Locations

Please select your pickup location at the time of booking. The main pickup location for this tour is outside of the Canterbury Museum on Rolleston Avenue. Please note we cannot pickup from Cruise ships.

  • Departs: Christchurch at 9.00am. Methven at 10.45am
  • Duration: Christchurch – 8.5 hours. Methven 5.5 hours

Tripadvisor

An amazing day even if you’re not a LOTR fan!

This was a great day out: a small group trip out with an informed, entertaining guide. The scenery was so spectacular that it’s a terrific experience even for those who aren’t Lord of the Rings fans! Not physically difficult, and a delicious lunch. Highly recommended!!

kaz51 Ottawa, Canada

Perfect for any Lord of the Rings Lover!

This trip was absolutely fantastic! I would highly recommend this for any Lord of the Rings fan! Hassle Free Tours picked us up and dropped us off directly from our hotel, so we did not have to worry about transportation. We were on a 4WD bus with two tour guides full of knowledge about the surrounding area and LOTR. Once on our way, we stopped at a beautiful lake and then continued on the way to Edoras. Edoras itself was beautiful and is a must-see. If you so choose, you can even take up a sword or two and the Rohan flag!

wanderingblyss09 Illinois, USA

Highly recommended & you will get that Insta-worthy photo!

Highly recommended this tour whether you are LOTR fans or not. Honestly I never watch any of LOTR movies nor read the trilogies, I was more interested in the beautiful scenery. However, the commentary given by our guide (Kris) and the documentaries shown during the drive provide me enough information to catch up to and interested in it. Lunch was plentiful and delicious, the tour was very well organised and Kris couldn't help us enough to share information until the last minute when the tour finished. It was almost perfect, the only thing missing from this tour was Sir Peter Jackson himself.... :)

Teh_IraK Brisbane, Australia

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