Lord of the Rings - Journey to Edoras from Christchurch

Christchurch, New Zealand

Journey to the 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 the high country's sparkling clear lakes, glistening blue rivers and fresh mountain air.

This great day out includes 4WD access onto Mt Sunday itself, a delicious champagne picnic lunch, fully running commentary from a friendly and knowledgeable kiwi tour guide and spectacular scenery you will never forget. You don't have to be a Lord of the Rings fan to enjoy this amazing day out!

Highlights Include:

• Stand on the summit of Mount Sunday (Edoras) enjoy the breathtaking 360 degree views
• A selection of movie replicas for photo use
• Spectacular scenery including rivers, alpine lakes, mountains and high country farm land

USD $172.47

Review by: Nicholas M	March 2012
Fantastic day with a delicious lunch

Review by: Dr Dian H H	January 2012
A great way to check out the sub-alpine countryside and wildlife. Out tour guide Steve was well-informed and helpful. From Mt Pott station, it would be nice if we went on foot or on horse-back instead of the 4WD-it would be more physical and fun.

Review by: Thu-Ha N	June 2011
It was amazing!!! Rex was engaging and comfortable as our tour guide full of information and jokes. The views were spectacular and its understandable why LOTR made use of NZ nature. I would recommend this for everyone wanting to spend a relaxing day away from the city. They feed you delicious sandwiches and a delectable chocolate cake to be washed down with lovely champagne! My only wish was that there had been snow!!

Review by: Mark B	January 2011
Excellent start to our holiday in NZ. Steve was a very friendly, accommodating guide who kept us entertained with his local knowledge. Nothing was too much trouble. Delicious lunch, fantastic scenery, good company. What more could you ask for?

Review by: Jaclyn S	November 2010
Great group, knowledgeable guide, comfortable vehicle, perfect weather, unbelievable scenery! As an ardent fan of Lord of the Rings, it was a dream come true! It was certainly Lord of the Rings based, but there was a lady on the trip who didn't even watch the movies before and thoroughly enjoyed the landscape. Many people like to rent a car and drive around New Zealand themselves, but this particular location would be inaccessible. This trip is DEFINITELY worth the time and money!

Review by: Linda F	October 2010
This was a stunning trip and as our guide was a sound recorder who had worked on all 3 Lord of the Ring films, it was also very informative and interesting. I would highly recommend this trip!

Review by: Scott R	October 2010
Long trip but had some great scenery. This trip is more for the scenery and the lord of the rings is a little bonus.

Review by: Anonymous	August 2010
Highly recommended....it was a brilliant day and my two teenage children thoroughly enjoyed it.......our guide was fantastic with a great sense of humour and lots of interesting facts .

Review by: Paul P, Australia	January 2010
Absolutely brilliant with an extremely knowledgeable guide. A fantastic experience and look forward to doing it again. We had 360 degree views of snowcapped mountains...gorgeous.

Review by: Kim L, Australia	December 2009
This is a great trip for seeing the very scenic areas surrounding Mount Sunday. Our guide was very informative with local knowledge, but the main highlight was, climbing the Endoras sight. Our guide helped us relive many of the spectacular scenes from Lord of the Rings, feeling the majesty of the location in the film. He made it a personal, magical experience for each person. Its a must do!

Review by: Bruce K, Australia	December 2009
Wonderful - 4 wheel drive vehicle very comfortable, driver very intersting and scenery amazing.

Review by: Luis T, Australia	October 2009
Great experience, made me watch all the movies again! Guides had vast array of knowledge and facts which enhanced our tour making it unforgettable! Thank you kindly.

Review by: Dave G, United States of America	October 2009
We were picked up as scheduled and treated to a glorious day in the mountains, plus a fantastic guide who was able to verbally and visually recreate the movie scenes for us. A trip well worth the cost.

Review by: Melinda T, United States of America	September 2009
This was a wonderful tour and our guide was amazing. He really enjoyed his work and new all about New Zealand to provide nice history on the way out and back. The trip did involve a hike up to the area where they filmed Lord of the Rings. You would need to be in moderate shape to make that hike. Would recommend it to anyone.

Review by: James T	September 2009
This was a wonderful tour and our guide was amazing. He really enjoyed his work and new all about New Zealand to provide nice history on the way out and back. The trip did involve a hike up to the area where they filmed Lord of the Rings. You would need to be in moderate shape to make that hike. Would recommend it to anyone.

Review by: Christian W, Austria	August 2009
A really special experience! The tour guide spoilt us with his way of explaining and serving!

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	July 2009
It was a good tour. The guide was entertaining and the entire itinerary was well-planned. I loved the passion behind the guide's detailed explanation and description about 'Lord of the Rings'. The only pity was the weather. It was too foggy for us to have a good view of Edoras. But it's definitely worth the money for this trip.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	March 2009
If you're a die hard LOTR fan then this is a must!

Review by: Karolina K, Australia	February 2009
The trip was excellent well planned, well organised and the guide knew very valuable and entertaining information about the route, the location and the way the movie was made. A great vegetarian lunch, with chocolate cake, included. Thank you very much!

Review by: Ferdy O, Australia	November 2008
When you have a spare day in Christchurch, I would highly suggest this trip. The staff knows everything about the place and the movies all three of them. The view were magnificent, even if you have not seen the movies before I can guarantee that you will be amazed.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	October 2008
This was an excellent, fascinating experience, and the best of our four tours. The tour guide was a bit of an egotist, but was full of interesting information about Lord of the Rings. The champagne lunch at the sheep station was also memorable.

Review by: Elizabeth A, United Kingdom	December 2007
Although not a huge fan of LOTR I really enjoyed this trip. The scenery was outstanding and the guides commentary entertaining. A good day out, very well organised.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	October 2007
The scenery was magnificent, and this is a definite must for Lord of the Rings fans.

Review by: Josephine C	August 2007
This was a waste of time and money. The tour guide was fantastic though.

Review by: Rochelle S, United Kingdom	April 2007
We thoroughly enjoyed the whole trip and were lucky enough to have amazing weather, warm even on the mountain top. The four wheel drive ride through the fields, along the river and up the mountainside was enormous fun and the view when we climbed to the top was just amazing. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and full of information about Lord of the Rings. Would recommend it to anybody and hope you get the wonderful sunshine that we did.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	December 2006
This was an excellent tour with knowledgeable and friendly guides.