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My husband and I LOVED the Mount Sunday tour. We're big Lord of the Rings fans so seeing where Edoras was built and filmed was magical. Yet even aside from that, Mount Sunday is undoubtedly an incredible place to visit. The hike up was tough but not too long, and we were allowed to carry a replica sword and axe from LOTR which made it more fun. The view from the top is absolutely stunning. A really incredible place. Our guide Natasha was wonderful - she gave us heaps of interesting info about the area, the filming of LOTR and building of the sets, and some great stories about friends of hers who were extras on the films. She was also a wonderful photographer, going the extra mile to get good angles of us holding the flag of Rohan at the top of Mount Sunday! This was one of our favourite places we visited in NZ. Highly recommend whether you are a LOTR fan or not (but if you are, you really have to go - it's no wonder this was a favourite location of so many of the actors!) Thanks again Natasha!

We had a great day with Maria on the Edoras tour. Sure you can drive there yourself and hike up but it was much more fun with Hassle Free: LoTR videos & facts in the bus, photos with replica swords, off road 4WD section with river crossing and lunch. Well worth it - one of our best days out in NZ.

The Hassle Free team is warm, friendly, professional and gives amazing value for money.Vic and Tanya in the office worked incredibly hard helping us book all of our different tours; the LOTR guides Haika and Mike were amazing; our City Bus tour guide Carl was hilarious; and Rob R., our guide for the High Country tour, came away feeling like a part of the family. I cannot say enough good things about this team.Back in 2012, my sister and I went on the LOTR Edoras Tour and the City Tour when we visited Christchurch for the first time and had an amazing time. When my parents decided they wanted to visit Christchurch this year, I immediately knew that we wanted to book with Hassle Free, and they totally came through for us again!This time around, my parents went on the LOTR Tour with Haika and Mike, who were incredibly knowledgeable of the area and the behind-the-scenes facts about LOTR. The next day we also hopped on the three-hour City Bus Tour with Carl, who is one of the funniest guides you'll have the pleasure of meeting.However, one of the coolest things we did on this trip was book Hassle Free's High Country charter tour with Rob R.Seeing the rivers, valleys, and mountains from views that are usually inaccessible via public roads was incredible. Rob made breathtaking vistas reachable through his expert driving and navigating capabilities. Despite some bad weather and rough conditions due to flooding, he managed to safely traverse some incredibly diverse and rugged topography successfully.With Rob’s background in academia and agriculture, his knowledge of NZ's environment and agri industry is unparalleled. While using the four-wheel drive, he would chat about all the different aspects of the countryside while fording streams, rivers, rocky outcrops, sides of mountains, and showing us parts of NZ that a normal tour would never have seen.The stations that Hassle Free Tours works with are superb, especially Glenfalloch Station where we stayed the night. Glenfalloch has great facilities, remarkable views, and put on a massive five-star breakfast, lunch and dinner for us – the food was so good!With our confidence in Rob, we were able to go forward, facing anything we encountered, knowing that we wouldn’t turn back. Rob not only provided a memorable and once in a lifetime tour, but in the end, he felt like a friend and extended part of the family. We also developed an unshakeable confidence in Rob that between his skills, talents, and a roll of duct tape, we could overcome anything :)If you're looking to travel to Christchurch and the greater Canterbury region in New Zealand, you cannot find a better tour company than Hassle Free Tours.

I had the most amazing experience on the Edoras tour, so glad I went for it in the end, very much worth it. Our tour guide Maria was very good and knowledgeable, so thank you Maria.You get to hold and take photos with a few prop replicas and there’s a nice lunch included. I very much recommend!

We really enjoyed our tour today, and the company of our fellow Lord of the Rings fans from Australia. Thanks Cheryl for a great day

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Had an amazing tour today with Natasha who was helpful, insightful, and enthusiastic. The lunch provided was excellent, it was lovely eating with such beautiful views. The walk itself up to the top is not too strenuous, but a jacket and sun cream is essential. I would recommend doing this if you are a LOTR fan, or even just a fan of gorgeous views!

I booked the Edoras Tour activity via one of their partner website Lordoftheringstours". There was a communication problem concerning the meal

Great tour to Edoras. Maria was a great guide. Absolutely stunning views and a lot of fun.