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Kandy Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Kandy
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
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After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
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Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
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Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Kandy is Sri Lanka's cultural heart — a city of sacred temples, cool hills, and stories that have shaped an entire civilisation.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Kandy on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Find the Temple of the Tooth, St. Paul's Church, and the Kataragama Devalaya — Buddhism, colonial heritage, and Hindu devotion sharing the same hillside • Move through Kandy at a pace that lets you take it all in • Perfect for families, couples, pilgrims, and curious travellers
Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose you...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in Norwegian & 24 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in Norwegian & 24 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Meeting Points
Departure
7JVQ+HRR
Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.
*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.
*** Download the Explorial app for free.
*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.
Return
Itinerary
Starting in central Kandy near the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The lake, the palace, and the temple are all within reach — the riddles connect them.
Your first landmark is the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Lanka's most venerated Buddhist site, said to house a tooth of the Buddha and the symbol of royal authority for the Kandyan kings. The golden roof and the procession of pilgrims make it unmissable at any hour.
From there the app guides you to St. Paul's Church, the Anglican church built by British colonists in 1843 whose elegant white facade and peaceful garden occupy...
Kandy Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Kandy
About
Kandy is Sri Lanka's cultural heart — a city of sacred temples, cool hills, and stories that have shaped an entire civilisation.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Kandy on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Find the Temple of the Tooth, St. Paul's Church, and the Kataragama Devalaya — Buddhism, colonial heritage, and Hindu devotion sharing the same hillside • Move through Kandy at a pace that lets you take it all in • Perfect for families, couples, pilgrims, and curious travellers
Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose you...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in Norwegian & 24 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in Norwegian & 24 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Meeting Points
Departure
7JVQ+HRR
Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.
*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.
*** Download the Explorial app for free.
*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.