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Cape Town Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
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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Cape Town packs mountains, history, and world-class architecture into one compact centre — and this tour gets you into all of it.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Cape Town on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Puzzle your way past the Cape Town City Hall and through Church Square, picking up the political and cultural stories that shaped this city • Pause for photos of the South African National Gallery and soak up the city skyline — the route keeps it manageable on foot • Whether you're competing or cooperating, the group scoring system adds an extra layer of fun for any size group
Around 2 hours...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 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
Riebeeck Square
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.
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Cape Town Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
About
Cape Town packs mountains, history, and world-class architecture into one compact centre — and this tour gets you into all of it.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Cape Town on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Puzzle your way past the Cape Town City Hall and through Church Square, picking up the political and cultural stories that shaped this city • Pause for photos of the South African National Gallery and soak up the city skyline — the route keeps it manageable on foot • Whether you're competing or cooperating, the group scoring system adds an extra layer of fun for any size group
Around 2 hours...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 5 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
Riebeeck Square
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 at Riebeeck Square, Cape Town City Centre, 8000, open the app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message to begin.
From Riebeeck Square — where the earliest settlers established the city — the trail leads into the CBD, with Table Mountain framing every view. The first riddles take you past the Cape Town City Hall, whose Edwardian baroque façade witnessed Nelson Mandela's first public speech after his release in 1990.
Next, the route leads to Church Square and the surrounding historic quarter, where the city's colonial and political layers are visible in the architecture.
The app then guides you to the South African National Gallery on the...
