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Original Zürich Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
(10) Reviews
Zürich District
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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Twin towers over the river, a square that burns a snowman and Europe's most expensive shopping mile — Zurich's classics come with clues attached.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Zurich on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Face the Grossmünster, the twin-towered church that sparked the Reformation • Cross Sechseläutenplatz, where Zurich burns the Böögg every spring • Count the banks on Paradeplatz, Switzerland's most discreet square
Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2...
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
Zurich town hall
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 the Rathaus, Zurich's riverside town hall, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and set off along the Limmat. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.
The Grossmünster looms first — legend says Charlemagne's horse knelt on this spot, and Zwingli later preached the Reformation from its pulpit. Riddles handle both stories.
At Sechseläutenplatz, trivia explains the Böögg: the exploding snowman whose burning head forecasts the Swiss summer, more trusted than any meteorologist.
Then Paradeplatz closes the route, the tram-crossed square where Switzerland's ...
Original Zürich Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
(10) Reviews
Zürich District
About
Twin towers over the river, a square that burns a snowman and Europe's most expensive shopping mile — Zurich's classics come with clues attached.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Zurich on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Face the Grossmünster, the twin-towered church that sparked the Reformation • Cross Sechseläutenplatz, where Zurich burns the Böögg every spring • Count the banks on Paradeplatz, Switzerland's most discreet square
Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2...
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
Zurich town hall
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.
