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Sion Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Sion
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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Two castle-topped hills rise straight out of the Rhône valley, vineyards climb every slope, and Sion — capital of the Valais — has been pouring wine and history for 7,000 years.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Sion on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Step inside the shadow of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier and its Romanesque tower • Circle La Grenette, the old grain hall turned city landmark • Cross the Place du Midi, where old Sion meets the modern town
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German and French.
By the last riddle, the Valais capital will have uncorked its best stor...
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
Pl. de la Planta 1
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 Place de la Planta 1, the city's great gathering square, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and set off into the old town. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.
At the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier, riddles gather beneath a Romanesque belfry that has survived fires, sieges, and centuries of Valais politics.
La Grenette adds a mercantile chapter: the elegant old grain exchange where farmers once haggled under the arcades, now one of Sion's best-loved buildings.
On the Place du Midi, the trail threads between café terraces and shopfronts where t...
Sion Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Sion
About
Two castle-topped hills rise straight out of the Rhône valley, vineyards climb every slope, and Sion — capital of the Valais — has been pouring wine and history for 7,000 years.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Sion on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Step inside the shadow of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier and its Romanesque tower • Circle La Grenette, the old grain hall turned city landmark • Cross the Place du Midi, where old Sion meets the modern town
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German and French.
By the last riddle, the Valais capital will have uncorked its best stor...
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
Pl. de la Planta 1
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.
