Experience the city through a Self Guided Tour

A self guided tour offers a flexible way to explore a city independently. Instead of joining a guided group or following a strict schedule, you discover the destination at your own pace while walking through streets, squares and historic locations. Along the route you receive clues, tasks and directions that encourage you to observe your surroundings and uncover details that many visitors might overlook.

Our self guided tours are designed to be simple to start and easy to follow. Using only a smartphone and an internet connection, players receive instructions that guide them through the city while they explore landmarks, hidden streets and interesting locations. Because the experience is fully self guided, you decide when to start and how quickly you move through the route. This creates a relaxed and engaging way to explore the city while enjoying an interactive walking experience.

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      Explore Self Guided Tours in countries in Europe. Choose a destination and start discovering cities through interactive challenges and puzzles.

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          Explore Self Guided Tours in countries in South America. Choose a destination and start discovering cities through interactive challenges and puzzles.

            How does a Self Guided Tour work?

            Getting started is easy. Choose your City Game, book your Self Guided Tour and start playing whenever it suits you. Everything you need will be sent to you instantly after booking: no guide, no strict start times, just your team and the city.

            • 1.5 – 2 hours of play time
            • 3–4 km walking distance
            • Start, pause & continue whenever you want
            • 1–4 or 2-5 people per smartphone, depending on your game
            • Play independently
            • Internet connection required

            Step 1

            Book your Self Guided Tour
            Choose your city and game and receive everything instantly after booking.

            Step 2

            Check your instructions
            Open your confirmation email with your starting point and how to start playing.

            Step 3

            Go to the starting location
            Head to the starting point whenever you want, no fixed time.

            Step 4

            Start playing
            Follow the clues, solve puzzles and explore the city at your own pace!

            Why play a Self Guided Tour?

            A self guided tour turns a simple city walk into a more engaging experience. Instead of following a traditional sightseeing route or listening to a guide, participants explore the city while solving puzzles, uncovering clues and completing interactive challenges. These elements encourage curiosity and make the exploration more playful and memorable.

            Self guided tours are also ideal for travellers who prefer flexibility. Whether you are visiting a new destination, exploring with friends or spending time with family, you can discover the city without being tied to a group or a fixed schedule. The activity allows you to move freely through the city while still following a structured route that leads you to interesting locations and highlights along the way.

            Types of Self Guided Tours

            Exploration games

            Exploration-based Self Guided Tours focus on discovering the city itself. You solve puzzles, complete creative challenges and visit landmarks while exploring both famous sights and hidden spots.
            Our Secrets of… exploration games are a great example, guiding players through hidden locations and interactive riddles across the city.

            Mystery games

            Mystery-style Self Guided Tours add a story-driven challenge to the experience. Players follow clues, solve puzzles and unravel a fictional case while exploring the city.
            In the Sherlock Holmes City Game and The Syndicate City Game, teams step into a detective-style adventure and must solve the mystery before time runs out.

            Educational games

            Educational Self Guided Tours combine exploration with learning. While solving challenges and completing tasks, players discover historical facts, cultural highlights or creative topics such as photography.
            The Photography Tours invite players to explore the city while completing creative photography challenges along the way.

            A new way to explore cities with Self Guided Tours

            Self guided tours offer a modern way to discover cities while exploring on foot. Instead of passively observing landmarks, players interact with their surroundings while following clues, solving puzzles and discovering locations along the route. Streets, monuments and historic areas become part of the experience as the city itself becomes the setting for the activity.

            As you progress through the tour, you encounter both famous landmarks and hidden places that many visitors might miss during a regular walk through the city. This combination of discovery, exploration and interactive challenges creates a unique sightseeing experience. Self guided tours combine the freedom of independent travel with the excitement of a structured activity, making them an engaging way to experience cities around the world.

            Self Guided Tours: perfect for groups, families and team events

            Families

            A Self Guided Tour is a great outdoor activity for families. The mix of puzzles, creative challenges and exploration keeps both children and adults engaged while discovering the city in a playful way.

            Friends and couples

            A Self Guided Tour is a fun and interactive activity to play with friends or as a couple. Work together to solve clues, complete challenges and explore the surroundings while competing or collaborating as a team.

            Corporate team building

            A Self Guided Tour is perfect for team building activities and company outings. Teams collaborate, solve challenges and compete against each other while exploring the city together.

            Schools and student groups

            A Self Guided Tour can also be used as an educational group activity. Students work together to solve puzzles, observe their surroundings and learn while exploring the city.

            Your favourite City Games, professionally hosted by our team

            Enjoy the same City Games as our self-guided version, but with full on-site support from our professional hosts. We take care of the briefing, tablets, coordination and technical support, so your group can focus entirely on the fun and competition.

            What’s included:

            • Same City Game, fully hosted
              You play the exact same experience as our self-guided version, now with our hosts guiding your group.
            • Live ranking & prize ceremony
              For larger groups, our hosts reveal the final scores and announce the winning team with a fun award moment.
            • Hosted start & finish
              We welcome your group, explain the game clearly and end with an exciting wrap-up.
            • Real-time support during the game
              Our team assists with devices, app issues and coordination throughout the experience.
            • Tablets included (optional)
              Available for groups who prefer using our devices instead of their own.

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            Do you have questions? We have answers!

            Check out our frequently asked questions and find out everything you want to know. Is your question not among them? Feel free to contact us.

            A Self Guided Tour is an interactive activity where players solve clues, complete challenges and explore their surroundings while moving from location to location. The experience combines puzzles, exploration and teamwork in a playful way.

            Modern Self Guided Tours are often played in cities and guide participants past landmarks, interesting streets and hidden places while completing tasks along the route.

            Most Self Guided Tours take around 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. During the game, players usually walk approximately 3–4 kilometres while solving puzzles and completing challenges along the route.

            Because the games are self-guided, players can start, pause and continue the adventure whenever it suits them.

            A Self Guided Tour can be played individually or in teams. Typically 1–4 or 2–5 players share one smartphone, depending on the game.

            For larger groups such as company outings, school activities or team events, multiple teams can play at the same time and compete against each other.

            No guide is required for our Self Guided Tours. The games are designed to be self-guided, which means you can start whenever you want and explore at your own pace.

            After booking, players receive all instructions, including the starting location and information on how to begin the game on their smartphone.

            Self Guided Tours are available in cities around the world. Each location offers a route that leads players past landmarks, interesting neighbourhoods and hidden spots while solving puzzles and completing challenges.

            On this page you can explore countries and cities where a Self Guided Tour is available.

            To play a Self Guided Tour, you usually only need a smartphone with an internet connection. After booking the game, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions and a starting location.

            Once you arrive at the starting point, you can begin the adventure directly from your phone.

            Yes. A Self Guided Tour is a popular activity for team building events, company outings and group activities. Teams work together to solve puzzles, complete challenges and explore the city while competing with other teams.

            For larger groups, hosted versions with professional guidance and live rankings are also available.

            Yes, our Self Guided Tours are suitable for families and children. The puzzles and challenges are designed to be accessible, allowing both adults and younger players to participate and enjoy the experience together.

            Children can help solve riddles, search for clues and complete creative tasks while exploring the city. Because the game is played in teams, families can collaborate and make the activity both fun and engaging for everyone.
            For younger children, it is recommended that they play together with adults who can help guide the team through the challenges.

            Yes, our Self Guided Tours need to be booked in advance. After booking, you will receive a confirmation email with all the information needed to start the game, including the starting location and instructions on how to begin.

            Because our Self Guided Tours are self-guided and played on a smartphone, you can always start the activity whenever it suits you after receiving the instructions. You can also play on a different day if that suits you better! The login credentials are valid for one year from the moment you book.

            Yes, all our Self Guided Tours are designed to be flexible and can be played at any time of the day. Since the games are self-guided, there is usually no fixed starting time. You can even play on a different day if that suits you better! The login credentials are valid for one year from the moment you book.

            Players can begin whenever they want, pause the game if needed and continue exploring the city at their own pace.

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