Experience Leiden through a City Hunt

Exploring Leiden has never been more exciting than with City Hunts. These interactive exploration games transform the traditional sightseeing experience into a thrilling, otherworldly adventure. As participants navigate the intricate streets and unique locations of the city, they are tasked with solving intricate puzzles and following mysterious clues that guide their journey.

City Hunts in Leiden offers a distinctive way of unleashing the unexplored areas of the city. Within the course of the game, players collaborate with each other to get through the mystifying maze of puzzles. This exciting blend of teamwork, navigation, and discovery reveals the unexpected and lesser-known sides of the city, ensuring that every City Hunt is filled with captivating surprises.

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  • Secrets of Leiden

    Discover the Lure of Leiden! Delve into a city where heritage meets innovation, from ancient universities to buzzing market squares. Find hidden clues as you traverse its captivating charm, Leiden promises intrigue at every corner!

    1.5-2 hours

    1-4

    € 25,95
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  • Sherlock Holmes Leiden

    Step into the shoes of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, embarking on a thrilling, self-guided murder mystery through the city streets of Leiden. Following cryptic clues, solving perplexing puzzles, and utilizing your team’s collective skills, you’ll uncover the truth in a race against time!

    1.5-2 hours

    1-4

    € 25,95
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  • The Leiden Syndicate

    Step into the heart of Leiden, unraveling the mysteries of the city through a self-guided City Escape Game. Follow cryptic clues, solve engaging puzzles, and work together with your team to unveil the truth — time is ticking, accept the challenge!

    1.5-2 hours

    1-4

    € 25,95
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Why Leiden is perfect for City Hunts

City Hunts in Leiden offer an exciting opportunity to explore the city’s charming network of walkable streets, intriguing neighbourhoods and bustling public squares. Leiden’s urban environment blends old-world charm with modern conveniences, providing myriad spaces and places perfect for hidden puzzles and unexpected challenges. Its compact size makes it a perfect platform for discovery, ensuring players can fully immerse themselves in the game.

Each neighbourhood in this beautiful city has its unique character and spirit, making Leiden a constantly evolving playground for City Hunts. Interactive gameplay is heightened by the diverse urban landscape that invites exploration and investigation. So put on your detective hat, step into the streets of Leiden, and get ready for a captivating game of city exploration.

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Explore Leiden’s highlights during a City Hunt

Explore the atmospheric streets and squares of Leiden with our exciting City Hunts in Leiden. These interactive games offer a unique opportunity to discover the city while solving intricate puzzles and following intriguing clues. Most of our City Hunts take place in the lively city centre, featuring a blend of historical routes, scenic canals and bustling parks. However, certain games might venture to other parts of the city to offer a different perspective of Leiden.

The exact starting point and detailed instructions for each City Hunt will be provided on the product page and after booking. In this way, players can comfortably navigate their way through the city, making the most of this extraordinary exploration experience. Keep in mind that specific landmarks may not always be included in the route, but rest assured, the whole journey will be packed with stunning sights and discoveries.

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How City Hunts in Leiden work

Getting started is easy. Choose your City Game, book your City Hunt 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
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Step 1

Book your City Hunt
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 City Hunt in Leiden?

If you’re looking for a unique way to explore Leiden, consider taking part in a City Hunt. These self-guided adventures put a twist on traditional sightseeing and allow you to discover the city while solving puzzles and challenges. Let’s look at why you should play City Hunts in Leiden.

The Joy of Exploration

Unleashing your inner explorer was never so fun! A City Hunt takes you on an adventure throughout Leiden, letting you uncover hidden corners and exciting nooks of the city that go beyond the typical tourist routes.

Unleash Your Problem-Solving Skills

City Hunts aren’t just strolls through the city; they’re also stimulating puzzles waiting to be solved. By combining sightseeing with intellectual challenges, City Hunts make for exciting and mentally engaging trips.

Perfect for Team Building

Whether with friends, family, or colleagues, City Hunts are excellent for fostering teamwork. Working together to solve puzzles while exploring Leiden, the shared experience strengthens bonds and creates lasting memories.

Play at Your Own Pace

Since City Hunts are self-guided, you are in control of your adventure. Explore Leiden, puzzle out the clues, and enjoy the city at your own pace. It’s a flexible, relaxed way to sightsee.

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Types of City Hunts in Leiden

Exploration games

Exploration-based City Hunts 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 City Hunts 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 City Hunts 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.

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A new way to explore Leiden with City Hunts

City Hunts in Leiden offer an innovative and interactive approach to exploring the city. These engaging games transform a casual stroll through Leiden into a dynamic adventure game. Participants are provided with intriguing clues and challenging puzzles that guide them through diverse streets and neighbourhoods, unearthing the city’s unique charm that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Not only is this a refreshing take on city exploration, but it also galvanises teamwork and promotes interactive gameplay. Players work together, leveraging their collective problem-solving skills to decode the clues and navigate the city. City Hunts present a fun and active way to discover Leiden, making the exploration of this city both enlightening and entertaining.

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City Hunts in Leiden: perfect for groups, families and team events

Families

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

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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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A City Hunt in Leiden is an interactive exploration game where you discover the city while solving puzzles and completing challenges. Instead of following a traditional tour guide, players navigate through the city using their smartphone and follow clues that lead them to different locations. Along the way, you learn more about the city while enjoying a playful and engaging adventure.

The City Hunts in Leiden take around 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. During the game you usually walk around 3 to 4 kilometres through the city. You can take breaks whenever you like, which makes the experience flexible and easy to combine with exploring the city.

A City Hunt in Leiden is usually played in teams using a smartphone. Depending on the game, 1 to 4 or 2 to 5 players can play together on one device. Larger groups can easily form multiple teams and compete against each other, which makes the experience great for friends, families or colleagues.

No guide is required for our City Hunt in Leiden. All City Hunts are fully self guided, which means you can start the game whenever it suits you. After booking, you receive clear instructions and the starting location so you can begin your adventure in CITY at your own pace.

City Hunts in Leiden are often played in lively areas such as the city centre or popular neighbourhoods, where streets, squares and public spaces create a great setting for exploration games and puzzles.

Some games may start in other interesting parts of the city or nearby locations, depending on the specific experience.

To see the exact starting location, always check the product page of the game you want to play. After booking, you will also receive clear instructions with the precise starting point and how to begin your City Hunt in Leiden.

To play a City Hunt in Leiden you only need:

  • a smartphone
  • a stable internet connection
  • comfortable walking shoes

After booking you will receive all instructions and information needed to start the game.

Yes. City Hunts are often used in for team activities because they encourage collaboration, communication and problem solving.

Teams work together to solve clues and complete challenges while exploring the city, which makes the activity popular for company outings and group events.

Yes, our City Hunts 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, booking in advance is recommended. Once you complete your booking, you will receive the instructions and starting information instantly, so you can start playing whenever you want.

Yes. Because the games are self guided, you can start whenever it suits your schedule. There is no fixed starting time, which makes it easy to combine the game with sightseeing, lunch or other activities in Leiden.

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