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Secrets of Porto Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

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  • 1.5–2 hours
  • 1–4 players per team
  • On your own phone, no app
  • Language of the game: English +31
  • Start any time within 12 months
  • Free cancellation until you start

Uncover Porto’s Fiery Secrets. Join commander Guilherme Gnomes Fernandes to hunt a living blaze while exploring historic churches, vibrant squares, and the soulful rhythm of Portugal’s river city.

A scavenger hunt that uses the streets themselves as its board: Secrets of Porto runs on your own phone, starts when you say so, and takes exactly as long as you let it.

The game follows your position around Porto and each stop brings its own riddle, puzzle or photo task. You cannot look any of it up: what is standing in front of you is the source. By the last stop you have picked up more about the place than a guided tour would have told you.

Igreja do Carmo, Hospital de Santo António and Porta do Olival come up along the way. The stretches between the stops are where most of the looking gets done, at things that are hidden only by being ordinary.

Miradouro da Vitória and Escadas da Vitória are on the list too, and the habit of looking up sets in on its own.

A Self-Guided Tour of Porto That Asks the Questions

Everything a self-guided tour of Porto gives you, minus the narration. The route is real and so is the history behind it — but you get at it by solving rather than listening, and nobody is standing at the front of a group. You walk, you look, you work it out. Intermediate difficulty, so most things fall and the rest makes for a decent argument. Riddles, code-breaking, and photographs you would not have taken.

Planning a Fun Scavenger Hunt in Porto?

This is it, and the setup is a minute long: book a date, open the link on your phone, go when you are ready. There is nothing to print, nothing to hide in advance and no list to write, because the route around Porto, the riddles and the photo tasks are all in place — two hours or so, 3 to 4 km on foot. One ticket takes up to four people on a single phone for €19.95, which is less than the evening you would have spent building it.

An Outdoor Scavenger Hunt That Works for Any Group in Porto

Adults. A scavenger hunt for adults in the sense that the puzzles actually resist you. Intermediate difficulty, riddles built on detail you have to go and look at, and two hours that hold a group that came out to enjoy itself.

Teams. Nothing to facilitate, nowhere to book, no start time to enforce. One ticket per four colleagues, every group loose in Porto on the same route, and a comparison at the end. Several teams at once is what makes it a team scavenger hunt rather than a walk.

Couples and friends. No umbrella to follow, no group to stay with, no fixed pace. Stop where you like, take as long as you like, and finish knowing things about Porto that most residents never learned.

Families. The distance bothers no child, and the photo tasks are where the youngest players get ahead of everyone. The riddles end up being a joint effort, which is exactly why a group of mixed ages works here.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the Secrets exploration game work?

Book a date and a link arrives by email. You start it at the first location in Porto, and from there your position drives everything — each stop brings a riddle, a puzzle or a photograph to take, and answering it opens the next stop.

Is this a walking tour or a game?

Both, and that is the point. It follows a walking route through Porto the way a self-guided walking tour does, and you pick up the history as you go — but instead of a commentary in your ear you get riddles to solve. Nobody walks in front of you holding a sign.

What do we need to bring?

Just a charged phone and comfortable shoes for 3 to 4 km. You get a link when you book and open the game in your browser at the first stop; nothing to print, nothing to plant beforehand, nothing to pick up anywhere.

How long does it take?

About two hours, covering 3 to 4 km on foot. There is no time limit and no fixed start — you pick a date when booking and then begin whenever suits you on that date, so a slow group simply takes longer.

How many people can play on one ticket?

One ticket covers a group of 1 to 4 people playing on one device, at €19.95 in total. Groups larger than four buy a second ticket, which also lets them play against each other.

Is it hard?

Intermediate. Observation and sideways thinking do the work; you do not need to know the city, and nothing on the route is built to stop you permanently.

Is it suitable for children?

Yes — the 3 to 4 km is no obstacle and the photo tasks are where younger players get ahead. The riddles sit at intermediate, so families tend to solve them as a group, which is the intended way round.

Do we need to book a time slot?

Not a slot, just a date. When you start on that date is entirely up to you, and there is nowhere to assemble and nobody to find.

What happens if it rains?

Rain is a pause, not a problem. Duck inside, let it pass, and carry on from the stop you were at — nothing is counting down.

Will we actually learn something about Porto?

That is the point of this one. The riddles are built on the history, the characters and the odd details of Porto, so you finish knowing things most visitors never find out. If you would rather have a story than a tour, look at the other city games in Porto instead.

More City Games: city games across Portugal · Secrets of Lisbon

  1. Igreja do CarmoRua do Carmo, 4050-164 Porto
  2. Hospital de Santo AntónioHospital de Santo António, 4050 Porto
  3. Porta do OlivalCampo dos Mártires da Pátria 122, 4050-367 Porto
  4. Miradouro da VitóriaRua de São Bento da Vitória 11, 4050-265 Porto
  5. Escadas da VitóriaEscadas da Vitória, 4050-097 Porto
  6. Igreja de São NicolauRua do Infante Dom Henrique 93, 4050-298 Porto
  7. Mosteiro de São Bento da VitóriaRua de São Bento da Vitória 45, 4050-139 Porto
  8. Rua da Vitória Street ArtRua da Vitória, Porto
Show all 15 stops
  1. Igreja de São FranciscoRua do Infante Dom Henrique, 4050-297 Porto
  2. Estátua do Infante Dom HenriqueRua do Infante Dom Henrique, 4050-561 Porto
  3. Ponte de Dom Luís I4000 Porto
  4. Praça da Ribeira (Cubo da Ribeira)Praça Ribeira, Porto
  5. Sé do Porto (Porto Cathedral)Terreiro da Sé, 4050-573 Porto
  6. Igreja de Santo IldefonsoPraça da Batalha s/n, 4000-101 Porto
  7. Avenida dos AliadosAvenida dos Aliados, 4000 Porto

How it works

  1. BookYour ticket arrives by email.
  2. Go to the startThe start point is in your email. Any day within 12 months.
  3. PlayOpen the link on one phone per team and press start.

What players in other cities say

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

  • ★★★★★

    Wir (Mein Mann, unsere 9-jährige Tochter und ich) haben heute ganz spontan das Spiel "Moordmysterie Düsseldorf" gebucht und gespielt. Die Buchung verlief schnell und reibungslos. Es hat super viel Spaß gemacht! Die Story, die Rätsel, das Konzept, die Route, die Gestaltung der App... richtig gut!!! Das Spiel würde ich vor allem Familien mit Kindern empfehlen. Für Erwachsene waren die Rätsel (meiner Meinung nach) zu einfach. Aber trotzdem wegen der schönen Route durch Düsseldorf, der Story, den lustigen Anweisungen zwischendurch eine schöne Aktion, die man zusammen machen kann.

    Lingling Z.October 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    Had great fun playing secrets of Haarlem!

    Martin M.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    Game in Amsterdam was fun!

    Enzo L.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    Had So much fun playing while exploring the city

    Philip C.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    I had a fantastic experience with CityGame! The concept is creative, engaging, and a great way to explore a city in a completely new way. The games are well-designed, combining puzzles, storytelling, and adventure so you’re constantly discovering something interesting around every corner. What I especially love is how CityGame turns a normal walk through the city into an interactive experience. It’s perfect for friends, families, or team outings, and it makes sightseeing much more exciting than the usual tours. Everything was easy to use, the challenges were fun and clever, and it really encouraged us to look closer at the city and its hidden details. Highly recommended if you’re looking for a unique and memorable way to explore!

    Jessica S.March 2026 · via google
  • ★★★★★

    This is an interesting way to conduct a self-guided Amsterdam city tour. It used the GPS on your phone to guide you to stops on a route. There are mini quizzes once you arrive at the stops on the path. The quizzes draw your attention to features in front of you or to a brief history of the place. In many cases, we visited a spot that would not have been obvious as a regular passer by. The tour as a whole was interesting to us as newcomers, but I would have liked more information on many locations we visited - a few links outside of the app for each place would have been helpful. Beyond that, the interface was a bit clunky and sometimes awkward to navigate. We definitely don't regret trying this out and feel like we got our money's worth on the experience.

    JaibhijaiJune 2024 · via google
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