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Secrets of Alkmaar Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt & Walking Tour

4.4 on Google (24 reviews)

City Game players explore Hof van Sonoy in Alkmaar.Friends enjoy an interactive mobile challenge at the recognizable Visbanken while exploring the historic centre of Alkmaar.City Game players explore Alkmaar City Hall in Alkmaar.Friends enjoy an interactive mobile challenge at the recognizable Waag while exploring the historic centre of Alkmaar.City Game players explore Accijnstoren in Alkmaar.
  • 1.5–2 hours
  • 1–4 players per team
  • In the free Loquiz app on your phone
  • Start any time within 12 months
  • Free cancellation until you start

Discover Alkmaar on a self-guided walking tour with puzzles, photo tasks and stories about the Waagplein and the old centre.

Secrets of Alkmaar is a self-guided scavenger hunt you play on your own phone, at your own pace, with the streets themselves as the board.

The game follows your position around Alkmaar 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.

Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk, Alkmaar City Hall (Stadhuis) and De Heeren van Sonoy 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.

Alkmaar Cheese Market and Waagplein are also on the route, and nobody needs telling twice to examine a doorway.

A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Alkmaar, With Riddles Instead of a Guide

Everything a self-guided tour of Alkmaar 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.

Want to Plan a Fun Scavenger Hunt in Alkmaar?

This is one, already built. Setting it up is a date and a link: book, download the Loquiz app, begin when you feel like it. Nothing gets printed, nothing gets hidden beforehand and no list gets written, because the route through Alkmaar, the riddles and the photo tasks all exist — about two hours over 3 to 4 km on foot. One ticket is €19.95 and covers up to four people on one phone. It is the same evening you were going to spend writing clues, spent walking instead.

Who It Suits: Adults, Teams and Families in Alkmaar

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.

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 Alkmaar that most residents never learned.

Teams. Nothing to facilitate, nowhere to book, no start time to enforce. One ticket per four colleagues, every group loose in Alkmaar 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.

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. The Loquiz app does the rest. You start it at the first location in Alkmaar, 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?

It is both at once. The route through Alkmaar is the route a self guided tour would take and you learn the same things, except nothing is narrated — you get riddles instead of commentary, and there is no one at the front with a raised umbrella.

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 the Loquiz app at the first stop; nothing to print, nothing to plant beforehand, nothing to pick up anywhere.

How long does it take?

Roughly two hours across 3 to 4 km of walking. Nothing counts down. The date is set at booking and the hour is yours, so a group that stops for lunch just finishes later.

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?

It sits at intermediate. What it asks for is attention and lateral thinking rather than local knowledge, and no riddle is obscure enough to end the afternoon.

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 date?

No. You choose a date when booking, then start at whatever time you like on that date. There is no meeting point, no guide and no group to join.

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 Alkmaar?

That is the point of this one. The riddles are built on the history, the characters and the odd details of Alkmaar, 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 Alkmaar instead.

More City Games: city games across the Netherlands · Secrets of Leeuwarden

  1. Grote of Sint-LaurenskerkGrote of Sint-Laurenskerk, Koorstraat, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  2. Alkmaar City Hall (Stadhuis)Alkmaar city hall, Langestraat, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  3. De Heeren van SonoyDe Heeren van Sonoy, Hof van Sonoy, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  4. Alkmaar Cheese MarketCheese Market, Houttil, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  5. WaagpleinWaagplein, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  6. Alkmaar Coat of ArmsAlkmaar, Netherlands
  7. HuigbrouwerstraatHuigbrouwerstraat, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  8. KapelkerkKapelkerk, Kapelsteeg, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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  1. 't Fnidsen't Fnidsen, Fnidsen, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  2. House With the Bullet (Appelsteeg)House With Bullet, Appelsteeg, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  3. De Drie SchopjesDe Drie Schopjes, Luttik Oudorp, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  4. Decorative Façade Building (Waagplein area)Alkmaar, Netherlands
  5. Voormalige WaagVoormalige Waag, Waagplein, Alkmaar, Netherlands
  6. Merchant Façade Building (Langestraat area)Alkmaar, Netherlands
  7. Agricultural/Market StatueAlkmaar, Netherlands

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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