Experience Uppsala through a Treasure Hunt

Experience the vibrant city of Uppsala through an exhilarating Treasure Hunt. These interactive games transform urban exploration into a thrilling adventure, as you navigate the city’s diverse streets and locales, following clues and cracking riddles. This immersive approach turns sightseeing into a hands-on experience, fueling both teamwork and discovery.

Treasure Hunts in Uppsala offer a fresh, engaging way to learn about this captivating city while having fun. Each puzzle unraveled, every clue followed, further enmeshes players in Uppsala’s unique character. These adventures are perfect for those looking to dive deeper, experiencing the city’s essence beyond just its visual appeal. The emphasis on exploration and problem-solving ensures a memorable journey filled with excitement and amusement.

All Treasure Hunts in Uppsala

  • Secrets of Uppsala

    Hunt for King Gustav Vasa’s lost laurel wreath through cobbled streets, grand castles, and lively squares. Solve clues, uncover hidden gems, and discover Uppsala’s royal heritage at every turn.

    1.5-2 hours

    1-4

     25,95
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  • Sherlock Holmes Uppsala

    Step into the world-renowned detective shoes of Sherlock Holmes in this self-guided murder mystery set in Uppsala. Unearth obscured truths as you follow intricate clues, solve confounding puzzles with your team and confront the unique challenge unraveling a mystery demands!

    1.5-2 hours

    1-4

     25,95
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Why Uppsala is perfect for Treasure Hunts

Uppsala, with its carefully planned city layout and easy-to-navigate streets, proves to be an excellent location for Treasure Hunts. The numerous enchanting neighbourhoods and public squares provide ideal settings for fascinating puzzles and exhilarating challenges, making treasure hunts in Uppsala an interactive and discovery-oriented experience.

This city’s rich urban environment lends itself perfectly to exploration games, emphasizing the joy of discovery and the thrill of interactive gameplay. The walkable streets allow participants to fully immerse themselves in the hunt, experiencing the city at a ground level as they unravel the mystery of the treasure location. Through this, not only do they enjoy the game, but also discover hidden corners and secrets of Uppsala.

Explore Uppsala’s highlights during a Treasure Hunt

Immerse yourself in the vibrant and historic ambiance of Uppsala through our unique Treasure Hunts in Uppsala. These exciting, interactive games take players on a journey through the heart of the city, providing a fun and engaging way to explore Uppsala’s city centre. As part of the challenge, you’ll solve puzzles and follow clues that lead you through picturesque squares, along charming canals, and down historic streets, each location offering its own piece of Uppsala’s interesting story.

While most games are centred around the city’s heart, some do venture into other unique areas of Uppsala, offering a chance to discover lesser-known nooks and pockets of the city. Each game has a specific starting point and detailed instructions, which are both provided on the product page and after you’ve completed your booking. As you play, not only will you explore Uppsala in a unique way but you’ll also learn about this captivating city’s rich history.

How Treasure Hunts in Uppsala work

Getting started is easy. Choose your City Game, book your Treasure 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

Step 1

Book your Treasure 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 Treasure Hunt in Uppsala?

Embark on a fantastic Treasure Hunt in Uppsala today, an adventure that combines exploration, puzzles, and discovery. There are a multitude of reasons to partake in this exciting activity.

Explore at Your Own Pace
The Treasure Hunts are self-guided, which gives you the freedom to explore at your own pace. You can stop whenever you want to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, and restart when you’re ready, offering total control and flexibility over your activities.

Great Team-Building Activity
Treasure Hunts in Uppsala involve teamwork and cooperation which makes it a perfect activity for colleagues, friends, and families. Solving puzzles and finding treasures together can foster great bonds and create unforgettable memories.

Enhance Your Problem-Solving Skills
Treasure Hunts challenge your problem-solving skills. You’ll decode cryptic clues, solve creative puzzles, and find hidden treasures, all while navigating through the historic town, testing and honing your reasoning abilities.

Discover Uppsala’s Charms
One of the unique aspects of the Treasure Hunt is that it provides a unique way to discover the city. You will find gems tucked away in less-traveled areas, gain new insights about Uppsala and even see familiar parts of the city in a new light.

Types of Treasure Hunts in Uppsala

Exploration games

Exploration-based Treasure 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 Treasure 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 Treasure 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.

A new way to explore Uppsala with Treasure Hunts

Treasure Hunts in Uppsala offer a novel and engaging medium to explore this beautiful city. These interactive games transform an ordinary stroll into a delightful encounter, creating an arena for players to pursue clues, solve riddles and uncover the multilayered streets and neighbourhoods, teasing their curiosity while sharpening their problem-solving skills.

The essence of discovery, the allure of mystery, and the spirit of teamwork are woven into these Treasure Hunts, making the exploration of Uppsala a shared adventure. The interactive gameplay keeps players tuned into their surroundings, ensuring they don’t merely walk through the city, but truly experience it. This unique approach yields both fun and insight, as players actively engage with Uppsala’s winding lanes and varied districts.

Treasure Hunts in Uppsala: perfect for groups, families and team events

Families

A Treasure 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 Treasure 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 Treasure 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 Treasure 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.

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 Treasure Hunt in Uppsala 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 Treasure Hunts in Uppsala 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 Treasure Hunt in Uppsala 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 Treasure Hunt in Uppsala. All Treasure 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.

Treasure Hunts in Uppsala 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 Treasure Hunt in Uppsala.

To play a Treasure Hunt in Uppsala 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. Treasure 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 Treasure 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 Uppsala.

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