Bonn Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Description
Beethoven's cradle, a Romanesque giant and an electoral palace turned university — Bonn wears its history lightly. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Bonn on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Visit the Beethoven-Haus, birthplace of the great composer • Circle the Bonner Münster, the Rhineland's Romanesque masterpiece • Sweep past the Kurfürstliches Schloss, palace turned campus Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. The former capital still knows how to hold court.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
- After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
- Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
- Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
- Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
Reviews(19)
We did the Explorial tour in Bonn with friends. We had a blast. I knew the operator from other cities. Booking was an easy decision. They did not disappoint. It is a great interactive city tour. You solve fun riddles at your own pace and it takes about 2 hours. It offers godd value for money. I would deffinetly recommend it for groups!
Thanks a lot for the great review! Coming back to us in another city and getting exactly the fun you expected – that's what we are proud of. Glad Bonn delivered for you and your friends! Groups and our scavenger hunts are indeed a perfect mach, the riddles get so much more competitive 😄 See you in the next city! Your Explorial Team
It was fun, but the tour urgently needs to be updated. The sculpture in Rigidius Square was missing, and the Mexican restaurant in the city tower no longer existed. Therefore, only 3 stars.
Danke für dein Feedback. Ich bedaure sehr, dass ihr keine gute Erfahrung mit uns gemacht habt. Uns liegt sehr viel daran, allen unseren Kunden den besten Service zu bieten. Wärt ihr interessiert, einen Trail in einer anderen Stadt zu machen? Falls Probleme auftreten würden, ist unser Support-Team selbstverständlich erreichbar. Andernfalls würden wir euch auch anbieten, die Tickets zu rückerstatten. Melde dich doch bitte einfach per Mail bei uns (mail@explorial.com), damit wir eine für euch zufriedenstellende Lösung finden können! Liebe Grüße vom gesamten Explorial-Team.
You app is not clear to use. Not getting help. Have not been able to do the tour there via app despite code not ready to go.
Danke für dein Feedback. Ich bedaure sehr, dass ihr keine gute Erfahrung mit uns gemacht habt. Uns liegt sehr viel daran, allen unseren Kunden den besten Service zu bieten. Wärt ihr interessiert, einen Trail in einer anderen Stadt zu machen? Falls Probleme auftreten würden, ist unser Support-Team selbstverständlich erreichbar. Andernfalls würden wir euch auch anbieten, die Tickets zu rückerstatten. Melde dich doch bitte einfach per Mail bei uns (mail@explorial.com), damit wir eine für euch zufriedenstellende Lösung finden können! Liebe Grüße vom gesamten Explorial-Team.
It's very entertaining but the directions or help from the map could be better. For someone who doesn't know anything it was difficult to find the places. Everything else great we learned a lot.
Hola, Muchas gracias por tu fantástica reseña. Esperamos volver a veros pronto jugando al Explorial en otras ciudades.
We discovered the highlights of Bonn in a fun way with our teenagers; the battle for points was fierce and fun facts were learned.
Hartelijk dank voor uw recensie! We hopen je snel weer te zien spelen bij Explorial in in een andere stad en een geweldige tijd te hebben met familie of vrienden! Het allerbeste, van Explorial Team
We enjoyed our day trip, beautiful buildings to see. We chose to go on the tour bus and saw and heard a lot of interesting things about the city which time would not have allowed had we not done this. We visited the Haribo shop which was excellent. We also enjoyed some very A wonderful nice food and drinks from the many restaurants available. The information office was very helpful. If a visit to the Cathedral is on your list to visit check the closing times as we unfortunately missed out on this as we arrived too late.
Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!
We learnt some interesting facts about Bonn but not sure some of the puzzles were really things you could work out, more like pure guess work! Pleasant enough way of wandering around the town centre
Thank you so much for your review and for your feedback! We are always looking for ways to improve the player experience. We hope to see you playing again with Explorial soon !
Did not disappoint. Was an overall great experience with lots to see and to do along the way. You can get a little side tracked sometimes but it's very easy to get back on the path. Would absolutely recommend.
Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!
This is a lot of fun. And I am sure it is a lot more fun with a group of people. I would consider this more of a scavenger hunt than a tour of Bonn. There is lots of great trivia in the game about Bonn and it does make you think and discover things. But you will not see the major sites in Bonn. The best thing about the game is that you can do it at your own pace. If you decide you want to take more time at one location you can. If you want to take a break for a snack or meal, no problem. My request would be that they allow a single person to play the game alone. That is what I did. But, I had to buy a two-person ticket, since there was not a single ticket available. My tip for anyone planning to play the game: make sure your phone is fully charged or bring a power pack (or both). My phone died in the middle of the game. Fortunately, with the game you can continue on another day without losing your place. Enjoy!
Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!
Great tour, well planned, interesting information and varied questions and tasks. It was just fun!
Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!
