Colmar Discovery Pack: self-guided tour + 6 local items
Description
Explore the city with your family or friends - let our app be your guide! Discover its buildings, history, legends and secrets. Play together! Take quizzes and observation challenges. Who'll get the best score? Your answers will unlock 6 surprises from the backpack, including local items and products selected in collaboration with Alsatian businesses and artisans! PRIZES PER GROUP! Share 1 pack containing 6 surprises. All group members can download the application. Totally FLEXIBLE: take a break when you feel like it, then continue exploring! Visit whenever you like! The pack can be picked up at the tourist office, open every day: Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm Sundays / holidays 10h-13h -Full historical tour -Audioguide -Map with GPS location -Offline mode You'll receive the app password by email and Whatsapp. A cultural, innovative and fun experience!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pick up your Hopla Guide bag whenever you like during opening hours, then start your tour!
In front of the Hansi museum, you will discover the history of the most famous Alsatian painter in France and one of his works. (If you wish, you can pause the application, visit the museum, then continue your journey!)
You will pass by the Place des Dominicains and we will tell you the history of the Dominican church (if you wish you can visit it and admire the altarpiece of the Virgin with Rose Bushes by Martin Schongauer (2€ entrance fee), then continue your journey). You will receive a surprise in connection with Alsatian gastronomy!
The smallest half-timbered house in Colmar is here!
Voltaire lived in this street!
Stand in awe of the splendid façade of the House of Heads. You will answer questions and complete observation challenges.
Discover the house Zum Kragen and its bearded inhabitant, someone is watching you!
Interact with one of the most beautiful houses in the city, the Pfister House. We created an interactive image to help you understand its architecture and planned a special surprise to take out of your backpack!
You will pass the museum of Auguste Bartholdi, the genius sculptor and creator of the Statue of Liberty, and learn about his history (If you feel like it, you can pause the app, visit the museum and go on your way.)
An unexpected character is waiting for you...
You will have the opportunity to admire the collegiate church and its famous Saint-Nicolas portal. An interactive observation game awaits you!
Stop at: Place de l'Ancienne Douane After passing through a secret passage, you will arrive at the Place de l'Ancienne Douane. Here you will discover the Koïfhus, the character of Lazarus of Schwendi and his love for wine.
You will pass through the picturesque Grand Rue and see its half-timbered houses.
Legend has it that a ghost haunts this street...
The Brussels cherub has a little brother here!
Sit on a bench in this pretty square and learn the little secret of the church of Saint-Mathieu. Receiving an iconic surprise...
You will discover the history of the most typical and photogenic district of the city. This is also the time to get a local surprise!
Can you find the face of a city hero?
You will walk along the banks of the Lauch river, discover the beautiful quays of the Poissonnerie and the Covered Market of Colmar.
We have deliberately omitted several stops on this tour! Let yourself be surprised! The tour ends in the beautiful park of the Champ de Mars, where you will meet the characters of Armand Bruat and Jean Rapp.
Learn the color code of Alsatian half-timbered houses and see an artwork of Bartholdi.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(46)
Fun and informative interactive tour. Was a lot of fun and got some interesting facts and information.
Very cool and informative city tour, but the backpack can definitely be dispensed with.
We tried something new and different ! It was great! So fun. Now we are colmar experts. It was a fun challenge like being on the Amazing Race!
Self-guided tour, allowing to deepen the discovery, take the time to stop. The little quizzes have a lot of fun and the surprises are nice. Each participant benefits from the audio guide on their phone.
Well thought-out tour, understandable and entertaining. A city tour of a different kind. Would do it again anytime. And let's not forget the goodies. Are great surprises we didn't expect to see.
Fun tour, good app and fun questions and games. It's worth repeating. Tour does take a little longer than the 2.5 hours as suggested, but that was not very
Fun and full of discoveries tour lasts about 2 hours not tiring even with young children thank you for the small gifts of the backpack
We loved the surprises, interesting information and easy to follow instructions. The gifts were a great idea and so much fun! The little man adorning the archway hiding a secret, the support pillar for measuring whether the city officials are getting too fat - spiced up the commentary and kept us entertained.
I loved being able to go at our own pace and pop into stores or museums if we feel like it. With live guided tours you can’t do that. We also loved the prizes and the interesting facts and details. The voice was very clear, easy to understand and I liked being able to read it as well. The owner communicated with me via WhatsApp and gave me great suggestions for parking. We loved it so much we used the same app for Strasbourg the next day.
Thank your very much Clinton! Glad that you enjoyed the flexibility that it gives!
It was a great motivation for the children (11 and 14 years old) to take part in a city tour like this. The app is great and it was great fun. We took our time and split the tour into two days. The gifts in the backpack are debatable - I'm not really into souvenirs, so I would have preferred fewer and a cheaper price.
Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar! Es stimmt, dass die Geschenke den Kindern eine zusätzliche Motivation geben, während die Eltern die Geschichte der Stadt entdecken :)
