Tours/Montreal/Montréal Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Viator · Private tour

Montréal Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

4.7(25)Montreal1 hour
VIATOR4.5(6)TRIPADVISOR4.8(19)

Description

Old Montréal stacks New France, Victorian silver domes and a Ferris wheel into one riverside quarter — game on. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Montréal on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Climb to Place Vauquelin and its fountain between city hall and the courts • Browse the silver-domed Marché Bonsecours, once Canada's parliament • Spot La Grande Roue de Montréal turning over the Old Port Around 2 hours, any group size, available in English and French. Vieux-Montréal, nouveau jeu.

Tour Options

Montréal Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Highlights

Riddles, trivia challenges, and photo tasks
Points and scoring system — compete with your group
Access to all tour content for the full route
Unique game code - sent by email after booking
Self-guided walking tour via the Explorial App required (free download)
Flexibility: no waiting, start when you want, own pace, a many breaks as you want

What's included

Included
Riddles, trivia challenges, and photo tasks
Points and scoring system — compete with your group
Access to all tour content for the full route
Unique game code - sent by email after booking
Self-guided walking tour via the Explorial App required (free download)
Flexibility: no waiting, start when you want, own pace, a many breaks as you want
Not included
Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
This is not an audio guide

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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
  • Technical requirements: You will need a fully charged smartphone and an active mobile data connection
  • Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
  • Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from going on the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
  • Entrance fees are not required for the game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
  • If you need more than 15 tickets just do another booking on the same day

Reviews(25)

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GastonP33
August 20, 2025
We loved the experience! Perfect day!

Fun, interesting, challenges achievable, independent of a group, duration 2 hours at our own pace... perfect. Suggestion: others similar for different parts of Montreal.

Operator response

Merci beaucoup pour ce super feedback ! J'espère vous revoir bientôt dans une autre ville. Salutations de toute l'équipe Explorial

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vanesroy31
August 16, 2025
Disappointing

I thought it was a little disappointing. It's more of a game of questions than a fun opportunity to visit the city as I hoped. I thought I'd see more places (the Clock Tower , the Jacques Cartier Bridge and learn more about each place. The children quickly grew tired.

Operator response

Merci pour ton commentaire. Je suis vraiment désolé que vous n'ayez pas eu une bonne expérience avec nous. Nous tenons beaucoup à offrir le meilleur service à tous nos clients. Seriez-vous intéressés par un trail dans une autre ville ? En cas de problème, notre équipe d'assistance est bien entendu joignable. Dans le cas contraire, nous vous proposerions également de vous rembourser les billets. N'hésitez pas à nous contacter par e-mail (mail@explorial.com) afin que nous puissions trouver une solution satisfaisante pour vous ! Salutations de toute l'équipe Explorial.

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Sara C
June 26, 2025
Great value, great for families!

Great value, and a fun way to see the old city (Vieux Montréal). We are a family of four, and we split into two teams. Everyone had fun. This took us about two hours.

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Operator response

Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon in other cities.

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Manon_P
June 22, 2025
Montreal to rediscover

Nice way to discover or rediscover Old Montreal. To do at our own pace with family or friends.

Operator response

Merci beaucoup pour ce super feedback ! J'espère vous revoir bientôt dans une autre ville. Salutations de toute l'équipe Explorial

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mindyg648
February 23, 2025
Playing and sightseeing in the Montreal snow

We love these scavenger hunts as they get us moving and seeing things we might not have without it. It also makes the sight seeing more interactive.

Operator response

Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon in other cities.

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MymiDi
October 4, 2024
Great fun

Did this activity as a team building activity and had lots of fun!! Would recommend to others!!!!!!!! Have fun guys!!!!!!

Operator response

Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon in other cities.

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meganjP6008BK
September 3, 2024
So much fun!

This was so much fun and well worth the money. We spent 2.5 hours on this tour and walked about 3,600 steps. Anyone who is interested in learning about Old Montreal and is able bodied enough to walk up hills and on cobblestones should take this tour. We took it at night while we had some time to kill before a flight, so we didn't get to go in to the sights that were closed, but it was still a lot of fun.

Operator response

Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon in other cities.

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Susan_C
July 25, 2024
Not for Everyone

It was just OK. I purchased to give my older teens something to so but they thought it was boring. I thought it was informational but not interested in the side quests. To be fair it was 85 degrees and we all wanted to seek shade.

Operator response

Hello Susan, Thank you for your review. Your feedback is very important to us as we are always trying to find areas where we can improve our player's experience. We hope to see in other cities to have another experience to test that Explorial is really challeging and exciting. Best regards, Explorial Management

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sarahklaus2022
March 25, 2024
Great foundation for a new city!

It was a great way to get oriented in a new city. My teens were happy it was at our own pace and we could do it in our own way. 5 out of 5 stars!!

Operator response

Dear Sarah, Thank you for your review and we hope to see you and your kids in other cities in Canada or other countries. Have a lovely week!

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amadrange
July 31, 2023
Something to do in family!

This scavenger hunt is really something to do with your family. We learnt a lot about Montreal’s history while having a great family time. Moreover everyone participated even teens.

Operator response

Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!

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