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Self-guided scavenger hunt and city game in Heidelberg

3.33 reviewsCity tours

  • 2–3 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in German
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Enjoy a unique experience in Heidelberg directly with your smartphone. Let yourself be whisked away into the story of "the jester", the keeper of the Heidelberg wine barrel, who lived in Heidelberg. Our city rally was lovingly researched by us on site, created without AI, and has a genuine connection to Heidelberg. As you solve the puzzles in this exciting story, you will pass by some of Heidelberg's most beautiful sights. You solve the puzzles directly with and at the sights. Work in a team (1-6 people per group) to solve the case. Are there more than 6 of you (up to a maximum of 50 people)? Then we recommend splitting up into several small groups, otherwise experience has shown that not everyone is well integrated into the game. You can also test which group is the fastest! Use our city map to puzzle your way from station to station along the story. Solve the puzzles at the most beautiful sights. Move at your own pace and take a break whenever you want.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Link in the booking confirmation for access to the game websites (no download required)
  • You can book in advance or spontaneously. You can start whenever you want.
  • Access to the city game / scavenger hunt "Der Narr - Hüter vom Fass" in German
  • In case of bad weather or change of plans - simply play on another day (valid for 1 year)
  • Find out more about the connection between the city of Heidelberg and the history of wine barrels
  • Visit the most beautiful and best-known sights in Heidelberg as well as hidden beautiful places
  • At each puzzle station, you will receive some information about the corresponding sight.

What's not

  • Flash light when playing in the dark
  • Tour guide (not required)

Itinerary

  1. During the game, you will pass the Heiliggeistkirche, the market square, the Old Bridge, the Congress Hall, the Kornmarkt, the town hall, the garden of Heidelberg Castle and other beautiful places in Heidelberg. Puzzles are solved at the sights as part of the story.

    3 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

3.3

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Ratings come from 2 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

Know before you go

Meeting point
The starting point is outside the Haus zum Riesen. You don't need a guide. Once your group has arrived at the meeting point, you can start playing straight away.
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Operated by
Hint-Caching
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Recommendation: Minimum age 14 years

How it compares in Heidelberg

  • Its from-price is 26% below the median of the 16 city tours we list in Heidelberg.
  • Its length is typical for the group.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 8 of 16.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Heidelberg

Heidelberg is a university town on the Neckar in south-west Germany, with a ruined red-sandstone castle, an old stone bridge and a long main street.

Heidelberg sits where the Neckar leaves its wooded valley and enters the Rhine plain in Baden-Württemberg. The castle above the old town, built in red sandstone and left half ruined by French armies in the 1690s and a lightning strike in 1764, holds the Great Tun, a barrel that can hold over 200,000 litres of wine. The Old Bridge, with its twin-towered gate, crosses the river, and the Hauptstrasse runs for over a kilometre through the pedestrian old town.

Top-ranked sights in Heidelberg: Heidelberg Old Town (Altstadt), Karl-Theodor-Bridge (Alte Brucke), Market Square (Marktplatz).

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