Basel Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Overview
A fountain of playful machines, a terrace above the Rhine and a town hall in shocking red — Basel does art in every form, including the scavenger hunt.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Basel on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Watch the Tinguely-Brunnen's mechanical sculptures splash and spin
• Take in the Rhine panorama from the Pfalz viewpoint by the Münster
• Blink at the Rathaus, the sandstone-red town hall on the Marktplatz
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German, English, and Spanish.
Culture capital, competition included.
What's Included
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want
- Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore required (iOS and Android supported)
- Points and scoring system — compete with your group
- A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
- Clear hints and map guidance — so you never get stuck or lost
- Self-guided city tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks
- A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
- This is not an audio guide
- No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
Meeting Location
Barfüsserplatz
4051 Basel, Switzerland
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Starting at Barfüsserplatz, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Top10Adventures® chat message, and step into Basel's compact old town. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.
The Tinguely-Brunnen performs first: nine mischievous machine-sculptures splashing away where a theatre stage once stood. Riddles move to their rhythm.
Up by the Münster, the Pfalz terrace opens over the Rhine — swimmers drifting past in summer, Germany and France on the horizon. Trivia takes in the view.
Then the Rathaus glows scarlet over the Marktplatz, its frescoed courtyard and golden tower daring you not to stare.
Around two hours between fountain and river. Ferry across the Rhine afterwards — the leaderboard results travel well.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- After booking you receive a text message and a Top10Adventures® 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
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Basel Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt?
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Activity code: C-298466P40
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Average 5.00 out of 5 stars based on 3 adventurer reviews collected by Top10Adventures® and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Top10Adventures® customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the adventure start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the adventure start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the adventure start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the adventure local time (CEST).
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
- Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore required (iOS and Android supported).
- Points and scoring system — compete with your group.
- A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet).
- Clear hints and map guidance — so you never get stuck or lost.
- Self-guided city tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
- A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet).
- This is not an audio guide.
- No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point.
The minimum age to participate is 10..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Basel Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt is as follows:
- 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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Basel Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt will be included in your confirmation email from Top10Adventures®. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want
- Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore required (iOS and Android supported)
- Points and scoring system — compete with your group
- A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
- Clear hints and map guidance — so you never get stuck or lost
- Self-guided city tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks
- A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
- This is not an audio guide
- No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- 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
- 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
