Düsseldorf Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Overview
Altbier taverns, a leaning basilica and the longest bar in the world — Düsseldorf's old town knows how to entertain.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Düsseldorf on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Trace the Kuhna-Mauer and its layers of city history
• Look up at the twisted spire of the Basilika St. Lambertus
• Find the Tritonenbrunnen, the sea-god fountain of the Altstadt
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German and English.
The longest bar in the world can wait two hours. Probably.
What's Included
- Learn about town stories, history, and local legends
- 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
- 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
Hafenstraße 5
40213 Düsseldorf, Germany
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 the Brauerei Zum Schiffchen on Hafenstraße — Düsseldorf's oldest tavern — you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Top10Adventures® chat message, and head into the Altstadt. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.
The Kuhna-Mauer opens the hunt with fragments of the city's fortified past, hiding in plain sight among the lanes. Riddles do the excavating.
The Basilika St. Lambertus rises next, its famously twisted spire the subject of legends involving the devil, bad timber and one embarrassed carpenter. Trivia sorts fact from folklore.
Then the Tritonenbrunnen splashes at the Rhine promenade's edge, sea gods wrestling as joggers drift past.
Around two hours through the 'longest bar in the world' — 300 taverns in one square kilometre. The leaderboard names its champion; an Altbier toast follows naturally.
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 or explorial.com. 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
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Activity code: C-298466P41
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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).
- Learn about town stories, history, and local legends.
- 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.
- 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.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
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 Düsseldorf 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 Düsseldorf 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
- Learn about town stories, history, and local legends
- 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
- 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 or explorial.com. 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
