Bregenz Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Overview
Bregenz puts an opera stage in the middle of a lake every summer and seats 7,000 people on the shore to watch — the rest of the year, the city itself is the spectacle.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through central Bregenz on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Follow clues to the Unteres Stadttor, Kapuzinerkloster, and the Molo — three landmarks that take you from the medieval gate to a lakeside pier with Alps visible across three countries
• Start whenever suits you and take all the time you need — no time limit, no pressure
• Perfect for families, couples, and friend groups; photo challenges by the Bodensee are hard to beat
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German and English.
The floating stage is spectacular — your phone will show you what's been here longer.
What's Included
- Access to all tour content for the full route
- Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
- Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
- Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
- This is not an audio tour
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Meeting Location
Kornmarktpl. 1
6900 Bregenz, Austria
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 Kornmarktplatz 1 by the Kunsthaus museum in central Bregenz, enter your 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message into the free Explorial app and begin a self-guided trail through this compact Austrian lakeside city.
At the Unteres Stadttor, the lower city gate that once controlled access to the medieval town from the lake shore, challenges probe the history of the gate and the upper town it once defended.
The trail moves to the Kapuzinerkloster, the Capuchin monastery that has stood quietly at the edge of the old town since 1615 — riddles here explore the Franciscan tradition, the monastery's role during plague years, and its peaceful walled garden.
At the Molo, the lakeside pier where locals gather at sunset and the Alps of three countries are visible across the water, you'll tackle questions about Lake Constance, the floating stage of the Bregenzer Festspiele, and the geography of the Bodensee.
The trail takes around two hours at a comfortable pace, with no guide and no fixed schedule.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
- Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
- Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
- 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
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Bregenz Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt?
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Activity code: C-298466P181
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
- Access to all tour content for the full route.
- Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
- Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
- Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
- This is not an audio tour.
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience.
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience.
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience.
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience.
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.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Bregenz Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
- Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
- Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Bregenz Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. 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
- Access to all tour content for the full route
- Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
- Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
- Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
- This is not an audio tour
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
- Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
- Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
- 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
- Operated by a business
