Lausanne Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Name: Lausanne Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Brand: Viator
Price: 5.93 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (15 reviews)

4.5(15)2 hoursNorwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish +21Lausanne, Switzerland

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A Gothic cathedral with a night watchman, medieval towers and Lake Geneva glittering below — Lausanne climbs so you don't have to. Well, a little.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Lausanne on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Stand on the Place de la Cathédrale, high point of the medieval city • Spot the Tour Bel-Air, Switzerland's first 'skyscraper' • Unwind on the Esplanade de Montbenon with its lake-and-Alps panorama

Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size.

The Olympic capital expects a personal best.

Included

Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
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.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
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.

Not included

Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience

What you'll do

Starting at the Château St-Maire on Rue de la Barre
The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. The Place de la Cathédrale comes first, wrapped around Switzerland's finest Gothic cathedral — where a night watchman still calls the hours from the tower, every single night. Riddles keep the tradition company. Downhill, the Tour Bel-Air marks the 1930s moment Lausanne went vertical — the country's first high-rise, still dividing opinion. Trivia takes a side. Then the Esplanade de Montbenon spreads out its lawns, casino and postcard view across Lake Geneva to the Alps. Around two hours of slopes and staircases — Lausanne is honest about its hills. The leaderboard takes the podium at the finish.

Meeting and pickup

1 location

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Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.

*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.

*** Download the Explorial app for free.

*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
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
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

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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