Como Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

5.0 (3 reviews) Lake Como, Italy
Duration2h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesNorwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek, Cantonese, English, Italian, French, Hungarian, Spanish, Czech, Ukrainian, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Danish, Romanian, Dutch, Turkish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Como is where the lake ends and history begins — a city that has been outdone by its own shoreline for centuries and never quite let it show.

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

• Solve riddles at the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, the Diga Foranea Piero Caldirola, and the Lungolago — Gothic masonry, engineering ambition, and waterfront elegance
• Walk at your own pace through streets that have hosted Roman emperors and silk traders
• Perfect for couples, families, and groups of any size

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 lake gets all the attention — but the city deserves its share.

What's 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.
  • 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 to expect

Starting at Largo Gianfranco Miglio, 2, 22100 Como CO, Italy, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The riddles take you through a city with 2,000 years of history tucked behind its lakeside promenade.

Your first landmark is the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Como's magnificent cathedral begun in 1396 and completed over three centuries — a Gothic and Renaissance hybrid whose rose windows and carved facades reward slow, close looking.

From there the app takes you to the Diga Foranea Piero Caldirola, the long breakwater reaching out into Lake Como that frames the harbour and offers sweeping views back to the city and the mountains that enclose it.

The route concludes along the Lungolago di Como, the lakeside promenade where Como spreads itself along the waterfront with an elegant confidence, its waterfront gardens and colonnaded buildings forming one of the most pleasant walks in northern Italy.

Around 2 hours on foot. The old town is compact and entirely flat along the lake edge.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

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.

End point

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.

Additional information

  • 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
  • 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

Cancellation policy

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

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