Locarno Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

3.0 (7 reviews) Lugano, Switzerland
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

Locarno has the best climate in Switzerland, a lake that looks borrowed from Italy, and a film festival that draws the world every August.

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

• Follow riddles to the Piazza Grande, Castello Visconteo, and the Walk of Fame Locarno — civic life, medieval history, and a touch of cinema glamour
• Start at any time and move through this lakeside town at your own pace
• Great for families, couples, 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 only Swiss city where you sunbathe in February. The history's warm too.

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 Piazza Stazione 4A, 6600 Muralto, Switzerland, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The riddles take you from the station down into a town that has been mixing Swiss precision with Italian temperament since the Middle Ages.

Your first landmark is the Piazza Grande, Locarno's magnificent main square where the film festival's 8,000-seat open-air cinema is set up every August — and where the rest of the year it simply functions as one of the most elegant piazzas in the Swiss canton of Ticino.

From there the app guides you to Castello Visconteo, the 13th-century fortress built by the ruling Visconti dynasty of Milan, now housing an archaeological museum and offering commanding views over the rooftops and the lake beyond.

The route concludes at the Walk of Fame Locarno, the Swiss answer to Hollywood Boulevard, where the festival's Golden Leopard winners have left their handprints in the stone — a charming piece of cinematic mythology in a very Swiss setting.

Around 2 hours on foot. Locarno is compact, flat, and entirely pleasant to explore.

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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