Cape Town Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

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

Cape Town packs mountains, history, and world-class architecture into one compact centre — and this tour gets you into all of it.

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

• Puzzle your way past the Cape Town City Hall and through Church Square, picking up the political and cultural stories that shaped this city
• Pause for photos of the South African National Gallery and soak up the city skyline — the route keeps it manageable on foot
• Whether you're competing or cooperating, the group scoring system adds an extra layer of fun for any size group

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.

Table Mountain is watching — try not to spend too long looking back at it.

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 Riebeeck Square, Cape Town City Centre, 8000, open the app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message to begin.

From Riebeeck Square — where the earliest settlers established the city — the trail leads into the CBD, with Table Mountain framing every view. The first riddles take you past the Cape Town City Hall, whose Edwardian baroque façade witnessed Nelson Mandela's first public speech after his release in 1990.

Next, the route leads to Church Square and the surrounding historic quarter, where the city's colonial and political layers are visible in the architecture.

The app then guides you to the South African National Gallery on the edge of the Company's Garden, with its collection spanning centuries of South African art.

Around 2 hours of walking, any group size. A fully charged smartphone with mobile data is required.

South African National Gallery
Church Square

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.