Aarau 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

Painted eaves, a medieval clock tower and old-town lanes built for wandering — Aarau is the Swiss capital of beautiful gables, and of hidden clues.

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

• Look up at the Obertorturm, the mighty upper gate tower
• Pass the Alte Kantonsschule, Switzerland's oldest secular school
• Find the Alte Mühle, keeper of the town's working past

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 city of beautiful gables plays a beautiful game.

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 Aarau Info on Metzgergasse 2, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and duck into the old town. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.

The Obertorturm dominates early — the 13th-century gate tower with its carillon and centuries of watchmen's stories. Riddles ring through its history.

At the Alte Kantonsschule, trivia honours the country's oldest non-clerical high school, alma mater to a certain Albert Einstein.

Then the Alte Mühle grinds out the final clues, a reminder of the mills and industry that powered Aarau long before it powered Switzerland's briefest stint as capital.

Around two hours beneath the town's famously painted eaves — keep looking up. The leaderboard crowns Aarau's sharpest eye.

Obertorturm

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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