Avignon Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

4.4 (10 reviews) Avignon, France
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

For seventy years in the 1300s, this walled city on the Rhône — not Rome — was the centre of the Catholic world, and Avignon has never stopped acting like it.

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

• Follow the water wheels through the Quartier des Teinturiers, the old dyers' district
• Crack clues beneath the Palais des Papes, the largest Gothic palace in Europe
• Inspect the Hôtel de Ville and its clock tower on the Place de l'Horloge

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.

When the last riddle is solved, the city of the popes will have let you in on secrets most visitors walk right past.

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 45 Rue des Teinturiers, on Avignon's most atmospheric cobbled street, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and begin the hunt. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.

The Quartier des Teinturiers sets the tone: water wheels still turn in the Sorgue canal where dyers and weavers worked for centuries, and the riddles here reward sharp eyes.

At the Palais des Papes, the fortress-palace where nine popes held court, you'll work out clues in the shadow of walls that once guarded the papal treasury.

The Hôtel de Ville on Place de l'Horloge adds a newer chapter — a 19th-century city hall built around a 14th-century clock tower, with details hiding in plain sight.

Expect around 2 hours at an easy pace, pausing for a café stop whenever you like. By the end, you'll know why the popes were in no hurry to go back to Rome.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

→ Book 1 ticket for each participant
→ You get one game code per booking by text or Viator message
→ Download the Explorial App
→ Open the app and enter provided game code (6 digits)
→ All particpants join the game with same game code

End point

→ Book 1 ticket for each participant
→ You get one game code per booking by text or Viator message
→ Download the Explorial App
→ Open the app and enter provided game code (6 digits)
→ All particpants join the game with same game code

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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