My husband and I did this with my son and his girlfriend who both live in Cologne. It was great fun and we learned some cool little stories about the history of the city.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Custom Finish: Choose where to end; doesn't finish at starting location.
- Navigation: GPS navigation included via the app.
- Insider Tips: Access to local recommendations for authentic restaurants and shops.
- World City Trail App: Download app and use the 10-digit ticket number. Select "Create" to start.
- Each stop includes optional AI text-to-speech narration, so you can listen instead of reading.
- Walking tour in Cologne with your smartphone.
- 24/7 Live Support via chat (Please note: No phone support available).
Excludes
- Live Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you at the start—start anytime you want.
- Not needed for our activity, every puzzle is related to the outdoor areas of the attractions and you won’t need to pay anything extra or enter the attractions.
- Max 15 people per booking in Cologne. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Open your booking confirmation email and tap “Get Ticket”, read carefully the ticket details. Download World City Trail app, select create at the first page, use your booking reference (found in your ticket) and select your starting location.
Return
- Open your booking confirmation email and tap “Get Ticket”, read carefully the ticket details. Download World City Trail app, select create at the first page, use your booking reference (found in your ticket) and select your starting location.
Itinerary
A Seamless & Flexible Start: Download the World City Trail app and use your 10-digit booking reference to log in. Note: This is 100% self-guided; no one will be waiting for you. Start anytime 24/7. We suggest starting at the Cologne Central Station or the Cathedral for the best route, which typically concludes near the Chocolate Museum, though you can start/finish anywhere. Interactive Exploration: Navigate a 2km walk (~24 mins walking time). Solve riddles using imagination and observation at stops like the Historisches Rathaus or the Great St. Martin Church to unlock your next spot. Total activity lasts ~2 hours on average, depending on your pace, visits, and breaks. Your Tour, Your Way: Customize your route, change the order of places, or skip stops to fit your schedule. Pause for a break or to explore a site and resume exactly where you left off. There is no time limit—your access lasts for a full year. Stories & Tips: Unlock legends and history at sites like the Fischmarkt. Includes hand-picked local restaurant and shop tips. Available in 6 languages: EN, DE, FR, NL, IT, ES. Note: Outdoor-only; internet required.
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Reviews
The self guide tour was a great way to explore the key attractions and the small ones that do not get much attention. But the best part was while the maps take you to the next location you walk through the alleys and explore much more. For us discovering where Cologne was invented was the highlight. Highly recommend
Really good value way of doing a self guided walking tour around cologne and made it more interesting for my two sons 9 and 11. We didn’t have enough time to do it all but because of the fair pricing that felt fine
Super fun and we enjoyed it thourghly
Really fun guided tour with little puzzles to solve along the way. Interesting facts about each place and the app was easy to use. You can do it in your own time and take breaks along the way. Would definitely recommend.
There should have been a practice round or an example riddle. I thought the clue would lead me to the next stop on the walking tour. I didn't know until after giving up on the first clue that it was something about the first location. Also, the interface was not completely user friendly. There were some buttons that were not easy to use. There were also some locations that were harder to find. There should be an option to change fe the date of the original booking. I was so tired on the day of the event that I only did it to not waste the money I paid. It would have been more fun if I had not been tired and been more willing to walk a longer distance to the last few places.
simple quick tour. enough with kids. they liked the puzzles but there could be more stops
I did this in Cologne/Köln, and it was a lot of fun! Traveling alone it was super convenient with amusing city history. Thanks!
We really enjoyed being able to see cologne at our own pace and learn things we may not have otherwise. Very interesting and excellent value
Really good way to see cologne and be taken to the main sites and learn a little about them all. Only downside was that on some of the clues it wasn’t clear what the question was so you had to click the hint button to get the q. But others it was clear from the image and front screen.
Nice way to learn more about Köln, especially with children. Puzzles were very/too easy, could be more challenging for more fun. Unless you are travelling with really young children (4-8?), perfect for that age.
Fun way to explore the city, maybe having an option to increase the difficulty of the clues would be good and an option to increase the number of locations. Overall fun and accessible, though there were a few glitches were it made us skip a clue.
Nice guided tour with the main explanation in the app. Maybe with next version spoken text is adder??
Fun, easy way to see cool sights in Köln. Took the opportunity and added some geocaching to the adventure. Kids enjoyed the riddles.
Nice way to spend a couple of hours, see some of the main sites, and learn about the city. Would recommend.
Fun assignments for the children. Short, but just right for the children's short suspense arc
Fun puzzle tour through Cologne along 10 beautiful places. Fun to do with children too.
The locations were not far apart and the puzzles were not difficult. For each location, there was interesting historical background information, and after solving the corresponding puzzle, the solution was also put into a local context - that was really especially nice. Overall, a very pleasant and entertaining way to discover a bit of Cologne on your own at your own pace.
We completed the scavenger hunt as a family and thought it was just great! It worked perfectly with the app and it was really a lot of fun. 😀
Unfortunately, the Pegelturm was obscured by scaffolding.
A really fun way to explore the city independently
Perfect if you want to get to know the city quickly and concisely. Great if you have little time, and we really liked that you can pause the whole thing!
It was a lovely time at our own pace. The brief but content-rich information about the individual locations was very interesting, and solving the puzzles was fun. We highly recommend the scavenger hunt.
Good for discovering Cologne independently.
Good rally, made entertaining, good information, some were even new to me, although I lived in Cologne for 5 years.
As in many cities, Cologne offers an interesting and straightforward scavenger hunt to Enterprise the highlights of the Old Town. Especially with children highly recommended
It was very entertaining and you experienced many things. Gladly again in other cities. App worked very well 👍
The instructions were easy to understand, we were able to solve the puzzles well after joint consideration and knowledge words were still available in " short and succinct". All in all a nice family trip.
It was a lot of fun. Should have gone a bit longer and more spots/more puzzles. The spots long very close together
Neben den üblichen Sehenswürdigkeiten achtet man auf die kleinen Details und sieht die Stadt mit anderen Augen. Zudem gibt es stets viel Hintergrundwissen
It was very nice, interesting and exciting. I did it together with my sister to get to know Cologne better.
Not too difficult. Fun and you see and learn a bit more about the city than usual. Accessible for different age groups.
Wirklich gut, um gut und günstig die Stadt zu erkunden und ein paar Infos zu erhalten. Die Rätsel sind einfach bis mittelschwer, für unsere Kinder (10, 11) größtenteils schaffbar. Da man keinen Zeitdruck hat, ist man frei, die Tour mit Shopping / Gastro zu verbinden. Für das Geld sehr empfehlenswert.
Dit is de tweede keer dat we dit doen. Ik zou het iedereen aanbevelen omdat je zo zeker weet dat je alle leuke en bekende gedeelten van de stad langskomt.
Nice activity to discover the city. Maybe a little expensive, average price quality ratio. Fun and well built
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