It was interesting, but don’t do it if you are too tired. It took a lot of energy. Learned a lot of information I would have never thought to investigate.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- 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.
Excludes
- 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
Departure & Return
Departure 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.
Return
- 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.
Itinerary
Starting at Place du Châtelet by the Seine, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and follow the river toward the Marais. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. The route builds to the Place de la Bastille, where the fortress-prison fell in 1789 and the July Column now glitters. Riddles sift revolution from legend. At the Hôtel de Sens, one of Paris's last medieval mansions, trivia finds turrets, a formidable archbishop and a cannonball from 1830 still lodged in the facade. Then the Place des Vosges opens its pink-brick arcades — the oldest planned square in Paris, once home to Victor Hugo and countless duels. Around two hours through the city's most storied quarter. The leaderboard delivers the final verdict — appeal denied.
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Reviews
We had such a great time doing this scavenger hunt. The riddles made us look at buildings and squares we would have walked straight past, and we learned so much about the history of the neighborhood. Way more fun than a normal walking tour – highly recommend!
The mix of puzzles, photo tasks and trivia kept us entertained for the whole 2 hours. The points system got surprisingly competitive in our group! We discovered hidden courtyards and charming streets we'd never have found on our own. 100% recommended.
Loved this Paris tour app! Solving riddles at each stop made us actually notice details we'd normally walk past, and the points system was oddly addictive. We discovered hidden corners of the city and learned real history along the way. Fun, clever, and so much better than a standard walking tour. Highly recommend!
Had a fun time discovering the neighborhood with my 9 year old daughter who enjoyed leading the way and answering the questions. We learned a lot about French history in a fun, interactive way.
The guided trail was the perfect addition to our conference's social agenda. Participants had a great time competing in teams and learn about the district
The city is lovely to discover, there is a lot to see and it didn't take us too long to be able to walk around and see some nice parts of the city. Absolutely a different experience from your normal tour but the app makes it easy to use. Great fun with friends.
It was a great experience, as someone traveling to Paris for the first time, I felt like I visited all of the most important landmarks, got to see another amazing place, and had so much fun doing so. This tour is a great experience and a really affordable one.
Very entertaining outdoor activity. We all had fun. The app was very easy to use and with fun questions to solve.
My friends and I had such a great time playing this scavenger hunt tour in Lille, so we decided to give it a go in Paris. We were not disappointed! The clues led us to some off-the-beaten-path locations that we never would have found otherwise.
Definitely a great way to discover the history of Paris! I did both trails available in Paris, and they did not dissapointed!
Amazing Self-Guided tout if you want to discover the city on your own and without the pressure of a normal guided tour. The app is really good
We tried this app days ago in Barcelona, and we became fans. So we obviously had to try it in Paris, and it was great.
Was very exciting and varied. We never got bored. The puzzles are not too demanding, just perfect. The route is also totally exciting, but not suitable for someone who is not so good on foot.
Perfect to get to know a city or landscape better, to learn something about the history(s) there or to take a closer look as a suggestion.
The whole family, including the dog, had a lot of fun tackling the imaginative trail. Really brilliant ideas. We will certainly make more trails.
The perfect activity to discover the Marais at your own pace. No fixed start time – we took a coffee break in between and simply continued playing afterward. The app worked perfectly, and for the price, the whole thing is unbeatable. We would do an Explorial tour again anytime!
We did this activity with our two children (8 and 11 years old) and everyone loved it. The puzzles are stimulating enough to be fun without ever being frustrating, and the children learned a bit of history without even realizing it. A brilliant way to keep the whole family motivated during the visit.
We loved this treasure hunt from Explorail in Paris. It’s a fantastic activity to discover this historic neighborhood in a fun way, with absolutely unbeatable value for money. We recommend it 100%!
Agréable de découvrir la ville différemment. Parcours intéressant, nous avons passé une incroyable journée..
Wir waren begeistert von der Stadtführung! Die historischen Fakten und Anekdoten waren faszinierend. Es fühlte sich an, als hätten wir einen persönlichen Reiseführer dabei.
Descobrir Paris duma perspectiva diferente através desta app. Cheia de história para nos contar e muito fácil de utilizar. A repetir!
Adoro Paris e amei conhecer a cidade com a app. Foi tão divertido! É bem diferente de uma visita guiada porque nos deu a liberdade de conhecer os lugares com calma. Recomendo, claro.
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