The 10 Scavenger Hunts in Australia That Earn Their Hour

1.Melbourne City Centre Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $13Our pick

Use the Explorial app to follow clues around Melbourne’s city centre, answer questions, complete photo tasks, and learn about sights including Flinders Street Station, ACDC Lane, and the Majorca Building. The private self-guided game takes about 1 to 2 hours and costs $13.34 per person.

“Unfortunately, we could never figure out how to get the application to work. It wasn't until a later email that instructed us to download the Explorial app we figured out how to make it work. But it was too late at that point. :-(”

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2.The Mad Botanist Scavenger Hunt For Kids & Families.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $17Top rated

Take your family through Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden on a 1 to 2 hour Mad Botanist mystery. Use the English web app to solve cryptic clues, spot garden features, follow comic updates, and work together to stop a dangerous plant experiment. Best for children around 5 to 10.

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3.Amazing Scavenger Hunt: Caloundra On The Coast

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 5 reviews · from $12Best value

Use the Let's Roam app to guide your private group around Caloundra for about two hours. Solve clues, complete photo tasks, and visit lighthouses, Bulcock Beach, the RSL display, the gallery, and other local stops at your own pace.

“It was not what my friends and I expected. Instead of fun finding and exploring and solving clues it was just instructions to walk kilometres through boring suburban streets. We didn’t need to pay $20 to go for a walk.”

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4.Astonishing Scavenger Hunt: Perched On A Swan

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $12

Use the Let’s Roam app to guide your private group through Perth’s streets, from Stirling Gardens to The Bell Tower and WA Museum Boola Bardip. Solve riddles, complete role-based photo challenges, follow maps, and compete on a leaderboard. Bring comfortable shoes, patience with the app, and a charged phone.

“Loved this. Did with my bf and 5 year old daughter. It was fun and interactive and lots of places along the way to stop and have a bite to eat or a drink as well as some shopping.”

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5.Melbourne (St Kilda) Scavenger Hunt and Sights Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $13

Use the Explorial app to explore St Kilda on foot, solving clues and photo challenges at Luna Park, St Kilda Pier, The Wonderful Two, and other sights. The English-language tour takes about two hours, runs at your pace, and works well for private groups, couples, and families.

“Did the trail in St Kilda, Melbourne, and loved every bit of it! Great way to explore the local scenery and learn interesting facts about the area. Some puzzles were quite challenging, adding to the fun. Had a little issue with app responsiveness at times but restarting it solved the problem. Definitely recommending to those looking to see Melbourne in a new light!”

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6.Scavenger Hunt – Explore Newtown In A Series Of Fun Cryptic Clues

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $17

Explore Newtown at your own pace with Adventure Clues’ self-guided web app. Over about two hours, solve 12 cryptic clues around King Street, the I Have a Dream mural, Enmore Theatre, Pocket City Farms, and other local sights. No guide joins your private group.

“First clue should have more detail as it inferred it would be in line of sight but was far from it. Feature of another clue had been removed from its site which was disappointing. The second last (last?) clue was a bit vague in terms of where to loRead more”

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7.Fierce Nights & Neon Lights – Kings Cross Sydney Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $17

Use a web app to solve 13 cryptic clues around Kings Cross, tracing the notorious Kate and Tilly Devine, Razorhurst gangs, Blood Alley, and old underworld haunts. This private, self-guided walk takes about two hours, with an optional speakeasy stop and no guide included.

“The part where we learned about the Razorhurst gangs was the most really interesting. Other parts of the trail less so..”

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8.A Remarkable Scavenger Hunt: Culture In Canberra, ACT

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $12

You’ll follow the Let’s Roam app through central Canberra, solving clues and photo challenges at Civic Square, Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra School of Art Gallery, and the Shine Dome area. This private, self-guided hunt suits groups who enjoy walking, puzzles, and setting their own pace.

“Wasn’t worth it. Not sure why we had to pay. We paid on TripAdvisor and then saw it was for free. Ridiculous.”

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9.Melbourne Scavenger Hunt – Arts & Culture Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $17

Use a web app to follow a self-guided clue trail from Federation Square through Melbourne’s Arts Precinct and along the Yarra River. Search for public art, learn local facts, explore pedestrian spaces and lesser-known laneways, then finish somewhere on Southbank Boulevard. Allow 2 to 3 hours.

“super fun , a great way to spend your time in Melbourne . A really cool adventure clues trail (we also did the one in Sydney) top marks thanks.”

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10.Awesome Sydney Scavenger Hunt: Inside Sydney

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · from $12

Use the Let’s Roam app to guide your private group through Sydney’s harbor district in about two hours. Solve riddles, answer trivia, complete photo challenges, and visit the Opera House, The Rocks, Circular Quay, Observatory Hill, and nearby museums. Bring a charged phone and comfortable shoes.

“Maybe i misread something but this was not as fun as i thought it would have been. Figuring out the map issue wo paying more for directional clues was not a blast.”

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