The 4 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. :-(”

Check availability →Read our full review

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.

Check availability →Read our full review

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review

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.”

Check availability →Read our full review