Worldwide · SCAVENGER HUNTS IN GERMANY
German cities are built for this: compact old towns, plenty of statues to hang a clue on and routes that end near a beer garden. The 15 below are priced per player with route lengths and start points.
You guide your children through Hamburg’s Speicherstadt and port using eight sealed puzzle envelopes. Follow clues from Kornhausbrücke past the Elbphilharmonie area, Magellan Terraces, museum ships, and Landungsbrücken. The box is mailed to you, with no guide on site and freedom to pause or continue another day.
You’ll guide yourself through Dresden’s Old Town with 11 numbered envelopes containing riddles, directions, and background notes. Start near the Semperoper, then find the Frauenkirche, Dresden Castle, Zwinger, Brühl’s Terrace, and other sights at your own pace. No guide or fixed start time is required.
Take your family or school class on a self-guided 4.5-kilometer hunt through central Berlin. Starting at Alexanderplatz, you solve eight puzzle envelopes as clues lead to the TV Tower, Cathedral, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, and Potsdamer Platz. The mailed box includes directions, facts, and solutions, with no guide or entry fees included.
You and your private group follow an app-based escape mission through Berlin, decoding clues tied to antique dealer Siegfried Kath and the Berlin Wall. Expect photo stops, history, teamwork, and phone-based puzzles. The tour is self-guided in English, lasts about 90 minutes, and starts near Weinbergsweg.
“Simply brilliant for an exciting yet historic experience in the heart of Berlin. Highly recommended for school trips.Auto-translated”
You receive a German-language box with 11 numbered envelopes, riddles, directions, facts, and solutions. Start at Düsseldorf’s main train station and follow a self-guided route through the Japanese Quarter, Königsallee, Old Town, Rhine promenade, and Medienhafen. Pause whenever you like.
“Teilweise veraltet. Empfohlene Bäckerei gab es nicht mehr. Nicht so spannend, wie wir es uns erhofft hatten.”
You and your children follow a box of numbered riddles through Dresden’s Old Town, from Theaterplatz to the Frauenkirche, Brühl’s Terrace, the Royal Palace, and Zwinger. There is no guide, so you set the pace, pause for food or photos, and let children aged about 5 to 12 lead the way.
“Es hätte etwas komplizierter sein dürfen. Die Rätsel waren immer recht schnell gelöst.”
You explore Leipzig on foot with 11 sealed puzzle envelopes, opening each one only after solving the previous clue. The route links Augustusplatz, Mädlerpassage, Auerbachs Keller, the Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig’s town hall, St. Thomas Church, and St. Nicholas Church. The game is in German, self-guided, and pause-friendly.
You’ll follow 11 sealed envelopes through Weimar’s historic center, solving easy-to-moderate riddles that reveal the next stop. The route includes the Bauhaus Museum, Goethe and Schiller’s former homes, Anna Amalia Library, the castle, and Ilm Park. The box can be mailed or collected locally, with no guide or fixed start time.
“Sehr gute Zusammenstellung der Schnitzeljagd-Box, um wichtige historische Plätze, Örtlichkeiten, Bauwerke und Personen - auch ohne professionelle Führung - gut kennenlernen zu können und dabei noch Rätselspaß zu haben. Kein besonders schwieriges Rätsel und daher gut zu lösen, auch mit Kindern. Gesuchte Punkte sind gut zu finden. Entfernungen zu den einzelnen Örtlichkeiten sind gut zu erlaufen. Tolle Erläuterungen auf der Rückseite mit viel Wissenswertem zu den erlaufenen Örtlichkeiten. Jederzeit gerne wieder !Read more”
You lead your family through Leipzig with a mailed scavenger hunt box, solving child-friendly riddles at Augustusplatz, the Gewandhaus, Mädlerpassage, Thomaskirche, and Auerbachs Keller. Plan about three hours, pause whenever needed, and note that the game is self-guided, German-language, and does not include attraction tickets.
“Man konnte super seine eigene Zeit wählen und zwischendurch auch mal schnökern”
You receive a mailed box with eight envelopes of riddles, directions, historical notes, and child-friendly facts. Start at Stachus whenever you like, then solve clues through Munich’s old town, pausing for photos, snacks, or breaks. The route suits families with children ages 6 to 12.
You guide yourself through central Berlin with 16 envelopes of riddles, directions, facts, and solutions. Start at Alexanderplatz and follow the route to the TV Tower, Museum Island, Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial, Potsdamer Platz, and Checkpoint Charlie. No guide is included, so you set the pace.
“Die Tour hat uns als Familie einen roten Faden gegeben, um mit Spaß und informativ Berlin Mitte zu besichtigen. Man sollte sich ruhig die Tour auff 2-3 Tage aufteilen und sich Zeit nehmen. Insgesamt ist die Schnitzeljagd gut für Familien mit Jugendlichen geeignet, nicht mit kleineren Kindern.”
You guide yourself through central Cologne with a mailed box of 16 sealed envelopes. Follow clues from the main station to the Cathedral, Old Market, Great St. Martin, and the Rhine. The route takes about five hours, with no live guide or attraction entry included.
This self-guided Hamburg harbor hunt sends you from Kornhaus bridge through HafenCity, Speicherstadt, Sandtor port, and the Elbphilharmonie. You get 16 envelopes with riddles, directions, facts, and solutions. There is no guide, fixed start time, or required group size, so you set the pace.
“Absolut zu empfehlen! Wer keine Lust hat sich anderen Gruppen anzuschließen und im eigenen Tempo mit zwischenstopps nach seinen Wünschen zu einzulegen, sollte diese Schnitzeljagd machen. Am besten das Handy nicht mit auf Tour nehmen, es könnte sonst zum schummeln verleiten. Wir haben es ohne geschafft und waren mit 3 Zwischenstopps 6 Stunden unterwegs. Wir haben viel gesehen und erfahren und können sie zu 100% empfehlen 😊”
You guide yourself through Ulm with a mailed box of 11 numbered envelopes, solving clues at the Münster, Grabenhäuser, Fischer- and Gerberviertel, Schwörhaus, and town hall. There is no guide, so you set the pace, pause for photos, and can continue on another day.
“Analog gut durchführbar. Für gemischte Gruppe sehr empfehlenswert.”
You guide yourself through Munich’s old town using a mailed game box with 16 numbered envelopes, riddles, directions, and facts. Start when you like, pause for photos or food, and follow a route from Hauptbahnhof through Karlstor, Neuhauser Straße, Frauenkirche, Marienplatz, and Viktualienmarkt. No guide or museum tickets are included.
“War toll die Stadt mal auf diese Weise zu erkunden. Viele Hintergrundinfos. Danke dafür! 👍🏼”
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