Solothurn Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

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2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German

Solothurn is obsessed with the number eleven — eleven churches, eleven fountains, eleven chapels, and a cathedral with eleven altars and eleven bells. This trail lets you count for yourself.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Solothurn on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Climb the steps of the St. Ursen-Kathedrale, the baroque showpiece built to the magic number
• Decode the Rathaus, a wild mix of Gothic and Renaissance facades
• Cross the Märetplatz with its astronomical clock tower

Around 2 hours, any group size, available in German.

By the last riddle, Switzerland's most beautiful baroque town will have you seeing elevens everywhere.

What's Included

Learn about town stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore required (iOS and Android supported)
Points and scoring system — compete with your group
Self-guided city tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks
Clear hints and map guidance — so you never get stuck or lost
A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
This is not an audio guide

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

→ Book 1 ticket for each participant → You get one game code per booking by text or Viator message → Download the Explorial App from explorial.com or your app store → Open the app and enter provided game code (6 digits) → All particpants join the game with same game code

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Starting at the Marktplatz in the heart of the old town, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and start counting. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.

The St. Ursen-Kathedrale towers over the first riddles: built in eleven years, with eleven altars, eleven bells, and a staircase of steps in multiples of eleven — Solothurn's lucky number in full baroque glory.

At the Rathaus, you'll untangle a facade where Gothic turrets meet Renaissance staircases — a building that took three centuries to agree with itself.

The Märetplatz brings the old town together beneath the Zytglogge tower, whose astronomical clock has kept Solothurn punctual since the 16th century.

Around 2 hours of baroque streets and arcaded lanes, with café stops as needed. By the end, you'll be checking every fountain and chapel against the count of eleven.

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore or explorial.com. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
  • Technical requirements: You will need a fully charged smartphone and an active mobile data connection
  • Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
  • Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from going on the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
  • Entrance fees are not required for the game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
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Self-guided Tours
Walking Tours
Fun & Games
Scavenger Hunts
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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