Villingen Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

4.7
(3 reviews)

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German

Villingen has one of the best-preserved medieval town centres in Baden-Württemberg — and almost nobody outside the region knows it.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Villingen's old town on foot, with phone-based riddles guiding you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Follow clues to the Münsterbrunnen, the Romäusturm, and the Aussichtsturm Hubenloch — three landmarks tracing Villingen's medieval walls, civic history, and surrounding landscape
• Fully self-paced with no time limit — start whenever suits you and take the city at your own speed
• Perfect for families, friend groups, and couples looking for a different way to spend an afternoon

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

Villingen's town walls are some of the most intact in southern Germany — the trail gives you a reason to look properly.

What's Included

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.
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

Meeting and pickup

Meeting 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.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Your trail begins in central Villingen. Open the Explorial app, enter your 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, select German, and tap Start.

The route takes you through the circular medieval old town, still enclosed by much of its original wall and towers. The Münsterbrunnen — the fountain near the Münster at the heart of Villingen — features early with a riddle about the old town's layout that rewards looking at the surroundings as a whole. The Romäusturm, one of the surviving medieval gate towers in the wall, brings an observation task that most people walk past without looking up. The Aussichtsturm Hubenloch, the lookout tower with views over the surrounding Black Forest, features in a photo challenge that gets the group out into the wider scenery. Villingen is compact and the distances between stops are short.

Groups tend to find the historical riddles more engaging than expected, once the town's context becomes clear.

The app shows the final ranking when the last task is complete. Villingen Schwenningen consistently surprises people who take the time to look.

Additional info

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
  • After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
  • Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
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Tags

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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4.7 Based on 3 3 reviews
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