Hallstatt Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

2 hours (approximately)
Offered in: German and 5 more

Hallstatt has been photographed so many times it almost forgot how extraordinary it actually is — this tour fixes that.

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

• Take in the Evangelische Pfarrkirche, the Marktplatz, and the Schiffstation Hallstatt-Lahn — faith, history, and lake views in one compact route
• Walk at your own pace through one of the world's most scenic villages
• Suits couples, families, and groups of any size

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

Hallstatt doesn't need filters — but the stories make it even better.

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
Landungsplatz

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

Starting at Landungspl., 4830 Hallstatt, Austria, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. You're standing at the edge of a lake that has been sustaining human life here for over 7,000 years.

The first clue leads you to the Evangelische Pfarrkirche, the Protestant parish church whose distinctive spire rises above the rooftops and whose interior holds centuries of Hallstatt family history in its carved pews and epitaphs.

From there the app takes you through the Marktplatz, the small but perfectly formed market square where Hallstatt's tradespeople and salt miners have gathered since the Middle Ages — as photogenic a market square as any in Central Europe.

Next you head to the Schiffstation Hallstatt-Lahn, the boat landing from which ferries have connected the village to the wider world since the lake was the only practical route in or out.

Allow around 2 hours. The village is compact, the walking is easy, and the views from every turn are worth the journey alone.

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
New Product
Short term availability

Cancellation Policy

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

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