The 15 Best Scavenger Hunts Tours in Germany

1.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour for Children

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 319 reviews · 2h 30m · from $47Our pick

Mail-delivered scavenger hunt takes kids through Hamburg Port landmarks like Speicherstadt and Landungsbrücken. Self-paced, 150 minutes.

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2.Old Town Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 151 reviews · 3h 30m · from $41

Self-guided Dresden scavenger hunt with 11 riddle envelopes at Semperoper, Frauenkirche, Zwinger and more, 210 minutes, $41 per group.

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3.Self-Guided Family and School Class Scavenger Hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 128 reviews · 2 hours · from $47

A self-guided Berlin scavenger hunt starting at Alexanderplatz, solving puzzles at top sights in about 2 hours for $47 per group.

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4.Escaping and spying on the Berlin Wall Scavenger hunt

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 128 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $22

Play a Stasi-themed Berlin Wall scavenger hunt with encrypted clues, team puzzles, and photo stops, all in English, for a private group.

“Was a cool experience very sweet for single people in groups it is a bit boring but trzdm a sweet experience. Just not a good idea at -10°Auto-translated”

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5.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 127 reviews · 3h 30m · from $47

Self-guided Düsseldorf scavenger hunt with 11 riddle envelopes. Start anytime at the main station, pause for photos, see top sights.

“Teilweise veraltet. Empfohlene Bäckerei gab es nicht mehr. Nicht so spannend, wie wir es uns erhofft hatten.”

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6.Old Town Scavenger Hunt for Children

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 117 reviews · 2h 30m · from $41

Dresden Old Town scavenger hunt for families, solve sealed riddles at your pace and see Semperoper, Frauenkirche, Zwinger.

“Es hätte etwas komplizierter sein dürfen. Die Rätsel waren immer recht schnell gelöst.”

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7.Leipzig City Centre: Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 114 reviews · 3h 30m · from $47

Self-guided Leipzig scavenger hunt in German with 11 riddle envelopes, key sights from Augustusplatz to St Thomas Church, 210 min.

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8.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour for Children

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 105 reviews · 3 hours · from $47

A German-only, self-guided Leipzig scavenger hunt for families, starting at the train station and leading you past top sights through puzzle envelopes.

“Man konnte super seine eigene Zeit wählen und zwischendurch auch mal schnökern”

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9.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour for Children

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 101 reviews · 2h 30m · from $47

Self-guided Munich scavenger hunt for families starting at Stachus. Solve 8 envelope riddles and visit Frauenkirche, Marienplatz.

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10.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 79 reviews · 5 hours · from $52

Self-guided Berlin scavenger hunt from Alexanderplatz to major sights like the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and Checkpoint Charlie.

“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.”

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11.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 78 reviews · 5 hours · from $52

Solve riddles on a self-guided 5-hour walk through Cologne, from the Cathedral to Rhine sights. A mailed game box for groups.

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12.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour around the port

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 77 reviews · 4h 30m · from $52

A self-guided Hamburg port scavenger hunt with 16 riddle envelopes, flexible pacing, and iconic stops like Elbphilharmonie and Speicherstadt.

“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 😊”

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13.Ulm: Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 71 reviews · 3h 30m · from $47

Self-guided Ulm scavenger hunt from Münsterplatz. Solve 11 riddle envelopes, see Ulm Minster, the city wall, and more at your pace.

“Sehr gut , guter Aufbau , hatten viel Spaß Sehr unterhaltsam. Tolles Format um eine Stadt zu entdecken”

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14.Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 51 reviews · 4h 30m · from $52

Self-guided Munich scavenger hunt by mail, 16 riddle envelopes, and a flexible walk through Frauenkirche, Marienplatz, and Viktualienmarkt.

“War toll die Stadt mal auf diese Weise zu erkunden. Viele Hintergrundinfos. Danke dafür! 👍🏼”

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15.Bad Schandau: Scavenger Hunt through Saxon Switzerland

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 36 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

Mail-delivered Bad Schandau scavenger hunt with historic elevator, Kirnitzschtalbahn ride, and Lichtenhainer Wasserfall. Flexible 4 hours.

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