Coimbra Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

A city built around a university older than most countries — Coimbra takes learning seriously and fun seriously too. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Coimbra on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Puzzle at the Jardim da Manga and its curious yellow cloister-fountain • Enter the orbit of the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz, resting place of kings • Climb to the Paço das Escolas, ceremonial heart of the university Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. Class is in session — attendance optional, curiosity mandatory.

Starting at the Jardim da Manga, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and get your bearings in Coimbra's lower town. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. The Jardim da Manga itself opens the hunt — a lemon-yellow Renaissance cloister-fountain said to have been sketched on a sleeve, and one of Portugal's oddest monuments. Riddles start right at its arches. The Mosteiro de Santa Cruz follows, guarding the tombs of Portugal's first two kings. Trivia pays its respects to Afonso Henriques before moving on. Then the route climbs the student-worn streets to the Paço das Escolas, the hilltop courtyard where black-caped students have graduated for seven centuries, with the Joanina Library and bell tower crowning the view. Around two hours of slopes and scholarship covers it. The leaderboard posts the final grades — no resits.

• 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

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