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Como Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
- Duration2 hours
- GroupPrivate tour
- TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
- LanguagesNorwegian, German, Hindi
- BookingInstant confirmation
About this activity
Como is where the lake ends and history begins — a city that has been outdone by its own shoreline for centuries and never quite let it show.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Como on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Solve riddles at the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, the Diga Foranea Piero Caldirola, and the Lungolago — Gothic masonry, engineering ambition, and waterfront elegance • Walk at your own pace through streets that have hosted Roman emperors and silk traders • Perfect for couples, families, and groups of any size
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.
The lake gets all the attention — but the city deserves its share.
What you will do
Starting at Largo Gianfranco Miglio, 2, 22100 Como CO, Italy, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The riddles take you through a city with 2,000 years of history tucked behind its lakeside promenade. Your first landmark is the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Como's magnificent cathedral begun in 1396 and completed over three centuries — a Gothic and Renaissance hybrid whose rose windows and carved facades reward slow, close looking. From there the app takes you to the Diga Foranea Piero Caldirola, the long breakwater reaching out into Lake Como that frames the harbour and offers sweeping views back to the city and the mountains that enclose it. The route concludes along the Lungolago di Como, the lakeside promenade where Como spreads itself along the waterfront with an elegant confidence, its waterfront gardens and colonnaded buildings forming one of the most pleasant walks in northern Italy. Around 2 hours on foot. The old town is compact and entirely flat along the lake edge.
Pickup & meeting point
There is no pickup — all travellers meet at the start point.
Start
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 / drop-off
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.
Redemption
Indirect delivery
* * *** Thank you for choosing EXPLORIAL. Next steps: * * *** 1. DOWNLOAD THE APP *** Before starting, download the Explorial app from your app store, or from: https://s.explorial.com/T3SE3 (copy url in your internet browser) * * *** 2. GET YOUR GAME CODE *** Your game code is sent by text message to the phone number from your booking. Additionally: • Viator: under your booking -> "Help & support" -> "Message activity provider" • Tripadvisor: under your booking -> "Contact Tour Operator" * *** NO CODE after 3 minutes? Look it up at: https://support.explorial.com/ (copy url in your internet browser) * * *** 3. HOW TO START *** • Go to the meeting/start point and open the app • Tap "Enter code", type your game code, tap "Join game" • Confirm you're at the start, or tap the map for directions • Tap "Create team" and name it (required even if playing solo) • Or tap "Join team" if a teammate already created one • Enter your player name * *** IMPORTANT: Don't press "Start game" until all players have joined the team in the app * * *** GOOD TO KNOW *** • Language: each player picks their own at game start (from the advertised languages) • Date & time: start whenever you like, regardless of your booking • Pause anytime and continue later — even the next day * * *** SCORE & RANKING *** Finish the tour and all tasks in the app to see your score and full statistics. * * *** REMEMBER *** This is not an audio tour. It's fully self-guided — no guide will meet or wait for you. * * ***
What's included
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.
Not included
- 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
Good to know
Accessibility & suitability
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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
- Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
- Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
Traveller requirements
- Minimum 1 traveller per booking
- Maximum 15 travellers per booking
- Age bands: Child (0–9), Adult (10–90)
Additional information
- 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
Languages
- Guide
- Norwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, CMN, Greek, YUE, English, Italian, French, Hungarian, Spanish, Czech, Ukrainian, Japanese, Chinese, Polish, Danish, Romanian, Dutch, Turkish
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 1+ days before100% refund
- 0–1 days before0% refund
Important booking information
- Confirmation
- Confirmed immediately after booking.
- Tickets
- One per booking
- Local time zone
- Europe/Rome
- Product code
- 298466P169
What you'll be asked when booking
- Any special requirements
Traveller reviews
5.0/ 53 reviews
Ratings aggregated from Viator (2) and Tripadvisor (1).
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