
Rapperswil Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Operated by Explorial
Overview
They call Rapperswil the town of roses — 20,000 of them bloom beneath a medieval castle on a Lake Zurich peninsula, and the longest wooden bridge in Switzerland points straight at it. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Rapperswil on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Climb to Schloss Rapperswil, the 13th-century castle above the lake • Smell your way through the Rosengarten, home to thousands of roses in season • Walk the Seedamm and Holzsteg, the wooden footbridge tracing a prehistoric crossing 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. By the end, this lakeside pocket of the canton of St. Gallen will have thoroughly charmed you.
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.
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
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