Solve riddles from Place de la Palud and Lausanne Cathedral to the Château Saint-Maire and the Flon district, and hear the stories of the Olympic Capital above Lake Geneva, all on your phone and without a guide. 4.6 · 41 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.6 (41)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of Lausanne’s old town.
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Outdoor escape game 4.3 (3)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
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Self-guided audio tour 4.5 (11)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop and enjoy the lake views from Lausanne’s terraces at your own pace.
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The Lausanne scavenger hunt starts at Lausanne station and climbs to the Esplanade de Montbenon and Place de la Palud. Up on the Cité hill you visit the cathedral, the Vaud Parliament and the Château Saint-Maire, then walk to the Palais de Rumine, Notre-Dame du Valentin and Saint-Laurent Church, before finishing at the Esplanade du Flon.
The 10 stops cover about 2.9 km, roughly 41 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Lausanne is built on steep hillsides above Lake Geneva, so its old town is a walk of stairways, bridges and terraces with views over the water to the Alps. The Gothic cathedral was consecrated in 1275, and a watchman still calls out the hours from its tower every night. Since 1915 the city has been home to the International Olympic Committee.
A game makes you look closely at fountains, carvings and details you would otherwise pass by, and the stories that follow explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for coffee on a terrace whenever you like.
The Lausanne scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 41 minutes (2.9 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at Lausanne railway station and finishes at the Esplanade du Flon in the city centre. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Lausanne scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Lausanne scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Dutch. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Lausanne scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles between the cathedral, the old town stairways and the Flon, starting whenever you like.
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