Solve riddles from the fish market at Torget through the Hanseatic wharf of Bryggen to Bergenhus Fortress, and hear the stories behind Bergen’s harbour, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide.✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops and unlock the stories and legends of Bergen’s harbour.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle at every attraction from the cathedral to the fortress, with up to three hints.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll along the harbour and the wooden houses of Bryggen.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Bergen scavenger hunt starts at Den Nationale Scene, the city’s national theatre, and passes the Sailors’ Monument and Bergen Cathedral on the way to Torget by the harbour. After the Shetlands-Larsen statue you walk along Bryggen to Bryggens Museum and St Mary’s Church, then on to the Rosenkrantz Tower and Bergenhus Fortress.
The route covers about 2.7 km, roughly 37 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.
Bergen lies between seven mountains on Norway’s west coast, and its old harbour tells the story of centuries of trade. The colourful wooden houses of Bryggen, the wharf of the Hanseatic merchants, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, St Mary’s Church dates from the 12th century, and the Rosenkrantz Tower and Bergenhus Fortress guard the harbour entrance. The Shetlands-Larsen statue honours a hero of the wartime boat crossings to Shetland.
A game makes you look closely at carvings, signs and façades you would otherwise miss, and the stories explain what you see. Everyone plays on their own phone, with no schedule and time for fish soup at Torget whenever you like.
The Bergen scavenger hunt takes about 1.5 hours, with 10 stops and about 37 minutes (2.7 km) of actual walking; the rest is riddles and stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at Den Nationale Scene in the city centre and finishes at Bergenhus Fortress at the end of Bryggen. 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 Bergen 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 Bergen 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 Bergen scavenger hunt now and spend an hour and a half solving riddles between the harbour, Bryggen and the fortress, starting whenever you like.
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