Solve riddles from Stavropoleos Church in the old town along Calea Victoriei to Revolution Square and the Romanian Athenaeum, and hear Bucharest’s stories, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 5.0 · 1 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 5.0 (1)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories of Little Paris, the royal family and the 1989 revolution.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Outdoor escape game 5.0 (1)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
5 € - 11 €See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed walk without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop as you stroll from the old town’s passages up the grand Calea Victoriei at your own pace.
4 € - 9 €See details and book →
The Bucharest scavenger hunt starts at the National Museum of Romanian History and dives into the old town to Stavropoleos Church, the Cărturești Carusel bookshop and the Macca-Villacrosse Passage. Via University Square and the Odeon Theatre you reach Revolution Square, the National Museum of Art and the former Royal Palace, finishing at the Romanian Athenaeum.
The 10 stops cover about 3.2 km, roughly 44 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.
Bucharest earned the nickname Little Paris for its Belle Époque boulevards and grand façades, and much of that elegance lines Calea Victoriei. Between them you find the small 18th-century Stavropoleos Church, glass-roofed passages, and Revolution Square, where the events of December 1989 brought down the communist regime.
A game makes you look closely at carvings, balconies and façades 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 papanași in the old town whenever you like.
The Bucharest scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 44 minutes (3.2 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 the National Museum of Romanian History on Calea Victoriei and finishes at the Romanian Athenaeum. 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 Bucharest 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 Bucharest scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Italian or Romanian. 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 Bucharest scavenger hunt now and spend an afternoon solving riddles between old town passages and Belle Époque palaces, starting whenever you are ready.
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