Bruges scavenger hunt
The Belfry of Bruges is a magnificent medieval bell tower overlooking Markt Square, offering panoramic views of Bruges and standing as one of the city’s most iconic historic landmarks.
The Rosary Quay is one of Bruges’ most photographed spots, where picturesque canals, medieval buildings, and charming reflections create a postcard-perfect view of the city’s historic beauty.
The Sint-Salvatorskathedraal is Bruges’ oldest parish church and main cathedral, admired for its impressive Gothic architecture, richly decorated interior, and treasured collection of Flemish artworks.
Named after Saint John Nepomuk, this picturesque stone bridge offers a postcard-perfect view of the historic Bruges canals, where weeping willows gently brush against the mirror-like water.
The Church of Our Lady is a magnificent Gothic church in Bruges, famous for its soaring brick tower and Michelangelo’s exquisite marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child.
Bruges scavenger hunt
The Belfry of Bruges is a magnificent medieval bell tower overlooking Markt Square, offering panoramic views of Bruges and standing as one of the city’s most iconic historic landmarks.
The Rosary Quay is one of Bruges’ most photographed spots, where picturesque canals, medieval buildings, and charming reflections create a postcard-perfect view of the city’s historic beauty.
The Sint-Salvatorskathedraal is Bruges’ oldest parish church and main cathedral, admired for its impressive Gothic architecture, richly decorated interior, and treasured collection of Flemish artworks.
Named after Saint John Nepomuk, this picturesque stone bridge offers a postcard-perfect view of the historic Bruges canals, where weeping willows gently brush against the mirror-like water.
The Church of Our Lady is a magnificent Gothic church in Bruges, famous for its soaring brick tower and Michelangelo’s exquisite marble sculpture of the Madonna and Child.

Bruges Scavenger Hunt and Self Guided Tour

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Your own guide to Bruges on your phone: hand-picked places, each with why to go, what to order and a practical tip.

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What to expect from the Bruges scavenger hunt

The Bruges scavenger hunt is a self-guided city game you play on your phone: you walk through the medieval centre, solve a riddle at each landmark by looking closely at what is in front of you, and unlock the stories behind it. The game fills about 2 hours, yet the stops are so close that walking takes only 24 minutes over 2 km and 10 stops, which leaves most of the time for looking, solving and the odd chocolate; the first riddle opens when you choose.

Highlights include the Belfry above the Markt, Saint Salvator's Cathedral, the Church of Our Lady with its brick tower and the Bonifacius Bridge, plus the canal view from the Rozenhoedkaai, the Burg with its Gothic City Hall and the Choco-Story chocolate museum. Bruges is small and flat, and canals and bridges are never far away, so the short walk leaves plenty of time to look around.

  • Durationabout 2 hours
  • Walkingabout 24 min · 2 km
  • Stops10
  • LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Chinese

Canals, towers and riddles in medieval Bruges

Every answer is on a wall or a bridge

At each stop one riddle waits, and the clue is somewhere in the scene: a saint on a bridge, a coat of arms on a merchants' house, a date on a tower. Look carefully, think it through, and you have it, with no history homework required.

Merchants, counts and a relic

Solve the riddle and the stop unlocks its stories: the wealthy traders who met in the Poortersloge, the counts of Flanders who built their castle on the Burg, the relic said to hold drops of Christ's blood, the legend of the Prague priest whose statue guards the Nepomucenus Bridge. The audio narration can tell it all while you watch the boats go by.

Only 2 km in all

Google Maps takes you from stop to stop: 24 minutes of walking all together, along the canals from Jan van Eyckplein via the Markt to the Rozenhoedkaai and the Burg. Bruges is flat, but expect cobblestones nearly everywhere.

Waffles welcome

The game has no clock, so a waffle, a Belgian beer or a long look at the view from the Rozenhoedkaai fits in whenever you like. Carry on later or tomorrow, and change the order in the app if your hotel is closer to the Burg than to Jan van Eyckplein.

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How it works

  1. Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
  2. Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
  3. Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.

Who should play the Bruges hunt

A day trip to Bruges

Many visitors have only a day, and the Belfry, the two great churches, the canal views and the Burg all lie along 2 km of streets and quays. The riddles turn the walk into more than a series of photo stops.

Young detectives

Bruges rewards small, sharp eyes: swans on the canals, a saint standing on a bridge, a bridge that looks medieval but is little more than a century old, a tower that rises above every roof. An adult must play in each team, and the route ends at a chocolate museum, which tends to help.

Away days and club trips

Teams of up to 5, each player with the game on their own phone, can set off from Jan van Eyckplein together and compare scores at Choco-Story. The streets and squares are public, so all you organise is one ticket per person.

Good to know

  • Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
  • No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
  • Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
  • Teams of up to 5 work best; bigger groups split into several teams, one ticket per player.
  • Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.

The route: from Jan van Eyckplein past the Belfry and the canals to the Burg

10 stops · about 24 min walking · start: Jan van Eyckplein · finish: Choco-Story Chocolate Museum

The hunt starts on Jan van Eyckplein, the old merchants' square at the end of the Spiegelrei canal, and passes the Municipal Theatre on the way to the Belfry on the Markt. From there you walk to Saint Salvator's Cathedral and the Church of Our Lady, cross the Bonifacius and Nepomucenus bridges to the Rozenhoedkaai, continue to the Burg and finish at the Choco-Story chocolate museum. Every riddle is answered from the street, the quay or the bridge, so no entry ticket comes into play, and if you would rather start at the Burg or elsewhere, the app lets you begin there and reorder the stops.

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  1. Jan van Eyckplein

    1Jan van EyckpleinStart

    This square at the end of the Spiegelrei canal was a busy trading spot in medieval Bruges. On one side stands the Poortersloge, built in the late 14th and early 15th centuries as a meeting house for wealthy merchants, and close by is the Tolhuis, the former customs house from 1477.

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  2. Municipal Theatre (Stadsschouwburg)

    2Municipal Theatre (Stadsschouwburg)

    The Stadsschouwburg on the Vlamingstraat opened in 1869 and is still the city's main theatre. Its neo-Renaissance facade is decorated with columns and statues, and inside is a richly decorated foyer and horseshoe-shaped auditorium in nineteenth-century style.

  3. Belfry of Bruges

    3Belfry of Bruges

    The Belfry rises 83 metres above the Markt; it was begun around 1240, and its octagonal top stage was added in 1483–1487. A steep staircase of 366 steps leads up to a carillon of 47 bells, and the tower is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  4. Saint Salvator's Cathedral

    4Saint Salvator's Cathedral

    Work on the present church of Saint Salvator began in 1250, and in 1834 it became the cathedral of Bruges, replacing the destroyed Saint Donatian's Cathedral. Its fortress-like neo-Romanesque west tower is 99 metres high, and its base dates from the 12th century.

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  5. Church of Our Lady

    5Church of Our Lady

    The brick tower of the Church of Our Lady is 115.6 metres high, still the tallest structure in Bruges and one of the tallest brick church towers in the world. Inside are Michelangelo's Madonna and Child, given to the church in 1514 by the Bruges merchant family Mouscron, and the tombs of Charles the Bold and Mary of Burgundy.

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  6. Bonifacius Bridge

    6Bonifacius Bridge

    This small arched bridge over the canal looks medieval, but it was only built in 1910 and is one of the youngest bridges in Bruges. From it you look along the water to the Gruuthuse Palace and the tower of the Church of Our Lady.

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  7. Nepomucenus Bridge (Sint-Jan Nepomucenusbrug)

    7Nepomucenus Bridge (Sint-Jan Nepomucenusbrug)

    This bridge over the Dijver canal carries an 18th-century statue of Saint John of Nepomuk, the patron saint of bridges. According to legend, the Prague priest was thrown into the Vltava in 1393 for refusing to reveal the queen's confession, which is why his statue watches over so many bridges in Europe.

  8. Rozenhoedkaai (Rosary Quay)

    8Rozenhoedkaai (Rosary Quay)

    The Rozenhoedkaai lies where the Dijver and Groenerei canals meet and offers one of the best-known views in Bruges, with the Belfry rising above the old houses. Its name is said to recall the rosaries that were once sold here.

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  9. Burg Square

    9Burg Square

    The Burg is where the counts of Flanders built their castle, and it was the seat of power in medieval Bruges. On the square stand the Gothic City Hall, begun in 1376 and one of the oldest town halls in the Low Countries, and the Basilica of the Holy Blood, which keeps a relic said to contain drops of Christ's blood.

    Read the full story →

  10. Choco-Story Chocolate Museum

    10Choco-Story Chocolate MuseumFinish

    Choco-Story is a museum about the history of chocolate, from the cocoa drinks of the Maya and Aztecs to the Belgian praline. Belgium's chocolate fame owes much to the praline, created in Brussels by Jean Neuhaus in 1912, and Bruges has many chocolate shops along its streets.

446 reviews for Bruges Scavenger Hunt and Self Guided Tour

  1. manettasalex (verified owner) –

    Leuke ervaring, lengte tocht was goed en vragen waren boeiend

  2. manettasalex (verified owner) –

    Activité divertissante. Découverte de la ville de manière ludique.

  3. manettasalex (verified owner) –

    This was so much fun to do as you can stop and start whenever you want.

  4. GYG traveler (verified owner) –

    Really good! Fun and got to see the great parts of the city.

  5. manettasalex (verified owner) –

    These tours are always a great way to see the highlights of a city on a budget, whilst making you pay attention to the details on the way.

  6. Rated 4 out of 5

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    United Kingdom –

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    These tours are always a great way to see the highlights of a city on a budget, whilst making you pay attention to the details on the way.

  10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Canada –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Really good! Fun and got to see the great parts of the city.

  11. Rated 5 out of 5

    France –

    Collected on GetYourGuide

    Activité divertissante. Découverte de la ville de manière ludique.

  12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Australia –

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    This was so much fun to do as you can stop and start whenever you want.

  13. Rated 5 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Leuke ervaring, lengte tocht was goed en vragen waren boeiend

  14. Rated 5 out of 5

    Germany –

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    sehr gut 🙂

  15. Rated 4 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Die Rätsel waren nett, es wären mehr historische Informationen interessant gewesen. Leider gibt es kein Audio dazu.

  16. Rated 5 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Gut

  17. Rated 4 out of 5

    Germany –

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    War okay

  18. Rated 4 out of 5

    France –

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    Nous avons visité Bruges. Activité ludique, facile, à faire à son rythme. Accessible même aux personne non habituées à marcher car tous les sites sont proches. Nous avons apprécié cette visite de Bruges et recommandons cette activité

  19. Rated 4 out of 5

    France –

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    Simple mais très sympathique et instructif, ludique

  20. Rated 4 out of 5

    Belgium –

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    Zo ontdek je de stad op een leuke manier op je eigen tempo. Echt een aanrader! De vragen zijn niet al te moeilijk, zodat het geschikt is voor elke leeftijd. Het was een beetje ingewikkeld op de app om te starten met de activiteit.

  21. Rated 5 out of 5

    Brazil –

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    A praticidade.

  22. Rated 4 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Het is een interessante puzzeltocht met leuke weetjes over de stad, door de ligging van de punten zie je al lopend veel van de stad.

  23. Rated 5 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Super nice, brought us to all major highlights of the city in 2 h. Fun and lots of easy served history.

  24. Rated 5 out of 5

    France –

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    Aucun intérêt d’acheter 1 place par personne…

  25. Rated 4 out of 5

    France –

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    Vraiment pas mal pour avoir un peu de contexte et d’histoire sur les endroits les plus importants de la ville.

  26. Rated 5 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Aanrader! Soms wel wat onduidelijk in welke volgorde je bijv. een antwoord moet invoeren.

  27. Rated 4 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Uns hat diese Art der Stadtführung gut gefallen. Man kam in viele Winkel der Stadt, die man alleine vielleicht nicht gefunden hätte. Die Rätsel lockerten etwas auf sodass es nicht die übliche „trockene“ Führung war. Lediglich der Start war holprig bis alles heruntergeladen war. Gerne wieder

  28. Rated 5 out of 5

    Costa Rica –

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    Exc el tour te lleva a conocer a pie o como quieras lo mejor de Brujas

  29. Rated 4 out of 5

    Denmark –

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  30. Rated 3 out of 5

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  31. Rated 3 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Leuk, maar werd aangeboden voor 7,50 en bleek toen 13.- te zijn. Verhouding niet helemaal oké.

  32. Rated 4 out of 5

    Germany –

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  33. Rated 5 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Bijna alle higlights van de stad gezien op een interactieve manier..

  34. Rated 5 out of 5

    Portugal –

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  35. Rated 5 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Het mocht wel iets langer duren

  36. Rated 5 out of 5

    Italy –

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  37. Rated 5 out of 5

    United Kingdom –

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    We have fun doing this tour, and a great way to get to know Bruges and some of the key highlights. Kept the kids engaged as well which was perfect! Also good we could stop and pause as we went meaning we could take in some of the sites and explore the areas we wanted as we went along. Would recommend!

  38. Rated 4 out of 5

    Austria –

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  39. Rated 5 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Tolle Tour, individuell gestaltbar, kein Zeitdruck, Unterbrechung möglich

  40. Rated 4 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Schöne Möglichkeit unkompliziert interessante, sehenswerte Spots in einer unbekannten Stadt zu entdecken und Wissenswertes zu erfahren. Kann jederzeit unterbrochen und an einem anderen Tag fortgeführt werden. Lediglich die Verknüpfung zu Google Maps war hakelig (ging jedes Mal in den AppStore statt zur App) und würde anders mehr Spaß machen.

  41. Rated 4 out of 5

    Germany –

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    Insgesamt war das gut

  42. Rated 5 out of 5

    Liesa– Germany –

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    Kinder ab 7 können schon richtig mitmachen. Wir konnten Brügge so gut und entspannt in unserem Tempo entdecken. Gerne wieder.

  43. Rated 5 out of 5

    Finland –

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  44. Rated 5 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Het was een hele leuke activiteit. Je komt langs allerlei leuke plekken in Brugge en je kan zelf pauze nemen als je wil. Wij hebben tussendoor steeds lekker ergens wat gegeten of gedronken en we zijn langs verschillende musea en brouwerijen gegaan. Zo hadden we een (deels zelf ingevulde) dag in Brugge. Echt super!

  45. Rated 5 out of 5

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  46. Rated 4 out of 5

    Netherlands –

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    Leuke wandeling. Wij deden m ‘s avonds, helaas zijn sommige plekken dan niet of niet goed te bereiken waardoor niet alles te zien is en sommige vragen niet opgelost kunnen worden. Ook denken we dat het niet per se meerwaarde heeft om per persoon een kaartje te kopen, als je toch met elkaar (dus zonder teams) de vragen gaat beantwoorden. Maar al met al hebben wij een hele leuke en ook mooie wandeling gemaakt en zijn de vragen van een leuk niveau

  47. Rated 4 out of 5

    Bulgaria –

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    It’s not special but it’s quite good value for money. Engaging and leading. It’s convenient as you go at your own pace.

  48. Rated 5 out of 5

    Canada –

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    Excellente façon de visiter une ville à pied et de connaître les principaux points d’intérêt sans être contraint par un horaire serré. On peut interrompre à tout moment pour s’attarder un peu plus et repartir plus tard. La chasse au trésor ajoute un petit piquant également! Nous allons le refaire dans d’autres villes assurément!

  49. Rated 2 out of 5

    Spain –

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  50. Rated 5 out of 5

    Lydia– Germany –

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    Die Tour hat uns Spaß gemacht und war auch mit Kindern nicht zu schwer.

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Frequently asked questions

How much of a day in Bruges does the hunt take?

Give the Bruges scavenger hunt about 2 hours of your day. The 10 stops are only 2 km apart in total, with 24 minutes of walking, so most of the time goes on riddles, canal views and perhaps a waffle. Break off whenever you need, and the game waits where you left it.

Does the Bruges hunt really end at a chocolate museum?

It does: the first riddle is on Jan van Eyckplein, the old merchants' square at the end of the Spiegelrei canal, and the last one outside Choco-Story, the museum devoted to the history of chocolate. If you are staying near the Markt or the Burg, the app can start you there and send you round in another order.

Will a guide walk with us in Bruges, or is there a timetable?

Neither one. Once your booking reference arrives by email, you type it into the World City Trail app and the game is yours to start on any day, at any hour. Each player needs a ticket, and the riddles show up on every player's own phone.

Do we need to pay to enter the Belfry, the churches or Choco-Story?

The game itself costs nothing extra. All ten riddles are solved outdoors, from façades, bridges, quays and squares. Climbing the 366 steps of the Belfry, seeing Michelangelo's Madonna and Child in the Church of Our Lady, visiting the Basilica of the Holy Blood or going inside Choco-Story are separate visits with their own tickets.

What will children find to look for in Bruges?

Plenty, as long as an adult is playing too: the statue of Saint John of Nepomuk watching over his bridge, the swans gliding along the canals, the Belfry rising above the Markt, and a chocolate museum to finish. Wheelchairs are out on this route, and on the cobbles a pushchair rattles more than it rolls.

What languages does the Bruges game speak?

Besides English, the Bruges game is available in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Chinese; each player picks a language in the World City Trail app before the first riddle on Jan van Eyckplein.

Is the Bruges hunt suited to a team outing?

Easily, and the chocolate museum at the finish tends to win everyone over. Book one ticket per person, form teams of five or fewer and let them leave Jan van Eyckplein a few minutes apart; the finish at Choco-Story makes a natural meeting point. No room to book, and no fixed starting time to agree on.

Any tips on what to bring to Bruges?

A phone with a full battery and mobile data for every team, a power bank as a backup, and shoes with soft soles for the cobbles. Bruges weather changes quickly, so pack a rain jacket, and bring earphones for the narration on the busy Markt.

The first riddle is on Jan van Eyckplein

Order a ticket for each player online and the booking reference comes to your inbox. Then choose your day, walk to the merchants' square at the end of the Spiegelrei and open the first riddle with the canal in front of you.

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