From a floral clock to a Genoese bandstand: inside the Santa Cruz hunt
The Tenerife scavenger hunt is a self-guided city game you play on your phone: you walk from landmark to landmark, solve a riddle at each one by looking closely at what is in front of you, and unlock the stories and local legends behind it. Between the floral clock and the bandstand you walk 3.5 km and some 48 minutes in all across 10 stops, so most of the roughly 3 hours is yours for riddles, stories and Atlantic light, beginning whenever you open the game.
Highlights include Parque García Sanabria, the Plaza de los Patos with its copy of a Seville fountain, Plaza Weyler, Teatro Guimerá, the African Market and Candelaria Square. Santa Cruz is a port city with a compact historic centre, and the route moves through squares, churches and a 19th-century theatre in one walk.
- Durationabout 3 hours
- Walkingabout 48 min · 3.5 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
Riddles in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, from the park to the harbour squares
Frogs, marble and a floral clock
At every stop one riddle hides in what you see: the flower beds of a Swiss-made clock in the park, the frogs of a fountain copied from Seville, the white marble obelisk on Plaza de la Candelaria. A sharp eye and a little deduction get you there, and no knowledge of Canarian history is expected.
Guanches, generals and conquerors
Each answer opens the stories behind the stone: the four Guanche figures at the foot of the Triunfo de la Candelaria, General Weyler and his Genoese fountain, the Cross of the Conquest that came ashore with Fernández de Lugo in 1494, and the castle walls that survive in a tunnel under Plaza de España. With the audio narration on, you can keep your eyes on the obelisk while the tale is told.
3.5 km down towards the sea
About 48 minutes of walking lead you from Parque García Sanabria past the Plaza de los Patos and Plaza Weyler, through the market quarter to the church of La Concepción, out to the waterfront at Plaza de España and back into the shady squares. Google Maps guides each leg through the grid of the old centre.
A café con leche under the laurels
Nothing is timed, so stop for a coffee on a terrace or a browse among the market stalls whenever the mood takes you. The game holds your place, whether you resume after an hour in the shade of Plaza del Príncipe or on another day of your holiday.
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How it works
- Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Cruise passengers, island holidaymakers and families in Santa Cruz
A port day in Santa Cruz
Cruise ships berth a short walk from Plaza de España, and in about 3 hours the hunt shows you the capital's park, theatre, market, churches and squares. Since the app can begin at any stop, you can start near the harbour and finish wherever suits your return to the ship.
A beach break with a city day in it
Staying in the south of the island or in Puerto de la Cruz? A day in the capital makes a change from the sand, and the riddles give it a shape: ten squares, buildings and monuments, each with a puzzle and a story.
Families who like fountains
Children enjoy the floral clock, the frog fountain on the Plaza de los Patos and the marble Guanches guarding the obelisk, and an adult plays in every team. Teams of up to 5 can play together, each player on their own phone, and the shady squares make easy rest stops.
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.
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