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Inverness Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

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Inverness Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Inverness Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Inverness is the Highland capital — a city with a castle, a character, and considerably more history than its modest size suggests.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Inverness on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

Track down Inverness Castle, the Inverness Town House, and Gellions Bar — history, civic pride, and a pub that's been standing since the 1700s
Start when you arrive and walk the city at your own pace
Great for couples, families, and groups of all sizes

Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app.

Around 2 hours - any group size.

No kilt required, but the Highland welcome is genuine.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–30
Guide: Norwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek, Cantonese, English, Italian, French, Hungarian, Spanish, Czech, Ukrainian, Japanese, Polish, Danish, Romanian, Dutch, Turkish
Operated by: Explorial

Ages: Children (0–9 years) · Adults (10–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Learn about town stories, history, and local legends
Included: Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want
Included: Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore required (iOS and Android supported)
Included: Points and scoring system — compete with your group
Included: Self-guided city tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks
Included: Clear hints and map guidance — so you never get stuck or lost

Not included

Not included: A Smartphone is required and not provided. Fully charged with active data connection (internet)
Not included: No live guide: The tour is 100% self-guided – no one will be meeting you at the starting point
Not included: This is not an audio guide

Itinerary

Starting at 18 Academy St, Inverness IV1 1JN, UK, open the Explorial app and enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The riddles take you through a city that has been the gateway to the Highlands for over a thousand years. Your first landmark is Inverness Castle, a striking 19th-century red sandstone building perched above the River Ness on the site of a much older fortress — now offering some of the finest views over the city and hills beyond. From there the app guides you to the Inverness Town House, the Victorian Gothic civic building where a Cabinet meeting was famously held by Lloyd George in 1921 — the first and only Cabinet meeting ever held outside London or Edinburgh. The route concludes at Gellions Bar, one of the oldest pubs in Inverness, a traditional Highland howff where locals and travellers have been sharing stories since the early 19th century. Around 2 hours on foot. The Ness riverbank is a pleasant extension if you want to keep going after the game ends.

Stop 1
The Inverness Castle Experience
Gellions

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.

*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.

*** Download the Explorial app for free.

*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.

End point

Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want.

*** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message.

*** Download the Explorial app for free.

*** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.

Using your ticket

*** Thank you for choosing EXPLORIAL. Next steps:

*** 1. DOWNLOAD THE APP ***

Before starting, download the Explorial app from your app store, or from: https://s.explorial.com/T3SE3

(copy url in your internet browser)

*** 2. GET YOUR GAME CODE ***

Your game code is sent by text message to the phone number from your booking. Additionally:

Viator: under your booking -> "Help & support" -> "Message activity provider"
Tripadvisor: under your booking -> "Contact Tour Operator"

*** NO CODE after 3 minutes? Look it up at: https://support.explorial.com/

(copy url in your internet browser)

*** 3. HOW TO START ***

Go to the meeting/start point and open the app
Tap "Enter code", type your game code, tap "Join game"
Confirm you're at the start, or tap the map for directions
Tap "Create team" and name it (required even if playing solo)
Or tap "Join team" if a teammate already created one
Enter your player name

*** IMPORTANT: Don't press "Start game" until all players have joined the team in the app

*** GOOD TO KNOW ***

Language: each player picks their own at game start (from the advertised languages)
Date & time: start whenever you like, regardless of your booking
Pause anytime and continue later — even the next day

*** SCORE & RANKING ***

Finish the tour and all tasks in the app to see your score and full statistics.

*** REMEMBER ***

This is not an audio tour. It's fully self-guided — no guide will meet or wait for you.

***

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking