Canada · SCAVENGER HUNTS & ESCAPE GAMES
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Canadian seasons are short and the good scavenger hunts & escape games tours fill up inside them. Here are the 15 best, with current prices and what makes each different, so you can book before the window shuts.
Montreal scavenger hunt and city highlights walk with an app, clues, and photo tasks around Old Montreal. About 2 hours.
“It was just OK. I purchased to give my older teens something to so but they thought it was boring. I thought it was informational but not interested in the side quests. To be fair it was 85 degrees and we all wanted to seek shade.”
Do a self-guided street art mystery game in Ottawa, using the Questo app to follow clues from mural to mural at your pace.
“I'd say this activity is best done by bicycle or scooter, unless you want a very long walk. The estimated time given is definitely for bicycle or scooter, not for walking time. We walked it, and it took about four hours. Lovely way to explore some neighborhoods we would not otherwise have seen as tourists, and the murals are amazing!”
Self-guided Victoria scavenger hunt with app clues, points, and photo tasks at top landmarks. Explore at your pace in about 2 hours.
“The whole thing was awesome! We found places to enjoy that we never would have found otherwise! And now know more places to visit in future.”
A self-guided scavenger hunt in Yaletown that mixes puzzles, lockboxes, and code games, with sightseeing and flexible pacing.
“What a waste of time! We were so excited to do this. Loaded the app. Got to the starting point. Solved the first clue. Got to the lockbox for the second clue. Got the lockbox open, only to find that it was empty. They said that if we couldn’t find what we needed, to ask the person behind the counter. He had nothing for us. What a bust. Well advertised. Badly executed.”
Self-paced Quebec City scavenger hunt with map hints, questions, and photo tasks. Walk 6 sights in about 2 hours, in English.
“This was a fun, engaging tour. We let the kids be our guides and navigate us around the old city. We got a bit of history mixed with modern information and the game was interesting and kept us engaged. We saw things we otherwise would have missed or didn't even know about which was wonderful. I think the game can be further expanded to include the Citadel and Plains of Abraham. It wasn't too much walking and kept the kids (13, 13 and 10) engaged. Highly recommend!”
Explore Vancouver with Foxtrail Compass, a self-guided 3-hour scavenger hunt with puzzles, codes, and AR, starting in Yaletown.
“If you are looking for something to do in a sunny afternoon (or morning), I highly recommend Foxtrail! I’ve been living in Vancouver for more than 20 years and I enjoyed discovering the city with this activity in COMPASS trail. It was fun, creative, a great combination of physical clues, puzzles and AR in the app. It is suitable for the whole family.”
An offline, private riddle walk through Old Quebec, from Tourny Fountain to Place Royale. Solve phone challenges in about 90 minutes.
“This was my favorite thing we did in Quebec City. I love architecture and sight-seeing, my husband loves history, and we both love solving riddles and puzzles. This was the PERFECT was for us to see the city and this game took us to locations we might not have seen otherwise!”
Solve 14 clue challenges on a self-guided Vancouver walk through Gastown, Art Deco, waterfront landmarks, and steam clock, offline on your phone.
“We enjoyed the stories associated with each of the landmarks and the encouragement to look more closely at the architecture. The clues were fun (some pretty challenging). At the price, it's hard to go wrong”
Self-guided Kingston walk with 34 smartphone challenges along a 2.8 km waterfront route. Start anytime, 2 hours, English or French.
“Very good tour. Good history lesson. Finding parking can be hard. We ended up parking on the street. A little difficult to start it but we did figure it out.”
Walk Ottawa’s Rockcliffe with a phone mystery game, solving clue stops at ambassador residences for $7.20 and no ticket hassles.
“While this tour says it ends at 11pm, we started at 8pm, as the sun was setting. Rockcliffe doesn't have many street lights. We found it very hard to find the clues in the dark. Plus walking through a park in the dark with a broken limestone path would be dangerous for older folks. This tour would be a lot more fun to do during the daylight. To the tour operators, please change the hours that it ends at like 8pm.”
Play a self-guided audio scavenger hunt through Old Quebec, hitting Place Royale, Terrasse Dufferin, and more, start anytime 24/7.
“Once we got the hang of the app, it was super fun! Would do this again in other cities. A fun way to see some fun sights!”
Explore Old Montreal with a self-guided phone scavenger hunt, 30+ challenges, a 2-hour walk, and landmark stops from Place Royale to Notre-Dame.
“The registration process was a bit tedious because you have to sync your viator purchase with the scavenger hunt website. But once we started it was fantastic! It took us to many places we would have just walked by and missed the back story of we did not have this guide. All in all we walked 7 miles and leisurely took our time throughout the day by stopping at shops and cafes interspersed between our challenges. I gave it 4 stars because some of the clues were not exactly accurate which sent us on a wild goose hunt a few times. (Wrong st name “st Pierre” or confusing direction “east,…”
Explore Vancouver Gastown with a phone-led scavenger hunt. Solve riddles, do photo challenges, and learn landmarks at your pace.
“A great way to explore Vancouver if you have never been there. Will definitely try again in different cities on future trips!😊”
Explore Calgary on a $12.31 app scavenger hunt, solving trivia and photo challenges at downtown landmarks like Stephen Avenue and The Bow.
“It was fun and easy to walk to. The start and finish points are close to each other which meant we had to walk back. If it was intentional, ok, I don’t understand the intention though. We didn’t know it’s a timed tour. We mad it without paying for extra time. I thought I could have a coffee in between, good we didn’t. With a kid it needs more time or a different line up.”
A phone-guided scavenger hunt through Old Toronto, with photo challenges and team roles. See Berczy Park, Market, Hockey Hall, Union.
“We have never been able to enter our ticket in the app. We spent 25 minutes on the phone with the customer service. They didn’t help. We couldn’t get a refund. In total we lost 12$ and 1 hour of our time.”
