Paris Le Marais Self-Guided Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
Royal squares, medieval mansions and revolutionary ghosts — the Marais packs more Paris per metre than anywhere else.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Paris on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Stand where the Bastille fell on the Place de la Bastille
• Find the Hôtel de Sens, a medieval palace with a cannonball in its wall
• Breathe in the perfect symmetry of the Place des Vosges
Around 2 hours, any group size, available in English, French, and Italian.
Liberté, égalité, victoire.
Additional Info
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
What To Expect
Starting at Place du Châtelet by the Seine, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and follow the river toward the Marais. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. The route builds to the Place de la Bastille, where the fortress-prison fell in 1789 and the July Column now glitters. Riddles sift revolution from legend. At the Hôtel de Sens, one of Paris's last medieval mansions, trivia finds turrets, a formidable archbishop and a cannonball from 1830 still lodged in the facade. Then the Place des Vosges opens its pink-brick arcades — the oldest planned square in Paris, once home to Victor Hugo and countless duels. Around two hours through the city's most storied quarter. The leaderboard delivers the final verdict — appeal denied.
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Paris Le Marais Self-Guided Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
What‘s Included
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
18 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Turned sightseeing into a game (and I loved it)
486nikp,Jun 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved this Paris tour app! Solving riddles at each stop made us actually notice details we'd normally walk past, and the points system was oddly addictive. We discovered hidden corners of the city and learned real history along the way. Fun, clever, and so much better than a standard walking tour. Highly recommend!
Fun w/ kids
Hilla M,May 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Had a fun time discovering the neighborhood with my 9 year old daughter who enjoyed leading the way and answering the questions. We learned a lot about French history in a fun, interactive way.
Business event
Miley H,Oct 2, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00The guided trail was the perfect addition to our conference's social agenda. Participants had a great time competing in teams and learn about the district
Different Tour Experience
Sunny T,Sep 20, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00The city is lovely to discover, there is a lot to see and it didn't take us too long to be able to walk around and see some nice parts of the city. Absolutely a different experience from your normal tour but the app makes it easy to use. Great fun with friends.
An amazing and fun tour around Paris!
Beatrizpereira2001,Mar 22, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a great experience, as someone traveling to Paris for the first time, I felt like I visited all of the most important landmarks, got to see another amazing place, and had so much fun doing so. This tour is a great experience and a really affordable one.
Magnifique and entertaining scavenger hunt!
Tiago L,Mar 12, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Very entertaining outdoor activity. We all had fun. The app was very easy to use and with fun questions to solve.
Highly recommend
Maya E,Mar 10, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00My friends and I had such a great time playing this scavenger hunt tour in Lille, so we decided to give it a go in Paris. We were not disappointed! The clues led us to some off-the-beaten-path locations that we never would have found otherwise.
The best way to get to know Paris
Rita C,Feb 13, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Definitely a great way to discover the history of Paris! I did both trails available in Paris, and they did not dissapointed!
Really good app and great self guided tour
2022rppinto,Jan 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing Self-Guided tout if you want to discover the city on your own and without the pressure of a normal guided tour. The app is really good
Love this App!
Wilson W,Jul 22, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00We tried this app days ago in Barcelona, and we became fans. So we obviously had to try it in Paris, and it was great.
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