Madrid Historical Self-Guided Walking City Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Madrid, Spain

2 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)

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

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Centro de Turismo Sol
Prta del Sol, 5, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain
→ Book 1 ticket for each participant → You get one game code per booking by text or Viator message → Download the Explorial App from explorial.com or your app store → Open the app and enter provided game code (6 digits) → All particpants join the game with same game code

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours

04/23/2022 - 10/06/2027
Monday - Sunday : 6:00 AM - 11:30 PM

What To Expect

Plaza Mayor

El Oso y el Madrono

Plaza de Oriente

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
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
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.8

based on 9 reviews

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Nice, interesting,...

Tony_D, Aug 2025

Nice, interesting, relaxing way to learn about Madrid! The tasks are a wonderful way to stay engaged and great for kids to be involved.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon in other cities.

Overall it was ok. Would...

MaryLou_F, Oct 2023

Overall it was ok. Would have liked to have had more sites to visit with more historical information.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you so much for your review! Feedback is always something we highly appreciate so we can keep improving our player experience. We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!

Great as Birthday present

Nina_M, Aug 2023

My boyfriend is very interested in history, so I gifted him this trail for his birthday and he absolutley loved it. So we decided to do the other one in Madrid too.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!

A different and very interesting tour!

Beatriz_P, Aug 2023

We played during the afternoon, it was a very fun experience. We passed by several places of interest and others less known. We learned about the history of each of the places while having fun answering the challenges. A different and very interesting tour!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!

Will do again

Mirella_B, Jul 2023

We also did the other Explorial in Madrid and were great fans of the app! Interesting, fun and playful! We'll do it again in other cities as well

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!

Great experience, funny and ideal to Walk and Discover the main historical sights of this beautiful city.

Peter_A, Jul 2023

Great experience, funny and ideal to Walk and Discover the main historical sights of this beautiful city.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much for such a fantastic review! We hope to see you playing Explorial again soon!

Ein tolles Erlebnis!

Michaela_S, Apr 2025

Die Schnitzeljagd hat extrem viel Spaß gemacht! Man hat viele neue Sachen gesehen, sehr informativ, aber auch nicht zu lange! Der Schwierigkeitsgrad der Rätsel ist sehr gut gewählt! Wirklich empfehlenswert!!!

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Vielen Dank für das tolle Feedback! Hoffentlich bis bald wieder einmal in einer anderen Stadt! Liebe Grüße vom gesamten Explorial-Team 😊

Auch diese Tour rund um...

Caroline_A, Jul 2023

Auch diese Tour rund um die Plaza Maya war super! Nachdem wir gestern schon die andere Tour mit Explorial durch Madrid gemacht haben wurden wir auch heute nicht enttäuscht, super unterhaltsam. Allerdings muss der Akku des Handys gut aufgeladen sein, es braucht ziemlich viel Akku leider. Sonst aber top!

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much once again for your input! We are always happy to know about your experience and thinking of ways on how to improve it for our players. We hope to see you with Explorial again soon!

Muy recomendable!

Pr_L, Jul 2023

Una amiga nos recomendó esta visita autoguiada y hemos quedado impresionados de lo estupenda que es. Lo hemos pasado genial tomando fotos juntos, saboreando unos ricos chocolate con churros, recorriendo las hermosas calles de Madrid y aprendiendo un poco más sobre esta gran ciudad. Sin duda lo recomendamos, es una forma muy original y divertida de conocer la ciudad a nuestro propio ritmo.