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Edinburgh: Ghost Hunt City Exploration Game

4.3 / 5

37 reviews

Activity provider: Questo App
Other experience

Edinburgh: Ghost Hunt City Exploration Game

Activity provider: Questo App

From US$ 7.47 per person

Embark on a spine-tingling mobile game quest around Edinburgh solving clues to learn about the city’s darker history and discover some of the city’s most haunted places. Gear up for some Halloween fun as part of a special event on October 30.

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Duration 1 hour
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Experience

Highlights
  • Explore Edinburgh's most haunted places through a mobile game quest
  • Learn about the Scottish Witch Hunts and the Burke and Hare murders
  • Discover the many sites where public executions were held
  • Visit the hall containing a book made of William Burke’s flesh
  • Experience the perfect mix of a tour, outdoor escape game, and treasure hunt
Full description

Be led on an exciting self-guided tour around Edinburgh while playing a mobile-based quest with your friends and family. See many of Edinburgh’s most famous attractions and go on a journey through some of the city’s most haunted places. Download the app, go to the starting point, and begin the adventure. Follow clues and visit ghostly locations including Greyfriars Kirkyard, the site of the Nor’ Loch and West Bow, and sites where public executions were held. Unlock secrets about the places you visit as you solve puzzles and guess the answers. Learn about the Scottish Witch Hunts and the Burke and Hare murders and view the hall containing a book made of William Burke’s flesh. Use the clues to lead you from one site to another. Each clue provides you with exact directions so you won't need a map, GPS, or guide. Complete the tour in about 1.5 hours, however, there’s no time limit, allowing you to go at your own pace. Play as a group or split into smaller groups/teams and compete against the others. Each person can also play on their own, separate from the group, and meet the group at the end of the tour. Take part in a special Halloween event on October 30 featuring live actors. Wear your best costume to win a contest with prizes such as a $1000 GetYourGuide gift card, a (real) coffin, and much more.

Includes
  • A city exploration game available on your phone (Questo app)
  • 24/7 online customer support
  • A tour guide.
  • Entry tickets to attractions.
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Unlock your city game in the Questo app using this link: [https://questoapp.com/unlock](https://questoapp.com/unlock). Download the Questo app using this link (it’s free): [onelink.to/questo](http://onelink.to/questo). Head to the starting point and enjoy your city game.

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Important information

What to bring

  • Charged Smartphone

Not allowed

  • Unaccompanied minors
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 37 reviews

Review summary

  • Value for money
    4.5/5

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Unusual tour of Edinburgh from an original angle. It allows you to visit the city in a pleasant way. Small flat, at one point, you have to enter the courtyard of the castle and we could not access it at the end of the day because of the Tattoo, some problems with left / right indication also but which are not annoying, we manage to find his way anyway.

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August 17, 2022

A fun tour which gives a lot of interesting insights into the vast history Edinburgh has to offer! The puzzles are relatively clever and it feels great to solve them on your own (but don’t feel bad if you have to use one or two of the hints). You should definitely play it at night to give it the extra kick and by that you also avoid the crowds a little more.

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May 19, 2022

I’m not sure if it timed out or there was a glitch, but we didn’t get to complete the quest. It asked if we wanted to take a selfie of our team doing the quest, and we did, then it took us back to the home page and we would have had to start again. The clues were good though with lots of brain teasers! Maybe we’ll try it again another time.

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October 27, 2021

Product ID: 395253