Most city trips follow the same pattern: tick off the famous sights, queue, take a photo, move on. A City Quest flips that around. Instead of a list, you get a mission: a route through a neighbourhood with riddles to solve, details to spot and photo challenges to complete. At the end, the answers unlock a final code.
How a Pack & Quest City Quest works
- Download and print (or open it on your phone). Each quest is a digital download with a map, a story and 8–12 stops.
- Start at the first stop. Each stop has a clue that you can only answer there: a date on a façade, the number of bridges you can see, the animal above a doorway.
- Collect letters or numbers. Every answer gives you a piece of the final code.
- Crack the final code at the end of the route to “complete” the quest, with a bonus challenge for the overachievers.
A typical quest takes 2–3 hours at a relaxed pace, is fully self-guided and works without data. Routes are built along free-to-see streets and squares, so you can do them any time.
Who it’s for
- Families: kids who are bored by “another church” suddenly race to find the next clue.
- Friends and couples: play in teams and race each other.
- Repeat visitors: the details you’d normally walk past become the main event.
Make your own mini quest
You can try the idea yourself on your next trip:
- Pick 5 spots within walking distance, for example from our best things to do in Amsterdam list.
- At each one, write a question that can only be answered on the spot (“What year is on the gable?”).
- Turn the answers into a code: the last digit of each year makes a 5-digit “lock” for the treat at the end.
Try a free printable first
Want to try one first? Sign up for our free city map + 48-hour checklist (the form is below), or have a look at the full City Quests.