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Highlights
- Discover Le Marais in Paris with a flexible route that allows you to start whenever you like, take breaks as needed, and tailor the experience entirely to your pace.
- Start your adventure at Place du Chatelet by opening the Explorial app on Android or iOS devices, inputting your unique 6-digit game code, and then setting off guide-free with your group.
- Navigate through a live map along the Seine into Marais past landmarks such as Hotel de Sens, Bastille, and Place des Vosges while engaging in riddles and trivia that access each stop on the route.
- Capture photos, tackle playful challenges, and explore local legends; meanwhile, your group's points rise up the leaderboard to determine bragging rights at the end of Your Experience: Explore Paris.
Your Experience
Start a self-guided walking tour of Paris's Le Marais using an interactive app scavenger hunt. Start anytime at your convenience for a flexible exploration experience.
Getting started
Meet at Place du Châtelet by the Seine and open the Explorial app on your iOS or Android smartphone. Enter the 6-digit game code sent via text and Viator chat to access your tour and scavenger hunt. Use the live map with marked locations for orientation, then begin following the river toward Le Marais at any time.
Place du Châtelet
Your journey begins at Place du Châtelet near the Seine, where you'll start both the neighborhood walk and game. This square marks your transition from the riverside to streets leading into Le Marais.
Features
- Download the free Explorial app on your smartphone for access to a self-guided tour and interactive scavenger hunt with riddles, trivia challenges, and photo tasks starting at Place du Châtelet.
- Navigate using the live map that shows marked locations and displays your current position as you follow the river toward Le Marais.
- Enjoy a flexible pace without fixed start times, allowing breaks whenever desired after beginning at Place du Châtelet.
Hôtel de Sens
The route takes you to Hôtel de Sens, one of Paris's last medieval mansions. Here, the game focuses on stories blending architecture with historical power and conflict.
Features
- Solve riddles that distinguish revolution from legend at the Hôtel de Sens while admiring its turrets and facade.
- Answer trivia about a formidable archbishop and a cannonball from 1830 still lodged in the building, linking your observations to Paris's history and local legends.
- Continue using the points and scoring system with group leaderboards as you access this stop, competing within your group while exploring.
Place de la Bastille
Your path leads from medieval streets to Place de la Bastille, a pivotal site in the French Revolution. The atmosphere transitions from quiet courtyards to a square rich with political history.
Features
- Stand where the fortress-prison once was and view the July Column at Place de la Bastille as new challenges are presented by the app.
- Complete scavenger hunt tasks that connect your answers and photos to the fall of the Bastille and subsequent uprisings, reinforcing local stories and history.
- Monitor progress through points and scoring systems for competition, watching scores rise as you complete this historic stop on the route.
Place des Vosges
The final major segment unfolds around Place des Vosges, Paris's oldest planned square. Its pink-brick arcades and residential facades frame your concluding exploration.
Features
- Walk beneath the pink-brick arcades of Place des Vosges, once home to Victor Hugo and a site for numerous duels, while solving riddles and trivia.
- Navigate using the live map with marked locations around the square and adjacent streets, capturing photo tasks linked to Le Marais's storied corners.
- Conclude your roughly two-hour route through Le Marais by checking your group's total score on the leaderboard as the scoring system provides its final assessment of performance.
Wrapping up
The experience ends in Le Marais after visiting Place du Châtelet, Hôtel de Sens, Place de la Bastille, and Place des Vosges. You're free to continue exploring the area on your own or compare scores with your group using the leaderboard.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Self-guided walking tour and interactive scavenger hunt featuring riddles, trivia challenges, and photo tasks
- Free download of the Explorial app required on an iOS or Android smartphone
- Live map showing marked locations for easy navigation
- Points and scoring system with a group leaderboard to enhance engagement
- Route includes Place du Châtelet, Hôtel de Sens, Place de la Bastille, and Place des Vosges
- Flexible self-paced experience allowing you to start anytime
- Live tour guide
- Audio commentary
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Must Know
- Bring your smartphone (iOS or Android) to download and use the Explorial app for accessing the tour.
- Ensure you have downloaded the Explorial app before starting so that you can begin immediately upon arrival at Place du Châtelet.
- Keep your 6-digit game code ready, which will be sent via text message and Viator chat to access the scavenger hunt in the app.
- This is a completely self-guided experience with no fixed departure time; you can start at any moment that suits you best.
- Enjoy walking on your own schedule through Le Marais, taking breaks as needed while following the live map and marked locations on the Explorial app.
Ticket Delivery
- Your voucher will be emailed to you shortly.
- Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the starting point.
- Please check your final voucher for the starting point details & specific instructions.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation may be available for this experience. Please review the policy shown at checkout or contact our support team before booking.
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