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Free cancellation available
The previous price was €10 and current price is €8 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • This is a self-guided treasure hunt where you step into the shoes of Mainz's most famous son: you play Gutenberg himself, in the year 1430, with your family's name and the future of the written word riding on your choices. The storey is woven from the city's real history, with patricians clashing against guilds and a relic lost to time, so every puzzle you solve teaches you something true about Mainz behind the fiction. There is no guide and no fixed schedule: you set the pace, pause for a coffee or a glass of local Riesling whenever you like, and resume whenever you want (even on another day).
    We offer 24/7 customer support and built-in hints to guarantee that you never stay stuck.

    It has easy difficulty and it's perfect for solo adventurers, couples, friends, families with older kids, or team-building events.

Activity location

  • Gautor Mainz
    • Gaustraße
    • 55116, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Gautor Mainz
    • Gaustraße
    • 55116, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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Mainz Lost Relic Self Guided Walking Tour and Treasure Hunt in English

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • Opening hours: Sat 08:00-23:00
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
€9.99
€8.49 x 1 Adult€8.49
Total
The previous price was €9.99 and current price is €8.49
15% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Full availability: Every day of the year.
  • Inclusions
    Access to the Mainz Lost Relic game in the Questo app
  • Inclusions
    Flexibility: start, take a break and continue at your own pace.
  • Exclusions
    Live game master or physical guide
  • Exclusions
    Meals
  • Exclusions
    Private transport

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

In this self-guided walking game you play as the young Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz during 1430, before the printing press made him famous, on a hunt for the lost relic of St. Martin that could pull the city back from the brink of chaos. You will start at the Gautor and follow clues down through the old town: St. Stephan's Church with its glowing blue Chagall windows, the Carnival Fountain on Schillerplatz, the Gutenberg monument, the mighty Mainz Cathedral, the Renaissance Market Fountain, the WWI Nail Column and the Memorial of German Unity, finishing at the Fischtor on the banks of the Rhine. At each stop you will investigate your surroundings to solve a puzzle that reveals your next clue, along with the real stories behind the landmarks: why citizens hammered nails into a wooden column during WWI, or what the market fountain has to do with the Peasants' War. You can play alone or bring your whole group, any day and any hour: just book a ticket and start whenever you want. The walk takes about 90-120 minutes with optional breaks, over roughly 2.5 km (1.5 miles).

Location

Activity location

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    Gautor Mainz
    • Gaustraße
    • 55116, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Gautor Mainz
    • Gaustraße
    • 55116, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

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