Scavenger Hunts in Canada: 7 That Use a Whole Day Well

1.Montréal Scavenger Hunt and City Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $15Our pick

Discover Montreal on foot with a self-guided Explorial app hunt starting at Place d’Armes. Solve questions, follow map hints, and complete creative photo tasks at sights including Notre-Dame Basilica, Vauquelin Place, Bonsecours Market, and La Grande Roue. Take breaks and finish in about one to two hours.

“Nice way to discover or rediscover Old Montreal. To do at our own pace with family or friends.Auto-translated”

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2.Street Art Exploration Game and Self-Guided Tour in Ottawa

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · 50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $7Best value

Use the Questo app to follow a self-guided street-art route through central Ottawa. Solve clues at murals including The Living Room, Faith in Our Community, the BLM mural, Lion Dance, and KindComments. It costs $7.20 per person, runs in English, and suits private groups, but walking the full route may take three to four hours.

“A very fun way to explore the city! Plenty of art and cardio... Killing 2 birds with 1 stone :) Tip: Wear comfortable shoes.”

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3.Kingston Self-Guided Walking Tour & Scavenger hunt (updated)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Start at Kingston City Hall and follow a 2.8 km smartphone hunt to parks, monuments, museums, and waterfront sights. You’ll solve 34 challenges across 27 locations in about two hours, at your own pace. The exterior-only route is offered in English and French, fits groups of up to six, and welcomes strollers, wheelchairs, service animals, and pets.

“Very good tour. Good history lesson. Finding parking can be hard. We ended up parking on the street. A little difficult to start it but we did figure it out.”

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4.Old Montreal self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Use your own smartphone to solve more than 30 challenges across Old Montreal and the Old Port. This private, English-language walking experience covers historic squares, museums, waterfront sights, and striking modern buildings. It costs $44.85 per group of up to six, lasts about two hours, and does not include admission fees.

“The registration process was a bit tedious because you have to sync your viator purchase with the scavenger hunt website. But once we started it was fantastic! It took us to many places we would have just walked by and missed the back story of we did not have this guide. All in all we walked 7 miles and leisurely took our time throughout the day by stopping at shops and cafes interspersed between our challenges. I gave it 4 stars because some of the clues were not exactly accurate which sent us on a wild goose hunt a few times. (Wrong st name “st Pierre” or confusing direction “east,…”

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5.An Epic Scavenger Hunt: Calgary Culture

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $12

This self-guided Let's Roam hunt leads you through central Calgary in about two hours. Use your phone for maps, riddles, trivia, photo challenges, and leaderboards as you find 12 stops, from The Family Of Man to Glenbow. Start whenever you like, bring charged devices, and expect a timed walk with no guide or transport.

“It was fun and easy to walk to. The start and finish points are close to each other which meant we had to walk back. If it was intentional, ok, I don’t understand the intention though. We didn’t know it’s a timed tour. We mad it without paying for extra time. I thought I could have a coffee in between, good we didn’t. With a kid it needs more time or a different line up.”

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6.Astounding Scavenger Hunt: Moncton Canada’s Cultural Hub

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $12

Use the Let’s Roam app to guide your private group around central Moncton. Solve riddles, answer trivia, take photos, and choose a role such as Brainiac, Photographer, or Mapper. The route includes Thomas Williams House, Apple Art Gallery, Capitol Theatre, Notre-Dame Cathedral, and Bore Park. No live guide is included.

“The app set up was very complicated that we had to call in and request assistance. Not worth it purchasing more that one guest.”

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7.Amazing Scavenger Hunt: Hunt Along Niagara Falls

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 5 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $12

This private, self-guided two-hour hunt uses the Let’s Roam app to guide your group around Niagara Falls. Solve riddles, complete photo challenges, follow maps, and learn about Nikola Tesla, Queen Victoria Park, Skylon Tower, and the falls. Start anytime from 7 AM to 10 PM, with no guide or attraction admission included.

“We were unable to have all three of participants on the hunt. There was a lack of WiFi as we were “hunting around” Niagara Falls. When I call customer service at let’s roam I was told that there needed to be continuous WiFi. How can you do this if you are walking around the town. I paid for the, only one was able to log on and still unable to complete due to intermittent service. Waste of money and time”

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