Sofia Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

Golden domes, Roman ruins underfoot and theatre-district glamour — Sofia saves its best stories for players.

This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Sofia on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.

• Gaze up at the gilded domes of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
• Strike a pose before the Ivan Vazov National Theatre and its fountain garden
• Investigate the Regional History Museum in the elegant former mineral baths

Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app.

Around 2 hours - any group size.

Bulgaria's capital, decoded street by street.

Itinerary

Starting at the St. Kliment Ohridski monument in the Doctor's Garden, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and set off through Sofia's leafy centre. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral soon fills the skyline, its gold and green domes crowning one of the largest Orthodox churches in the Balkans. Riddles explore bells, crypts and a nation's gratitude.

At the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, trivia plays out before the ornate facade and fountain park where Sofia comes to see and be seen.

Then the Regional History Museum — housed in the striped former Central Mineral Baths — serves clues about thermal springs, Serdica and the city's many lives.

Around two hours covers the circuit at an easy pace. The final scoreboard crowns Sofia's champion explorer.

What's included

• Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
• Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
• Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
• Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
• Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
• Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.

What's not included

• Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
• Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
• This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience

Meeting point

End point

Languages

In-person guide: Norwegian, German, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Greek, Cantonese, English, Italian, French, Hungarian, Spanish, Czech, Ukrainian, Japanese, Chinese (China), Polish, Danish, Romanian, Dutch, Turkish

Travellers

• Child (0–9)
• Adult (10–90)

Options

• Start anytime, pause whenever, go at your own pacefrom €4

  In-person guide: Hindi, Finnish, Czech, Ukrainian, Russian, Cantonese, Hungarian, French, Romanian, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish, Korean, Polish, English, German, Italian, Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Chinese (China), Turkish, Greek, Japanese

Additional information

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
• After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code.
• Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
• Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
• Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.