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The Hallstatt Enigma: Secrets Beneath the Mountains

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🧩 Gamified Discovery: Solve 9 location-based puzzles to unlock hidden stories and secret spots.

📍 Starting Point: Place des Abbesses, Montmartre.

🛡️ Free Cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours before your planned start for a full refund.

🌐 Available In: 🇩🇪 Deutsch 🇬🇧 English

Places you will visit

9

It will take you

59-89 mins

You will walk

1970 steps

Total distance

1.5 km

Route you will explore

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Starting point Seestrasse 154
Seestrasse 154, 4830 Hallstatt, Austria
Finish point Wood sculptures Hill - Hallstatt
Hallberg 18-16, 4830 Hallstatt, Austria

About this quest

Austria, 1846. As a renowned Oxford archaeologist and daring antiquities hunter, you’ve just received troubling news—your rival, Johann Ramsauer, has made a remarkable discovery near his village of Hallstatt: an Iron Age burial site deep in the mountains. Whispers speak of something impossible—a fragment from ancient Assyria hidden among the graves.

Could this rewrite history? There’s only one way to find out.

Step into the past and explore the stunning alpine village of Hallstatt through this thrilling walking quest. Solve real-world puzzles, follow clues across historic paths, and uncover secrets buried for centuries. Play with friends or family and experience a journey of mystery, discovery, and memory-making. Will you find the truth—or be left chasing legends?

Highlights

  • Visit the town brauhaus that was granted the right to brew beer in 1504 by Emperor Maximillian I.

  • Languish in the charming market square that was rebuilt in the 16th century after a devastating fire.

  • Rise above the village to discover some hidden monuments set in front of an unparalleled view of the lake.

The mission: Your story in Hallstatt

It’s 1846. You’re a professor of archaeology at the University of Oxford, as well as an antiquities treasure hunter. 

One of your fiercest rivals, Johann George Ramsauer, has just discovered an Iron Age cemetery near his home village of Hallstatt in the Austrian mountains. Rumour has it that among the hundreds of skeletons lies a fragment of a tablet from the ancient Middle Eastern civilisation of Assyria. Could it be true? How did it get there? Would this change how we see ancient history? 

You must leave for Austria immediately to try and find the tablet.
  • Best during the day
  • Best for couples
  • Recommended activity for families

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FeatureRegular Guided ToursQuesto
Flexibility
Fixed schedules & no pausing
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Privacy
Crowds of up to 30 strangers
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Pricing
$30-$40 per person
Affordable per-group pricing
Availability
Requires advance booking
Instant access 24/7/365
Experience
Passive listening to a guide
Active gamification; you solve the mystery

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