School trip to Cologne: a city quest for your class.

Six to eight teams, one phone each, 60 to 120 minutes on foot. €5 per pupil, teachers free.

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More than 3,000 classes and groups have played Questo together.

  • 4 quests for schools
  • ages 11 to 18
  • start points shown in the app
  • 2 to 5 km
Cologne, where a class plays a Questo quest on foot
A group of teenagers on a quest in the old town of SighișoaraPlaying in Sighișoara

What teachers and students say

More than 3,000 classes and groups have played Questo together.

We are a group of language students and we played the game with our teacher: a great and fun way to practise, and learn interesting stuff about our city that we didn't know.
A language class and their teacherAlgeciras, 2023★★★★★
Perfect with a group of A Level pupils. Loved it.
A teacher with an A Level groupLyon, 2025★★★★★

Quests for classes

Quests a class can play in Cologne

A school day with Questo in Cologne runs between the Rhine bank and the edge of the old city walls. Teams of three to five pupils follow one phone each through the old town around Alter Markt, Heumarkt and Groß St. Martin, and west past the Helenturm, Rudolfplatz and Aachener Weiher to Melaten cemetery. For Key Stage 4 and sixth form, The Last Witch is the most played route, a two-hour walk from Melaten into the old town, and Cologne Under Dark Magic is a shorter hour from the Malakoff tower to the cathedral. Key Stage 3 classes can play The Lost Gold of Cologne. The quests cover ages 11 to 18.

Teams, supervision and logistics

  • Teams and supervision

    Teams of 3 to 5 share one phone; under-14s need one adult per 2 to 3 teams with agreed checkpoints, 14 to 18 follow school policy.

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    Regroup away from the crowded Domplatte.

  • Getting around

    KVB runs the city's trams and buses, but the centre is compact enough to walk.

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    A VRS 24StundenTicket covers up to 5 people for 24 hours from validation, so 30 pupils need six.

  • Toilets

    City-Toiletten stand at Markmannsgasse by the Deutzer Brücke and the Deutz end of the Hohenzollernbrücke (urinal free, cubicle 50 cents); another is at Domkloster 4, 8am to 9pm.

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    The Stadtbibliothek is a free fallback.

  • Lunch

    The Rheingarten lawns between the Hohenzollernbrücke and Deutzer Brücke suit a packed lunch, as do the wide Rheinboulevard steps in Deutz facing the cathedral.

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    Riverside café terraces are for customers, and take rubbish away.

  • Wet weather

    Municipal museums such as Museum Ludwig admit pupils free with a pupil ID; the artothek, Am Hof 50, is free Tuesday to Saturday afternoons.

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    Rained-off quests can be replayed free within 30 days.

Caution: Pickpockets work the cathedral steps, the Domplatte and the Hauptbahnhof, often distracting people with a short conversation. Teams should keep the phone and purses zipped away and not stop for strangers.

What they learn

History

Roman Cologne (the Roman city wall), medieval churches and market squares (Groß St. Martin, Alter Markt, Heumarkt), and 19th-century Prussian fortifications (the Malakoff tower, built 1848 to 1859 and named after a Crimean War fort).

Geography

Urban geography from the Ring and Aachener Weiher on the city's west side to the old town and the Rheinauhafen on the Rhine. Map reading and orientation as teams follow the in-app map from stop to stop.

Languages

The Last Witch and Cologne Under Dark Magic run in German, English and Dutch, and Murder Mystery in German and English, so German classes can play in the target language. Every quest involves careful reading of instructions and clues.

Citizenship and teamwork

Sharing roles in a team with one phone, reasoning together to solve puzzles, and behaving responsibly in busy public spaces and at a cemetery.

Price and terms

€5 per student.

No minimum group, no time slot.

  • Pay by card when you choose a quest: €5 per student, as many as you need
  • Or ask for an invoice and pay by bank transfer
  • Free teacher preview from home
  • Rain on the day: replay free within 30 days
  • Teachers and chaperones play free

A class of 30 on one quest: €150.

Choose a quest

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Tell us the quest or city, the class size and the dates. We send an invoice to the school.

We reply by email from finance@questoapp.com.

Teacher FAQ

Questions about Cologne

Which Cologne quest suits which age group?
The Lost Gold of Cologne suits Key Stage 3 (ages 11 to 14). The Last Witch, Cologne Under Dark Magic and Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows are for ages 14 to 18, so Key Stage 4 and sixth form. The Last Witch has a darker story about witch persecution and is the most played route.
How long does each quest take?
Cologne Under Dark Magic takes about an hour over 2.8 km. Murder Mystery and The Lost Gold take about 90 minutes over 2 to 2.6 km. The Last Witch takes a little over two hours across 4.9 km. With a lunch break, two quests fit comfortably into a school day.
How many pupils share a phone?
Teams of 3 to 5 pupils share one phone, which can be a teacher's or a pupil's. A class of 30 is therefore six to ten teams. Teams start a few minutes apart, so they do not crowd the same stop.
Where do the quests start and how do we get there?
The Last Witch starts at the old main entrance of Melaten cemetery, on tram lines 1 and 7 (Melaten stop). Cologne Under Dark Magic starts at the Malakoff tower, near the Heumarkt tram stop (lines 1, 5, 7, 9) or the Schokoladenmuseum stop on bus 133. For The Lost Gold and Murder Mystery, the start point appears in the app and in the free teacher preview.
What does it cost?
5 euros per pupil. Teachers and chaperones play free, and you can pay by card or invoice. There is no guide and no booking slot. If you add a cathedral visit, entry to the interior is now charged separately: free for under-14s, 6 euros for pupils aged 14 and over, and the reduced rate for adults accompanying school groups.
What happens if it rains?
You can pause a quest and continue later, and if the weather ruins the day you can replay free within 30 days. As an indoor fallback, Museum Ludwig by the cathedral is free for under-18s.
Do pupils need accounts or mobile data?
No pupil accounts are needed. Each team's phone needs mobile data, or the quest downloaded beforehand on wifi. For visiting groups, check roaming on the team phones before travelling. Teachers can preview every quest free from home.
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