Six to eight teams, one phone each, 60 to 120 minutes on foot. €5 per pupil, teachers free.
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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.
Perfect with a group of A Level pupils. Loved it.
Quests for classes
A school day with Questo in Hamburg follows the Elbe and the working harbour. From the ferry piers at Landungsbrücken, teams walk past the Old Elbe Tunnel and the museum ship Rickmer Rickmers, through the Portuguese quarter to St Michael's church, then into the red-brick Speicherstadt warehouses and on to the Elbphilharmonie and HafenCity. For Key Stage 2 and lower Key Stage 3, Waterfront Hamburg and Columbus in Hamburg: The Forgotten Voyage are the strongest choices. The second starts at Jungfernstieg on the Inner Alster and passes the Town Hall and St Nicholas. Key Stage 4 and sixth form groups can try Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows in Hamburg. Quests cover ages 8 to 18.
180 min · 3.5 km · 13 stops
Starts at Landungsbrücken
How the port worked: the Speicherstadt warehouses, Kehrwiederspitze and the sailing ship Rickmer Rickmers
143 min · 4.4 km · 12 stops
Starts at Jungfernstieg
Civic Hamburg: the Town Hall, the Passagenviertel arcades and Jungfernstieg on the Inner Alster
90 min · 2 km · 12 stops
Starts at Point 1
Reasoning from evidence and ruling out suspects as a team
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. Do not meet at crowded Jungfernstieg.
The centre is walkable, about 15 minutes from Hauptbahnhof to Rathaus. hvv's Tagesticket Jugendgruppe (11+ under-21s with a teacher, ordered 10 days ahead) is only for Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein schools.
Public toilets in the centre are few and usually paid, so pupils should carry coins.
Reliable fallbacks are the paid toilets at the Hauptbahnhof, museums, department stores on Mönckebergstraße and cafes.
Planten un Blomen, the free park by Dammtor station, has wide lawns and benches for a class; the Alster steps at Jungfernstieg also work.
Take all litter away with you.
The Elbphilharmonie Plaza (free same-day ticket), the Rathaus entrance hall and the tiled Old Elbe Tunnel are free indoor options.
If rain spoils the day, replay the quest free within 30 days.
Caution: Hamburg's cycle paths often run along the pavement, marked in red or grey paving, and cyclists ride fast. Brief pupils to stay off them, especially around the Alster and Jungfernstieg.
Hamburg's growth as a port city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, through the Speicherstadt warehouses, the Old Elbe Tunnel, the sailing ship Rickmer Rickmers and the cargo ship Cap San Diego. Churches as landmarks: St Michael's, and the ruined St Nicholas, kept as a memorial to the Second World War.
The urban geography of a river port, comparing the old warehouse district with the new HafenCity waterfront and the Elbphilharmonie; how a city crosses a river; following a route of 3.5 to 4.4 km and finding your way between stops.
Reading and following written instructions as a team; all three quests are also available in German, so German classes can play in the language they are learning.
Sharing one phone, splitting roles such as reader, navigator and puzzle solver, keeping to agreed checkpoints and crossing busy streets safely.
Price and terms
No minimum group, no time slot.
A class of 30 on one quest: €150.
Choose a questTell us the quest or city, the class size and the dates. We send an invoice to the school.
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