Colombo
Pettah: The Stories Between The Shops
90 min · 1.8 km
Starts at Khan Clock Tower
Playable in English
5.0 · played 63 times
Team building in Colombo
A phone-guided outdoor game through Colombo for 6 to 40 phones, booked online in one payment, no quote needed.
- About 90 min
- 6 to 40 phones
- Starts at Khan Clock Tower
More than 40 people, several routes at once, or paying by bank transfer? Get a quote
4.9 from 91 ratings on Colombo's routes
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Team building routes in Colombo
Looking for team building ideas in Colombo? Each route below is a story your team solves on foot, clue by clue, and the leaderboard at the end shows which team won.
In Colombo the safe first choice is Pettah: The Stories Between The Shops, the city's most reviewed route. It starts at Khan Clock Tower and takes 71 minutes over 1.8 km, short enough for a long lunch or a first outing together. Teams with a free afternoon can take Faiths of the Shoreline in Kotahena, 135 minutes over 3.4 km from the Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka. The 1980 List starts in Fort and covers 2 km in 104 minutes. All three play in English.
- Colombo
The 1980 List: Fort
100 min · 2 km
Starts at Commercial Bank Corporate Branch
Playable in English
4.7 · played 26 times - Colombo
Faiths of the Shoreline: Kotahena
130 min · 3.4 km
Starts at Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka
Playable in English
5.0 · played 24 times - Colombo
The Secret Records of Pettah
70 min · 0.8 km
Starts at Khan Clock Tower
Playable in English
5.0 · played 18 times
How the afternoon runs
There is nothing to organise on the day in Colombo: the app runs the game, keeps the score and shows who won.
Meet at the start point
Every route starts at a set place, shown on its page. No venue to book.
Split into teams in the app
Everyone opens the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there.
60 to 90 minutes of play
Teams race the same route, team against team, solving clues at real places.
Finish together
Everyone ends at the same place and sees the leaderboard: one team takes the win.
What organisers ask us
How colleagues join
Everyone installs the free Questo app on iOS or Android. The teams are chosen in the app.
Staggered starts
Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not follow each other, and still finish at the same place.
If it rains
Access never expires. Play another day.
Languages
Each route has its own languages. Check them on the route page before you book.
Pace and accessibility
You set the pace and can pause the game at any time.
Bring a charged phone
The game runs on the phone for the whole route, so start with a full battery.
Price and how to pay
| Phones | Per phone | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6 phones | €2.83 | €16.99 |
| 10 phones | €2.7 | €26.99 |
| 20 phones | €2.6 | €51.99 |
| 40 phones | €2.55 | €101.99 |
- The first five phones cost what the route's 5-phone pass costs; from the 6th phone, each one is half price.
- Pay by card now, in one payment for the whole team.
- Need an invoice? Request it from your order page with your company name and VAT ID.
- Need more phones later? Buy the extra phones in one more payment.
More than 40 phones? Get a quote
What teams say
Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 91 ratings on the routes in Colombo.
A lovely experience. I thought I knew the Colombo pretty well, but now I realise I was wrong. The walk was both informative and enjoyable. Thank you.
This was such a beautiful and meaningful walk through Kotahena with the Quest App — exploring the revival of an area while discovering parts of Colombo I had never visited or even knew existed. We explored beautiful Hindu temples, historic Dutch sites, old Catholic and Christian churches, and learnt so much about the history, culture and communities that shaped this part of the city. The final stop was the oldest Buddhist temple in Colombo — another place I had never heard of before. So much of what I discovered was completely new to me. More than just a walk, it was an opportunity to learn, reflect and experience Colombo differently. I’m truly grateful for this experience — and for the sense of peace I felt throughout the walk. ❤️
Loved seeing hidden pieces of Colombo! My highlights was the roadside Hindu shrine and the last stop - the oldesr Buddhist temple and its history. I didnt know about those at all. A suggestion would be to add a bit more history to some places -i would have liked to know more about the significance of the granite kovil apart from who built it, or more about the dark skinned Madonna at St Lucia's and why that was important to local people. Overall, I loved the walk, a much needed addition to Colombo, so thank you. Looking forward to the next!
Excellent walk to understand the multicultural and multi religious history of Kotahena. Never knew there were so many hidden histories in the heart of Colombo! Thank you and looking forward to more!
The history and what was unraveled was amazing! Super in every way
Was really interesting and we saw so many places we were not aware of before
Team building in Colombo: questions
6 phones is the smallest team booking, and you pay per phone, not per person. The first five phones cost the same as the route's 5-phone pass, and each phone after that costs half the single price, so the price per phone drops as the team grows. The booking box on this page shows the total in your currency.
6 to 40 phones fit in one payment, and a team of 3 or 4 can share one phone, so a group larger than 40 people can still play. Everyone on their own phone works best. For more than 40 phones, or several routes at once, send the quote form and a person from our team replies by email.
In the app: everyone joins in the free Questo app and the teams are chosen there. Teams play the same route in Colombo against each other and see the leaderboard at the end. A team can share one phone, but everyone on their own phone is recommended, so nobody watches over a shoulder.
A phone with the free Questo app, on iOS or Android, is all a player needs. After you book, everyone joins the game in the app, and the teams are chosen there. There is nothing to print and no venue to book: meet at the route's start point in Colombo with charged phones.
There are no fixed start times: teams start when they are ready, on the day you choose. Teams can start a few minutes apart, so they do not simply follow each other, and they still finish at the same place in Colombo to see the leaderboard together. You set the pace and can pause.
Each route in Colombo has its own languages, listed on its quest page, so check them before you book. When your team speaks more than one language, choose a route that offers the ones you need. For anything the page does not answer, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
Play another day: access never expires, so if it rains on the day, the booking is not lost. Nothing needs to be rebooked or moved; the team simply starts the game when the weather suits you. You set the pace and can pause, so a short shower is no reason to stop.
Buy the extra phones in one more payment if you need more later. The date is up to you, since access never expires and teams start when they are ready. For more than 40 phones in total, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
Yes, one invoice for the whole booking: after you pay by card, request it from the order page with your company name and VAT ID. You pay once for 6 to 40 phones, so there is one order and one invoice. To pay by bank transfer instead, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
There is no time limit: you set the pace and can pause the game whenever you need to. Routes in Colombo are walked outdoors, and each route page shows its length, so you can choose one that suits the whole team. For specific needs, send the quote form and a person replies by email.
40 phones is the most one online payment covers, and a team of 3 or 4 can share a phone. For more than 40 phones, several routes at once in Colombo or paying by bank transfer, send the quote form on this page: a person from our team replies by email.
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For more than 40 phones, several routes at once or paying by bank transfer. A person from our team replies by email.
