Bordeaux: Outdoor Escape Game & Treasure Hunt Walking Tour

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Duration2h 30m

GroupPrivate

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Bordeaux's Streets Hide a Heist—and You're Solving It

You receive a mission from a digital character, then explore Bordeaux's historic center on foot, solving puzzles and hunting clues via a smartphone app with your team. The game adapts to two difficulty levels, and you move through the city at your own pace, checking in with the chatbot as you solve each riddle. You'll need one charged phone per team and a notebook—everything else is in the app.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Outdoor escape game in Bordeaux

Set up your team
Start chat with mission chatbot
Enter your access code
Receive mission details
Explore Bordeaux historic center
Search for clues in streets
Observe surroundings carefully
Solve puzzles and riddles
Interact with digital companion
Collaborate with teammates

The Experience

You pull out your phone in the middle of Bordeaux's old quarter, open the app, and a character called El Profesor stares back at you from the screen. He needs a crew for a job—stealing from the Monnaie de Paris mint in nearby Pessac—and he's testing whether your team has what it takes. That's how the outdoor escape game starts: not in a locked room, but loose in the city itself, with the historic center as your puzzle board. A local walking past might notice your group clustered around a building corner, notebooks out, arguing about whether that carved stone means something or you're overthinking it. They'd be right to wonder—you probably are.

The game unfolds through your smartphone. After you enter your access code into the chatbot, it feeds you clues one at a time, and you walk the streets of Bordeaux hunting for the next piece. You're not following a tour guide's script; instead, you're solving original puzzles, observing details in the architecture and streets that most people miss, and checking in with your digital companion to confirm you're on the right track. Your teammates matter too—you can't do this alone, and the game is built so that everyone has to contribute. Two difficulty levels mean you can pick whether you want a casual afternoon or something that'll actually make you think. The whole thing takes you through the Girondine city's historic center, so you're learning the layout while you're hunting clues, which is the kind of thing that sticks with you after you leave.

What you'll need is straightforward: one charged smartphone per team (though having one per person helps), internet access, and a notebook and pencil to jot down observations. The game doesn't require you to be fit or athletic—it's a walk, not a race—and the streets are wheelchair accessible, so mobility isn't a barrier. You can move at your own pace, pause for a coffee if you want, and come back to it. The escape game is designed so that anyone can play, whether you're a puzzle enthusiast or just looking for a different way to spend an afternoon in Bordeaux.

What’s included

Your outdoor escape game includes access to the smartphone app with your mission briefing, all puzzle clues and challenges delivered through the digital companion, and the freedom to explore Bordeaux's historic center at your own pace. You'll need to bring one charged smartphone per team with internet access and a notebook and pencil to record clues and observations.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Escape The City

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to explore Bordeaux's old streets with a purpose—the escape game gives you a reason to look closely at the city instead of just walking through it, and your team solves the puzzles together rather than following a guide's commentary.