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Maastricht Self Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt

By Tourist Scavenger Hunt
Free cancellation available
Price is £19 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Are you looking for things to do in Maastricht? The Maastricht Scavenger Hunt takes you on a self-guided walking tour, with challenges through the heart of the city.
Starts 3 minutes from the river cruise terminal. It was revised and improved in October 2025.

See all the sights while having fun and learning some history! You will walk from City Hall to Aldenhofpark and Bonnefanten Museum while taking a few side trips and taking on various challenges.

The Maastricht Tourist Scavenger Hunt is a 3.6km/2.2mile self-guided walking tour with varied challenges. It should take you between 2 and 3 hours to complete.

A fun learning experience
See the sights! 34 locations
Learn some local history
Challenge your knowledge: 37 varied challenges
Fun for all ages, kids included
Walk at your own pace: 3.6km/2.2mile
Wheelchair & stroller accessible throughout
Pet-friendly throughout
Start whenever you are ready, from your smartphone – no fixed schedule
Take as little, or as much time as you wish

Activity location

  • Helmstraat
    • Helmstraat
    • 6211, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • City Hall
    • 78 Markt
    • 6211 CL, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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Maastricht Mini self-tour in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Opening hours: Sun 07:00-19:00
  • English

Duration: 2 hours: This tour is shorter than the regular version.
Maastricht Mini self-tour: This tour does not cross the Meuse River. Instead, it cuts short through Helpoort and returns to the start location quicker.

Price details
£19.31 x 1 Traveller£19.31
Total
Price is £19.31

Maastricht Self Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • Opening hours: Sun 07:00-19:00
  • English
Price details
£32.18 x 1 Traveller£32.18
Total
Price is £32.18

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    24/7 customer support
  • What's includedWhat's included
    28 points of interest to see
  • What's includedWhat's included
    20 varied challenges to solve

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
  • You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

City Hall of Maastricht (Pass by)

Learn about this marketplace and City Hall itself. Also, learn about 2 films that shot scenes here. Solve 3 challenges here around the plaza. Spend 15 minutes on site

Helmstraat

  • 10m
Learn about the city's history as you walk this small street in the city centre. Solve several challenges here.

Vrijthof

  • 15m
Enter Maastricht's most important public square and learn about the many monuments and buildings around you including: - Sint Servaas - Sint Janskerk - Hawt Uuch Vas Fountain - Theatre at the Vrijthof Solve several challenges here.

Theater aan het Vrijthof (Pass by)

Learn about the City Palace, dating to 800-1000 CE, which was transformed into a modern theatre in 1992. Solve a challenge here Spend 5 minutes

fontein Hawt uuch vas

  • 5m
Admire this beautiful and intricate fountain in the middle of Vrijthof square. Solve a challenge

Saint Jan`s church (Pass by)

Approach and learn about Sint Janskirk on the northwest corner of the Vrijthof, with its tall red belltower. Solve a challenge here Spend 5 minutes

Basilica of St. Servatius (Pass by)

Walk over to the basilica next to St. John's church. While St. John's is protestant, St.Servatius is Roman catholic. Learn about its history. Spend 5 minutes here.

Standbeeld Henric Van Veldeke

  • 5m
Find a statue of Hendric Van Veldeke, a 12th-century Dutch author who wrote The Legend of St.Servatius. Solve a challenge

Sint Servaasklooster

  • 5m
Walk along this small cobble street through the University District to your next destination of importance. Solve a challenge here

Bouillonstraat

  • 5m
Solve a challenge and learn about the various red and white window shutter designs around you.

Maastricht University (Pass by)

Walk through the Maastricht University district, learning about its various departments and faculties. Solve a challenge here Spend 5 minutes

Huys Op Den Jeker (Pass by)

Learn about this singular house built over the Jeker river in the Maasland Renaissance style. Solve a challenge spend 5 minutes here.

Conservatorium Maastricht, Zuyd Hogeschool (Pass by)

Walk by and learn about the Maastricht Academy of Music. Solve a challenge. Spend 5 minutes here.

Helpoort - Vesting Museum Maastricht (Pass by)

See the Vesting Museum across the Jeker brook from the city wall. Learn about it and admire the beautiful scenery. Solve a challenge here. Spend 10 minutes here

Jekerpark

  • 5m
As you walk on the city wall next to the Jeker brook, learn about Maastricht's famous personalities in a number of important fields.

Faliezusterspark

  • 5m
Walk through a small city park and solve a challenge.

De Helpoort (Pass by)

See and walk through the 13th-century Hell's Gate through the city wall. Learn about it and solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes here

Hoge Brug

  • 10m
Learn more about the city's history, from the Roman era to the medieval era. Solve a challenge here.

Plein 1992

  • 10m
Discover the modern part of Maastricht on this large plaza, which honours where the Euro as a monetary value was first introduced.

Centre Ceramique (Pass by)

Learn about the Centre Céramic and the Bonnefanten Museum of archaeology within, off Plein 1992. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes

Brewery Bosch (Pass by)

Learn about the only remaining brewery building in the city. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.

Saint Servaasbridge

  • 5m
Cross over the Meuse river once more on a 2nd bridge. Learn about its history and solve a challenge as you cross.

Museum Kapel van Verbeelding (Pass by)

Discover a small museum set in a shop. The Museum Chapel of Imagination. Learn about the historical printing house and printing techniques. Solve a challenge Spend 5 minutes here

Location

Activity location

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    Helmstraat
    • Helmstraat
    • 6211, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    City Hall
    • 78 Markt
    • 6211 CL, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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