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.
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
Real students playingWhat 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.
Perfect with a group of A Level pupils. Loved it.
Quests for classes
Quests a class can play in Cologne
Cologne on foot, as a game. Teams of 3 to 5 pupils follow a story on one phone and solve a puzzle at every stop. Each quest takes 60 to 120 minutes, so a class can play one in the morning and a second after lunch.
- CologneAges 14+
The Last Witch – A Haunted Walk Through Cologne Walking Tour & Escape Game
129 min · 4.9 km · 12 stops
Starts at Friedhof Melaten, Alter Haupteingang
4.3 (713 reviews) - CologneAges 14+
Cologne Under Dark Magic: Walking Tour & Escape Game
62 min · 2.8 km · 10 stops
Starts at Malakoffturm
4.5 (23 reviews) - CologneAges 14+
Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows in Cologne
90 min · 2 km · 12 stops
Starts at Point 1
4.4 (11 reviews)
Teams, supervision and logistics
Teams and supervision
Teams of 3 to 5 pupils, one phone per team with the Questo app and mobile data.
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A shared power bank per team is useful on a two-quest day.
Suggested ratio
One adult with every two teams for ages 8 to 11, one adult per three teams from 11 up, with agreed meeting points along the route.
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Teachers and chaperones play free.
Getting there
Start points are squares, stations and landmarks in Cologne; each quest card above names its own.
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Check the quest page for any stop that needs a ticket.
Wet weather
The quests can be played in the rain.
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If the weather ruins the day, the class can replay for free within 30 days.
What they learn
Local history
The events and people behind the landmarks of Cologne, told on the spot where they happened.
Geography and map skills
Following a route on a map, estimating distance and time, finding the way with landmarks.
Languages
Many quests are available in several languages, so a language class can play in the language it studies.
Teamwork and oracy
Every clue is answered by the team, so pupils argue a case and agree before they lock in an answer.
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 questPrefer to pay by bank transfer?
Tell us the quest or city, the class size and the dates. We send an invoice to the school.
In short
Cologne for a school group, in short
A school trip to Cologne with Questo is a self-guided city quest. Pupils in teams of 3 to 5 follow a route of 10 to 15 stops on foot, solving a puzzle at each, in 60 to 130 minutes. 4 quests suit classes aged 11 to 18. There is no guide and no time slot: the class starts when it arrives. The price is 5 € per pupil, and teachers play free.
- 4,3
- average rating, from 751 reviews
- 100 000+
- pupils have played in class groups
- 4
- quests for schools in this city
- 60 to 130
- minutes on foot, by quest
Pupils are an estimate: groups of four or more teams starting one quest together, at about four pupils a team, across all cities since 2018. Ratings are from players of these quests.
What the research says about trips like this
One trip changes how pupils think
In a randomised study of 10,912 students, a single cultural trip raised critical thinking, tolerance and interest in culture weeks later.
History learned where it happened
458 Amsterdam pupils walked the medieval city in teams, solving tasks on phones at real locations. They learned more than classmates taught the same topic in lessons.
Source: Huizenga et al., Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2009
Games with a story teach
Across hundreds of studies, game-based learning beats non-game teaching on knowledge and retention; story and playing together are what make the difference.
Source: Sailer and Homner, Educational Psychology Review, 2020
Questo or a guided tour
| A Questo quest | A guided walking tour | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is active | Every pupil, in a team | 30 pupils listening to one guide |
| Start | When you arrive | 10:00 sharp |
| Pace | Each team at its own, pause for lunch | The group moves on |
| What the teacher gets before | Plays the whole route free | A confirmation email |
| Price | 5 € per pupil, teachers free | 12 €–25 € per pupil, teachers often charged |
Who is active
- A Questo quest
- Every pupil, in a team
- A guided walking tour
- 30 pupils listening to one guide
Start
- A Questo quest
- When you arrive
- A guided walking tour
- 10:00 sharp
Pace
- A Questo quest
- Each team at its own, pause for lunch
- A guided walking tour
- The group moves on
What the teacher gets before
- A Questo quest
- Plays the whole route free
- A guided walking tour
- A confirmation email
Price
- A Questo quest
- 5 € per pupil, teachers free
- A guided walking tour
- 12 €–25 € per pupil, teachers often charged
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