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.
Real students playingMore 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
A Questo school day in Copenhagen stays on foot in the old centre, the royal quarter and along the harbour. Key Stage 2 classes usually start at the Royal Danish Theatre on Kongens Nytorv with Magical Copenhagen: Little Mermaid, which passes Amalienborg and the Stork Fountain on the way to the statue. Key Stage 3 groups can take Time Travelers Cronophone from Rosenborg Castle to the Round Tower, or The Conspiracy in the Royal District around Amalienborg and the Gefion Fountain. Hidden Vesterbro leads from København H through the old meat market district, and older pupils have a murder mystery in Indre By. Quests cover ages 8 to 18.
55 min · 4.2 km · 11 stops
Starts at Royal Danish Theater
Hans Christian Andersen and The Little Mermaid, from the statue to the House of Hans Christian Andersen.
52 min · 1.5 km · 10 stops
Starts at Church of Our Saviour
Citizenship: Christiania as a self-governing community, from the Main Entrance to the Grey Hall (Den Grå Hal).
69 min · 3 km · 17 stops
Starts at The Queen's Palace
The royal quarter of Frederiksstaden around Amalienborg and the Marble Church.
94 min · 3.9 km · 11 stops
Starts at København H
How a working district changes, seen at Øksnehallen and Kødbyen in the former meat market area.
122 min · 4.3 km · 14 stops
Starts at Marmorbroen
Links royal buildings from different centuries along one route: Rosenborg Castle, the King's Garden, Frederik's Church and Amalienborg Palace.
90 min · 5.4 km · 11 stops
Starts at Troll breathing out human blood
90 min · 2.2 km · 12 stops
Starts at Memorial Anchor
Reasoning from evidence across 12 stops to solve a case.
Teams of 3 to 5 pupils share one phone.
For under-14s, have one adult per 2 to 3 teams with agreed checkpoints; for 14 to 18, follow your school's policy.
Walk the compact centre.
On DOT buses, metro and trains each paying adult takes up to two under-12s free, and DOT's School Class Card covers 30 pupils and 3 adults for a year.
Copenhagen's public toilets have been free since 2013, including one at Nørreport Station (open 8:00 to 22:00).
They can be hard to find, so plan stops at libraries, museums and cafes.
Kongens Have, the King's Garden beside Rosenborg Castle near Nørreport Station, is the classic central lawn for a packed lunch.
Leave the grass as you found it and take litter away.
The National Museum is free for under-18s and the main library on Krystalgade is free to enter; the Glyptotek is free on the last Wednesday monthly.
The quest can be replayed free within 30 days.
Caution: Copenhagen's busy cycle lanes sit between pavement and road, and visitors often mistake them for pavement. Brief teams to stay off them and check for bikes before crossing.
Royal Copenhagen across several centuries, from Rosenborg Castle, the King's Garden and the Round Tower to the 18th-century royal quarter of Frederiksstaden, with Amalienborg, the Marble Church (Frederik's Church) and the Gefion Fountain. Copenhagen Cathedral and Gammeltorv cover the old civic and church centre.
Urban geography of a harbour capital (Nyhavn, Nordre Toldbod, Christianshavn) and of a changing district in Vesterbro, where Kødbyen and Øksnehallen sit in the former meat market area. Pupils practise map reading and orientation on routes of 1.5 to 5.4 km.
Reading and following written instructions in English, and working with Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid alongside the Agnete and the Merman statue.
Older pupils can discuss Christiania as a self-governing community. Every team shares out the jobs of navigator, reader and puzzle solver, and makes decisions together without an adult leading.
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.
In short
A school trip to Copenhagen with Questo is a self-guided city quest. Pupils in teams of 3 to 5 follow a route of 10 to 17 stops on foot, solving a puzzle at each, in 50 to 125 minutes. 7 quests suit classes aged 8 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.
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.
In a randomised study of 10,912 students, a single cultural trip raised critical thinking, tolerance and interest in culture weeks later.
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
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
| 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 |
Teacher FAQ
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Get the Questo app. Pick a quest, follow the clues and make the city your playground.
