Escape Game Besançon
Imagine a challenge that tests both logic and camaraderie. Welcome to the CityHunters Escape Game in Besançon, a team building event that turns the city into a playground of clues and cunning. As teams stroll past historic facades, they transform into covert operatives on a mission, solving puzzles while soaking up the atmosphere of Besançon.
On the trail of history
The streets of Besançon are a stage for discovery. Teams might kick off near Besançon Cathedral and wind their way toward the Citadel of Besançon, which presides over the town like a watchful director. Along the route, clues lead past the Porte Noire and the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon, with detours that could take players by the Birthhouse of Victor Hugo or the Besançon amphitheatre. Each landmark adds a historical twist to the Escape Game and a fresh layer of local color to the challenge.
This Escape Game is built to sharpen communication and collaboration. Every participant contributes different strengths — whether it is analysis, quick decisions, or imaginative problem solving — and the format nudges teams to combine them into effective strategies. As a team building experience, it reveals new sides of colleagues and forges practical habits that travel back to the office.
An adventure for every occasion
Whether organised as a company outing, a company summer party or a company christmas party, the CityHunters Escape Game adapts to the occasion. It also works as a Scavenger Hunt alternative for conferences or workshops, offering a lively outdoor option to traditional indoor exercises. Flexible start times and self-guided play mean groups choose how and when the mission begins, making it a convenient addition to any schedule.
The city's culinary delights
Between puzzles, teams should leave room to enjoy Besançon’s flavours. The region is famous for Comté cheese and robust local wines, perfect for toasting a well-executed mission. A successful team building event in Besançon pairs adrenaline with good food and gives colleagues something tasty to remember.
An unforgettable experience
The CityHunters Escape Game in Besançon is both a mental challenge and a scenic tour. From the Citadel of Besançon to the Porte Noire, each solved clue brings teams closer to their objective and deeper into the city’s story. It leaves groups with shared memories, stronger bonds and a sense of having been the heroes of their own urban adventure.
- Participants use their own smartphones
- Flexibility through self-organization
- 10 riddle locations
- Support chat during the tour
- Picture gallery of the event
- Team chat
- Real-time leaderboard
How the event works
1. Preparation
- Beforehand, all participants install the app on their smartphones
- Teams are formed in advance or on site (max. 7 people)
- Each team’s leader starts the tour and invites the other participants
2. Let’s go!
- From tour start, our team guide is available via chat
- Teams choose their first puzzle location
- They navigate easily via the map view
- Up to 10 challenges await at notable spots around the city
3. City exploration
- Along the route, teams discover the city
- At each puzzle location, they solve tasks and earn points
- Each team member receives individual challenges in addition to the shared tasks
- Digital networking via real-time leaderboard and team chat
4. Finale
- After completing all tasks, the app guides teams safely back to the start
- A self-organized award ceremony can take place here
- Afterwards, you’ll find all photos in a protected online gallery
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- Offer within 90 minutes
Our FAQs provide answers to the most common questions
We organize our team events for you on your desired date, 365 days a year. To see if your preferred date is still available, request your non-binding offer . You can freely choose your event start time between 9 am and 8 pm.
For our full-service team events, both on-site support by our guides and the provision of all materials are included, so you don’t have to worry about anything in advance. The only exception is our smartphone tours. For these, you use your own smartphones and benefit from in-app chat support that we provide free of charge.
The start and end point in Besançon is: Rue Megevand 2. Click for a map view. The blue-shaded area marks our event area where our team event tasks and puzzles are located. For our Geocaching and iPad tours, you can choose your own start and end points within this area. This is not possible for smartphone tours.
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