Scavenger Hunt Emden
Discover the picturesque city of Emden in a fresh and engaging way with the CityHunters team building event Scavenger Hunt. This inventive approach to exploring the city blends clever puzzles with visits to Emden's most striking landmarks, encouraging teams to solve challenges while soaking up the town's maritime charm and historic atmosphere. The result is a team building experience that boosts communication and cooperation long after the day ends.
The perfect starting point: Stadtgarten
The adventure typically kicks off in the tranquil Stadtgarten, an ideal spot to gather and set the tone for a memorable team building event in Emden. From here, groups fan out into the city center, rich with culture and history; if preferred, the Scavenger Hunt can start from another central meeting point. Different starting locations offer fresh perspectives on colleagues and help strengthen team dynamics, turning a simple company outing into an invigorating shared experience.
Discover Emden's treasures
The route of the Scavenger Hunt leads teams past many of Emden's notable sights. Highlights include the Kunsthalle in Emden with its art-filled rooms, the imposing Große Kirche, and the informative Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum Emden. Participants will also encounter the Nieuwe Kerk, the historic Amrumbank, sculptures like Georg Breusing, the Johannes a Lasco Library, the Rathaus Emden, the classic De Vrouw Johanna, and the green retreat of the Emder Wall. These locations not only charm the eye but also provide rich settings for tasks that test creativity, logic, and cooperation.
A city full of stories and experiences
Emden offers more than architecture; it has a tapestry of stories and local flavors waiting to be discovered during the team building event. Participants can learn anecdotes about notable figures and past events, and might even indulge in regional treats such as East Frisian tea or fresh shrimp. Those small cultural moments add depth to the Scavenger Hunt and make the company outing feel like both a discovery tour and a tasteful escape.
A team building event for every occasion
Whether organized as a department celebration, a company summer party, or even a company christmas party, the Scavenger Hunt in Emden fits many formats and goals. The mix of puzzles and city exploration ensures everyone can contribute according to their strengths—logical thinkers, creative minds, and organizers all find ways to shine. As a result, the team building experience becomes a meaningful contribution to team cohesion and employee motivation.
An unforgettable experience with lasting impact
At the finish, teams can look back on a shared adventure that does more than fill an afternoon: it leaves lasting positive effects on collaboration and morale. The energy and insights gained from this Scavenger Hunt help teams face future challenges with renewed cohesion. Treat the next company outing to Emden as an investment in a stronger, more engaged team and plan it with CityHunters for a polished, memorable experience.
- 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 Emden is: Stadtgarten. 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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