Treasure Hunt Papenburg
An exciting adventure awaits teams in Papenburg with the CityHunters treasure hunt, a lively team building event that turns colleagues into curious explorers. Armed with smartphones and the CityHunters app, participants follow clues and crack puzzles while seeing the city from a fresh angle. This modern treasure hunt is designed to boost cooperation and leave a lasting impression, whether booked as a company outing, a department celebration or part of a company summer party.
Start at St. Antonius
The journey can kick off at the striking St. Antonius, an impressive landmark that makes for an ideal starting point for a team building experience in Papenburg. From there, teams set off through the streets and along the canals, uncovering hidden hints and tackling clever challenges. Papenburg’s charming architecture and waterways create a varied backdrop that keeps everyone engaged.
Discover the highlights of Papenburg
Along the route, participants will pass a string of local gems: the museum ship Friederike von Papenburg, the elegant Nikolaikirche, the historic Amtsgericht Papenburg, the Papenburger Zeitspeicher, the cultural hub Forum Alte Werft and the iconic Meyers Mühle. These landmarks offer rich scenery and storylines that enhance the treasure hunt and provide memorable settings for a team building event.
Team spirit and adventure combined
At the heart of this team building experience is collaboration. Every participant contributes different strengths to solve riddles, locate the next clue and keep momentum going. The CityHunters app guides teams through the course and adds interactive elements that increase engagement. The blend of challenge, discovery and shared purpose makes the activity a standout choice for a company outing.
Flexibility and freedom
The CityHunters treasure hunt is highly adaptable: it can be tailored to the group’s schedule and launched from St. Antonius or any other spot in the city center. That flexibility makes it a practical option for organizations seeking low-fuss, high-impact activities. Whether integrated into a company summer party or booked as a dedicated team building event, the format bends to the group’s needs.
An unforgettable experience for the team
More than just a game, the CityHunters treasure hunt in Papenburg forges connections and reveals team dynamics in an entertaining, constructive way. Teams uncover local stories, solve mysteries and collect moments that stick long after the day ends. It’s an excellent way to motivate and inspire colleagues during a company outing or department celebration, strengthening bonds and creating lasting memories.
- 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 Papenburg is: Sankt Antonius Kirche. 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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