The Top 14 Escape Games in Amsterdam

1.Amsterdam Treasure Hunt: The Mystery of a Secret Sender

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30Our pick

Solve a secret mystery while walking 3 km through Amsterdam, with historic sights, smart puzzles, and a flexible self-guided route.

“My son's aged 16 and 13 rated this 4.5. Their first trip to Amsterdam, our family fit this excursion in a 7 hour layover. We also stopped for a short lunch near Niew Church. We all liked how we got to explore the city, learn some interesting facts and all enjoyed the solving the challenges. The backpack was fine just not easy to buckle/unbuckle. We recommend this tour to others.”

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2.Treasure Hunt Walking Tour “A Secret Sender”

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 71 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Solve a secret Amsterdam mystery while walking to five city-center sights with puzzles, local stories, and a treasure box.

“It was a great activity, lots of walking and the clues were fun and interesting.”

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3.Amsterdam Red Light District Treasure: Self-Guided Tour & Quest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews

Explore Amsterdam’s Old Town and Red Light District with an offline puzzle quest, flexible timing, and 10 easy challenges for up to four people.

“Schöne Tour zu interessanten Bauwerken in Amsterdam eingebettet in eine kleine Geschichte. Die Aufgaben sind sehr leicht, also nichts für echte Escaperoom Fans.”

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4.Discover Amsterdam’s city center in this Outside Escape game tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $6Best value

Explore Amsterdam on foot with a self-guided crime-solving game through canals, squares, and historic sights at your own pace.

“The tour through Amsterdam was good fun. We discovered new streets and learned something new, even some of us live here, and one was born here. The route is easy to follow, the questions are easy to medium and with a clue for sure to solve. We loved it and will do another tour with OutsideEscape for sure. Good value for the money :-)”

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5.e-Scavenger hunt Amsterdam: Explore the city at your own pace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 3 hours (approx.)

Explore Amsterdam with a flexible smartphone scavenger hunt covering canals, museums, Jordaan, Dam Square, and the Red Light District.

“The weather was hopeles but the tour made up for it. We rather liked the questions and even learned from them. The tour itself was a nice trip through the center of Amsterdam and took us along some pretty sides. It was a nice way to pas the day with good friends”

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6.Amsterdam Urban Legend Scavenger City Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Solve an Amsterdam murder legend through puzzles, canal streets, and hands-on challenges in this private two-and-a-half-hour city game.

“So glad I took a chance and tried this! I had an fab time playing ‘The House with the Bloodstains’. Highly recommend for anyone looking for an intriguing explore and adventure in Amsterdam. Ps. Haven’t uploaded photos in case I give it away!”

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7.Amsterdam Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $8

Explore Amsterdam with a flexible self-guided scavenger hunt covering nine sights, local tips, audio stories, and a 5km city walk.

“Great app with clear instructions. We had a range of children and some of the information pages were very long to read. We would have liked the tour to have included Anne franks house.”

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8.e-Scavenger hunt Volendam: Explore the city at your own pace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.)

Review of Volendam’s self-guided e-scavenger hunt, with practical details on stops, value, timing, route, puzzles, and who should book.

“Volendam is pretty much our 2nd home. Then I saw this City Trail on Social Deal. Nice! Experience Volendam in a different way! To all points we walked almost blindly. The 1st was the most fun and easy one (book this City Trail Volendam and you know why). Half the questions were still quite difficult. But it was fun, clearly put together!”

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9.“Operation 45 ” Treasure Hunt Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Solve a WWII diamond mystery on a 3-kilometer Amsterdam walking tour through the old Jewish District, using maps, locks, and real history.

“The game content is all real, i.e. you get physical items, boxes, printouts, etc., which is very nice compared to app games. Two hours is enough for a motivated group with some prior experience. If you'd rather take it easy, it'll be closer to three.”

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10.Discover Amsterdam Vondelpark in this Outside Escape city game!

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Vondelpark and nearby Amsterdam neighborhoods with a private, self-guided riddle game for up to six people.

“It was a nice outside escape walk in and around the vindelpark Amsterdam. So you get somewhere other than downtown Amsterdam.Auto-translated”

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11.e-Scavenger hunt Almere: Explore the city at your own pace

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews

Explore Almere-Haven with a flexible smartphone scavenger hunt, solving riddles at your own pace for up to six people.

“We always Enjoy Getting To Know a City with qula trails. Although this is not the best city for a qula Trail because Almere Haven has no real (Shopping) Center, it turned out a nice day. Some of the stopping places were a Nice little beach, a plRead more”

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12.Romantic Amsterdam: Fairytale or Tragedy? Self-Guided PuzzleQuest

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $6

Explore Amsterdam’s canals and legends with a self-guided puzzle game from De Waag to Skinny Bridge for just $6.03.

“The story was very nice, mixing myth with history and the route was really beautiful.”

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13.Self-Guided Mystery Hunt by Dam Square in Amsterdam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $22

Solve a true-crime mystery through central Amsterdam, with flexible timing, outdoor clues, Dam Square, Nieuwmarkt, and Damstraat.

“This is the experience to do if you need a flexible time schedule. We had a few hours before going to the airport, and ended up doing this mystery hunt. It was perfect, since we had the flexibility to start it as soon as we wanted, without havRead more”

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14.Self-Guided Secrets of Amsterdam Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Amsterdam’s center with a two-hour smartphone game of puzzles, photo tasks, local facts, and flexible private play for up to four.

“Great tour, saw highlights and the small streets of city center amsterdam. We enjoyed the original games and puzzles. I will book more city escapes or city experiences like this, great way to discover the city of Amsterdam.”

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