Munich · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
Good self-guided walks fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 5 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
You and your family follow eight puzzle-filled envelopes from Stachus through Munich's old town to Frauenkirche, Marienplatz, and Viktualienmarkt. There is no guide, so you choose the start time, pace, and breaks. The game suits children ages 6 to 12 and includes mailed materials plus answer solutions.
Follow an English-language audio mystery from Odeonsplatz through Hofgarten, Frauenkirche, Marienplatz, and St. Peter’s Church to the New Town Hall. This private, self-guided game costs $7.21 per person, works offline, and lets you pause whenever you need a break. Church and tower entry fees are extra.
“It did not work. I should never have been charged for it. Does not even look ready. Not sure how it can be purchased.”
Use the VoiceMap app to follow a private, self-guided walk through central Munich. In about 70 to 90 minutes, an English narrator leads you from Marienplatz past churches, markets, royal squares, and old palaces. Pause for food, shopping, or a beer, then continue with lifetime access.
“This is a fabulous app for self guided walking tours. We are so glad to have discovered it through Viator and will be using it again in the future, even in our hometown”
Use the Explorial app to guide your private group through central Munich on foot. Solve questions, follow map clues, and complete photo tasks at Viktualienmarkt, Marienplatz, Hofbräuhaus, Odeonsplatz, Hofgarten, and Eisbachwelle. Allow about two hours, with breaks whenever you like.
“Must have WiFi or data, I thought it was off line. The locations were nice to tour the city, but could not finish”
You and your children follow Lili and Oskar through central Munich using eight envelopes filled with puzzles, tasks, and local stories. Start at Hofgarten, finish at Viktualienmarkt, and pause for museums, ice cream, parks, or meals whenever you like. The activity is self-guided and entirely in German.
Pick a table, a palace or a mountain.
