15 Canada Escape Games You Can Book Today

1.Vancouver City Sightseeing Adventure: a murder mystery in Gastown

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32Our pick

Meet your detective near Waterfront Station, then explore Gastown with a partner or group of up to six. Follow written clues, spot historic landmarks, and solve a murder in 90 minutes to two hours. The game is in English, mostly outdoors, and includes a 2 to 2.5 km walk. Detective Tanya Bennett may be your contact.

“Really good fun. Something you should do with your partner, test your understanding. Getting to know downtown was super cool too.”

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2.Montréal Scavenger Hunt and City Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 25 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $15

Use the Explorial app to explore Montréal from Place d’Armes through Old Montréal, solving questions, finding landmarks, and completing photo tasks. The roughly two-hour route includes Notre-Dame Basilica, Bonsecours Market, Place Vauquelin, and La Grande Roue. You set the pace, take breaks, and play privately with your own group.

“Nice way to discover or rediscover Old Montreal. To do at our own pace with family or friends.Auto-translated”

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3.Street Art Exploration Game and Self-Guided Tour in Ottawa

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 20 reviews · 50 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use the Questo app to follow a clue-based route through central Ottawa, stopping at murals such as The Living Room, Faith in Our Community, DaVinci, and the BLM mural. There is no guide, so you set the pace and play only with your own group. The route is listed at 50 to 80 minutes, but walking can take about three to four hours.

“I loved it! The 80min is definitely by bike though and NOT on foot. On foot I would count on 3h or so. Because it was much longer than expected, I didn't manage to finish it on scene, but I completed it by using Google street view xD The support was really good, it is difficult to go from the support back to the game though.”

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4.Private Vancouver Sightseeing Adventure: a Gastown murder mystery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $31

Meet a costumed detective near Waterfront Station, split into teams, and follow a 2 to 2.5 km route through Gastown. Your kit includes maps, evidence files, clues, tools, and artifacts. You will solve puzzles, inspect city landmarks, and compete to earn your detective badge. The experience runs in English and requires a group booking.

“My wife and I did the Vancouver Outdoor Murder Mystery in Gastown during a trip from Phoenix, AZ. We absolutely LOVED IT. Such a fun way to see parts of the city, and work together to solve puzzles and challenges as a couple. It felt like we were on the Amazing Race. The program is really well done, and is challenging, but not impossible. It's more than just a scavenger hunt, and requires some thought and deduction to get things right. I would highly recommend this activity for anyone looking to do something fun in Vancouver.”

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5.Victoria Scavenger Hunt and City Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $15

Use the Explorial app to guide your private group through central Victoria. Find landmarks, answer questions from signs and images, and complete creative photo tasks at your own pace. The route takes about two hours and includes the Fairmont Empress, Fan Tan Alley, Parliament Building, and other city sights.

“Fun adventure! Great way to learn a city while walking & having fun with family and friends. Looking forward to doing this in more cities!”

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6.Foxtrail Scavenger Hunt – Amphibious Trail Vancouver

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

You’ll follow an English-language Foxtrail route from Yaletown, using a smartphone, physical clues, lockboxes, and hands-on puzzles to explore Vancouver at your own pace. The self-guided hunt lasts about three and a half hours, suits groups of up to six, and returns you to 1198 Mainland Street.

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7.Quebec City Scavenger Hunt and City Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $15

Use the Explorial app to explore Quebec City at your own pace. Starting at the Samuel-De Champlain Monument, you solve location-based questions, follow map clues, and complete photo tasks around Petit-Champlain, Place Royale, and other landmarks. The English-language game takes about two hours, can be paused, and works well for families or private groups.

“The tour was really fun, we loved the challenges and the photo tasks! It was a really cool way to visit the city!”

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8.Old Town Quebec Secrets: Private Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 13 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $9

Explore Old Quebec with the Questo app as your private group solves location-based clues at 14 historic sites. The self-guided game runs offline, can be paused and resumed, and covers landmarks from the Tourny Fountain and Saint-Louis Gate to Place Royale. It is offered in English, costs $9.29 per person, and is free for kids.

“This was my favorite thing we did in Quebec City. I love architecture and sight-seeing, my husband loves history, and we both love solving riddles and puzzles. This was the PERFECT was for us to see the city and this game took us to locations we might not have seen otherwise!”

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9.Vancouver Old Town Treasure Hunt: Self-Guided Walking Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use the Questo app to solve 14 puzzles across Vancouver’s old waterfront and Gastown. You’ll follow a story shaped by Gold Rush-era Vancouver, starting at the Marine Building and finishing near Maple Tree Square. The game runs in English, works offline, and lets you pause, use hints, or skip a tough clue.

“If you are not great at solving the riddle or question it is OK, there are hints and when needed hit the “skip” button and get the answer, easy peasy. It was a great way to explore the attractions at our own pace and learn about the history and culture, a big thumbs up!”

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10.Ottawa Mystery Quest: Self-Guided Detective Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours 20 minutes to 3 hours 50 minutes (approx.) · from $8

This self-guided Ottawa mystery game sends you through downtown with a phone, a private-investigator storyline, and 10 puzzles. You begin near the Algonquin Land Acknowledgement and finish across the river at the Monument to the Algonquin Chief Tessouat. Plan on about 3 hours 20 minutes to 3 hours 50 minutes, with no guide or attraction admission included.

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11.Kingston Self-Guided Walking Tour & Scavenger hunt (updated)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Start at Kingston City Hall and follow a smartphone scavenger hunt through the historic center, waterfront, parks, and monument-lined streets. You’ll solve challenges at 27 locations over about 2.8 km, with English and French options, no fixed start time, and room to pause along the way. The route is designed for groups of up to six.

“Very good tour. Good history lesson. Finding parking can be hard. We ended up parking on the street. A little difficult to start it but we did figure it out.”

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12.Murder Mystery Detective Experience in Orillia ON

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $11

Use your phone to solve a fictional murder in Orillia with 16 characters voiced by professional actors. Choose a downtown walking map or an outskirts driving map, play on Normal or Hard Mode, and follow GPS clues to the Orillia Opera House, Port of Orillia, and Couchiching Beach Park. Plan for about 2.5 hours.

“I enjoyed it but when we got to the counting the windows I never counted the options given and I recounted it 4 times”

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13.Rockcliffe Ottawa: Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $7

Use the Questo app to follow a one-hour to 90-minute walking story through Rockcliffe, Ottawa’s embassy quarter. Solve clues at Norwegian, Chilean, Dutch, Irish, Thai, Korean, Japanese, Danish, and American residences, with stops at Stornoway, Rockcliffe Park, the Rockeries, and Rockcliffe House. It is self-guided, in English, and costs $7.20 per person.

“This was a fun activity to do if you want to get a good walk and explore a new part of Ottawa. The challenges were much easier than I was expecting but I still enjoyed the experience.”

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14.Old Quebec Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $6Best value

Use the World City Trail app to guide yourself through a 1.5-kilometre Old Quebec route featuring Place Royale, Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, Petit Champlain, and more. Solve observation-based riddles, hear short stories in six languages, pause whenever you like, and finish at a place that suits your plans.

“Wonderful experience...Value for money. I saw the Chateau Fontanac tour for US $25 separately. $8 for 10 Landmarks was more than a deal! Puzzle at different landmarks incorporated English, Science and History. Great teaching fun tool for my children. Great historical lesson for me to indulge in Quebec city.”

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15.Old Montreal self-guided walking tour & scavenger hunt

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 7 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Follow a mobile website through Old Montreal and nearby waterfront districts, solving more than 30 challenges at places such as Pointe-a-Calliere, Notre-Dame Basilica, Bonsecours Market, Habitat 67, and the Old Port. The private experience lasts about two hours, but stops for cafés, shops, and photos can stretch the route much longer. Your phone needs mobile data.

“It was a fun activity to get to know the area! An opportunity to learn the history of Old Montreal and surroundings”

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