11 Ireland Escape Games You Can Book Today

1.Dublin Ghost Hunt Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 34 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6Our pick

This self-guided Dublin quest takes you from the National Museum to the River Liffey in about 90 minutes. Use the Questo app to follow clues, hear audio stories, and investigate tales linked to Wolfe Tone, St. Ann’s Church, the Olympia Theatre, and City Hall. Play privately, pause as needed, and bring a friend for help with tricky answers.

“It was amazing! Really interesting tour!! I think it’ s a different way to see the city. I recommend to do it with friends!!”

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2.Private Dublin Treasure Hunt Self Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $30

You’ll follow an old treasure map through central Dublin, using a clue-filled backpack and mobile game to solve puzzles as a private group. The route passes the Garda station on Kevin Street and several traditional pubs. Allow about two hours, but leave extra time if you want breaks or your group enjoys working slowly.

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3.Murder Mystery at the National Wax Museum

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 11 reviews · from $26

Enter the National Wax Museum Plus after hours for a one-hour murder mystery set around the museum and Horror Hotel. You receive museum entry and an instruction pack, then use your charged smartphone to access clues and piece together the case. Sessions run Thursday to Saturday from 5pm, for small groups of up to five adults.

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4.Cupid’s Trail: Romantic Puzzle Quest in Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 30 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $7

You’ll follow a self-guided smartphone story from Fusiliers’ Arch to Oscar Wilde House, solving clues at 10 Dublin stops. The route includes Love Lane, Temple Bar, Ha’Penny Bridge, the Molly Malone statue, and the Irish Whiskey Museum. It lasts about 30 minutes to 1 hour, costs $7.21 per person, and requires no guide or attraction tickets.

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5.Dublin Old Town: Famous Pubs Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · from $8

Use the Questo app to follow a fictional family mystery through Dublin’s Old Town, solving clues at 12 pubs and bars from The Brazen Head to Toners. You guide yourself, pause for drinks whenever you like, and share one phone and ticket with your group. Allow about 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes, not counting long pub stops.

“Fun way to see the pubs in Dublin. Enjoyed solving the puzzles at each pub and of course trying the drinks along the way.”

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6.The Dublin Incident: Alien, Whiskey & Clues Exploration Game

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 6 reviews · from $10

Follow a phone-led trail through Dublin’s Liberties, solving nine location-based puzzles on your own schedule. The route points you toward St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Guinness Storehouse, Teeling Distillery, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and Kilmainham Gaol. There is no physical guide, but you can pause, play offline, and explore with only your group.

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7.Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt: Dublin Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 6 reviews · from $12

Use the Let’s Roam app to guide your private group through central Dublin in about two hours. Solve riddles, answer history questions, take playful photos, and visit sights such as Trinity College, Ha’Penny Bridge, and the Spire. Start any time from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., with no guide or transport included.

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8.Galway City E-Bike Scavenger Hunt Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $70Top rated

Ride a comfortable e-bike through Galway with the WeWheel app as your guide. Solve riddles at Salthill, the Spanish Arch, the Long Walk, O’Connors Pub, UCG, and Galway Cathedral. Alex may also help arrange a guided tour when group numbers are low. The route suits confident cyclists comfortable with city traffic.

“While we signed up for the scavenger hunt, we ended up doing a guided tour, on our request. The centre of Galway has significant traffic at certain times of the day and there are no shoulders on the road to give a bike rider some sense of safety. Alex kindly offered to put us in with a tour going on an hour later. This tour was excellent and Alex ensured that all were as safe as could be. I would highly recommend taking a tour with this company. The scavenger hunt would be likely to be fun but I would only suggest that for people comfortable with biking with some…”

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9.Dublin Scavenger Hunt and Highlights Self Guided Audio Tour

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

Use the World City Trail app to guide yourself through a 4.7-kilometre Dublin walk linking the Parnell Monument, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, St. Stephen’s Green, and more. Solve observation puzzles, hear short audio stories, pause whenever you like, and finish at a place that suits your day.

“Better than taking the Hop on/off bus tours! you can get your steps or workout in while travelling, learning about the city and solving puzzles! like killing 2 birds with 1 stone!”

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10.Interactive Treasure Hunt of Dublin’s Secrets

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $24

Use your phone and WhatsApp to solve clues around central Dublin on this private, self-guided CityDays trail. You’ll walk about 4 km at your own pace, with optional pub and café stops, help available by messaging Lost or hint, and a finish in the gardens of Dublin Castle.

“A super and fun way to see parts of Dublin you may otherwise not see!”

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11.Medieval Limerick Exploration Game and Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 2 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $6

Follow a 90-minute, self-guided Questo quest through central Limerick, from the Terry Wogan Memorial to Sarsfield Street. Your phone provides GPS directions, 13 puzzles, story content, and the freedom to pause or resume. Expect a mix of medieval sights, Irish independence stories, public art, and local music history, without a live guide.

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