Big City Scavenger Hunt A Fun And Informative Quest

Remember scavenger hunts? The game where individuals or teams go out into the world to gather the items on predetermined list? Whoever gets them all first wins? Great.

In a unique twist on the game, UrbanQuest is a scavenger hunt in a great city that ends at a restaurant where reservations have been made. Along the way, “Questers” learn their way around the city in a fun and challenging way and everyone is a winner.

Held Amazing-Race style, groups of Questers download their clue package online then hit the streets to solve interesting puzzles that force teams to be resourceful. The final destination is a mystery restaurant where UrbanQuest has made a reservation for you. Timed to take about an hour and a half to complete, reservations are made for two hours after starting to allow some extra time for slow teams.

After buying a Quest online, it can be launched from your My Quests pages anytime. While the exact restaurant will be a surprise, you’ll pick a general category, just to be sure it is the kind of food the team will enjoy. Get stuck on a clue, see hints and answers on the included clue package that you printed off before starting.

In New York, for example, two Quests are offered. A Walk In The Park is a Quest in Central Park and another one sends Questers around Rockefeller Center. Each is priced at $28.99 per person + tax and the meal.

UrbanQuest is currently available in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington DC, Chicago, Indianpolis, Louisville, Baltimore, Boston, Princeton, Cincinnati, Portland, Philadelphia, Nashville and Seattle plus a number of Canadian cities and some international destinations with more cities on the way. UrbanQuest customers who have successfully completed a Quest are invited to be QuestTesters, trying out new Quests before they become available to the public

UrbanQuest looks to be great for dates, groups of friends, family outings or office team building and can be gifted via e-gift cards.



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Werewolf Hunters Wanted, Experience Not Required


Chillisauce is a UK event planner that has organized corporate events, team building days, product launches, activity breaks, company parties and experiential marketing campaigns since 2001. Their adventure weekends include gorge scrambling, caving, assault courses and more. Now, Chilisauce has an overnight Werewolf Hunt scheduled that simulates a hunt for a werewolf taken from the literature of black-and-white films.

“Chillisauce pride themselves on being a fun, creative and an adventurous events agency and the overnight werewolf hunting experience embodies exactly that,” said Adrian Simpson, director at Chillisauce.co.uk in a TravelPulse article. “This is the ultimate event for those looking for an adrenaline-fuelled experience that really does live out your werewolf attack nightmares.”

Happening in Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, and priced from 149 British pounds, a group of eight will spend the night in search of the beast.

First, the “hunters” participating will be prepared with safety training, outfitted with werewolf-repellent clothing followed by a crash course in basic military training and weapons training.

In line with established werewolf procedures, hunters will learn how to set up preventative trip wires and explosive booby traps around the camp to protect against the imminent attack.

This is no luxury weekend either. Military-style bunks will be available where group members can rest after the hunt … until the safe light of day.

See more on the Chilisauce Facebook page.

Is werewolf hunting too much of an adventure for your taste? Maybe Zombie Boot Camp might be more your style as we see in this video:


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