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Explore Downtown Norfolk with Varoom’s Scavenger Hunt
You’ll love our one-of-a-kind, immersive adventures designed by an Austin, TX-based custom event design team that brings scavenger hunts and creative Events to 300+ cities across North America and beyond; in Downtown Norfolk you can expect a hand-crafted mix of tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment that guides you to hidden gems, quirky oddities, and local art, history, and culture clues while a remote interactive live host supports and encourages you over the phone; you’ll creatively interpret fun prompts for points, enjoy your moment of fame on our international leaderboard, and race other teams in other cities even if you don’t have local competitors that day - all while laughing, discovering off-the-beaten-path spots, and making the experience your own.
About this activity in Downtown
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Highlights
- Experience a one-of-a-kind, remote interactive scavenger hunt led by your own live host who guides and encourages you by phone throughout the game
- Discover hidden gems and quirky local stories as you solve creative art, history, and culture clues across the area near Downtown, Norfolk
- Compete on an international leaderboard - earn points, see your standing, and race teams in other cities even if no local rivals are signed up
- Enjoy a handcrafted mix of tour, detective challenge, and social experiment that’s family-friendly, team-ready, and great for groups or couples
Important Information
- You must provide a correct domestic phone number when booking and bring at least one fully charged smartphone with GPS and data to participate; if you have an international number or tech issues, you can use WhatsApp or email
- The experience includes a digital scavenger hunt document, the option to extend your hunt for free, and future company alumni discounts for repeat bookings
- The activity is accessible: service animals are allowed, public transportation is nearby, strollers are fine for infants, and routes and transport options are wheelchair accessible and suitable for all fitness levels
- This Austin-based company runs custom Events in 300+ cities; your remote host will coordinate with you before the start to confirm contact details and any accessibility needs
Meeting Point
This is a remotely hosted experience - your live host will contact you by phone at the scheduled start time. Choose your preferred nearby starting spot in the area and confirm it in advance; make sure your booking includes a working domestic phone number and that at least one team member has a charged smartphone with GPS and data so the host can connect and begin the hunt.
Includes
- Join a remote interactive live guide for your Downtown Norfolk hunt - you must provide a working domestic phone number or WhatsApp contact so the hosted experience can connect with your team.
- Receive a digital scavenger hunt document that guides your team's challenges and clues throughout the game.
- Track your progress on a real-time leaderboard so you can see how your team ranks against others.
- Choose to extend the scavenger hunt for free if you want more time exploring the route and challenges.
- Access future company alumni discounts for repeat bookings and follow-up Events.
Other
- Service animals are allowed during the activity.
- Public transportation options are available nearby to help you reach meeting points in the area.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller during the hunt.
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible to accommodate a range of mobility needs.
- Transportation options used for the activity are wheelchair accessible.
- The experience is suitable for all physical fitness levels, making it family- and Group-Friendly.
- Important tech and contact requirements: you must provide a correct, working domestic phone number in your reservation for the remotely hosted hunt to be possible.
- Each team must bring at least one fully charged smartphone with GPS that can send and receive data, photos, videos, and text messages.
- If you have an international phone number or encounter technical difficulties, you must complete the game using WhatsApp or email.
- You can easily provide required contact information in advance through a Viator message so your remote guide can reach you on the day of the hunt.
Customer Reviews
10/10
Based on 1 Reviews
Summary:
My niece just moved to Virginia Beach from Long Island, so it was fun and exciting to use this scavenger hunt to learn some history and places in the area. We had so many laughs and met more than a few interesting people!
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Know more about Downtown
You’ll experience a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted adventure that blends tour, creative challenge, detective hunt, and social experiment. Unlike typical tours, your team gets a remote, interactive live host on your phone who guides, encourages, and responds in real time as you discover hidden gems, art, history, and culture around Downtown Norfolk.
Expect a mix of art and culture discovery, workshops and learning elements, sightseeing tours, family-friendly challenges, Group-Friendly team-building, food and drink interpretation tasks, and outdoor nature or urban exploration - all woven into a competitive, points-based scavenger hunt format that’s playful and social.
Yes - every hunt features leaderboard standing on the website so you can enjoy recognition and compare scores internationally. You essentially race other teams in other cities through the leaderboard, even if no local competitors signed up that day.
Your remote live host connects with you by phone to provide live hints, encouragement, and scoring as you complete creative photo and video challenges. To run the hunt, you must provide a correct, working domestic phone number and bring at least one fully charged smartphone with GPS that can send and receive data, photos, videos, and text messages; if needed, you can use WhatsApp or email for international numbers or technical issues.
Yes - the adventures are designed to be suitable for all physical fitness levels and family-friendly, allowing infants in strollers and accommodating service animals. If you have accessibility questions specific to your team, check the booking details or contact Varoom in advance so your remote host can support your experience.
Your booking includes a remote interactive guide, the digital scavenger hunt document, leaderboard placement, the option to extend the hunt for free, and future alumni discounts. For details on refunds, cancellations, and any other policies, please refer to the booking policies listed above before you reserve.
