Play the city game of Napier
An interactive adventure through Napier. Join the Order of the Secret Map, solve puzzles and uncover highlights and hidden gems at your own pace.
No app to install, no account — tap and you're playing, right in your browser. The first stops are free.
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- First stops free
- In your language
🏅 Finish this walk in 2026 and you're a Founding Explorer — a badge from the early days that stays on your profile forever. What's a Founding Explorer? →
10 stops · 3.8 km · ±1.5 h
3.8 km · 1.4 km back to the starting point.
Starts at Centennial Garden Waterfall and ends at Napier Beach. You can start at whichever stop is closest to you.
This is what a challenge feels like:
Look far to the south-east from this lookout. You can see a famous headland that is home to a large gannet colony. What is it called?
Read how the escape game works
Note: this route has one longer stretch of ±1350 m, between the end and the start of the route (±18 min walk).
The story
The Order of the Secret Map
Welcome, Explorer. The Order of the Hidden Map has unveiled a route for you in Napier that ordinary visitors never fully perceive. Follow the streamlined lines of Art Deco, feel the eternal breath of the ocean, and discover the resilience that lives within every stone of this city.
A glimpse of the story — discover the rest while playing.
About this city walk
Discover Napier on a self-guided walking tour
Our interactive walking tour of Napier blends a classic city walk with an escape game. You get a real tour guide in your pocket that takes you past the must-see landmarks of Napier and the hidden gems only locals know.
No schedules, no group, no headset. You play the city walk whenever you want, at your own pace. Perfect for things to do in Napier — solo, with friends, with kids, or as an activity for a city break, bachelor party or team outing.
Along the way you solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of The Order of the Secret Map. A unique way to get to know Napier — more than a regular walking tour, and a fraction of the price of a live guide.
Why players love CityWalkGems
At your pace
No schedules or groups. Start, pause and resume whenever you want.
Highlights + gems
The must-sees plus spots even locals sometimes miss.
Story in every street
History and mystery woven through the city itself.
A fraction of a guide
A real private guide in your pocket, for a fraction of the price.
Zero hassle
No download, no account, no waiting. Open the link and you're playing.
What you'll see in Napier
Welcome, Explorer. The Order of the Hidden Map has unveiled a route for you in Napier that ordinary visitors never fully perceive. Follow the streamlined lines of Art Deco, feel the eternal breath of the ocean, and discover the resilience that lives within every stone of this city.
Along the way you'll pass Clyde Road Lookout, Daily Telegraph Building, Art Deco Memorial, Art Deco walk, ANZAC War Memorial and Hawke's Bay Museum — and beyond these highlights you'll discover plenty more, including 2 hidden gems in Napier that only locals know about.
Ready for the adventure?
Start your mission in Napier
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