The Da Vinci Code
Leonardo's last secrets
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Leonardo da Vinci spent the last three years of his life at the Clos Lucé, 500 meters from the Château d'Amboise. His notebooks contain messages hidden in mirror writing — reversed as in a mirror. The greatest genius in History took one last secret to his grave, beneath the Chapel of Saint-Hubert.
The greatest genius of humanity took one last secret to his grave
In 1516, Francis I invites Leonardo da Vinci to France. He offers him the Clos Lucé manor, steps from the royal Château d'Amboise, and an unprecedented title: "first painter, engineer and architect of the king." Leonardo arrives carrying three paintings — including the Mona Lisa — and thousands of pages of notebooks covered in drawings, inventions and texts written backwards. For three years, the old master and the young king see each other nearly every day, connected by an underground passage.
« "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." »— — Leonardo da Vinci, Notebooks
Leonardo at Amboise — the final years of the universal genius
When Leonardo da Vinci arrives at the Clos Lucé in 1516, he is 64 years old. His right hand is paralyzed, but his mind remains prodigious. Francis I, who is 22, is fascinated by the old master. He visits him nearly every day through an underground passage connecting the château to the Clos Lucé — a tunnel that still exists today. Leonardo works on urban planning, hydraulics, and organizes lavish festivities with automata and flying machines.
Leonardo dies at the Clos Lucé on May 2, 1519. Legend has it that Francis I held his head in his arms — a scene painted by Ingres four centuries later. The master is buried in the Collégiale Saint-Florentin in Amboise, then transferred to the Chapel of Saint-Hubert at the château after the church's destruction during the Revolution. His tomb simply reads: "Leonardo da Vinci."
His notebooks — over 7,000 pages — are scattered across Europe. Written in mirror script (right to left, readable in a mirror), they contain inventions that would not be realized for centuries: the helicopter, the tank, the diving suit, the parachute. But some pages remain undeciphered. Leonardo used several coding systems, and historians believe he took certain secrets to his grave.
A game, a guided tour and a heritage guide — all in one
You're not just buying an escape game. You're carrying a living guide — historical anecdotes, forgotten legends, key monuments, hidden architecture — unfolding as you go.
At each stop, places ordinary guides miss — secret façades, sculpted crests, alleys steeped in history.
Every riddle is rooted in a real historical fact or local legend. You leave with dozens of stories to tell.
Learn to read buildings — flamboyant Gothic, Baroque, Art Deco — like a real art historian, while having fun.
Walk through the city like a novel's character — every alley becomes a stage, every square a theatre.
A voice walks with you at every step, tells the story of each place, reads clues, adds a cinematic feel.
Keep access to the guide & game for 1 year. Come back any time, share it with friends.
« You will not leave this city the way you entered it. »
How does it work?
Explore the city on foot solving puzzles based on real historical facts. No locked room — the city is your playground.
No app to download. Play directly from your browser. Guided step by step, at your own pace.
One purchase per phone is enough. Play with family, friends or as a couple — everyone participates.
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears and speaks to you in your language. Golden letters magically write themselves on the wall to reveal the puzzle answer.
Stuck? Progressive personalised hints. The character repeats the puzzle on demand — at your own pace.
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian + 27 other languages auto-translated by AI.
The game downloads to your phone on start. Once the "✓ Downloaded" indicator appears, everything works without data — narration, AR, GPS and puzzles. Perfect abroad without a data plan.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The Route
5 stages through the city
The gameplay: AR, camera, hidden clues
At each stop, open your phone camera: an augmented reality character appears on the façade and speaks your language. Hunt the clue — it materializes as golden letters on the real wall or floats in front of you. When you find it, the phone vibrates, an AR chest opens and reveals your answer fragment. 8 stops, 8 clues to find with the camera, 1 final code.
The stops on your route are a surprise. You'll discover them one by one, guided by your phone, starting from the meeting point.
How does it work with a group?
One phone = one team. Pick the number at checkout (1 to 10).
Solo, or a group sharing the screen. One team, one code.
Family, couple, or 2-3 teams competing. Each phone has its own code and its own score.
Friends, bachelor/bachelorette, small office outing — each their own code, each plays at their own pace. Tiered pricing then €6 flat per phone from the 6th.
- ✓All codes are independent — play at the same time OR separately, each team advances at its own pace.
- ✓Leaderboard between your teams + global game leaderboard — each score appears in the public ranking.
- ✓More than 10 phones or need a personalized quest? Discover custom tours.
Ready to live this adventure?
Get my code · 12€No calendar booking. Code sent immediately by email.
🔒 Secure payment · Code in 5 min · Free cancellation
Practical info
Why this route?
Universal genius
Walk in Leonardo da Vinci's footsteps, from his workshop to his tomb, in Amboise.
Mirror writing
Decipher messages in mirror writing, Leonardo's secret technique.
Francis I
Explore the château where the Renaissance king met the greatest genius of all time.
Inventions
Discover models of Leonardo's inventions — helicopter, tank, parachute — at the Clos Lucé.
Leonardo's tomb
Visit the Chapel of Saint-Hubert, the Renaissance master's final resting place.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Crack the last code of the greatest genius in History.
9 features nobody else has
OddballTrip combines gamified play, augmented reality and AI. All our competitors deliver 1 or 2 of these angles. We deliver all 5.
AR treasure chest
A golden chest floats in front of the monument. Tap → opening animation → reveals a secret message.
AR narrator character
Point your phone at the façade: a knight, witch, monk, sailor, detective or ghost appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language with their dedicated ElevenLabs voice (each character has their own unique voice) — your living guide.
Magic golden letters
At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's the puzzle answer. An unforgettable visual effect.
Written + audio narration
Every puzzle available as text AND voice-over: read at your own pace or listen eyes-free while walking. Great in groups and for accessibility.
360° radar + vibration
A mini-radar shows the target even behind you, and the phone vibrates when you aim in the right direction.
Heritage storytelling
Every puzzle weaves in real historical facts (architecture, era, anecdotes). You learn by playing — like a gamified audioguide.
Progressive AI hints
3 levels of AI-generated help: vibe → where to look → answer format. You're never stuck.
AR selfie memento
At the end of the game, capture a selfie with OddballTrip banner + mascot, shareable on Instagram, TikTok.
Zero app to install
PWA technology: open the link, it plays in your browser. Same quality as an app, no App Store hassle.
Frequently asked questions
Q01The Da Vinci Code — is it a guided trail or a free-form hunt?
It's a semi-guided trail: GPS points you to the next stop, but you find the camera clue and solve the puzzle yourself. No app to install, everything runs in your browser.
Q02How far do you walk in Amboise · From the royal château to the Clos Lucé?
Usually 2 to 4 km of total walking, within 1.5 km as the crow flies from the start point. The route is designed to be walkable at a relaxed pace, no public transport needed.
Q03Can we play The Da Vinci Code as a couple?
Great two-person format. Narration is dramatic without overdoing it, puzzles are designed to spark conversation. Ideal for new relationships or anniversaries — you discover the city and coordinate on puzzles simultaneously.
Q04Do we need 4G data to play?
Intermittent 4G is plenty. Maps are cached at startup. Narration and clues load per stop, so a so-so signal between stops is fine. GPS itself uses no data.
Avis des aventuriers
Soyez le premier à partager votre expérience.
Did you play le code de vinci? Check the email you received after your game to leave a verified review.
Your turn to play
From the royal château to Leonardo's tomb, from the Clos Lucé to the Tour des Minimes — decipher the mirror writing of the universal genius in an Amboise unchanged since the Renaissance.
1 purchase = 1 phone. Play several on the same device.
No calendar booking. Code sent immediately by email.
🔒Secure payment · Code in 5 min · Free cancellation
🪙+15 TripCoins granted with your booking
Other escape games in France
View France→More destinations, tours & urban treasure hunts across the country
Explore other cities in France
Blois
Royal castle and assassination of the Duke of Guise
Orléans
In Joan of Arc's footsteps, between Loire and history
Bourges
Gothic cathedral and Jacques Cœur's palace
Laval
Medieval city, between history and mystery
Versailles
The Sun King's palace and its intrigues
Paris
The City of Light, cradle of riddles and legends