Crooked Tree — The Lost Jade Prophecy
Decipher an ancient Maya prophecy hidden within Crooked Tree's unexcavated mounds. Uncover why the colonial settlers chose this lagoon sanctuary and what sacred knowledge they buried.
📱 1 to 10 phones · 1 team per phone · Independent codes
Crooked Tree Village sits on hallowed ground
Crooked Tree — The Lost Jade Prophecy
You are a Creole descendant of Crooked Tree's 1750 founders, tasked with deciphering an ancient prophecy in Belize.
Your mission begins at the entrance to the Crooked
Explore the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, a national sanctuary in Belize, where wild nature and echoes of a lost civilization meet in the heart of the Belize District.
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.
Want to go deeper?
Places tied to your adventure — optional entries, totally up to you · per person
The story that haunts this land
Your journey begins at the entrance to the Crooked Tree Causeway, the main access point to the village. This causeway, approximately 2.5 km long, is your gateway to the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, designated a sanctuary in 1984 to preserve 16,400 acres of lagoons, creeks, logwood swamps, hardwood forests, and pine savannas. As you tread this land, you feel the presence of over 300 species of migratory and resident birds, crocodiles, howler monkeys, and iguanas that inhabit this bird paradise in the Belize District. Crooked Tree village itself, surrounded by the lagoon like an inland island, emerged around 1750, founded by Creoles seeking a peaceful haven.
Your first stop takes you to the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary Visitor Center, a green and white building essential for reporting your arrival. It is here that half-day walking or boat explorations make sense. Following the path to the Crooked Tree Lagoon, you understand why this central lagoon is the beating heart of the village, connected by creeks and other lagoons. It is from its shores that sunrise birdwatching tours depart, a tradition that has endured for decades. The air vibrates with the songs of waterbirds, which find a valuable seasonal refuge here during the dry season.
Continuing your immersion in Crooked Tree's history, you arrive at St. Peter's Anglican Church. This historic Anglican church is a central place for the village's Creole community, a silent witness to generations of worshippers. Its walls tell the stories of the inhabitants who shaped this territory since the mid-18th century. Nearby, the Birds Eye Lodge, the village's largest hotel, is a gathering point for birdwatchers from around the world who come to explore the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, seeking to capture the beauty of waterbirds and other local species.
The route brings you back to the calm waters of the Crooked Tree Lagoon, where the causeway connects the village to the mainland. This strategic viewpoint allows you to appreciate the richness of the Belize national sanctuary. Local fishermen, birdwatching tour guides, all know the secrets of these waters. Crocodiles bask, howler monkeys make their distinctive calls, and iguanas blend into the landscape. It's a vibrant ecosystem, a mosaic of lagoons, logwood swamps, and hardwood forests that justified the site's designation as a sanctuary in 1984.
At the end of your GPS treasure hunt in Crooked Tree, you will have not only solved the prophecy's enigma but also walked in the footsteps of the Creole founders and naturalists who worked to preserve this exceptional site. Your interactive visit to Crooked Tree will have revealed the hidden treasures of the Belize District, from the sanctuary's 16,400 acres to the subtleties of village life. This thematic circuit in Crooked Tree is a true exploration of Belize's heritage, an immersive experience that connects you to the history and nature of this bird paradise.
The Route
8 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.
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Practical info
Why this route?
Wildlife Sanctuary
Explore a protected habitat, essential for hundreds of migratory and resident bird species.
Ancient Maya Heritage
Uncover the remnants of a civilization that mastered the secrets of nature and time.
Lagoon Heartbeat
Immerse yourself in the unique lifestyle of an isolated community, blending tradition and nature.
Past, present, and nature are one.
Decipher the signs of time.
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
Q01Do I need to download an app?
No, never. You get a link, you click, it plays in your browser. That's the point of a PWA: same as an app, without the hassle.
Q02Does it work offline?
GPS yes (handled by your phone). Maps yes (tiles cached). AI and hints need an intermittent 4G connection.
Q03How long does a game take?
1 h 30 to 2 h 30 depending on your pace. The timer runs but only for the leaderboard — you play at your own tempo.
Q04What happens if I'm stuck?
You get 3 levels of hints per puzzle (increasing penalty). If truly stuck, you can skip the step (45-min penalty but you keep going).
Q05What's the age range?
From 12 without an adult, from 6 with an adult reading puzzles. Works for families, couples, friend groups, companies.
Q06What if my city isn't in the catalogue?
Pre-register or contact us — we'll email you as soon as your city is live.
Q07What is augmented reality exactly?
Point your phone at the façade: a historical character appears full-screen and speaks to you in your language. At the puzzle climax, golden letters magically write themselves on the real wall — that's your answer. After each puzzle solved, a treasure chest floats in front of you. Seeing is believing.
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Explore the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, a national sanctuary in Belize, where wild nature and echoes of a lost civilization meet in the heart of the Belize District.
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