Myrtle Beach Blitz: Epic 2-Hour Scavenger Hunt Fun

Maybe it was as advertised but we didn’t really know what we would get. Here is what it is: a group of slides sent to you at the start of the hunt. You can do small “missions” in any order — many involve talking to locals/other tourists. There is a virtual assistant, but she mostly just said encouraging things. Here is what it is not (but we thought it would be): get a clue, figure out the location/object and find it, send a picture to the virtual host to receive the next clue. In other words, an actual scavenger hunt. It did get us to get around a new location and created a memory. Just helpful to know what it is and isn’t.

I booked the hunt as a fun surprise for my boyfriend and we had such a great time our host MaryAnna was so amazing she was so entertaining and really made our experience even better. Even though it was virtual (not a probable at all super cool idea!) we both felt that our guide was so present. We had so much fun completing the hunt and exploring the city we will definitely be doing this again and check out the other city hunts 🫶

First, I'm going to say we made the mistake of walking the whole time. We had a hard time figuring out what the prompts were asking us to do or find, and when we had questions, the host wouldn't respond for several minutes because they were busy assisting other people. We were also told which businesses to find, but not which locations, which led to us doubling back on our path a couple times. A couple of the slides were messed up; with the prompts being placed with the wrong photos. Overall, it was a fun idea, but not really well thought out for a walkable scavenger hunt.

This was a virtual experience which means your directions come to your phone and the guide texts you throughout the hunt. The activities were so much fun to find and to be creative in what we sent in. We got to see so much of Myrtle beach and experience the life on Myrtle beach. It does take some driving to find all the places but it was so much fun. We laughed so much and had a great family bonding experience. The virtual tour guide responded to us every time we uploaded the picture of the things we found and she responded to what we created or found. We then at the end of the hunt received how many points we got and where we stood on the leaderboard. It was an easy 2 hours that was a great experience.

Not what I was expecting. I wanted personable interaction. I view scavenger hunts as a team thing of more than 2 people. Plus it was hard to understand directions and keep up with the hunt.

This was a lot of fun and forced some great family photo opportunities! Make sure you wear your walking shoes!