Cockatoo Island Escape: Convict Adventure Tour

Embark on an outdoor escape game adventure on Sydney’s historic Cockatoo Island. Solve challenges, uncover secrets, and explore the island’s dark past. Download the game on your phone and get ready for an unforgettable experience!

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Muster Station - You will get to this place by following a clue and solving a puzzle. Once here, you can spend as much time as you wish until starting to follow the next clue.
What's Included
  • Solve clues across Sydney’s most mysterious island
  • 15 puzzle challenges
  • Experience convict life through an immersive storyline
  • Mobile access code
  • Flexibility to pause/resume anytime
What's Not Included
  • A tour guide.
  • Entry tickets to attractions (not needed to complete the tour)
Additional Information

Break free from your chains and experience life as a convict on Sydney’s Cockatoo Island, a breathtaking location with a chilling history. Once the residence of the colony’s most notorious prisoners, the island’s mysterious tunnels and vigilant towers now provide the backdrop for your thrilling escape.
In this self-guided puzzle walk, participants will…

Location
Cockatoo Island
• Go to Cockatoo Island Ferry Wharf 33.845831, 151, NSW, Australia (game starting point). • Bring a charged phone. • Open the Questo app and follow the instructions. • You must have downloaded the app and created an account first, using the same email you made the purchase with.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tinkertaylorbedroom
Apr 6, 2026
Great day at Cockatoo Island - Great way to explore Cockatoo Island. My teenage son really enjoyed the day.
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O891cotracyh
Aug 25, 2025
convict escape - It was great learning info and playing the game. We had issues with the game giving out wrong directions a few times, sending us left instead of right or right instead of straight ahead. Some of the information and land marks were out of date due to upgrades to the island. The wharf was closed to the public so we couldn't answer 2 or 3 questions. It counted our correct answers up wrong at the end of it all. Told us we got 6 out of 15 right but we only got the wharf questions given to us. We actually got 13 correct. Even with the glitches we had a great time. Loved it. Highly recommend if you aren't a perfectionist and can deal with wrong info at times.
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Paul_j
Mar 7, 2026
Not worth the effort. - We came to Sydney on a family history adventure. Knowing we had family attached to the history of the island. We were excited to find out more about our family heritage. Booked the family in & had a terrible experience. Didn’t end up doing the quest. Could not log into the app once we were on the island. No-one I invited through the app could log into it either unless they payed extra for the app. Asked around but no-one on the island had any idea about the quest/adventure. The lady working at the information centre there was nice to begin with but once we mentioned the quest her tone changed. She was not interested in talking to us & didn’t have any info about the quest. Told us to “just walk around & look”. The island itself was great to explore despite not being able to do the quest. The ferry ride there & back was nice though. In my opinion I would not recommend it. Felt like we were being played & cheated out of our money. Didn’t end up finding any info out about our family history there. Totally dissatisfied & not very happy at all.
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From $6
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).