AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date Review: A Fun Date Experience

Wondering if an AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date is worth it for you and your significant other? I’ll give you the whole scoop in my AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date review here!

You may have seen an AmazingCo Mystery Picnic popping up in your search for cute date ideas or great gifts for travelers. What is an AmazingCo Mystery Picnic, and is it worth buying?

I’ve been on two AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Dates, plus a Mystery Weekend and an at-home date night, so I’ve got all the details on this unique scavenger hunt, foodie date experience!

A special thanks to AmazingCo for hosting our Mystery Picnic Date! As always, all opinions are my own.

What is AmazingCo?

AmazingCo offers unique experiences for couples, families, and friends. These experiences range from mystery picnics and mystery weekend getaways to at-home activities.

They offer a variety of experiences in more than 50 cities across the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

What is a Mystery Picnic?

An AmazingCo Mystery Picnic is a self-guided food and adventure tour.

Your whole day is already planned out for you with 5 mystery stops with your final picnic destination a complete surprise. You only get to your next destination by solving clues on your smart phone.

AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date Review

Kevin and I have done the Mystery Picnic Dates in Roswell, GA just a couple weeks before our wedding; in Dahlonega, GA as part of their larger Mystery Weekend experience; and most recently in Midtown Atlanta.

So we’re pretty much mystery picnic pros! Here’s exactly what you can expect:

Starting Your Mystery Picnic Date

The day before your Mystery Picnic Date, AmazingCo will send you access to your clues. If you want to keep everything a surprise, you should only solve the first clue for your first stop before you head out.

If you need to plan for traffic or travel time, you should solve your first clue the day before (this is typically what I recommend). Otherwise, it keeps with the fun and mystery to save that first clue for the day of your adventure.

You should plan to start your adventure by 12 p.m. If you need to start by a specific time, AmazingCo will put that in your welcome email. For instance, when we did the Midtown Atlanta Mystery Picnic Date, we were told to start at 1 p.m. due to the opening times on Sundays.

Since your adventure can take around 3 hours, you’ll probably want to eat a big breakfast, or have something to sustain you before you head out. You’ll be eating a pretty late picnic lunch.

At each stop, you’ll pick up items for your picnic. These usually include a charcuterie platter, a sweet treat, drinks, bread, and salad. Each Mystery Picnic location will have different vendors with different food offerings. AmazingCo can also ensure the vendors cater to your dietary needs.

If you have any trouble figuring out any of the clues, don’t worry — there is a hint button and a final reveal button. You get to put in your guess, so they’ll tell you when you get it right. The answer page also gives you more information about your next location so you can learn about each local business.

What to Bring on Your Picnic

Your confirmation email will tell you if there’s anything specific you need to bring on your Mystery Picnic Date. Here are a few things we’ve always needed:

• Your smartphone
• A picnic basket or cooler plus some cutlery and plates
• A picnic blanket
• A bottle of water each
• Comfortable walking shoes
• A pen and paper for solving clues
• A portable phone charger

The Food

With 4 different stops that included picking up food items at each, there was plenty of food for the two of us. Every time we do a Mystery Picnic, we have some left over to take home.

Here’s some of the food we’ve picked up on our multiple Mystery Picnic Dates:

• A meat and cheese plate with bread, olives, pickles, and sauces
• A Mediterranean platter with hummus, vegetables, and pita
• A small bottle of olive oil
• Artisanal chocolates or truffles
• Fruit tartes
• Freshly baked breads
• Salads
• A fruit medley
• Sparkling waters
• Sodas
• Tea
• Lemonade

The Activities

Throughout your adventure, AmazingCo will provide bonus stops in the area that you can explore.

Some of our recommendations included an art gallery that was within walking distance and a hiking trail that was within driving distance for our Roswell Mystery Picnic; shopping in the area we were in and murals that were within driving distance for our Atlanta Mystery Picnic; and a museum within walking distance and a hiking trail within driving distance for our Dahlonega Mystery Weekend.

My only problem with this is that it isn’t immediately clear when you’ll need to drive to an additional location and when you can just walk. They do provide a link to a Google Map location, but I’ve seen a few times where the linked location is incorrect, or the map glitches and takes you to the general street and not the specific address (backing out and trying again a few times fixed this).

The additional recommendations also aren’t always the most up-to-date. I’ve found a few places that have since closed that are still being recommended.

AmazingCo also provides some extra activities like conversation starters and a trivia game. These were fun for passing the time and connecting with each other between stops and while we ate our picnic spread.

Add-ons and Upgrades

When you book your Mystery Picnic, you have the option of the regular all-inclusive picnic or a premium experience. The premium experiences include extra treats and extra activities.

Occasionally, they’ll offer seasonally-themed upgrades as well, with their own special additions. For our Midtown Atlanta picnic, we did their summer upgrade called Cool It Down where we got a refreshing drink and a chilled dessert, a take-home item, and a bonus at-home experience.

You can also add on a bottle of red wine, a bottle of white wine, more cheese, and a luxe picnic setup that includes rented servingware ready at your final picnic location.

The Picnic Location

The final picnic location is likely a popular park in the area, so you shouldn’t expect a secluded picnic experience.

So far, we haven’t had any trouble finding a quiet spot to ourselves at any of the parks we’ve picnicked at.

If you don’t like the location, can’t find parking, or it’s too crowded, you can always pick one of the spots you explored along the way or venture out to an additional location.

AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date Pros and Cons

Pros:

• You don’t have to plan a thing. Just solve the clues and head to your next stop! It’s a stress-free date day.
• The self-guided nature of the experience means you get to go at your own speed and spend the day how you want to. You can take your time and spend a full 3-4 hours, or you can be fast like me and Kevin and only spend 2 hours.
• It’s a fun way to explore an area, whether you’re already familiar with the place or not.
• You get to try food and gourmet items from local shops and restaurants.
• You get plenty of food and fun. It’s a great value for a 3-4 hour experience.

Cons:

• Having everything planned out can be pretty restrictive. If you don’t like relinquishing control, this isn’t the experience for you. While you can specify any dietary restrictions or needs when you book, you still don’t have a say in what food you’re provided, so this certainly isn’t a tour for picky eaters.
• The route isn’t always laid out the best. We’ve had one experience where there was a lot of driving between pick-up locations, which wasn’t expected and wasn’t made super clear. We’ve had one experience where we kept doubling back to a location we’d just been, which we found annoying. And then we had one experience where it was all laid out well.

Final Thoughts: Is an AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date Worth It?

Overall, we really enjoyed our Mystery Picnic Date experiences. It’s fun to have the whole day planned out for you with a little mystery thrown in.

The clues were a medium difficulty, so we didn’t have much trouble solving most of them. If we got stuck, we had the handy hint and reveal buttons to help us out.

We had no problems going into each store and picking up our items. Everyone was ready and aware that we were coming for the Mystery Picnic Date and had our items ready for us.

I think it was a good value for the money. It’s certainly a unique way to spend the day; I haven’t seen another experience like it. If you like surprises and like having the day planned out for you, then you’ll love an AmazingCo Mystery Picnic Date!

AmazingCo Mystery Picnic FAQ

More Romantic Travel Activities

Plan the perfect getaway or an amazing date night out with these romantic travel guides:

• 16 Romantic Things to Do in Atlanta for Couples
• A Romantic Mystery Weekend in Dahlonega, GA
• 14 Romantic Things to Do in Charleston for Couples
• 17 Romantic Gifts for Travel Couples
• 7 Romantic Things to Do in Las Vegas for Couples
• A Fun Mystery Picnic Date in Roswell, GA
• AmazingCo At-Home Activity Date Night Review
• AmazingCo Mystery Weekend Review

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Cheers!

Paige

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