About this experience
Where the caravels left and the pastries stayed — Belém is Portugal's age of discovery in one riverside district.
This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Lisbon's Belém on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time.
• Salute the Torre de Belém, the fortress that waved the explorers off
• Read the crew list on the Padrão dos Descobrimentos
• Marvel at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and its Manueline lacework
Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app.
Around 2 hours - any group size.
Set sail — the riddles chart the course.
At a glance
- Duration: 2 hr
- Private experience
What is included
- Free download of the Explorial App from your appstore (iOS or Android smartphone required)
- Points and scoring system: Compete between players of your group and beat the cities high score.
- Live Location: navigate within the map with marked locations. Always know where you are.
- Learn about the cities stories, history, and local legends
- Total flexibility: no waiting, start anytime, walk at own pace and do as many breaks as you want.
- Self-guided walking tour with interactive riddles, trivia challenges and photo tasks.
Not included
- Live-Guide: 100% self-guided; no one will meet you or join your group. Start anytime you want.
- Entrance fees are not required for this game. All puzzles relate to the public areas of the sights
- This is not an audio guide but an sightseeing, gaming and learning experience
Itinerary and highlights
Starting at the National Coach Museum on Avenida da Índia, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and head for the riverfront where empires were launched. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city.
The Mosteiro dos Jerónimos rises first, paid for with pepper money and carved like a stone ship's rigging — Vasco da Gama rests inside. Riddles trace the Manueline knots.
The Padrão dos Descobrimentos juts into the Tagus next, a concrete caravel crewed by navigators, kings and one map-loving prince. Trivia checks who's aboard.
Then the Torre de Belém floats on the water's edge, the fortress-lighthouse that said goodbye to the great voyages.
Around two hours along the river of departures. The leaderboard docks last — pastéis de Belém, warm with cinnamon, are the true trophy.
See the overview, available options and booking details for the experience schedule.
Meeting and pickup information
- Book your Explorial tour today. Start whenever you want. *** After booking, you’ll receive your game code via text message and a Viator message. *** Download the Explorial app for free. *** Head to the meeting point and enter the game code provided (6 digits) to start the tour.
Languages and tickets
- no — Guide
- German — Guide
- hi — Guide
- sv — Guide
- fi — Guide
- ru — Guide
- Korean — Guide
- Portuguese — Guide
- cmn — Guide
- el — Guide
- yue — Guide
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- French — Guide
- hu — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- cs — Guide
- uk — Guide
- Japanese — Guide
- zh-CN — Guide
- pl — Guide
- da — Guide
- ro — Guide
- Dutch — Guide
- tr — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Explorial
Meeting points and locations
Accessibility and practical details
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
- After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
- Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund
- Smartphone required: Bring your own fully charged smartphone with an active mobile data connection to the start of the tour. Please disable any VPN and avoid city Wi-Fi, as these will cause the app to malfunction or disconnect.
- Recommended attire: It’s best to wear weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes — approx. 2 hours of light walking
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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