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A group of people in a wooden boat ride through a jungle-themed exhibit with an elephant and a river. 1
A globe with a digital overlay of a map, displaying various geographical and historical data points. 2
People viewing an interactive display about 'Vida a Bordo' with a wooden boat illustration. 3
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Porto: World of Discoveries Museum

By World of Discoveries
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Free cancellation available
Price is CA $29 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

See the world through the eyes of Portugal’s great explorers with this ticket to Porto’s global discovery–themed exhibition, World of Discoveries. Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Bartolomeu Dias — this is the perfect opportunity for visitors to learn the stories of Portugal's famous and charismatic explorers. You’ll uncover Portugal’s fantastic odysseys while enjoying interactive multi-sensory exhibits, and your skip-the-line ticket means you don’t have to wait to experience the fun. With 20 mesmerising permanent installations  you’ll feel like an explorer on the voyage of a lifetime.

Activity location

  • World of Discoveries
    • 106 Rua de Miragaia
    • 4050-387, Porto, Porto, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • World of Discoveries
    • 106 Rua de Miragaia
    • 4050-387, Porto, Porto, Portugal

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World of Discoveries Entrance Ticket in Porto

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Price details
CA $28.90 x 1 AdultCA $28.90
Total
Price is CA $28.90

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Multilingual audioguide during the boat ride
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Unique indoor boat ride experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission ticket
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to all 20 themed exhibition areas
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Audio guide during the boat ride
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hotel pickup and drop-off

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Opening times: 10am-6pm on Tuesday-Friday (last entrance at 5:30pm), 10am-7pm on weekends and public holidays (last entrance at 6:30pm), 24th and 31st December: last entrance at 2:30 pm. Closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Activity itinerary

World of Discoveries

  • Admission ticket included
Discover Portugal’s history with a ticket to Oporto’s World of Discoveries entrance. After bypassing the entrance line, explore this space which recreates the journeys of Portuguese navigators who crossed oceans to worlds once unknown. Follow in the footsteps of history's explorers and begin to understand how they navigated without modern technology and earned the nation's maritime might. Learn about what the Portuguese had to face and how they finally managed to enter the Indian Ocean in 1488, led by Vasco da Gama. Follow their journey with the help of 4D globes and hop on a replica of a 16th-century ship to understand a sailor's daily life. Cruise to equatorial forests, India, Timor, China, Macao, Japan, and Brazil, recreating the odyssey of the discoveries. Travel through an interactive journey of textures, odours, mythology, and history—all merging into one incredible experience. Discover the fog screens and projections that transport you to different, fascinating eras of history.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    World of Discoveries
    • 106 Rua de Miragaia
    • 4050-387, Porto, Porto, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    World of Discoveries
    • 106 Rua de Miragaia
    • 4050-387, Porto, Porto, Portugal

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