Belém Guided Walk
Two and a half hours along the riverfront with a licensed One Journey guide, from the monastery to the tower and the story of the ships that left from here.
INCLUDED with the Journey Pass
2.5h small group · normally €40
Belém is where Portugal pushed off from. This walk takes the riverside mile slowly - the monastery exterior, the Padrão dos Descobrimentos, the tower - and fills in what the stones do not say: who sailed, who paid, what came back, and what it cost.
Small groups, licensed local guides, and a pace that leaves room for questions. Exteriors only: your pass carries separate timed-entry tickets for inside the monastery and the tower, so you can go in before or after.
Journey Pass tips
- Reserve your time online or by email, ideally the day before - the walk runs to fixed departures.
- Exteriors only. Use your pass tickets for the monastery and tower separately.
- Wear something you can walk in; the route covers about 2km on flat cobbles.
- The 10:00 departure leaves you at the tower in time for lunch by the water.
Getting to Belém Guided Walk
- Belém Guided Walk Meets at Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Av. Brasília, 1400-038 Lisboa
- Tram 15E to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, then five minutes to the river
- Train Cascais line to Belém
- Meeting point Your guide holds a One Journey sign, 10 minutes before departure
Open in Google Maps for directions. The exact meeting point is in your confirmation email.
Belém Guided Walk is one of eight experiences on the Journey Pass, from €79.
Buy nowOpening times
Daily departures at 10:00 and 15:00, lasting about 2.5 hours. Reserve your slot online or by email.
What Lisbon Journey travellers say
Rated 4.8 out of 5
From travellers who used the pass on guided walks, Fado nights and the river cruise.