Is the weather a little less nice during your holiday in the Algarve, or have you underestimated the Portuguese sun and does your skin look like that of a lobster? Then an escape room in the Algarve is a fun indoor activity for young and old. Just like in the Netherlands, the concept in the Algarve is the same: escape from one or more closed rooms within an hour by solving puzzles.

In the Algarve there are several escape rooms with different themes. Most of them can be found in the larger cities such as Albufeira, Lagos and Portimão. The themes vary from exciting horror rooms to challenging adventure rooms with famous movie characters. In 2021 I went to an escape room in Portimão with my girlfriend, where we managed to escape the room within 45 minutes with great pleasure.

Below you will find an overview of all escape rooms in the Algarve. Which escape room will you try first?

💡Good to know: the Escape rooms are offered in English & (of course) Portuguese. Just indicate upon arrival in which language you want to play and get locked up!

Click on one of the buttons below to immediately view the escape rooms in the mentioned location.

Escape Room Algarve - Lagos

Holy Trap is an Escape room in the center of Lagos. At the time of writing, it has a super score of 5 out of 5 on Google Maps with over 110 votes.

Disclaimer on the website: Access under 16 years is prohibited without the presence of an adult. The game is not suitable for children under 12 years, pregnant women and sensitive persons or people with heart disease.

Theme: The Exorcism.
Cost: €16 – €25 depending on the number of people.
Opening hours: 7 days a week, from 10:30 – 23:00.

Escape Room Algarve - Portimao

Escape One Algarve is an Escape room in the center of Portimão with 4 different rooms. One of them can be played in two ways and one is especially for children between 11 and 15 years old.

At the time of writing this has a super score of 4.9 out of 5 on Google Maps with over 115 votes.

Rooms: The Laboratory, Atlantis, Final call (has 2 versions) and Project Cyborg (for kids).
Cost: €20 – €30 depending on the number of people.
Opening hours: 7 days a week, from 12:00 – 23:00.

Escape Room Algarve - Carvoeiro

Escape Carvoeiro is an escape room center located 25 minutes drive east of Portimão, in the town of Carvoeiro. This activity center has 3 different escape rooms, one of which is outdoors.

At the time of writing this has a super score of 5 out of 5 on Google Maps with over 95 votes.

Rooms: The bank heist (indoor), Seven Seas (indoor) and Alien Invasion (outdoor).
Cost: €16 – €25 depending on the number of people.
Opening hours: 7 days a week, from 11:30 – 22:00.

Escape Room Algarve - Albufeira

Mission Masters in Albufeira has 2 different escape rooms, ”Revenge”, where the world needs you again as a secret agent and “Save Yourself”, where you have to escape from the basement of a hostel. The escape room is located near ‘the strip’ (Av. Sá Carneiro. )

At the time of writing this has a super score of 4.8 out of 5 on Google Maps with over 70 votes.

Rooms: Revenge & Save Yourself.
Costs: €15 – €25 depending on the number of people.
Opening hours: 7 days a week, from 11:00 – 19:00.

Escape Room Algarve -Quarteira

Dreamagine in Quarteira has 2 different escape rooms: ”Mystery of Magic”, where Voldemort has returned and you have to use magic to escape and “007 Quarteira Quest”, where you and your team of MI6 agents have to defuse a bomb.

At the time of writing this has a super score of 4.8 out of 5 on Google Maps with over 20 votes.

Rooms: Mystery of Magic & 007 Quarteira Quest.
Cost: €13 – €25 depending on the number of people.
Opening hours: 7 days a week, from 10:00 – 18:00.

Escape Room Algarve - Faro

In the room “The lost piece” of Faro Escape Game you will search for an important religious document: the Pentateuch , which was stolen by Francis Drake in the 16th century during plunderings in the Algarve.

At the time of writing, it has an excellent score of 4.7 out of 5 on Google Maps with over 45 votes.

Room: The lost piece.
Costs: €16 – €25 depending on the number of people.
Opening hours: 7 days a week, from 12:00 – 18:00/20:00 (high/low season).

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