Educational visits are free, offered to primary, secondary, technical and higher education institutions, of an educational nature.
People visiting the Plant for tourism, even if they are students, teachers or professionals in the field, must purchase tickets on our home page: www.turismoitaipu.com.br
To secure a place at your institution, you must complete the scheduling in advance, according to availability for the desired date. But before checking out the step-by-step instructions to schedule your visit, Check out the types of visits offered:
Public: groups of Elementary, Regular or Technical Schools and Universities.
Path: visit the external area of the Plant, with two stops, one at Mirante Central and Mirante Vertedouro, carried out on the visiting institution's own bus and without guide service.
Hours: Monday to Saturday from 9am to 16pm (departures approximately every 30 minutes and duration of approximately 1h15.
Public: groups of Elementary, Regular or Technical Schools and Universities.
Path: complete guided tour that visits the external area of the Plant, with two stops, one at the Central Viewpoint and Spillway Viewpoint, and also visits the internal area of the Plant, which includes the central control room, interior of the dam, generator gallery and shaft of one of the generating units.
Hours: Monday to Friday, except holidays and breaks, at 08:30 am or 14 pm, limited to 40 people per group and duration of approximately 3 hours.
Rules: use of shoes attached to the heel and without heels or up to 3cm in height and a minimum width of 3cm. No bags of any kind are allowed during the tour.
Public: groups of Technical Level schools and Universities.
Path: full guided tour virtual, which visits the external area of the Plant, with two stops, one at Mirante Central and Mirante Vertedouro, and also visits the internal area of the Plant, which includes the central control room, interior of the dam, generator gallery and axis of one of the units generators.
Hours: Monday to Friday, except holidays and breaks, at 08:30 am or 14 pm, limited to 40 people per group and duration of approximately 3 hours.
Public: groups of Elementary, Regular Secondary or Technical schools and Universities.
Path: visit that begins with a ride in the institution's own vehicle until arrival at the Biological Refuge. When you disembark, you will walk along a trail of approximately 2 km through the environmental conservation area, passing through the animal trail.
Hours: from Monday to Friday, except Tuesdays, holidays and breaks, at 8:30 am and 14:00 pm, and on Saturdays at 08:30 am, with a limit of 42 people per time, lasting approximately 2:30 hours.
Rules: Eating on the trail is not permitted. It is recommended to use repellent, sunscreen, closed shoes and bring a bottle of water (there are drinking fountains on the route).
Public: public educational institutions – CMEIs, municipal schools and state schools in Foz do Iguaçu, exclusively.
Path: an Itaipu vehicle picks up students and teachers at the school according to the scheduled time and visits the Plant – Itaipu Panorâmica or Itaipu Refúgio Biológico. O Itaipu Panoramica visit the external area of the Plant, with two stops, one at Mirante Central and Mirante Vertedouro. O Itaipu Biological Refuge includes a journey on the Itaipu bus until arrival at the Biological Refuge and upon disembarking, a trail of approximately 2 km through the environmental conservation area, passing through the animal trail. At the end of the tour, students and teachers are taken back to the school.
Hours: Itaipu Panoramic: Monday to Friday at 08:30 am or 13:30 pm (school leaving time), except holidays and recess, lasting approximately 1h15. Itaipu Biological Refuge: Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (except holidays and recess), at 08:30 am or 13:30 pm (school leaving time), lasting approximately 2:30 hours. Visits limited to a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 40 people (including students and teachers) per group.
Note: For the purpose of expected duration, the institution must consider travel time (round trip), according to its location, and add the time of the chosen visit.
Public: general.
Path: The Itaipu Ecomuseum currently has two exhibitions on the history and construction of the Itaipu Plant. The exhibitions feature objects from the construction period, information panels, as well as interactive 3D maps. Visitation is free, requiring only visitor registration using a form at the Ecomuseum reception.
Hours: from Wednesday to Monday from 8:30 am to 16 pm lasting approximately 1 hour, self-guided.
Scheduling any of the tours above, except Itaipu Ecomuseu, must be requested via sending a letter e visitor list to email visitseducativas@turismoitaipu.com.br.
The letter must include:
The Visitor List must include:
We provide a model, letter and list of visitors below for reference:
List template – institutional.docx
Official letter template for educational institutions.docx
More information by calling (45) 3198-1800 or via WhatsApp: (45) 3576-7249
If you participated in one of the educational visits above and need to issue a document proving your visit in your name, the data listed below will need to be sent to the email: visitseducativas@turismoitaipu.com.br
Mandatory data for requesting certificates:
We ask that you include in the title of the email: “Name of the Institution” + “Your full name”.
After sending and validating the information sent, a Visit Certificate which will be sent to the applicant's email address.
FUNDACAO PARQUE TECHNOLOGICO ITAIPU – BRAZIL
CNPJ 07.769.688.0001-18
Visitor Reception Center Av. Tancredo Neves, 6702
Foz do Iguaçu, PR 🇧🇷
“The Itaipu Technological Park Foundation – Brazil, in compliance with the General Personal Data Protection Law 13.709/2018), clarifies that all documents received by the Itaipu Tourist Complex – Brazil will be used exclusively in the registration process, as provided for in said Law. By providing the data, the visitor is aware and authorizes that the personal data contained in the system will be processed and made available to third parties for the sole purpose of proving the identity of the holder, for the time necessary for the aforementioned purposes.”