Manaus Forum

... gave you some good blogs. Now you have a problem. Keep in mind that before Alaska became a state, Brazil was bigger than the USA. Corumba to Manaus is almost 1,500 miles as the crow flies, equivalent to New York to Denver, Colorado. So obviously you ...

... can do the whole trip by land from Puerto Bolivar. There is a rudimentary road through the forest to Boa Vista and on to Manaus in Brazil. It's about 12 hours from Bolivar to the Brazilian border, 3 more hours to Boa Vista, then 12 hours to Manaus. It ...

... Manaus, spend Xmas in the Amasone, then onto Iguazo for 3 days by air from Manuas and then to Rio for new years. Problem is the expensive flights between Bolivia-manaus-falls!!Any ideas or tips or input would be greatly appreciated!!!

... were all being promised for things that never happened, either about location, tour duration, accomodations, etc. When I returned to Manaus, I contacted Thomas and finally got part of the money I paid back, but I did realised through talking to other ...

... 6 month travelling through northern Brasil working for several local firms as consultant, enjoyed specially the Amazon region and Manaus, the friendly and helpful people. Where I remained at a very simple place but very interesting and safe, meeting a ...

... Rurrenebaque and continue to Guayaramirim on the Brazilian border. Continue to Porto Velho on the Madeira, with relatively regular river service to Manaus. This will give you tons of information. If you are really serious, try to get hold of the .

Hopefully by riverboat from bolivia to manaus and by bus from manaus to venuz. Eeeep!

HI! There, From Caracas to Manaus you can take a bus,which tale almost 2 full days,that cost USD130 for a jungle tour in Manaus look over the page www.amazingtours.com.br You can also email directly:amazonjungle@amazingtours.com.br Hope ...

If you are really adventurous, you might look into a ferry boat from Manaus to Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon. This web site is a bit out of date, but it gives you an idea of the possibilities. Here are some Travepodder's comments on this area: ...

Female tourists in Manaus beware! I must unfortunately report a very bad experience I had in Manaus. The guide calls himself ANTONIO (real name: Clevanio Crosa da Silva) and works for Eco Discovery Tours. He is nothing but a lier, cheater and a thief. ...

... TO A REPUTABLE TOUR AGENT, ALTHOUGH YOU END UP IN THE SAME LODGE, YOU PAY LESS AND GET ACCURATE INFORMATION ON WHAT TO EXPECT!! sounds like manaus isn't all what it cracks up to be, and is full of con men like christiano in this story

Feb 2010 we will be traveling to the Amazon. "Explore Manaus, the vibrant capital of Amazonas State in northern Brazil, located on the Rio Negro." We will probably like to extend our stay and experience more of Brazil. Does anyone have ...

... indeed. You are right too that we dont have enough time -it would have been GREAT!!!!to go and reach Manaus on our time, but unfortunatly we only have 2 weeks for Brazil (we are in Peru and Bolivia 4 weeks before Brazil!). A new idea ...

... I look for adventurers to participate t an expedition in the Amazon rainforest in July. I am German and made a four tours in Brazil and know this land incuding the language. Amazonewaldes. we just are 5 persons, 2 french and 3 germans and need 3 more ...

I am trying to find some reviews on www.amazonturs.com agency in Manaus. Did anyone try their jungle tour or had any experience with them? They are declaring that they registered withing EMBRATUR but the registration is not desplayed on the website. ...

If you are coming to Manaus might contact www.amazingtours.com.br E-mail:amazonjungle@amazingtours.com.br They have great amazon tours,amazing tours is recommended by south america hand book 09/10. Hope this can be helpfull!!!

All I can find is that it takes five days from Belem:

Hi all. Im planning to get from Bolivia, across the Amazon (with a stop in Manaus) and up to venuzuela around the end of April/early May. I was wondering if anyone had any tips, and importantly knows how long this might take as I need to arrange malaria ...

... it today. You start from Coca in Ecuador on the Rio Napo. You will connect with other boats in Iquitos, Peru, Tabatinga and Manaus, Brasil. The whole trip should take anywhere up to a month. It won't be comfortable as you will have to use local ...

Hi Julie Manaus is a cool city with lots of things to do. I would not miss: - Teatro Amazonas - Praça Terreira araña. Just over the main road from the port you will come a craft market selling indigenous Amazon Tribal artesania, leather goods and ...

From Bolivia you can reach porto velho and from over there,you can take a boat to Manaus 4 days by boat. You can writte an email:stefanbukkel@hotmail.de

Hi Steafan, Thanks for the tip. Their big problem is how to get to Manaus from Bolivia, and then on to Rio and Foz without breaking the bank. If you can help them with that, I'm sure they would be most appreciative.

HI! It would be good if you can contact www.amazingtoursagency.com they have information about Manaus,tours and etc... Have fun! Steafan

... plans, you may look to visiting the upper Amazon in Bolivia, which is reasonably close to Santa Cruz and will be a fraction of the cost of getting to Manaus. Skim these blogs to see if this area would suit your purpose. No Opera House I'm afraid.

HI! Check: www.amazingtoursagency.com they have good trips in Manaus,belem etc..

Female tourists beware! i must unfortunately also report a very bad experience I had in manaus. This time the guide is called ANTONIO and works for Eco Discovery Tours. He is nothing but a lier, cheater and a thief. Once the tour is finished, he will ...

... and really knew everything about amazon wildlife. He caught an alligator of 2 meters with his hands. Of course you need to watch out in Manaus, a lot of bad tour operators. You can find Thomas everyday at the Airport. His site is amazonwildtour.com.

... go to the north you would go up the coast of Ecuador pass by Columbia through the Panama Canal across the Caribbean and down to Brazil. Sounds like an incredible trip but it's not done commercially. To the South you would go down around the horn and ...

Hi all travellers! I would like to tell about my experience in Brazil. I recently came back from my holiday. Me and my girlfriend were in Brazil for two weeks. We landed in Rio de Janeiro which we liked very much. Then afterwards we went to Pantanal, ...

... is up through Ecuador and Colombia, but I quite like the idea of a boat down the Amazon and then heading up to Venezuela from Manaus. Anyone done it? Got any tips? Thanks Dave Yeah, Ive done it. Out Iquitos in Peru. There are numerous levels of boats ...