Manaus Travel Forum

does anyone know a cheap carrier from manaus, Brazil to bolivia? which airline company? any help would be appreciated,

thanks

Lillian

My husband and I are travelling from Lima( after a treck to Inca) to Manaus for the jungle adventures. Can anybody tell me what is the best way to get from Lima to Manaus. Is the only way to go from Lima is to go to Iquitas and then to manaus??.. I know there are flights from Lima to Iquitas, but how do I get from Iquitas to manaus????

Please advice

Hello!

I am wondering if anybody knows where the Adolfo Ducke natural reserve is near Manaus? I can't find an address, directions or phone number, asked around a lot, but nobody seems to know what I'm talking about. Does anybody know what days it's open to the public, more info? THANKS!!!

Lillian

I'm going to be staying at the Tropical Manaus Resort in Manaus. Does anyone have a suggest where I might get a "safe" Swedish Massage. I don't want a candle and incense session, but a true deep tissue massage.

What's thew weather like in Manaus at the moment ?
1. Is it warm ?
2. Are there blue skys ?
3. How "flooded" is the river - i.e. are we likely to see mush forest on our trips ?
Thanks in advance

Hi, I'm off to Brazil in September and I will visit Manaus for 2 weeks. I want to book a jungle/boat tour but it's a 'jungle' out there and I don't want to choose a wrong operator.

I checked Amazons and Swallows tours but they're very expensive. On the other hand I found Eco-discovery tours which have reasonable prices for pretty much the same service.

What is your opinion on Eco-discovery tours? Are they reliable? Any good/bad experiences with them?

I'd really appreciate your help with this, It's my first time in Brazil and I don't want to regret it.

Cheers,

Gerry

hello! I will be in Manaus for a while and am looking for a cheaper school to study Portuguese during the day. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Lillian

My husband and I will be in Manaus in January 2007, arriving on the Regal Princess. We are traveling with two other couples. We are looking for an English speaking private tour guide who is willing to show us the sights for a day. We hate taking the ship's excursions because they have no individuality and the thought of being herded like cattle on tours buses does not appeal to us. Any one have a name of someone who provides tours of the city? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Lu

Hey guys,
I'll be travelling down to Manaus from Peru and Bolivia and need to make my way to Suriname after that for a medical internship. Been looking for travel possibilities but at the moment it seems pretty impossible. If anyone has any good ideas please let me know!!
Cheers
Justin

Hi everybody!

I live in Germany an will stay at Isla Margarita in October for 5 weeks. Some friends an myself, we plan a trip by car from Margarita to Manaus.
Is there any problem with unloaded gasoline in Brazil because our car (Chrysler Cherokee) needs only unloaded gasoline.
If anybody knows a posada or not too expensive hotel in Manasu, that would be very helpfull too!

Thanks in advance

Rainer (from Freiburg, Germany)

Hello, a colleague of mine is looking for a one day city tour of Manaus. I checked out some tours on the web, but the prices were exhorbitant, around R$500 for a whole day. I am looking for someone who will provide a tour around the popular tourist sites, for example: teatro, mercado publico, floating docks, INPA, Bosque de ciencia.

I would appreciate it if someone could recommend a city guide/tour, preferably ones that leave in groups.

Thank you

Joe

A friend of mine and I are coming from London in November and are looking for a guide to take us deep into the forest cause we're shooting a documentary about the flora, fauna and undiscovered tribes of the Amazon. Obviously a Tour Operator cannot help us, that's why we're looking idealy for a local (English speaking) guide who's willing to take us there for such a long period.

Someone knows the time table of boats (regionals, no fast ones) that travel from Manaus to Tefe?

This is our second trip to Brazil and during the first we visited Rio, Slavador Bahia, Receife Curbitia, Paraty,Receife, Olinda, Sao Luiz but not Manaus. I chose to visit Lençóis Maranhenses instead of Manaus. This time we are thinking of visitng Manaus and I would like to get others opinons. We do not want to take a jungle tour but would do just a day trip to the meeting of the waters.
while you're I could use some hotel recommendations near the area where the sights are within walking distance and the are is safe to walk around in the evening.
mahalo
traveling with aloha
the coconut wireless

Hi,

We want to book a boat tour in the Amazon for 4 days and 3 nights (from 29th July to 1st August 2006), departing and returning from/to Manaus. The tour is organised by Iguana Tours: http://www.amazonbrasil.com.br/1index.php?vart=3&var=boatexpedition3. We read some pretty good reviews about them (including some on this website) so it should hopefully be good. The thing is that there need to be a minimum of 4 people for this tour and at the moment there are just the two of us. It's cheaper than other places we found: it costs U$85 per person per day - you can check out the itinerary on their website. Sleeping on hammocks on the boat seems like a nice touch.

Sara & Gethin

Can anyone suggest a really inexpensive place to stay in Manaus?
What jungle tour companies and 1-4 night trips would you recommend?
I arrive May 10th.

Can anyone out there tell when,if ever,there are real live performances of famous operas by famous companies/artists - particularly during 2006

Hi, I've booked an amazon lodge and me and my two friends would like to stay in a nice hotel the night before and after the lodge, I want somewhere with an outdoor pool so I can chill out and relax.
I'd love to stay in the Tropical Manaus but it's just too expensive, we dont want to pay more than £70 for a triple room for a night.
Any suggestions please? What region of Manaus should I be looking at?
Thanks

I will visit Ariau Towers next month. Which tower to stay at Ariau?
I would like your input - for those who have stayed there. Tips and Hints.

geom

Hi,

I intend to stay 3 days in Manaus. Do you recommend Ariau or Amazon Ecopark?

I have been looking for ways to get from Caracas to Manaus on the web and have not had much luck. Flights from Caracas seem to go in all directions except Manaus. It seems I would have to fly either to Rio, Santa Cruz or Miami to get to Manaus – which all seem ludicrous to me. I haven’t been able to identify any bus routes that go further south than Ciudad Bolivar either.

Could someone suggest either a quick way to get from Caracas to Manaus (ie more direct flight) or an interesting way to get between these cities (ie, by land).

Thanks

Is there a reasonable hotel/pousda walking distance from the docks?? I just want to stay in a place close because I'm heading out to Juma Lodge the next day. I've heard of Mango Guest House...any other suggestions??

Obrigada

Is there a reasonable hotel/pousda walking distance from the docks?? I just want to stay in a place close because I'm heading out to Juma Lodge the next day. I've heard of Mango Guest House...any other suggestions??

Obrigada

Has anyone got experience in travelling over-land from Brazil to Peru via the Amazon. I have a friend in Barcelos who is prepared to run us up the river on his boat doing a combined river / jungle tour but we then want to investigate if we can go further through to Peru.

If so, is it safe and how difficult is it to do?

Thanks

Jon

I will only have a couple of free days during my trip to Manaus, and was thinking about a one day hike as one of the days. Does anyone know of local areas that have good day hiking? I don't want it to be too far away, since I will need to first convince a relative to hike, then convince that relative to take us there...

hi there,
anyone done this? interested to know what you thought??
how often do the boats go?
thanks!

Hi!
My name is Darek I am Polish. Now I am in Brasil in Curitiba. I will be in Manaus 25-29.09 and I would like to make some tour to forest and river - just to see as much as it is possible. Could you tell me where should I look for company, and do you know any cheap and good companies? I've found only negative opinions about tours but nobody said anything about some good experience.
What can I do in 4 days? I prefere to spend all time making some trips, not in the city.
I will arrive on Sunday 13:00. Is everything open on sunday?? What would you do to find tour and hostel the same day??
I will be grateful for every help.
Does somebody plan to make similar trip in the same time? If so please contect me: yavor@o2.pl
Thanks!!

My girlfriend and me will stay next January for one week in manaus. We intend to explore the wildlife and the nature. Our question is, if it's necessary to book trips in advance or it's is easy possible to find good options in manaus when we arriving there?
Can you recommend a tour-operator?

Thanks for any help
Thomas

HI there, we have nearly 3 weeks to spend in the Amazon.

Can anyone recommend some really nice ranforests in the Amazon? I am hearing from a lot of people that the actual Amazonas area is not that nice... A bit spoilt?

Is it possible to go from Manaus into Bolivia (we want to go to Madidi) and then across to Peru?

If you have no idea to the answer of these questions, any suggestions as per itinerary would be really helpful! We are booked to fly out of Lima so we HAVE to go upstream unfortunately.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!!!

Hi, I am looking for a jungle lodge in Manaus, when I can make a lot of pictures to animals and my husband can fish the tucunare and others. Could somebody recomend me some place not too much expensive??
And what about hotel in Manaus?
Thank you