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 boat=yes;lil'plane=hell no!!! by morgane1692Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 au revoir, pour maintenant! by morgane1692Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano by PeterVancouverLeave a Comment
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The main airport of the Amazonas State is situated in Manaus. Flights from other parts of Brazil including Santarem, Belem, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo as well as international flight from North America arrive here. Smaller aircraft serve the towns within Amazonas. Charter flights are also available. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Passenger boat on the Amazon
River by LuisGuimaraes
So leaving or getting to Manaus shall be by boat. There are a couple of lines and companies, and while I was quite happy with my boat ("N/M Santarem"), be wary of three important remarks:
1) there are wooden boats and iron boats. Wooden boats may sink, and it's not me who says this, it's a lot of people in Manaus and all throughout the Amazon.
2) Food on board is usually not bad but always pure poison for an unused european stomach. I am not exaggerating. DON'T (listen to me: DON'T) eat the food provided by the boat crew ate meal times, UNLESS your biological system is used to eat in hot underdeveloped places. I mean it.
3) Usually, you may either have a place to hang your hammock and spend your nights there, or book a cabin. It pays off the cabin, because it's very cheap, has A/C, beds are ok and you have i) private bathroom ii) a safe place to keep your luggage. Call me a megalomaniac, but I had both a cabin and a hammock, so I slept at the hammock but kept my stuff atthe cabin, where I also spent some time writing or just using the fresh air.
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 boat on the amazon by el.mOe
Its also a good way to socialise with the people. ( Of course you must speak some portugues!) Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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River travel is an adventure in itself. The number and variety of boats carrying people and produce up and down the Amazon is fascinating. The boats going to smaller and more remote locations tend to be smaller and provide more primitive conditions. My experience was limited to boats on the main route of Manaus to Santarem and the Santarem to Belem. They can be divided into metal and wood boats. The ticket sales people imply that the metal boats are safer. There is about a 13% difference between first class and second class tickets. Second class is the lowest deck and tends to get less breeze, less light, and more diesel noise and smoke than the second deck. It also has more dockside traffic with loading and unloading.
Rec: 1) Buy first class tickets. 2) Do not pay for one of the small cabins unless you absolutely want the privacy and they have air conditioning that you need. 3) Buy a matrimonial sized hammock -- this gives you extra material to cover yourself or your things. 4) Wear "flip flops", the cheap rubber sandles, once you get on board. (95% of passengers wear them) and put your shoes in your luggage. 5) Carry small bills for possible purchases. 6) When locating your hammock consider where the engine exhaust may exit (right side on one boat I took), the location of the bathrooms, and whether there are tables stored where your hammock will be because your hammock will have to come down for meals. 7) Use sun screen. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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 by AndreasK
The downstream journey, which is often very crowded, takes three to four days and costs upward of $45. Five large boats currently ply the river on a regular basis, all pretty similar and with good facilities (toilets with paper, showers, mineral water and enough food). Smaller boats also occasionally do the trip, but more often terminate at Tefé, from where other small boats continue. On the other side of the border, the boat trip to Iquitos from Tabatinga costs around $25–35 and takes three or four days. Coming downstream from Iquitos to Tabatinga ($20) gives you one and a half days on the river.
There are also more popular super-fast sixteen-seater powerboats connecting Tabatinga and Leticia with Iquitos. They cost upwards of $50 and take roughly ten to twelve hours. Small planes also connect Iquitos with Santa Rosa, an insignificant Peruvian border settlement just a short boat ride over the river from Tabatinga and Leticia. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Sunday Morning, no traffic
downtown! by lelyramires
Still, if you can, avoid taking buses, for foreigners it is a little complex and you will seldom find someone who speaks enough english to give you directions (actually, Manauaras are not very good at giving directions).
If you can, rent a car, but be ready for the crazy driving!
Taxis have taximeter, so, you only have to pay what is in the meter. Tips are not expected. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Manaus has one of the most modern airports in Brazil, “Aeroporto Internacional Eduardo Gomes”, 15km from the city centre. The airport links Manaus with all the major cities in the country. Theme: Other
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