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Boat down the amazon
Hi guys just need a bit of infomation about getting passage on
a boat down the amazon from manaus to the coast so we can drive to Rio in our land Rover. I know that there are a lot of posts on shipping a bike down this river but I have not seen many regarding shipping a Land rover. Is there any knid of ferry or do you think we will have to containerise? Does anybody have an idea of costs?
Also I was just reading the FOC website and they are advising against all travel through the border between Columbia and Venezuela and also Ecuador and Venezuala. Is it really that bad? Has anyone done this route from Ecuador to Columbia then Venezuela and onto Manaus? Any advise on raod conditions or good places to stop would be great.
Oh yea as mentioned above we are in a 4x4 and will be travelling this way in August/ September.
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Yes its easy
Hi Jason,
We just travelled up the Amazon from Belen to Manaus, then through Venezuela to Colombia.
The border crossings were fine with no trouble.
We were on the Enart ship "Rondonia" which is a big ugly steel catamaran. It has decent cabins or hammocks, and can easily transport your land rover from Manaus to Belen.
The Enart website is AR Transportes it should answer most of your questions, although it is in Portuguese...
One thing to note is that most foreign bank cards do not work in Venezuelan ATM's...You need to take cash (US is best) to change with the moneychangers. There is a official Bank rate and a "real" rate.The real rate is almost double the official rate, but will change by the time you get there.
The road from the Venezuelan border south to Manaus is heavily potholed except through the Indigenous reservation.
Oh, yes, the price of fuel in Venezuela will make you smile...and Colombia is a really, really, wonderful country.
Cheers
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Jason,
From Manaus to Belém you don´t need a container, just a ferry.
You can try these links in portuguese, ferry companies in that region.
TRANSPORTES BERTOLINI:
Transportes Bertolini Ltda.
Transportes Bertolini Ltda.
Transportes Bertolini Ltda.
SANAVE:
Site do Grupo SANAVE
Site do Grupo SANAVE
Site do Grupo SANAVE
About travelling in Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, you can contact Daren, a canadian motorcyclist, (look for DMOTORIDER here in the Horizons - HUBB), he has just ridden from Manaus to Venezuela then Colombia. Now he is in Colombia by motorbike for his second time with no problem!!! Contact him!!!
DMotoRider.com - My Journey Through The Americas - And Inward
Have a nice ride,
Best wishes,
Reginaldo Rohden.
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Jason,
These ferries only carry cars, trucks, etc. No people!!!
You will have to take a boat for you, in case you take a ferry to your Land Rover.
Best wishes,
Reginaldo.
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Thanks guys
Thanks for the info its really set my mind at ease, but I do have a couple more questions. My Portugese is shocking so these might be obviouse but here we go:
Are the prices on these web sites in US dollers or Brazillian Reais?
Would you recomend booking in advance or turning up at the dock side and sorting it there?
And when you say heavilly pot holed..... How long did it take you guys to get from the Venezualan border to Manause?
Thanks again Cameron and Reginaldo, your advice is really invaluable as is Darens blog.
Hope to see you on the road.
Jason
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Jason,
The prices are in brazilian reais.
Rede = hammock
Rede c/ ar = hammock with air conditioned (cabin)
Cama = bed (cabin)
suíte = suite!!!
I´m not sure if you can book, but you can go to the office or docks and buy the tickets some days before your departure.
If a Suzuki V-Strom 1000cc rode there, probably there will be no problem to your Land Rover!!!
Have a nice ride!!!
Best wishes,
Reginaldo.
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