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From Brasilia to Manaus, which way?
hello Hubbers
I'm travelling the americas 2up with my girlfriend, currently in Brasil, going to Brasilia. I really want to go to Manaus, my grandfather born there, but I don't know which way to take: Brasilia to Belem, boat to Manaus, or Brasilia to Porto Velhio, boat to manaus.
Brasilia to Porto Velhio is like 500 kms longer
Boat from Belem to Manaus is like 2 days longer
which route is safer? I mean for the bike, i saw some videos and pics of the process of putting the bike in the boat in Belem and I was like
the scenery thing is a issue too, obviouslly it will be better the nicest route
and last but not less important is the price issue, some body can help me with their experiences, to compare both routes, wich one will be more "low budget friendly"?
thanks very much again, and sorry for my crappy english
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There is a road from Porto Velho to Manaus that is just totally dependent on the weather as it can turn into a bit of a bog when its wet and can be just a long dirt and broken pavement ride other times. BR 319 is the name of it.
Putting bikes on boats is not a big deal if done properly. If you have some experience riding dirt and some mud you can try the roads and stay off the boring rivers, just keep close eye on the weather.
I'm looking forward to getting on 319 myself
John in Medellin, Colombia waiting for my Brazil Visa getting ready to rumble in the jungle
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Thanks John!
If I was alone I will totally try it but We are travelling 2up and we had very difficult but funny time in route 40, argentina, because of the mud so we will avoid it if we can... We are waaaay to heavy. My concern is which way, including boat, is better. Maybe we can met in your way down-our way up!
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If you haven't been to Bahia yet, go via the coast for that reason alone. Gorgeous cities, gorgeous coast. However, plan to spend a bit of extra time enjoying it or what's the point?
Mark
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The Brasilia - Belem - Manaus is definitively the best option if you want to avoid heavy off road riding.
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Hi Markharf!
We stayed in Reginaldo's home in Curitiba and he told me about you and your trip. I already have been in bahía and we will love to visit Brasilia, and our low budget will love save some bucks going by the interior of Brasil instead the north-east coast. That's why
Bkm_br: why you say that? I thought that the brasilia-Porto Velho road was totally paved, or Im wrong?
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Actually, if I remember right you can ride on pavement all the way to Porto Velho. After that it's the riverboat, or quite a bit of mud or dust (or both).
Mark
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