Peter Orsel

Leticia to Manaus by Boat: Amazon Preparation Guide

Cruise ship by amazon river

Could you see yourself on the Amazon River for five days, sleeping in a hammock, watching the sunsets and sunrises, while pink dolphins show their face every once in a while? Well, it might be time to read this blog. Traveling from Leticia to Manaus by boat has been one of my favourite travel experiences ever and it costed less than $100 for a 5-day trip. And that included all my shoppings and snacks. Let’s go!

I had a hard time finding useful information about the boat journey from Leticia in Colombia to Manaus in Brazil, so I decided to write this step-by-step guide myself. It’s probably one of the reasons this trip isn’t discovered by mass tourism yet, and that’s exactly why I was excited to try it. Another reason: the boat officially doesn’t leave from Leticia, but from the neighbouring Brazilian town Tabatinga.

In this guide I’ll tell you everything I know about taking this boat, including the things I wish I’d known before I left.

Next to the Tabatinga-Manaus route, there are other ways to cruise the Amazon. You’ll find those listed further down this page under “Other Popular Amazon Boat Routes.”

Done reading? Excited about the trip? Head over to my post about life on board, where I cover food, sleep, safety and the stops along the way. If you read Dutch, here’s my personal story about the same trip.

I’m glad so many of you found this guide useful, and I’ve received a lot of messages from people about to make this journey. If you have questions, leave a comment or send me a DM on Instagram.

Last update: August 2026

Detailed Summary

💵 Price: 290 Brazilian Reals, about $53 USD. Food, potable drinking water and showers included. Going upstream (Manaus to Leticia) is more expensive as it takes longer.

⏰ Duration: Usually 4 days / 3 nights.

📅 Starting days: Head over to the Instagram account of the boat I took, to find their current departure days, or head to this website to book your journey in advance.  

📝 What unusual items do you need to bring? Hammock, extension rope, blanket, plate, cutleries, cup and towel.

🎫 When and where to buy your ticket: Online or at the port. If you decide to do it at the port, do it a day before. There’s no need to use a travel agency for a hammock spot. 

👮 How to leave Colombia and enter Brazil? Go to Leticia Airport first and then to the Federal Police of Tabatinga for both of your stamps.

In This Post

Man laying on a hammock

Why I Took the Leticia to Manaus Boat

Travelling by boat has never been my favourite kind of transportation. I suffer easily from motion sickness and I don’t like being without hard ground beneath my feet. If you’d asked me a year earlier whether I’d go on a four-day boat trip, sleeping in a hammock and disconnected from the world, I’d have called you crazy. But here I am, I did it, and it was amazing.

When the 2022 World Cup started, I decided to try to get to Brazil to watch some matches there. I love football, I love football culture, and I could only imagine how amazing the atmosphere in Brazil would be. I was in Colombia, but I had to go to Brazil. The idea was planted, and I made it happen.

Getting to Leticia

If you want to start your journey in Leticia, like I did, you have to get to this jungle town first. There are daily flights from Bogotá straight to Leticia. I came from Medellín and had a short transfer in Bogotá before heading into the Amazon region. Leticia is a great town in the middle of the jungle, worth a couple of days on its own for the jungle vibes. You don’t need to arrange tours beforehand: there are many tourist shops in town, or you can walk to the port and arrange it there for a better price.

If you’re looking for a flight, you could use the tool below to get great deals with Kiwi.com!

Where to stay in Leticia or Tabatinga

I was on a backpacking trip, so I stayed in Hostel Tambo, which has a good rating on Hostelworld, cheap rooms with a personal fan and a great common kitchen. If you want a private room instead, Leticia has good options at every budget:

Budget
Tucuma Casa Hotel, a small, simple hotel close to Leticia Airport, for around $30-45 a night.

Mid-range
Waldor’s Hotel Boutique is a very decent option, yet still not too expensive. It has great ratings, it’s modern and clean. All you need for a good stay in Leticia. 

Higher-end
Decameron Decalodge Ticuna is an all-inclusive hotel with pool, perfect for those relaxing days in the Amazon rainforest. 

I’d recommend to stay in Leticia, even when you formally already left the country. Tabatinga just doesn’t have that much accommodations and staying in Leticia while having a Brazil stamp is possible because of the open border. Open border? Yes, read on to learn more about that. 

Colombia Border

The open border

Something interesting about the border area of Leticia and Tabatinga: the towns share an open border. You can cross as many times as you want, there are no checkpoints, and if you stay in the area, you don’t need to get stamps done right away. From one moment to the next you’ll see the difference. Pesos become Reals, gracias becomes obrigado, and empanadas make space for feijoadas. Both towns accept Pesos and Reals. You can exchange money at the border crossing point, but expect high commission rates, up to 12%.

There aren’t many ATMs in Tabatinga, and locals use them for transfers and payments too, so expect some waiting time and hope the machines don’t run out of money. In Leticia, BBVA didn’t charge me any fees. In Tabatinga I used Bradesco and paid no fees either. Always press “continue without conversion,” since the ATM’s own conversion rate is usually worse than your bank’s.

Getting around in Leticia and Tabatinga

Transportation is easy thanks to the friendly people in both towns. You’ll mostly get around by tuktuk or motorbike, with taxis as a backup option. I personally didn’t use car taxis, so below you’ll find my experience with both tuktuks and motorbikes.

And by the way, I also hitchhiked one journey. No transport options were waiting at Parque Mundo Amazónico, so we stopped the first bike we saw, asked for a ride and rode 7km with three of us on one bike. Another proof of how friendly the people are.

Tuktuks in Leticia

A common form of transport in Leticia is the tuktuk. You can negotiate the price with your driver. I didn’t do this much, since I wanted to be able to ask for extra stops, at a local shop, an ATM, or to wait while I got my stamps done at immigration.

Some prices I paid for tuktuk transport in Leticia:

  • Leticia Airport – Leticia Town: 7,000 Pesos (negotiated)
  • Leticia Town – Tabatinga Port: 15,000 Pesos (non-negotiated)
  • Leticia Town – Parque Mundo Amazónico: 15,000 Pesos (non-negotiated)

Motorbikes in Tabatinga

In Tabatinga they mainly use motorbikes. Drivers don’t always carry a helmet, so ask for one if you want to be safe.

Some prices I paid for motorbike transport in Tabatinga:

  • Tabatinga Port – Leticia Airport: 20 Reals (non-negotiated)
  • Leticia Airport – Tabatinga Federal Police: 20 Reals (non-negotiated)

Where is the port of Tabatinga?

The port location can be confusing, and thanks to a reader of this blog, here’s the clarification. There are two ports, about a 30-minute walk apart. The right office to buy your ticket and to leave for Manaus is here. One reader was dropped at the wrong port by their tuktuk driver and had to walk 30 minutes in the heat to find the right one, so if you’re taking a tuktuk or motorbike, be specific that you’re travelling to Manaus by boat. Most drivers know where to drop you off once you say that.

How to get tickets for the Leticia to Manaus boat?

The moment I booked this trip, there was no schedule online, no online option and it was all about rocking up at the ticket desk at the port.

By now it’s possible to book your tickets online, which makes it easier to schedule your trip in advance. Head to this website to book your tickets for your trip. 

There are fast boats and slow boats. I didn’t consider a fast boat, since I was going for the experience, not for speed. The fast boat takes about 36 hours in a closed cabin that looks like a bus. There are no beds or hammock spots and you won’t see much of the scenery, since you’re moving fast and rarely sitting near a window.

What’s the price of the slow boat from Leticia/Tabatinga to Manaus?

Expect to pay about 290 Reals for the journey from Tabatinga to Manaus. This is a total of $53 USD for a full board boat ticket for four days. You read that right, full board. In this ticket price, you get three meals a day, unlimited drinking water and as many showers as you want. You’ll sleep by putting a hammock on the hooks. It’s a very unique experience and I’m not sure if you’ll get that anywhere else in the world. 

The booking website now also states Wi-Fi, but I can’t tell how reliable this is. If any of my readers have recently taken this journey and have experience with the Wi-Fi, please let me know in the comments below and I’ll update this post. 

If you do the boat trip the other way around, from Manaus to Tabatinga, the price is higher. Going upstream means a longer journey, more petrol and more meals. The price for Manaus to Tabatinga on this boat would have been 510 Reals or $94 USD.

Are there real beds on the boat from Leticia to Manaus?

If you prefer to have a real bed, you could consider paying for an airconditioned cabin. There are limited spots, you get a small private balcony and your meals delivered to your room. To me it would have taken away part of the experience, but I do understand that some people prefer to travel have a private cabin. 

I didn’t see the option to book the private cabin on the site of Navegam, but Brazil Booking is offering an option to book private cabins through them. This is an agency arranging the trip for you. 

Federal Police of Tabatinga, Brazil

Leaving Colombia and entering Brazil

Leaving Colombia and entering Brazil is pretty straightforward, but it means moving between the towns a few times. You get your exit stamp at the migration office at the airport in Leticia. After exiting the country, you have 24 hours to register in your next country, Brazil in this case. 

If you still need to buy your ticket and want to do that in person, it’s best to first formally enter Brazil, and then book your ticket at the port. It would look like this: 

  1. Go to Leticia Airport to arrange your exit stamp, most efficient to do it straight after arrival.

  2. Go to Federal Police Tabatinga (as seen on the photo above) for your entry stamp, do this within 24 hours.

  3. Go to Tabatinga port to arrange your ticket

How long does the journey take?

The journey should take about 4 days. For us, we left Tabatinga on Tuesday at 5pm, but had some delay. We once got stuck on the river banks and some stops along the way took longer than expected. We ended up arriving on Saturday at 5.30am. One extra night in a hammock, but not another breakfast. My journey took about 87 hours, yours could be a bit less or more.

Hammock shop in Amazon

What do I need to buy before going on the boat from Leticia to Manaus?

As this is not just an ordinary boat trip, it takes some preparation ánd some shopping if you’re a light traveler like me. As mentioned before, you sleep in a hammock. Some people bring it while traveling, but I didn’t. It’s absolutely not necessary to bring them from home, as you can easily buy one in Tabatinga. 

Must haves

Looking for an essentials shopping list for Tabatinga? I got you covered! There are many shops selling these items. The big ones are called Tabatinga Importados and Lojão Caruaru, but there are smaller ones as well. If you’re not sure where to look, you can ask literally any Tuktuk or Motortaxi and they’ll bring you to one of the shops they know. Here’s your shopping list: 

  • Hammock

  • Hammock Extension Rope

  • Pillow

  • Blanket – it does get cold at night

  • Towel – I only had a small quick drying towel and decided to buy one extra

  • Plate, cutleries and a cup  
    Tip: take Tupperware, or any reusable box you can close, as you might not always be hungry at the given times for food.

Buying this whole shopping list has cost me about 200 Reals, so around $38 USD. I didn’t really save on the items as some of the hammocks were a bit smelly. If you’re on a tight budget, I’m sure you can manage to buy all these items for 100 Reals in total. If you buy a lot, try to ask for some desconto, it’s always possible to get a discount of about 10-20 Reals, even if they have fixed prices.

Extra items, depending on your needs

Some other items I brought are dependent on your needs. It didn’t cost me a lot and I just wanted to have them with me. I didn’t take malaria pills as anyone I asked said I probably won’t need it on the boat.

  • Mosquito repellent – Amazonic is a good option. You need it during stops as there will be quite some mosquitoes around. Very similar to the European DEET standard, but much cheaper.

  • Snacks. Lots of snacks.

  • Eventually some medicines. You can buy them at any pharmacy. I brought these items, but didn’t use any them:

    • Motion Sickness tablets – the boat is very stable, the river very calm
    • Loperamida – didn’t want to end up on a boat with diarrhoea and nowhere to go
    • Cetirizina – For general allergic reactions

Mistakes I'd Avoid Next Time

If I’d prepare this journey again, there are some things I would surely keep in mind. These were my mistakes and I want to prevent you from making the same.

  • Download everything you want to use during your trip before flying to Leticia. You’ll be in the jungle and the internet coverage is bad. I checked the Claro’s coverage map of Leticia and expected at least some network, but I literally ended up walking through Leticia to find reception. There might be Wi-Fi on board, but as long as no reader confirms to me how reliable it is, I recommend downloading these things before taking your flight to Leticia:

    1. E-books

    2. Music

    3. Movies/series

    4. Map of Brazil and Colombia on Maps.Me

    5. Google Translate dictionaries in English, Spanish and Portuguese

  • If you’re on a tight schedule and want to book a flight out of Manaus, book it before you leave to Leticia, too. Booking a flight while in Leticia took me about 3 hours, not because of a lack of flights, but because the internet was terrible again. 

  • If you don’t have a ticket yet, get your passport stamps before buying your boat ticket. As mentioned before, there’s a chance that they won’t sell you a ticket if you didn’t get entrance to Brazil yet.

  • Buy something for the dry bread you’ll get along the way, and don’t bring too much water. You’ll get a piece of bread every day, which gets boring fast with butter as your only spread. I also brought 2-3 liters of water on board and immediately regretted the extra weight. Just reuse the same bottle for the whole trip, the drinking water on board is perfect.

The Tabatinga-Manaus route is the one I did, but it’s not the only option if you want to travel the Amazon by boat. I haven’t done these legs myself, but this article might help for your preparation for one of those routes as well. 

Iquitos, Peru

From the tri-border area of Brazil, Colombia and Peru, you can also reach Iquitos by boat from the small Peruvian village of Santa Rosa de Yaraví, just across from Leticia.

A reader who made this trip in 2024 reported a daily departure around 1pm, arriving in Iquitos around lunchtime the next day, with tickets between $15 and $70 depending on class. You’ll need a Peruvian entry stamp from the Migración Perú office in the village before boarding.

Manaus to Santarém

This is a significantly shorter leg, around 30 hours, often done without an included meal plan (bring cash for food on board). Many travellers who are short on time fly into Manaus and out of Santarém to experience the slow boat without committing to the full route.

Santarém to Belém

This journey takes around 48 hours, and boats typically only depart Friday to Sunday. This journey passes the “Meeting of the Waters” near Manaus, and travellers who’ve done it describe it as the most scenic stretch of the whole route.

Macapá

This is a less-travelled option near the mouth of the Amazon, worth researching separately if your route takes you that way.

If you do one of these other journeys above, let me know in the comments below. It helps future readers, and it helps me keep this page accurate.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Leticia to Manaus boat

Is it safe to do this trip solo, especially as a woman?

Yes, it’s safe. There are many people (including women) on the boat and depending on the length of your journey, they start feeling like a family. If you’re nervous, try to find another English-speaking traveller before you board so you have someone to team up with.

How do I find out which boats have cabins?

Cabin availability isn’t always the clearest through the general booking platforms. The easiest way is to book through Brazil Booking: they sell private cabins directly and arrange it with an operator that has one available. You can also message operators directly via Instagram or WhatsApp for a specific date, but that takes some more effort.

Is it safe to bring valuable gear, like a camera or laptop?

I travelled with all my photography gear, worth well over $10,000, and never felt unsafe. There are no lockers on board, so bring a small padlock for your bag’s zippers, or a cable lock to secure it to a pole. You spend a lot of time around the same people for days, and you get to know your neighbours quickly enough to look out for each other’s things.

Can I bring an inflatable mattress instead of a hammock?

It depends how crowded the boat is. Hammocks are hung close together, sometimes with only 40-50cm between hooks, so floor space for a mattress isn’t guaranteed. If you can’t sleep in a hammock, your best option is booking a cabin instead.

If you read everything up to here, it’s time to head to the harbour. They asked me to be there 3 hours in advance, and from there the journey really begins. Excited? Continue to part 2 of this guide, where I take you on board and cover everything you need to know about the trip itself.

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33 Responses

  3. Thanks Peter, I am delighted to have found this information. It’s an excellent summary of the joy of the trip and a few things to watch out for.

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  4. Heey! Thanks for the information! I’m going to Leticia in two weeks and would love to do the same trip as you did.
    Do you think it’s safe for a girl to go alone on that boat?
    And did you need to show proof of vaccination or PCR test before entering tabatinga or Manaus?

    Regards Linn

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    1. Hi Linn, happy you’re so excited! I think it’s safe to go solo as there’s a lot of women on board. Just try to find an English speaking person to hang out with before you embark, so you can probably ‘hang’ next to each other. I didn’t need to show proof of vaccination or a test before entering Brazil. I don’t know about the rules right now, but I didn’t show it! Have a great trip!!

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  6. Thanks so much for your highly detailed and informative blog! My family and I are making the trip in July. Someone mentioned to me that they heard that during the dry season (when we will be traveling) they got stuck for weeks along the trip due to the barge getting stuck in the shallow bed. Did you hear of such stories on your trip?

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    1. Thank you for reaching out and sorry for my late reply! I think getting stuck on a shallow bed can happen all the time. It happened to us after being just one hour on the river. It took a couple of hours to get out and after all we arrived in Manaus in the early morning instead of the evening as we were supposed to. Again, I don’t have any experiences with this, but I can’t imagine that they would leave you on that boat for weeks. If that happened, it would be somewhere on the internet I guess.

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  7. Hey Peter! Thanks so much for this excellent guide!

    Three friends of mine and I are planning to make this trek soon. We really appreciate your help–you’ve provided the only planning resource out there!

    1) is it predictable at all how many days the boat will take? Is it predictable enough to book a flight from Manaus to Sao Paolo on that day?

    2) Is there any interruption to the boat schedule during the holidays? We are hoping to board a boat on December 29.

    Thanks so much for any assistance you can provide!

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    1. Hey Taylor, I’m so sorry for my late reply. I haven’t been to active on my website lately and been travelling a lot.

      1. I wouldn’t book the flight on the estimated day of arrival. Take at least a spare day in Manaus before you move on. But book your flight before you go to Leticia, as internet signal (even wifi) is very bad in Leticia.
      2. I have no idea about the holidays. It’s actually regular transport to supply the local towns with for example water, fruit and vegetables, so I think they take place year round! That’s why I advice to take it easy in Leticia and take it easy in Manaus, as traveling like this isn’t really possible on a very tight schedule. If you have the time, there’s enough to do in Leticia and in Manaus to cover a couple of days. Have fun preparing your trip!

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  8. Hi Peter
    We are a retired ‘mature aged’ couple and are planning to do the trip from Tabatinga to Manaus in August.
    As you mention in your very informative blog some of the boats do have a few very basic cabins. Do you have any knowledge of which boats have cabins?
    Thanks

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    1. Hi Carol and Bob, sorry for my late reply. ‘Mature aged’, love it! I don’t know what boats have cabins, but I do know that this Instagram account provides information and the year round schedule as well. This is new information for me too! These boats have cabins, so maybe you can even book one in advance if you contact them through WhatsApp. Have fun preparing your trip!

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      1. Thanks for your reply and advice.
        We finally discovered another blog: https://yellowvandays.com/2016/09/03/april-down-the-amazon-ii-down-river-to-manaus/. It mentioned the boat N/M Montiero, they had a small cabin that even had a little private verandah (which sounded much nicer than other reports of small dark dirty cabins).
        The website http://www.navegam.com.br gives you the schedules of boats when you type in the date you want to go.
        After more google searching we found a link to a WhatsApp phone number for the N/M Montiero: Whatsapp +55 92 99122-1591.
        The gentleman at the other end has been very helpful and was willing to book us a cabin on a suitable date. They wanted payment upfront. To pay someone from overseas however is a real problem. They first wanted a Brazilian CNPJ (sort of tax-file number) and a Brazilian phone number, he provided these for us, but when we finally got through the payment section it wouldn’t accept our Australian phone number.
        The helpful guy has now confirmed our booking without prepayment and we’ll go to the harbour and pay a few days before it sails. They also have a facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/navegacaomonteiro.
        Apologies for the longwinded reply, but I thought the info might help someone else, as you say it is hard to get any information on the river trip.

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        1. Wow, this is useful information. Thanks for taking the time to provide this information and describing it so precisely here. Gonna see how I will add this to the blog itself as well. Enjoy your trip!

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  9. Hi, Peter.

    Thanks for this beautiful story, really helped me a lot. <3
    Do you know name of cargo boat company you were travelling?
    My plan is to start from Manaus, or even from Santarem, so I am curious to find
    that cargo company online to check timetable and prices.

    Wish you all the best.

    Zoran

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    1. Hi Zoran, I just checked my photos to see if I could find any company names, and I found something + an Instagram account! Check this Instagram page for the boat I took with the departure days from Tabatinga or Manaus! Will update the blog post too. 🙂

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  10. I got my exit stamp from Leticia at the river port. There is an immigration office. Also the price now is 290BRL. By the way, wifi was good in two hostels I stayed in Leticia. Tigo signal virtually inexistent. Claro is better.

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  11. I have just completed this trip. I agree you can just go to the port and buy tickets. However, if you are wanting to see all the boats and the schedule then the locals use the ibarco website. You can purchase on there too but it is good for planning. Ibarco covers all Amazon river ports.

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      1. Hi Peter, thanks for this great and informative blog!
        I have a question: what about safety of your stuff, are there any lockers or places where you could store away f.ex a laptop at night?
        Thanks already in advance!
        Pauline

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        1. Hi Pauline,

          Thanks so much for replying and asking these questions! There are no lockers. I personally travelled with all my photography gear ($10.000+) and I never felt unsafe. As you spend a lot of time next to new people, you get to know each other quickly and can take care of the belongings as well.

          What you could do is, bring a small lock to lock the zippers of your bag or bring a small cable lock to connect your luggage to a pole. The journey is not known for being dangerous and as you don’t really have stops at night, someone stealing your stuff can’t go anywhere. It’s a common way of transportation for the people living in the Amazonas, and I felt safer here than any other moment during my 3 months in South America!

          Have a great time planning your trip!

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  12. Great information.

    Note that one also can take the boat trip from the Peruvian tiny village “Santa Rosa de Yavari”, just across Leticia (Colombia) to the biggest jungle town called “Iquitos” in Peru. Starting on 24 June there is yearly a big 3 days festival called “Fiesta de San Juan” in Iquitos. It is a safe, cheap city (145’000 inhabitants; and 378’000 inhabitants in the urban area) with great food (as always all over Peru) and many day tours into the jungle.
    There are two boat companies in Santa Rosa de Yavari. The boat leaves daily at around 1 pm and arrives in Iquitos at around lunch time the next day. Tickets cost between USD 15 and USD 70 (luxury class with aircon) and shall be bought in the village “Santa Rosa de Yavvari” one or two days in advance. There is a Migracion Peru office in the village (passport entry stamp required and checked before boarding the boat to Iquitos). Trip done in April 2024, amazing experience.

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    1. Hi Markus, that’s a very useful reply. Thanks for taking the time to write that and share your experience with the readers here. It’s true that it’s possible to go all the way to Iquitos, but all the other information was new to me. Glad you had the best time!

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  13. Hello Peter! do you think it would be possible to get an inflatable mattress and put that on the ground where the hammocks go? I unfortunately can’t sleep in a hammock.

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    1. Hi Max, thanks for reaching out. It depends on how crowded it is. As you can see in the photos, they squeeze the hammocks in, giving you maybe 40-50cm space. While sleeping this doesn’t feel cramped at all! Your best bet for a good bed would be booking one of the cabins I’d say.

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  14. Thank you very much, Peter — that was incredibly helpful, especially the packing list.

    On http://www.navegam.com.br, I not only found the timetables for most boats (as mentioned by Carol and Bob), but was also able to buy tickets without any extra fees (Tabatinga–Manaus was BRL 290, the same as at the ticket counter). That simplifies the trip a lot.

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  15. I should have got back to you sooner. In 2024 we had planned to go from Tabatinga to Manaus on the N/M Montiero, and had (we hoped!) booked a cabin.
    The day before we were meant to be boarding, we checked on their Facebook page to see whether the boat had arrived.
    As you might know, we found out the distressing news that the Montiero had caught fire and sunk shortly before it arrived in Tabatinga. A terrible disaster with loss of life.
    There wasn’t another boat leaving that had cabins available for the next few days.
    So sadly we decided to fly to Manaus and see what was available there.
    We were very lucky to find the website of ‘Brazil Booking’ (brazilbooking.com).
    A fantastic company. We didn’t have time to do the upstream voyage back to Tabatinga, but they could book us on a ferry going from Manaus downstream to Santarém, a 1 ½ day trip which takes you past the ‘meeting of the waters’. The agency even sent someone to collect us on the day we were leaving to take us to the port office. He then proceeded to visit the required office counters on our behalf to complete paperwork. All very civilized!
    The N/M Ana Beatriz had a few cabins with small verandahs, and private shower/toilet facilities, as well as the hammock decks. One had to pay a small amount for meals; food was basic but perfectly adequate. One could also buy snacks and things like toasted sandwiches on the bar deck. We had taken nutella and vegemite along to put on our breakfast rolls!
    A great trip and thoroughly recommended. Though we couldn’t do what we had planned, we got to spend time in Santarém. And spent a great day ‘at the beach’ by catching the local bus out to Alter do Chão on the bank of the Tapajós River and had a lovely swim and lunch at a table with our feet in the river (no piranhas they promised!)
    We remain very grateful for all your information on your website. Especially for demystifying the immigration process.
    Carol and Bob Simpkins
    Western Australia

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