is it worth it???

stephmesser · 04-09-2009, 06:41 AM

hi, me and my mates are thinking of flighing to peru and buying or renting a boat and going down the amazon to brazil ourselves, is it worth doing it this way or will it be too hard and expensive???? i was looking at the usual tourist trap boats and it really doesnt seem like my kind of thing, wot does u suggest???/

VacationBuddy · 04-09-2009, 08:33 AM

Hi there,

A cheaper option would be to do the Peru-Brazil by boat route is to get a speed boat (around $50) from Iquitos to Santa Rosa which will take eight hours.

From Santa Rosa then, you can get a taxi boat or freight boats (around $200) to Tabatinga or Manaus in Brazil.

Hope this helps
VacationBuddy

04-09-2009, 06:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
stephmesser Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1	is it worth it??? hi, me and my mates are thinking of flighing to peru and buying or renting a boat and going down the amazon to brazil ourselves, is it worth doing it this way or will it be too hard and expensive???? i was looking at the usual tourist trap boats and it really doesnt seem like my kind of thing, wot does u suggest???/

04-09-2009, 08:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
VacationBuddy Administrator Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,034	Re: is it worth it??? Hi there, A cheaper option would be to do the Peru-Brazil by boat route is to get a speed boat (around $50) from Iquitos to Santa Rosa which will take eight hours. From Santa Rosa then, you can get a taxi boat or freight boats (around $200) to Tabatinga or Manaus in Brazil. Hope this helps VacationBuddy __________________ Destination360 Twitter

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