https://travelermania.com/tags/manaus/ Recent content in Manaus on TravelerMania Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:58:23 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/walking-tours-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:58:23 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/walking-tours-manaus/?v=1 A self-guided walk through central Manaus Central Manaus is a walk you put together yourself. The sights follow a rough line from the theatre square to the river and fit into a couple of hours, though doors and ticket queues can add time. Below is the route in order, then a day-by-day guide to which stops are open. The route in order Praça São Sebastião. Look down at the wave-pattern paving, which people often link to the Meeting of the Waters. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/sightseeing-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:57:45 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/sightseeing-manaus/?v=1 Seeing Manaus in one or two days Opening hours drive a sightseeing plan in Manaus more than distance does. Several sights close on different days, and one shuts at noon on Sundays. Here is a two-day outline built around those hours, followed by notes on each stop. Day one: the old centre and the river Begin with the riverfront market, Mercado Municipal Adolpho Lisboa, which one guide says opens at 06:00 from Monday to Saturday. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/romantic-getaways-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:56:43 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/romantic-getaways-manaus/?v=1 Romantic evenings and lodges near Manaus Couples have three ways to make a trip to Manaus feel special: a concert in a grand theatre, an hour on the water and a few nights in a forest lodge. This page takes them in that order and ends with timing and health notes. 1. The theatre after dark Teatro Amazonas, on Praça São Sebastião, has hosted performances since it was inaugurated on 31 December 1896, and it hosts them still. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/multi-day-trips-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:56:25 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/multi-day-trips-manaus/?v=1 Amazon lodges and riverboats from Manaus A trip of several days from Manaus means choosing between two lodges on different rivers or a long voyage on a passenger riverboat. The rivers, distances and room counts below help narrow it down. Two lodges side by side Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge Juma Amazon Lodge River Rio Negro Juma River Distance from Manaus About 180 km About 100 km, at Autazes Size 22 rooms 20 bungalows Package length 3 to 6 days, transfers included Ask the lodge Water Blackwater river Pool of river water Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge Prices without a date put a 3-day stay near R$2,700 to R$2,970 per person. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/family-friendly-activities-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:56:00 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/family-friendly-activities-manaus/?v=1 Taking kids to Manaus Health and animal rules matter more with children than the sightseeing list does, so they come first here. Once those are settled, Manaus offers a forest museum, an opera house, a small zoo run by the Army, a river promenade and a boat trip. Rules to settle before you book Vaccines: yellow fever vaccination is recommended for Amazonas from the age of nine months, ideally 10 or more days before arrival. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/day-trips-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:55:31 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/day-trips-manaus/?v=1 Escapes from Manaus for a day How much time you have decides the trip. A half day suits the river boat to a museum. A full day suits the waterfalls to the north. The long drive to the Anavilhanas islands stretches into an overnight for most people. Matching the trip to your time Time available Trip Distance or transport Half day Seringal Vila Paraíso museum Boat from Marina do Davi Half day Tupé reserve or Praia da Lua River taxi from Marina do Davi Full day Presidente Figueiredo falls About 105 km north on the BR-174 Long day or overnight Anavilhanas via Novo Airão About 180 km each way The waterfalls to the north Presidente Figueiredo has many falls and caves. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/attraction-tours-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:55:07 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/attraction-tours-manaus/?v=1 Museum and landmark visits in Manaus Four stops in Manaus come with a ready-made visit: a rainforest museum, a film-set plantation, a riverside market and an opera house. Each has its own booking route, so this page starts with the one that takes the most arranging. The rainforest museum The Museu da Amazônia, called MUSA, takes reservations through WhatsApp at (92) 99280-9059 and by email at agendamento@museudaamazonia.org.br . It stands at Avenida Margarita 6305, in the east zone and inside the Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve. https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/activities-manaus/?v=1 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:54:52 +0000 https://travelermania.com/guides/activities/activities-manaus/?v=1 Manaus activities for a first visit Start your planning with the river, because its height shapes almost every outing from Manaus. After that, the choices are a short list of city sights and a few trips into the forest. Reading the river calendar Low water arrives roughly from August to November. Channels run shallow, boat transfers stretch out and sand beaches grow wide. High water reverses all of that. The Porto de Manaus gauge hit a record low of 12.