Private half-day tour
Manaus: Private City Tour
Manaus's market, opera house and river, in four private hours.
4hPrice on request
Private half-day tourManaus Private Tour: MUSA Tower and the Bosque da Ciência
4h, from 07:00
Up to 16 people
Your hotel or apartment in Manaus (Centro, Adrianópolis, Vieiralves or Ponta Negra)
Free cancellation, 24h
The rainforest inside the city: the 42-metre tower of the Museu da Amazônia above the Reserva Ducke, then the manatees and giant otters of the INPA's Bosque da Ciência.
The day
Two forest visits in the city. Both are run by scientific institutions and both charge their own entrance.
Start
Your hotel
Collected from the door at 07:00 or 13:00, whichever you booked.
+45m
Museu da Amazônia (MUSA)
An open-air museum on 100 hectares of the Reserva Ducke, an upland forest in the north of Manaus. Trails lead through the trees to the tower.
Entrance not included
+1h 30m
The MUSA tower
An observation tower 42 metres high, reached by a long staircase, with the forest canopy below you.
+2h 30m
Bosque da Ciência
About 13 hectares of forest at the INPA research institute, with manatee tanks, giant otters, caimans, a suspended trail and free-roaming monkeys and agoutis.
Free entry, booked in advance
+4h
Back where you want to be
Your hotel or a restaurant.
Photos by pedro silva, Marcus Dall Col, Tadeu Jnr on Unsplash
In the price
- Private vehicle and driver for the whole tour
- Fuel, tolls and parking
- Itinerary changed on the day
Not in the price
The MUSA entrance and any guided activity, food and drinks are not included.
Before you book
- Opening days
- MUSA opens at 08:30 and is closed on Wednesdays. The Bosque da Ciência opens Tuesday to Sunday from 09:00. On the 07:00 start we stop for breakfast on the way so you reach MUSA as it opens.
- Booking
- Entry to the Bosque da Ciência is free but must be booked on its website. We can do it for you.
- Climbing
- The MUSA tower is a long staircase. Not for anyone uneasy with heights.
- Time zone
- Manaus is one hour behind Brasília and São Paulo. All times are local Manaus time.
- Start time
- Starts at 07:00 or 13:00, every day. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
- Language
- Guided in English. Other languages on request, if we have notice.
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24 hours before, refunded in full.
Questions
Yes. The tour is private, and the price depends on how many of you travel. Send us your date and group size and we reply with the price.
Not on Mondays (the Bosque is closed) or Wednesdays (MUSA is closed). Any other day.
Yes. The manatees and otters at the Bosque are the favourite.
Two vehicles travelling together, on one booking. Message us and we will price it.
Yes. Every tour is customisable: a different start time, extra stops, more time where you like it, or a longer day. Tell us when you book.
Message us and we'll move it if we can — we work with several drivers, so there is usually room. More than 24 hours ahead costs nothing.
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