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Floating Dock

Rio Negro, Manaus, State of Amazonas, Brazil
Ranked #26 of 41 attractions in Manaus
3.0 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest, Neighborhoods
Most recent review
- Feb 24, 2012
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Rio de Janeiro
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55 reviews 55 reviews
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 24, 2012

Only passengers with tickets can enter the dock/pier. Has some bars and restaurants, and few shops. Not so much to see and experience. More

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marin county, CA
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 16, 2012

In the Amazon, most people travel by the river, therefore in order to get gasoline, they have all these floating docks that are gas stations for the army of river boats. When you book a space on one of the larger boats, it is really just space to hang your hammock and it takes 3 days to get from Santarem... More

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Canada
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18 reviews 18 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012

Our cruise ship was tied up across from the myriad local riverboats that ply the Amazon River. It was interesting to see people and baggage hustling around loading and unloading as well as provisions being loaded aboard. The river was at a low level so we had a steep disembarkation from our 25000 ton cruise ship. and then we had... More

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Manaus, Brazil
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56 reviews 56 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2012
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2012
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012
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Follonica, Italy
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134 reviews 134 reviews
34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2012
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manaus
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2012
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Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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39 reviews 39 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012
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Manaus
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012
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