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This Bangladesh travel package covers the best places and attractions in Bangladesh recommended by popular travel guides including BRADT and Lonely Planet, with few days of beach luxury in the end. It starts with a full day tour Old Dhaka and boarding Paddle Steamer Rocket in the evening for an once-in-a-lifetime overnight journey. You’ll visit UNESCO World Heritage city Bagerhat and spend 3 days in Sundarbans to explore it’s wildlife. Next we’ll take you to visit the most impressive archaeological sites in Rajshahi Division including an world heritage site.

After that we’ll take you to the tea region of Srimangal and Sylhet to visit it’s numerous tea gardens, national parks, tribal villages and enjoy boat ride on beautiful rivers and canals. From there we go to Chittagong Hill-Tracts area. Starting with full day boat ride at beautiful Kaptai Lake, Later you’ll spend rest 3 days on a private beach of an Eco-resort in Cox’s Bazar. If you want to see the best place of Bangladesh with some beach luxury on a single tour, this tour is for you.

Tour Highlights
• Visit all 3 UNESCO world Heritage sites in Bangladesh.
• Explore the largest mangrove forest on earth – Sundarbans for full 3 days.
• Overnight journey on a century old paddle wheel steamer called Rocket.
• Visit historical sites at Bagerhat a UNESCO World Heritage City from 15th century, including 60 Dome Mosque.
• Visit Somapura Mahabihara, a Buddhist monastery from 8th Century and another UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Visit beautiful mosques of the rich historic city Gaur, The Ancient Capital of the whole Bengal from medieval period.
• Visit beautiful temples, palaces, and historic mosques of Rajshahi.
• Visit a Santal tribal village and experience their lifestyle.
• Spend 3 days at Srimangal, The Tea Capital of Bangladesh.
• Trek inside Lawachara National Park and visit tribal villages.
• Bird watching on Baikka Beal, a wetland and sanctuary for The migratory birds, paradise for the bird lovers.
• Experience the stone collection activities in Jaflong which is Highly photogenic.
• Experience simple life of farmers on the island of Meghna and Jamuna river.
• Ride in 2 Bangladeshi train – a unique experience.
• Visit beautiful hills and tribal villages in Chittagong Hill-Tracts are.
• Boat ride on beautiful Kaptai Lake at Rangamati.
• Visit a fishing port in Cox’s Bazar.
• Leisure on the longest unbroken sandy beach in the world – cox’s Bazar.
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Included

All airport transfer in Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar.
22 Nights Accommodation in hotels and boat cabins as Mentioned in the itinerary with complementary breakfast on Twin sharing basis.
All meals, drinking water, tea and coffee while on the boat at Sundarbans for three days on Day-04, 05 and 06.
1st class cabin on Rocket Paddle Steamer to Hularhat on Twin sharing basis.
All train and boat rides.
Air-Conditioned car, driver and English speaking guide.
5,500 BDT per person forest permission fee for Sundarbans.
All tips except our guide, driver and boat crew.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea

Not included

Any food, drinks, beverage other than mentioned above
any personal items
1,200 BDT fee for video Camera in Sundarbans (If use any)

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
A guide of us will meet you inside the airport upon arrival and transfer you to your hotel. Overnight at Dhaka (Richmond Hotel & Suites)
Check-out from hotel and start at 08.00 A.M visit key tourist attractions in new and old Dhaka the whole day Including Dhakeshwari Temple, Lalbagh Fort, Khan Mohammad Mridha House, Armenian Church, Star Mosque, Ahsan Manjil and Sadarghat River Station. Ride rickshaw on the narrow streets of Old Dhaka Where cars can’t reach. Pass through interesting Bazars. Enjoy a short boat ride at river Buriganga in the evening on a wooden boat to fell the rhythm of the live and vibrant river and enjoy sunset. Embark Rocket Steamer at Sadarghat River Station at 06.00 P.M. a memorable overnight journey in Rocket Steamer to Hularhat. Overnight at Rocket (Sleeping Cabin)
Enjoy the riverine beauty of Bangladesh from Rocket Steamer in the morning. Disembark from Rocket at Hularhat arount 09.00 A.M. Drive towards Bagerhat (01 hr) in an Air-Conditioned car and Visit the Mosque City of Bagerhat, a 15th century Muslim city once called Khalifatabad, which is the present day Bagerhat and is an UNESCO protected world heritage site. You’ll visit most of the remaining mosques from the 15th century City Khalifatabad the whole day, including the 60 Dome Mosque, 09 Dome Mosque, Rono bijoypur Mosque and Singair Mosque. Also We’ll take you to visit the shrine of Khan Jahan Ali, the saint general from the Turkish origin who came to spread Islam in this region and founded this great city; and Kodla Moth – a very beautiful Hindu temple from 17th century. Drive toward Mongla (01 hr). Overnight at Mongla (Parjatan Hotel Pasur)
Transfer to our waiting boat at 07.00 A.M. and head toward Sundarbans immediately. Breakfast will be served on the boat. You’ll be inside the forest within 20 minutes of starting the Journey. Stop on a forest station on the way to complete formalities and continue toward Kochikhali. We’ll go through many small canals and rivers with our small boat where big boats can not go because of their size and the canals being shallow. Taking you through these rewarding narrow canals in the main port of this Private tour on a small boat, where is your best chance To spot a tiger and many wildlife. Stop at Harbaria Eco Park and walk on it’s 30 min trail for the first experience of Sundarbans. People on day tours at Sundarbans end up visitng up to this point, doing which we never recommend. Before sunset, explore a small canal on a noiseless Wooden row boat is search wildlife. They come to drink water in the evening and morning on the creeks and canals. You’ll seat on the boat quietly and float by on a breath-taking environment listening to many birds singing, and the calls of many animals. We’ll reach Kochikhali in the evening and stop for the night hold. Stay overnight on the boat in a sleeping cabin, Anchoring in the middle of the river in front of Kochikhali forest station.
Today is going to be your busiest day at Sundarbans. Ride a noiseless wooden row boat on a canal in the morning in search of wildlife. Back to the main boat and have breakfast at 07.30 A.M. Start walking toward Jamtola beach, which is the Quietest, nicest and the clearest beach in Bangladesh. Enjoy the beach for an hour and walk toward Jamtola Tourist spot. Total trail will be about (10 Km). Transfer To our waiting boat which already arrived here from Kochikhali through an inside canal. Lunch on the boat and have an hour for rest. Visit Kotka wildlife Sanctuary and if high tide, have a rewarding boat ride on a canal near the sanctuary. Go to the watch tower at Kotka before the sunset and seat quietly for half an hour. This is a feeding ground of animals. Lots of deer and wild animals come here in the evening to eat grass and drink water. You never know what surprises can be waiting for you here! After sunset, start the boat for our onward location to another suitable forest station for the night hold, based on the tide. Stay overnight on the boat in a sleeping cabin, anchoring in the middle of the river in front of the forest station.
Go for a boat ride on the noiseless wooden row boat at 06.00 A.M. and explore a canal near the forest station. Return to the main boat at 07.30 A.M. and have breakfast. We’ll start our journey toward Mongla from here through other small rivers and canals. Visit a fishing village and Koromjal Crocodile Breeding Center on the way, reach Mongla in the late afternoon, and drive to Khulna (1.5 Hrs). Overnight at Khulna (Hotel City Inn)
Transfer to Khulna Railway Station and depart for Rajshahi At 06.30 A.M. on 715 Kapotaksha Express.Arrive Rajshahi around 12.20 P.M, transfer to hotel. After check-in, freshen up and take lunch, drive to Puthia (22 Km, 30 Mins) and visit it’s beautiful temples and palaces. Largest number of historical temples of Bangladesh are located in Puthia. Back to Rajshahi in the evening. Overnight at Rajshahi (Hotel Nice).
Drive to Sona Masjid (90 Km, 03 Hrs) and visit some of the remaining archaeological sights of Gauda, which was the ancient capital of greater Bengal in the Medieval period with a rich history. This once rich city is located in Bangladesh-India border and split between two countries. You will visit it’s beautiful Mosques, palaces and shrine the whole day. Return to Rajshahi in the evening. Overnight at Rajshahi (Hotel Nice).
After breakfast drive to Kusumba (50Km, 1.5 hrs). Visit Kusumba Mosque, a beautiful stone-built mosque from Medieval period. this is one of the six remaining stone-built Mosques from the Sultanate period of Bengal, which is very Well preserved. Drive to Paharpur (60 Km, 1.5 hrs) and visit Somapura Mahabihara, a Buddhist monastery from 8th century and a UNESCO world heritage site. This is the most impressive archaeological site in Bangladesh. Drive to Bogra (70 Km, 02 hrs). Visit a Santal tribal village en route to experience their lifestyle; also visit a local bazaar. Overnight at Bogra (Hotel Naz Garden)
After breakfast drive to Sariakandi (42 km, 01 hr). Visit some chars (river islands) of river Jamuna and see how people live on those small inlands stuggling with the natural disasters. If you need some free time, you can skip visiting this Chars, as you will visit another Char at Day-16. Drive back to Bogra, have lunch. Depart for Dhaka at 01.33 P.M. on 752 Lalmoni Express. Arrive Dhaka around 08.55 P.M. Transfer to hotel. If it is Friday drive to Dhaka (250 Km, 08 hrs) Instead of train, because Friday is off day for this Train. We’ll stop for lunch on a highway restaurant on the way on that case. Overnight at Dhaka (Richmond Hotel & Suites or Similar)
Pick up from hotel at 6.30 A.M. Transfer to Airport Railway station. Depart for Srimangal at 07.00 A.M on 709 Parabat Express. Arrive Srimangal around 11.00 A.M, transfer to the resort. In the afternoon, walk through the trails inside tea gardens, visit some pineapple gardens and lemon orchards. Also show you the tea deposit activities on a tea garden Before sunset (if available) when female workers gather to deposit their tea leaves which they collected during the whole day, which is photogenic. Visit colony of tea workers if time permits. After dinner, we’ll take you to Nilkontho Tea cabin to teste the famous 7 layer tea of Srimangal. Overnight stay at Srimangal (Nisorgo Eco Resort).
Early morning go for a rewarding wildlife trekking through the Lawachara National Park. We’ll take the 03 trail for the maximum opportunity to see wildlife, specially the Hollock Gibbons for which this forest is famous for. Afternoon and evening is free time to do anything you like on your own. Overnight at Srimangal (Nisorgo Eco Resort).
Early morning visit Baikka Beal, on wetland sanctuary for the migratory birds and paradise for the bird lovers. Return to the resort late morning and check-out. Drive to Sylhet after lunch 02 hrs). After check-in, freshen up and lunch. We’ll give you an walking tour to Sylhet city. We’ll take you to visit the Century Ond Kin Bridge built on colonial period which is one of the main entrance to the city. Surma river and the shrine of Shah Jalal where you’ll see many interesting people. Overnight at Sylhet (Noorjahan Grand Hotel)
Pick-up at 09.00 from hotel and a scenic drive toward Jaflong (58 Km, 02 hrs). Here you’ll pass your time idly enjoying the beauty of Jaflong. You’ll get an opportunity to photograph the stone collection activities on the river where they collect stones manually and take into crushers, which is highly photogenic. We will take you to the river on a local boat to photograph the stone collecting activities. Lunch on a decent restaurant run by Nazimgarh Resort overlooking the river. Visit the village of Khashia tribe and see their lifestyle. You can visit their gardens and see how they grow betel leaves. Return to Sylhet in the evening. Overnight at Sylhet (Noorjahan Grand Hotel)
Check-out from hotel and start at 08.00 A.M, drive to Sarighat (37 Km, 01hr). Upon arrival, transfer to the boat. Enjoy boat ride on the blue-water canal Lalakhal. We’ll take you to the end of the canal close to Indian border and back, which will be about 2.5 hrs ride in total. We’ll use a motorized local wooden boat for the journey. Back to Sylhet, have lunch and transfer to airport. Depart for Dhaka on 04.00 P.M flight. Arrive in Dhaka Airport around 04.40 P.M, and transfer you to your hotel. Overnight at Dhaka (Richmond Hotel & Suites or Similar).
After breakfast, drive to Sonargaon (37 Km, 02 hrs), the old Capital of the Bengal region. Visit Folk-arts and Crafts Museum, Medieval period Goaldi Mosque, a school fully made of bamboo for Disadvantaged children of the neglected Hindu society, and abandoned merchant city Panam Nagar. Also you’ll visit char (small river island) of river Meghna, to experience the traditional lifestyle of the farmers. Overnight at Dhaka (Richmond Hotel & Suites)
Transfer to airport, and fly to Chittagong at 07.15 A.M. arrive Chittagong at 08.10 A.M, drive to Rangamati (102 Km, 3.5 hrs). Enjoy boat ride at Kaptai Lake rest of the day and visit a Buddhist temple before sunset. Visit some tribal handicraft Markets in the evening. Overnight at Rangamati (Parjatan Hotel).
Drive to Bandarban after breakfast (82 Km, 3.5 hrs). Visit a small tribal museum on the way. Visit Golden Temple, Nilachal and other popular tourist sites in Bndarban rest of the day. To reach Golden Temple, you need to climb a 60m / 200ft hill through paved stairs. Overnight at Bandarban (Hillside Resort or Similar)
Visit village of different tribes in the morning to see their lifestyle. You’ll be able to see how they hand-make their own cloths, and also will be able to buy some if you like from small outlets directly run by the tribal People, which will be a big support for them. Boat ride at beautiful Sangu river in the evening, which is the most naturally beautiful river in Bangladesh. Overnight at Bandarban (Hillside Resort or Similar).
Morning is free to enjoy nature from the resort. Drive to Cox’s Bazar (121 Km, 03 Hrs) around 10.00 A.M, check into Hotel. Leisure on the longest unbroken sandy beach in the world rest of the day. Overnight at Cox’s Bazar (Hotel Media International Or Similar)
Visit the fishing port of Cox’s Bazar in the morning, which is an exclusive place full of activities. You’ll find a great opportunity for photography here. Return to hotel around afternoon. Your guide will say good bye from here. Enjoy the beach at Cox’s Bazar rest of the day. Overnight at Cox’s Bazar (Hotel Media International Or Similar)
Morning is free to do anything you like on your own. Transfer to airport and fly to Dhaka on 11.30 A.M. Arrive Dhaka around 12.35 P.M, transfer to hotel. Overnight at Dhaka (Richmond Hotels & Suites or Similar)
Transfer to airport in the morning according to your flight and say good bye. End of the tour.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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