Sundarbans Tour with Barisal Floating Market

Sundarbans Tour with Floating Market

Sundarbans Small Boat Tour 02 Nights 03 Days & Bagerhat UNESCO, Barisal Floating Markets

Tour Overview

The Sundarban Mangrove Forest, located in the southwestern region of Bangladesh, is the planet's largest mangrove forest. This incredibly diverse forest has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The forest is unique because of its rising root, muddy ground, stunning natural views, and the fact that it is home to the world's largest population of Bengal tigers, rarely threatened estuarine crocodiles, and thousands of islanders. The rich green vegetation refreshes your eyes, and it's a bird enthusiast's paradise. Sundarbans is home to over 270 different bird species, attracting bird lovers from all over the world. On the Bangladeshi side of the Sundarbans, the only way to get there is via boat. Tourists can travel on a day excursion, but the longest journey, which includes Kotka and the Kochikhali wildlife sanctuary area, is the most popular.


Tour Starts & Endings		Tour Duration	Holiday Type	Best Time to GO	Price Starts
Start in Dhaka and end in Dhaka		05 Days & 04 Nights	Full Board Basis Package Tour	September - April	495 USD

Tour Highlights:

Visiting Barisal and its unexplored river life, including the floating markets, village life, wood market, etc

Bagerhat Mosque City, the UNESCO heritage site, includes the most beautiful mosque, a 15th-century mosque known as the 60-dome mosque

Enjoy your two nights three days expeditions by private boat inside the world's single largest mangrove forest, exploring nature and its beauty!

Many forest activities, including Jungle walk, watch tower climbing, canal cruise and other interesting activities, will be offered

taste the traditional Bangla cruise with fresh food cooked and served on the adventure

Visit the Kotka - Kochikhali Wildlife Sanctuary area.

Otter fishing activity

Tour Map

Benefits of Travelling in Small Groups: Sundarbans Tour

Starting our journey in Mongla and boarding the Sundarbans cruising boat, you will spend your two nights and three days on the water with your group only aboard the Sundarbans cruising boat. Small boats can travel close to the canals or riverbanks, allowing you to get a close look at the forest. Private excursions can offer more boat cruises, woodland walks, and adventures than large group tours, and they are more engaging and fun. Due to the COVID outbreak, we recommend that you go with your group so that you can enjoy and rest on your own time.

Please send us an email at bangladeshecoadventure@gmail.com or call us, or WhatsApp us at +8801787751865 to discuss your travel dates, duration, and availability.

ITINERARY

Enjoy 02 Nights on the Sundarbans Tour with a Private Boat

Day 01: Overnight launch from Dhaka to Barisal

Our guide will pick you up from your hotel or home address in the afternoon and transport you to Sadargaht Riverport. Sadarghat River Port is Bangladesh's busiest and most intriguing river port, from which all small and large ships depart for the country's southern half. Arrive in Barisal and transfer to the famous paddle steamer first-class cabin (depending on the trip roster, or we will take a luxury boat VIP cabin with an attached toilet).

The overnight boat experience: even at night, the journey is fascinating. Before departing, you can take in the last-hour bustle in the port, go around the boat on different decks to see how people travel, and enjoy the moonlight with stars, among other things.

Luxury Launch: Paddle steamers were introduced by the British in the 1940s and still, and a few are still in operation. Twice a week, you can try to take the paddle steamer boat from Dhaka, or we will travel with big launches from Dhaka to Barisal with private cabins.

Day 02: Floating Market Tour & Bagerhat UNESCO site & Mongla transfer

We'll arrive in Barisal early in the morning, disembark from the boat, and drive to the Banoripara boat station to see the floating markets. The day's itinerary includes the following items:

The main highlight of the day is the cruise along the river and through a variety of minor canals. Life is always on the water in this part of the world. You will see villagers going to the market, coming to the river for cleaning work, weaving hands from home, farmers bringing crops to markets by boat, wooden bridges, fruit or vegetable orchards, and much more in the morning when you walk to the market.

The floating market is a more than 200-year-old tradition that takes place every week on different days in different locations, including vegetable markets, rice markets, and boat markets. The markets open between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. To perform their buying and selling, farmers carry all of their crops via wooden boats. Around 50 to 200 boats arrive to conduct business. Following a quick tour, we will purchase breakfast at one of the bazaars and eat it aboard the boat.

We will disembark from the boat and drive to the Mongla port through the ferry crossing. Visit Bagerhat Mosque City, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will view the most impressive brick-constructed mosque generally known as the 60 or Sixty dommed Mosque, Nine domed Mosque, and Khan Jahan Ali's Shrine, among other things.

Upon arrival at Mongla Port, transfer to a Hotel or Resort, check and for dinner, and overnight in Mongla. If available, you can board the boat the same night or the next morning before breakfast.

Day 03: Start Sundarbans tour from Mongla to Kotka Wildlife Sanctuary

We will transfer you to the Sundarbans boat early in the morning, and after some formalities, the master will begin the most magnificent trip to Bangladesh, which includes the activities described below -

We will transfer you to the Sundarbans cruising boat once you arrive at Mongla port. The boat will immediately begin cruising towards the Sundarbans. The boat will go through the jungle in two hours, passing by fisherman settlements and a prostitute hamlet at the Sundarbans forest's edge. Our destination for today is the Kotka – Kochikhali Wildlife Sanctuary area, which takes about 7-9 hours to reach, depending on the tides.

On the way, we will also visit the Andarmaik forest station, which will be our first forest station. We will visit the forest, walk on the forest trail and later continue towards the Kotka forest station by our houseboat. In the afternoon, we will offer you a canal cruise in the small canals to enjoy the silence of the forest, experience the diversity of the mangrove, and sound of the bird life!

Upon arrival at the Kotka Wildlife Sanctuary area, where the boat is anchored where you will spend the night near the Kotka forest station.

Day 04: Wilderness of Sundarbans Kotka - Kochikhali Wildlife Sanctuary

Early in the morning, considering the weather forecast and tidal timing, we will start our adventure, including -

The guide will take you on a boat tour early in the morning. It's the perfect time to get a close look at wildlife. It's also quite lovely to watch the sunrise. The boat journey will take you inside the jungle to two residences before returning to the Sundarban cruising boat for breakfast. Enjoy a Bangla breakfast while collecting honey from the Sundarbans.

Then we'll go for an adventurous jungle walk in the wild forest near the forest office area, which is regarded as the best place to watch wildlife such as wild boar, gorgeous spotted deer, monkeys, egrets, kingfishers, and many other stunning birds and wildlife. If you're lucky, you might spot the enigmatic Sundarban tigers' new pug mark.

Later, our boat will start cruising towards Kochikhali Tiger Point. we spend the afternoon doing boat ride and visiting the forest, later back to the boat, and depending on the tide, we will cruise back towards Mongla. overnight near chandpai forest office area.

Day 05: Fisherman village, Otter fishing & drive back to DHAKA

Early morning, we will do a boat ride at Chanpai area, which is one of the last villages between the Sundarbans and human settlements. While doing the boat ride, you can see the changes in living near the forest. We will also have a walk into the fishermen's village to see and understand the living conditions!

Back to the boat, it will resume its journey towards Mongla, and we will stop our boat at the confluence of Daignamri Canal & Passure River. This area is also declared a dolphin hotspot; if you are lucky, you can see them here!

After an early lunch, disembark from the boat at Mongla and drive towards Dhaka, it will be a 5-6 hour drive, and on the way, we will do a tour visiting the famous otter fisherman village and see the traditional fishing technique popularly known as otter fishing!

Upon arrival in Dhaka, our guide will drop you at your location (residence/hotel/airport) and end the tour!

Sundarbans Forest Small Boat Details

Accommodation & Cabin facilities: Generally, all Small boat has the accommodation of 08 tourists maximum in one boat with all separate cabins. All small boats have 03 Twin cabins & 01 Semi-Double Cabins with 01 Common Toilet. Cabins have a blanket, mosquito nets, a proper bed, and one fan on top of everyone's bed. Food: Boats carry all fresh vegetables, fish, and meat. We normally serve a less spicy Bangla menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Tea and coffee will always be available on a boat.
Food on Boat: Morning breakfast - honey, egg, chapati, vegetables, etc, will be served, lunch and dinner - we have fish, meat, vegetables, and daal on the menu. Last night on the boat, we did a small bar b q on the boat
Power supply & Others: boats have a generator to provide electricity to recharge your mobile, batteries, camera, etc according to the forest laws, we can run the generator till from afternoon to 23:00 hrs when you can recharge all your batteries, etc and then we have an emergency power supply (IPS) for fan, lights throughout the night.

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Accommodation:

Dhaka - Barisal VIP Cabin: we will offer you a VIP cabin with an attached toilet in Dhaka to the Barisal launch or if matches our schedule you can also travel to Barisal by paddle steamer boat with a first-class cabin but the paddle steamer first-class cabin has a a a no attached ta toilet, with shared toilet

Mongla Hotel or Resort: Pasur Parjatan Hotel, Sundari Eco Resort

Sundarbans Charted Boat: Full board basis from day 02 morning to day 04 lunch, we will start 02 nights and 03 days on the boat

Transportation: From Barisal to Mongla transfer by Air-conditioned Van with all charges on day 01 and also on Day 04, transfer from Mongla ghat to Dhaka is included

Meals: All food from the first-night Dinner to Day four lunch will be Bangladeshi food.

Permission & Sightseeing: permission and sightseeing fees are included in the program; you need to send your passport copy for the permit approval.

Tour Guide: 01 Dedicated tour guide and supporting 04 - 05 Boat crews will accompany you for the tour

Common Advice for Sundarbans Tour

Sundarban forest is the most remote part of Bangladesh, where there is no human settlement in the main parts of the forest, no internet and no mobile connectivity for 02 2-night stay inside the mangrove

Our Guide and Master with Forest rangers have the right to avoid any places due to bad water, high water, or any emergencies.

Windbreaker/raincoat/umbrella for rain, Sneaker shoes for walking, Hat / Cap for Sun protection, Sunburn lotion & insect spray, towels, your emergency medicines, Binoculars if you are interested in birding, Toothpaste & toothbrush, Bath soap, Flashlight.

Drone flight is completely prohibited in the Sundarbans forest range.

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