off-beaten Photography Trip to Bangladesh
Street photography, Off beaten routes,& tribal life
Bangladesh is one of the less known and most unexplored foreign travellers. This is one of the best photography destinations that have not been exposed yet. This is a tour we have designed with our little experience and as per your suggestion to offer an off-beaten route to your travelers. It will not feel like a touristic journey as we have tried to provide things out of the box.
Bangladesh is also a land of festivals, almost every month especially April, October, and November we have some extraordinary tribal, local, Hindu festivals. We have designed this tour itinerary keeping the space to include the festivals as per your travel time.
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Day 01: Dhaka arrival & A Photo walk to Old Town
Meet with our guide at the airport and upon arrival, after completing the immigration formalities, we will be transferring you to the hotel. Check-in and relax free time in the hotel. Afternoon we will explore the Old part of the town. It’s the busiest time of the day to see the people’s activities. The following things are the most attractive to the clients –
Walk into the tiny lanes of the old town, the city was once considering 52 markets and 53 lanes, from the mogul period the old part of the city is the centre of commerce, and very nice colourful markets sit in the tiny streets. Walk into the chawk bazar market.
The rickshaw rides in the old town and sees the rickshaw painting in a rickshaw is very special. We will organize a rickshaw painting and also visit a rickshaw garage to meet with the rickshaw pullers, hear their incredible sacrificing stories may inspire us
Evening transfer to the hotel and overnight in Dhaka
Day 02: Ferry Ride & photography, Otter fishing & Sundarbans Periphary
The morning after breakfast, we will towards the land of rivers Barisal by crossing the Padma River and our activities include –
Photo walk through the train track – morning on the way to Mongla near the exit point of Dhaka, there is a morning market near the train track, unlike Thailand or Myanmar, it’s not tourist, its everyday market sits and people living near the track, we will walk through the track and explore the life around this area
We will be stopping at different places on the way, especially depending on the season there will be a lot of cultivation or harvesting activities happening near the roadside.
One of the oldest ways of fishing techniques is using wild otters to chase for fish underneath. This hundred years old technique is almost getting lost except for a few fishermen’s doing in some villages of Bangladesh. On the way, we will be stopping at any of these villages to see the fishing techniques and photography of the fishing, fisherman’s lifestyles, etc.
Later we will continue towards mongla and stop to photograph at the harbour for the loading and offloading of fertilizer and coal. upon arrival in Mongla, take a boat through the harbour and enjoy the beautiful landscapes cruising towards our Eco resort. afternoon stroll around the area and overnight in Mongla
Day 03: Photo Expeditions, fishing village, Gypsy village & Barisal
Today early morning we will explore the local area by tuk-tuk and boat before departing for Barisal and the day excursions including -
Sundarban periphery area is famous for fishing and people with different beliefs and interests are living in this area including Hindhu and Muslim beliefs. Every morning before breakfast, people go fishing. We will cover the morning activities and the tuk-tuk ride in the fishing village later.
Later we will continue our journey towards the Mongla port and on the way you can see nice landscapes of the local people in Mongla we will stop at the boat station as many people cross in whole day by boat from one to another. it is an interesting photography stop before you leave towards Barisal
we will drive to Barisal and a small d tour to visit the interesting known gypsy village near Barisal. For hundreds of years, these river gypsys are living on boats with their entire family and experiencing their lifestyle is unique! later transfer to a hotel and overnight in Barisal
Day 04: Floating Market & River trip to Chittagong
Early in the morning before sunrise we will check out and drive to the Water Lily Village, we will have local breakfast and then we will drive to the business capital Chittagong crossing by several ferry boats. The day plan includes -
This region is called Swarupkati surrounded by water bodies and the boat is the main transportation. Early morning while the boat will take narrow canals, you will be amazed to see the everyday life of the people, bringing a vegetable to the market by boat, washing, bathing, cleaning, and kids running around so many things.
The Floating markets are more than 200 years old and people still trade their vegetables, rice, fruits even small tea stalls in the markets, all the markets are located in different places and sit on different days a week. As per the travel schedule, we will organize the visit
Traditional Brick factories are very big in Bangladesh, especially near the riverside clay is very important for factory production, so here we will also have a stop to see the traditional manual way of making bricks by more than 100 workers working in the field
We will cross one of the biggest river channels of Bangladesh via ferry boat or local boat depending on the tide and weather. This part of the country has a very beautiful landscape of rivers, depressed lands, cattle, etc. You can enjoy it from the boat.
Upon arrival, transfer to Feni and overnight in Feni.
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Day 05: Shipbreaking yard & Rangamti Hill Tracts
The morning after breakfast, we will drive to Rangamati Hill tracts via crossing the Chittagong city and the tour itinerary includes -
Day 06: Day out in manmade Lake Kaptai & Tribal weekly market
Rangamti city is situated in the Kaptai Lake, built in 1960 before the librations for creating electrical power which caused thousands of people to be displaced from their homes which created anger and brought them to the 20-year-long conflict that ended in 1997. We will explore the area including
In the morning after breakfast, we will drive to Banarupa market, on the weekly market days; this market has become the biggest market in Rangamti and people travel 4 -6 hours by boat with their crops to do their buy and sell. The boat station becomes so busy with tribal people loading and offloading their crops, the main market selling different wild and uncommon things makes it the most interesting market to visit.
Then we will take a boat to the market area for a day-long boat trip to visit the remote parts lake, explore the way locals live and meet up with the tribal families. We will stop at the local fishing places to take pictures.
Chakma tribal group is the main tribe in Rangamti and the king belongs to their community. We will cruise around two houses to go to a remote village of the Chakma tribe on an island, visit the village spend time with them, we will also arrange a few villagers for photo sessions, their handloom weaving work, and enjoy locally made snacks.
On the way back, we will stop at a tiara tribal village, and a stroll in the village, enjoy the sunset and overnight in Rangamti
Day 07: Explore the Remote Bandarbans Hill tribe & their cultures
The morning after breakfast, we will start towards Bandarbans Hills through a hill road. During this travel, we had to stop at 2 checkpoints to show our letters to both cities of Rangamati and Bandarban. The day plan includes –
We will stop at the viewpoints near the lakeside road towards Bandarban. It’s a panoramic road one sidehill, one Side Lake with small tribal hats, temples,s, and villages.
We will cross a big market on the way to Bandarban, interesting every Tuesday this market sits and here you will find a mix of both the state tribes and Bengalis coming for shopping.
This afternoon upon arrival in Bandarban, we will transfer you to the hotel, check-in, and free time
Afternoon we will drive to the riverside of Sangu to do a brief boat ride in the Sangu river. Sangu River is considered the main water source in Bandarban and especially in the afternoon most of the villagers come to the riverside to do their household work, bath, play, etc
We will cruise to a Marma village and stop and explore the Marma tribal village. Marma tribe is the main tribe in Bandarban and this village is still living its traditional life. Back to the land and overnight in Bandarban
Day 08: Day with remote tribes, hiking & new Religion krama of the Mru tribe
Early morning after breakfast, we will take the local four-wheel jeep to drive to the remote parts and villages at the footholds of the hills to see and spend more time with them, the tour plans include -
The morning after breakfast, the first few hours in the colourful Bandarban market on a market day, here in weekly markets you will get a chance to meet with different tribal groups like bawm, murang, Chak, marma, and Tripura. They come to the market wearing their traditional dresses. Explore the market and for a while, you may feel you are in Burma now
Then we will drive through the hilly road to visit the MRO tribal villages in the Chimbuk hill area. Practising animism, and later some of them were converted to Buddhism, and Christianity and a new region was born in this region around 1987 called krama, we visited the village where the religion was born, met and spent time with them.
Tripura Tribe is one of the most colourful tribes to see and photograph. They are different because of the traditional basalts they wear in the neck, living in the foothold; we will walk down to the hills to explore the tribe and their lifestyle.
We will organize their traditional cultural program in the village and how they celebrate their festivals
Enjoy the sunset and overnight in Bandarban
Day 09: Welcome to the Business capital Chittagong
The morning after breakfast, we will spend some time in Bandarbans and then transfer to Chittagong city the plan includes –
The Bawm tribe is famous for making blankets and handkerchiefs. We will visit one of their tribal villages to see the life of the bawm people.
Today on the way to Chittagong, we will stop at the fish harbor of Chittagong from where all the boats anchor. It’s a beautiful people and from the bridge, you will get a nice view of the harbour,
We will walk to the fish harbour, meet with the fisherman, see the traditional boat, see their work with the nets fixing, etc, a boat ride in the harbour to take some nice pictures in the afternoon
Evening back to the hotel and overnight in Chittagong
Day 10: Train ride to Dhaka & koraail slam
The morning after breakfast, transfer to the train station and we will take a train ride to Dhaka. The itinerary is interesting of the day especially the train ride and an afternoon with slam people and it includes -
Early morning a train leaves from Chittagong towards Dhaka. It will be around 5-6 hours of ride and the route of the train is through the small and big cities, villages, near the riverside, and green fields. We will greatly move the subject and passengers who will be travelling with you on the train. We will be sitting near the windows to get more shots in our frame
A train station is also an interesting place, here several trains leave at the same time and the station is always busy.
Afternoon we will be exploring the Korail Slam, situated near the rich place this is the place where you will see the rickshaw drivers, daily workers, and the garments workers. Afternoon we will walk to the slam, meet with the locals and also see some unique effort by themselves that makes their living better. overnight in Dhaka
Day 11: A Photo walk in Dhaka streets
Dhaka is considered a city of photography. 16 million people living in this and making their living in Dhaka, their movement and activities make the city alive. Our day plan is
The flower market in Dhaka sits very early in the morning and from here all the flowers get distributed to all retail shops around the capital. We will visit the market early in the morning and here all different kinds of flowers from all parts of Bangladesh come to do the daily trading.
Kawran Bazar is one of the biggest highlights of Dhaka city. The market with endless photography options from the colourful vegetable, crowd, steer and train track side market everything is here. You need two or three houses only for this market.
The new market block printing is also very interesting to watch. One floor with hundreds of people with wooden stamps and colours made the block printing work very colourful. From this market area, you will also get some nice rickshaws and traffic viewpoints to catch.
The Sadarghat River Port is the highlight of the day. It’s the largest river port and afternoon you will see the port get busy to start departing the big boats. Hundreds of small and big boats crossing the river and the other side of the river will also visit the shipbuilding and repair yard. People work with big parts of the steel, propellers, and many incredible things to watch.
Day 12: Final Departure
The morning after breakfast, some free time and transfer to the airport to take the international flight from Dhaka to your next destination and end our services –
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Prices per person
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| 01 Pax | 11 Night 12 Days | Standard | 2685 USD | Book Now |
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Accommodation: stay on a sharing basis in deluxe category rooms and the last of the hotels or similar tourist standard hotels with free wifi, air-conditioned, hot water facilities
Transportation: All the local transfers and sightseeing by 01 air-conditioned tourist van with all surcharges. also, all boat rides by locally hired engine boats, rickshaw rides, etc all included
Meals: All breakfast is included and lunch and dinner clients will pay and a guide will assist
Permission & Sightseeing: permission and sightseeing fees are included in the program
Photo Guide: 01 Dedicated tour guide supporting our local tribal guides will join most of the places.
Tour Upgradation: you can upgrade accommodation or Transportation if required by discussing with us in advance
General Information Covid 19 & Common Advice for Bangladesh Tour
Chittagong Hill district is the most remote part of Bangladesh. In the past, there was some conflict between the Rangamati and Bandarban hill districts. After the peace accord situation is safe to travel for foreigners. To ensure the safety and comfort of government orders before visiting CHT (Chittagong Hill tract district), you have to apply for a special permit through a travel agency.
For applying to get a pass, they need 7 working days with a valid visa & passport copy with an application attached to the travel itinerary.
Tribal groups are friendly. You can go and visit them frequently but they are not used to seeing a tourist. So when you go, you need a local guide that we always provide in some places of Rangamati and Bandarban. The tribal people are a little shy compared to the Bangladeshi locals. For photography, it is wise to ask in advance.
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