16 NIGHTS/17 DAYS BANGLADESH TOUR:
DAY- 1:
BY22/23:00 HOURS ARRIVAL DHAKA.BY MALAYESIAN AIRLINES / SINGAPOREAIRLINES / DRAGON AIR. MEET & WELCOME GUESTS AT ZIA INT'L AIRPORTAND TRANSFER TO HOTEL. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
(Foundedin 1608 as the seat of the imperial Mughal viceroys of Bengal.Known to the world for centuries for its fine silk and Muslin. As the capitalof Bangladeshit has grown into a busy city of trades, business, cultural and sportactivities. Having a happy blending of the old and new architectural trends,Dhaka has been developing fast as a modern city since the independence of Bangladeshin 1971).
DAY- 2 :
MORNING LEAVE DHAKAFOR BOGRA BY ROAD (4 HOURS DRIVE). UPONARRIVAL AT BOGRA TRANSFER TO HOTEL. LUNCH AT HOTEL. AFTER LUNCH VISIT SUMPURAVIHARA AT PAHARPUR ( WORLD HERITAGE SITE ). LATE AFTERNOON BACK BOGRA. DINNER AND O/N AT HOTEL.
BOGRA :
(227 KM from Dhaka by road is Bogra, the nervecentre of northern Bangladesh.Mahasthan Garh the earliest days of documented urban Bangla ( 3 century BC issituated 13 km North of Bogra town. It has been identified with ancient city ofPundranagar,familliar in Maurya, Gupta, Pala and Sena literary and other epigraphicrecords, Buddhist relic-the Vasu-Vihara mound, only 6 km west of Mahastan Garh) .
PAHARPURlies at Rajshahi district, the relies of glorious past of Bengalunder the pala dynasty during the 8th century ad. Excavations at this historicsite exposed to the view the single largest buddhist monastery in the worldhaving a gigantic pyramidal temple with 177 monastic cells and
numerousmotive stupas. The 63 stone images and about 3,000 beautiful terra-cottaplaques depict many buddhist religious and other stories.
DAY- 3 :
FULLDAY EXCURSION TO DINARJPUR.VISIT KANTAJI'S TEMPLE ( OLD TERACOTA
HINDUTEMPLE ).LUNCHAT BPC MOTEL IN DINAJPUR/RANGPUR.ON WAY BACK TO BOGRA VISIT VASU VIHARA ANDMAHASTANGARH.LATE AFTERNOON BACK BOGRA. DINNER AND O/N AT HOTEL.
KANTAJI'S TEMPLE is an 18th century brick temple situatedabout 18 km north of Dinajpur town.Maharaja Prannath began its constructionfrom 1772 AD and was completed by his adopted son Maharaja Ramnath in 1752 ADwith exquisite mythological terra-cotta decoration on its walls.
DAY- 4 :
MORNINGLEAVE BOGRA FOR KHULNA.ENROUTE VISIT OLD HIDU TEMPLES (
GOVINDA TEMPLE, GOPAL TEMPLE, SHIVA TEMPLEETC)& PALACE AT PUTIA AND TOMB OFLALON SHAH AT KUSHTIA ( THE SPIRITUAL MENDICANT AND THE FAMOUS MYSTIC POET OF THE BENGALI LITERATURE ). ENJOYFAMOUS MYSTIC "BOUL" SONGS. LATEAFTERNOON ARRIVAL KHULNAAND TRANSFER TO HOTEL . DINNER & O/N AT HOTEL.
DAY- 5 :
EARLYMORNING LEAVE KHULNA FOR MONGLA ENROUTE VISIT SHAT GOMBUJ(60 DOME) MOSQUE IN BAGERHAT. BY NOON ARRIVAL AT MONGLA AND ON EARLY LUNCH AT BPC MOTEL. ONBOARD MOTOR BOAT FOR DAY EXCURSIONS TO SUNDARBANS(NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITE).VISIT KARAMJAL FOREST..ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE MANGROVE FOREST OF SUNDARBANS.AFTER SUNSET BACK MONGLA AND PROCEED TO KHULNA(ONE HOUR DRIVE). DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
BAGERHAT:
ShatGambuj Mosque ( World Heritage ), Bagerhat : About 30 km away from Khulna Cityis the place Bagerhat. The place was inside the inhospitable Mangrove forest ofthe Sundarbans near the coast of Bay of Bengal.A General, later known to be a saint named Khan Jahan Ali came here from Delhi. He was the earliesttorch-bearer of Islam in the south of Indian Subcontinent. He laid the nucleusof an affluent city at Bagerhat in the mid-fifteenth century, during the reignof Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah (1442-1459).He adorned his city with numerous mosques, tanks, roads and other publicbuildings, the spectacular ruins of which are focused around the most imposingand largest multi-domed mosque in Bangladesh, known as theShat-Gambuj Masjid.
SUNDARBANS:
(Spreadover an area of about 6000 sq km of deltaic swamps along the coastal belt of Khulna district, theSundarbans is the home of Royal Bengal Tigers. The dense, evergreen forests ofthe Sundarbans are criss-crossed by a network of rivers and creeks. Oftenswimming tigers in
riversand basking crocodiles in the sun on riverside can be seen . The Sundarbans isalso the natural habitat of spotted deer, jungle fowls, wild boars, lizards,rhesus monkeys and innumerable varieties of beautiful birds. The Sundarbans isthe largest Mangrove forest in theworld.).
DAY- 6 :
MORNINGLEAVE KHULNA FOR DHAKACROSSING FERY ON THE MIGHTY RIVER PADMA.. LUNCH AT BPC MOTEL AT SAVAR. VISIT MARTYRSMONUMENT AT SAVAR AND DHAMRAI VILLAGE. RICKSAW RIDE IN THE VILLAGE.LATE AFTERNOON ARRIVAL DHAKAAND TRANSFER TO HOTEL. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY– 7 :
MORNINGLEAVE DHAKA FOR CHITTAGONG.ENROUTE VISIT OLD PANAM NAGAR AT SONARGAON VILLAGE AND OLD BUDDHISTRUINS AT MAINAMOTI IN COMILLA. LUNCH AT LOCAL RESTAURANT IN COMILLA. LATEAFTERNOON ARRIVAL CHITTAGONGAND TRANSFER TO HOTEL. DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANT. OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
SONARGAON about 29 km from Dhaka was one of the oldest capitalof Bengal as well as the capital of independent Sultanate of Bengal during 13thcentury.
PANAMNAGAR (Panam City) buildings were constructed durung19th century and famous Grand Trunk Road was built during 16thcentury.
COMILLA about 96 km from Dhaka City,Comilla was the seat of a Buddhist civilization that flourished from 7th to 12Century AD. At about 8 km west of Comilla Town as many as fiftyspots have been marked of which some have been dug out from under the soil of arange of low hills known as Mainamati - Lalmai Ridge. The excavations ofShalban Vihara, Vasu Vihara, Ananda Vihara, Kotila Mura, Charpatra Mura,Itakhola Mura and Rupban Mura have immense archeological and culturalimportance especially in the field of studies of Buddhism. There is also amuseum with a collection of historical artifacts found at the excavation sites.A visit to the World War II Cemetery at Mainamati where the bodies of 753soldiers of the allied forces along with the bodies of some Japanese soldiersare lying in unforgettable. The Saptadasha Ratna Temple ( 17-towered temple built in the 17th century byMaharaja Ratnamanikya II of Tripura) located at outskirts of Comilla Town, is also worth seeing.
DAY– 8 :
MORNINGLEAVE CHITTAGONGFOR RANGAMATI. ENROUTE VISIT TOMB OF SULTAN BAIZID BUSTAMI AND WORLD WAR 11CEMETRY. BY NOON ARRIVAL RANGAMATI AND VISIT TRIBAL HANDLOOM FACTORY AND BUDDHIST TEMPLE.. TRANSFER TO HOTEL. LUNCH AT HOTEL. AFTERNOON EXCURSION BY MOTOR BOAT ON KAPTAI LAKE.VISIT TRIBAL VILLAGE.DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
CHITTAGONG: about 268 km from Dhaka by road and 35 minutes by airis Chittagong, the second largest city of Bangladesh and a busy sea-port. Thegreen hill forests and the sea beaches have made Chittagong a good spot for the holiday-makers.Chittagong wasdescribed by the famous Chinese traveler Yuan Chuang (7th century AD) as asleeping beauty emerging from the mist and water and has been given thenickname "PORTO GRANDE" by the 16th century Portugueseseafarers.
RANGAMATI the focalpoint of Chittagong hill tracts, is connectedwith Chittagongby a 77 km metalled road. The town-ship is located in the west bank of theKaptai lake, the largest "man made" lake, spreading over 680 sq. kmcrystal clean water flanked by hills & ever green forests. Rangamati is afavorite holiday resort because of its beautiful landscape, scenic beauty,flora & fauna, homespun textiles, bamboo handbags, flower vases, silverjewelry. For the tourist the attractions of Rangamati are numerous, triballife, fishing, speed boat cruising, water-skiing, hiking or merely enjoying nature as it is. There isa Buddhist Templenear the Kaptai Lake. One of the old preacher arepreaching over there.
DAY- 9 :
MORNINGLEAVE RANGAMATI FOR COX’S BAZAR. VIA KAPTAI LINK ROAD. ENROUTE VISIT TRIBAL VILLAGES.ON WAY LUNCH AT LOCALRESTAURANT. AFTERNOON ARRIVAL COX’SBAZAR AND TRANSFER TO HOTEL. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY– 10 :
MORNINGLEAVE COX’S BAZAR FOR ST. MARTIN’S ISLAND VIA TEKNAF.UPON ARRIVAL AT TEKNAF ON BOARD PASSENGER SHIP ( 2 HOURS JOURNEY BY SHIP). UPON ARRIVALAT SAINT MARTIN ISLAND TRANSFER TO HOTEL. LUNCH,DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
COX’S BAZAR is about 150 km from Chittagong having 123 km longest unbroakennatural sea beach in the world. Many clourful Pagodas and Biddhist temples andare inhabited by many tribal people who have their own distinct customs andtraditions.
ST.MARTIN’S ISLAND is coral island sarrounded with white corals underwater.
DAY– 11 :
LUNCH AT RESORT. AFTERNOON ON BOARD PASSENGERSHIP FOR TEKNAF. UPON ARRIVAL AT TEKNAF PROCEED TO COX’S BAZAR. UPON ARRIVAL ATCOX’S BAZAR TRANSFER TO HOTEL SHAIBAL.. LATE AFTERNOON ENJOY THE SUNSET ON THEBEACH ( LONGEST UNBROKEN BEACH IN THE WORLD ). DINNER AND OVER NIGHT AT HOTEL.
Teknaf : Southernmost tip of Bangladesh, Teknaf situated on theNaaf river and just at the end of the hilly regions of the district. Mayanmaris on the opposite bank of Naaf river. Wild animals and birds are available butthe most interesting thing is a journey on the river. Wide sandy beach in thebackdrop of high hills with green forests is an enchanting scene never to beforgotten.
DAY– 12 :
MORNINGLEAVE COX’S BAZAR FOR BANDARBAN. ON WAY VISIT BUDDHIST PAGODAS AND TEMPLES IN COX’S BAZAR ANDRAMU. BY NOON ARRIVAL BANDARBAN AND TRANSFER TO MOTEL. LUNCH AT MOTEL. PM VISITGOLDEN BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND TRIBAL VILLAGES. DINNER ANDOVERNIGHT AT MOTEL.
Ninetytwokilometer from Chittagongby metalled road, Bandarban is thedistrict headquarters of the Bandarban Hill District. Bandarban is the hometown of the Bohmong Chief who is the head of the Mogh tribe. The Moghs are of Myanmar originand Buddhists by religion. Jovial and carefree by nature, the Moghs are simpleand hospitable people. Bandarban is also the home of the Murangs who are famousfor their music and dance. Fat into the interior there are several other tribesof great interest for anyone who cares to make the journey
DAY– 13 :
MORNINGLEAVE BANDARBAN FOR DHAKA.LUNCH AT LOCAL RESTAURANT. LATE AFTERNOON ARRIVAL DHAKAAND TRANSFER TO HOTEL. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY– 14 :
MORNINGLEAVE DHAKA FOR SYLHET. UPON ARRIVAL AT SYLHETTRANSFER TO HOTEL. LUNCH AT HOTEL. PM VISIT TEA GARDEN AND TRIBAL VILLAGE.DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
Nestled in thepicturesque Surma Valley amidst scenic tea plantations and lush greentropical forests, greater Sylhet isa prime attraction for all tourists visiting Bangladesh. Laying between theKhasia and the Jaintia hills on the north, and the Tripura hills on the south,Sylhet breaks the monotony of the flatness of this land by a multitude ofterraced tea gardens, rolling countryside and the exotic flora and fauna. Herethe thick tropical forests abound with many species of wildlife, spread theiraroma around the typical hearth and homes of the Manipuri Tribal maidens famousfor their danceA visit to the tea plantation in Sylhet is a memorableexperience. Sylhet, the tea granary of Bangladesh, not only has over 150tea gardens but also proudly possesses three largest tea gardens in the worldboth in area and production.
DAY– 15 :
FULLDAY EXCURSION TO MOULUVIBAZAR. VISIT MADHABKUNDA WATERFALL, LAKHYACHARA RAIN FOREST.LUNCH AT LOCAL RESTAURANT. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
Madhabkundais the largest waterfall in Bangladesh,about 200 ft (61 m) high.
Madabkunda situated in the northeast area & about 350 km distance from Dhaka city.
Lawacharais one of the last remaining chunk of rain forest in Bangladesh. LawacharaNational Park is located approximately160 km northeast of Dhaka
DAY– 16 :
MORNINGVISIT SHRINE OF SAINT SHAH JALAL AND SHRINE OF SAINT SHAH PARAN. LUNCH ATHOTEL. AFTER LUNCH LEAVE SYLHET FOR DHAKA.LATE AFTERNOON ARRIVAL DHAKA AND TRANSFER TOHOTEL. DINNER AND OVERNIGHT AT HOTEL.
DAY– 17 :
MORNINGVISIT SADARGHAT RIVER FRONT, AHSAN MANJIL ( PINK PALACE/CLOSED ON THURSDAY),STAR MOSQUE, LORD CARZON HALL AREA, CENTRAL SHAHID MINAR, NATIONAL MUSEUM(CLOSED ON THURSDAY).LUNCH AT LOCAL RESTAURANT. PM VISIT LALBAG FORT ( CLOSED ON SUNDAY). DHAKESWARI TEMPLE, NATIONAL PARLAMENT HOUSE AREAAND SUVENIR SHOPS. DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANT. BY 23:00 HOURS TRANSFER TOAIRPORT FOR FINAL DEPARTURE.
Ahsan Manjil : Built in 1872 and standing on the river Buriganga,this stately building offers the visitors a feeling of the life-style of theNawabs of Dhaka. Sometimes known as the Pink Palace,this building now houses a splendid museum.
Star Mosque :The stars have been created by setting pieces ofchinaware on white cement. The sitara Masjid was built originally with threedomes in early 18th century by Mirza Ghulam Pir, a highly respectable Zamindarof Dhaka.
Lord Carzon Hall :Beautiful architectural building named after LordCurzon. It now houses the Science Faculty of Dhaka University.
Dhakeshwari Temple :Dhakeshwari Temple (11thCentury) situated at the place where the old part of Dhakameets the new part. This is the oldest Hindu temple in Dhaka City
Old High court Buliding: Originally built as the residence of the BritishGovernor, it illustrates a happy blend of European and Mughalarchitecture.
Lalbagh Fort:The fort of Aurangabad, popularly known as theLalbagh Fort, was built in 1678 AD by the then Viceroy of Bengal PrinceMohammad Azam, son of the Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb.
Central Shahid Minar :Symbol of Bengali nationalism. This monument was built to commemoratethe martyrs of the historic Language movement of 1952. Hundreds and thousandsof people with floral wreaths and bouquet gather on 21 February every year topay respect in a solemn atmosphere.
Parliament House: Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament House) located at Sher-e-BanglaNagar has distinctive architectural features. Designed by the famous architectLouis I. Kahn, it may be called an architectural wonder of this region.