Architectural & Archeological Heritage Trip

These trip cover to learn the History of Bengal Architectures, Rivers of life and discovery the rich arts, artifacts, Vernacular and nature embrace award winning contemporary architectures and Historically rich archaeological Heritage sites in between Dhaka, Sonargaon, Moinamoti, Mahasthangarh, Rudrapur, Gaibanda, Rajshahi, Gaud, Rangpur & Dinajpur.

Imagine an expeditions toward sensitive Char lands where you stand on a place is unstable ground of a farmer who are cultivating grains & Vegetables for us but risky living with family and cattle although  they know their fields, yards, schools and even their homes are on unstable ground. They become workless and homeless due to riverbank erosion.

Gaibanda Friendship center NGO brings a shed-light in their climate impacted lives through various training and afford quality service such as medicine, teaching, consultants etc. 

The Friendship Centre was designed by architect Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury who motivated by the Buddhist monastic architecture of the North Bengal flood plains and granted the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016.

The center is built with local materials like brick, wood and cement. Open courtyards and pools surround the buildings and the naturally ventilated structures are cooled by green roofs. Beyond the meeting rooms and training spaces, one passes through arched corridors to reach the residential section of the centre. We need permission for visiting the center.

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Expeditions Highlights:

• Dhaka – New and Old Dhaka visible and invisible cultural Heritage sites
• Sonargaon – the old Capital of Independent sultans & Chieftains and the lost city of Bengal
• Moinamoti – Buddhist ruins archaeological sites of 8^th Century
• Wari-Batedwar – the 1^st settlement peoples PIT-DWELLING and various artifacts of Gangaridai Kingdom represents in the open air museum
• Dinajpur – Kantaji Temple & Rudrapur typical Mud architectures
• Rangpur Tajhat palace
• Rivers of sensitive climate impacted lives of farmers on an unstable ground at Chars
• Award winning Architecture at Friendship centre of Gaibanda
• Boat trip on Brahmaputra River
• Natore – British influential finest terracotta palaces
• Puthia – Countries most precious Hindu Temple town & palace
• Varendra Research Museum – the treasure-trove of antiquities & arts of Bengal
• Rajshahi mulberry silk process industries
• Gaud – Pre-Mughal Muslim Architectures stretches around the vicinity of Gaud – the ancient capital of Bengal Sultans
• Mahasthangarh – ruins fortress city with 1800 years of history and cultural Heritage sites
• Paharpur – Somapura Mahavihara – the single largest Buddhist vihara (UNESCO World Heritage)
• Kushumba Mosque – Countries most precious stone built Mosque & cultural center

Heritage tour Itinerary: 

DAY-1 – AIRPORT – DHAKA

Morning – Pick-up at airport and transfer to hotel– Flight from tour own destination– Dhaka half day tour.

Dhaka:

• Shahid Minar
• Curzon Hall
• National Museum
• National Parliament House

Overnight stay – Dhaka  – Hotel Fars & Resort

DAY 2 – DHAKA – SONARGAON – MOINAMOTI– DHAKA

Morning – Leaving Dhaka early morning at 7AM to Moinamoti/Comilla. En-route visits:

• Kawaran Bazar

Sonargaon:

• Panm City
• Goaldi Mosque
• Palace Renovated Terracotta arts
• Folk Arts & Crafts Museum

Moinamoti/Comilla:

• Shalban Vihara
• Moinamoti Museum
• Rupban Mura
• Lotikot Mura
• Kotila Mura
• Itakhola Mura
• Queen Palace ruins

Overnight stay – Dhaka – Hotel Fars & Resort ( 4-star)

DAY 3 – DHAKA – Saidpur – DINAJPUR

Morning – Leaving Dhaka by morning flight, upon arrival drive to Dinajpur and rest of the day visit –

Dinajpur:

• Kantaji Temple
• Dinajpur Museum
• Rudrapur sustainable Architecture

Rangpur:       

•  Tajhat Royal Palace

DAY-4: RANGPUR – GAIBANDA – FRIENDSHIP CENTER

Leave Rangpur toward Friendship center of Gaibanda (3.5 hours), upon arrival show the permission papers to have a look the Award winning architecture, the center is brings a shed-light for the farmers who know their lands disappeared any time. The center serve afford quality services through various training such as medicine, teaching, consultants etc.  & information for the climate impacted lives of CHAR peoples.

You can visit Bazars, village life and the people’s expression.

Overnight stay in Friendship center / Hotel in Gaibanda

Day-5: Brahmaputra River climate impacted Life on an unstable ground in CHAR Villages

In the morning started a full day boat trip to have a look the rivers of life while you observe ongoing works, typical farmer’s life who are adapted in unstable lands due to changing climate. Know their sad story and belief system. Their cooking, their education system, their health care is lesson for a cultural tour lover. We take packet food for this outing and have fee; like picnic lunch in boat.

Overnight stay in Freiendship center / hotel in Gaibanda.

 Paharpur:

•  Somapura Mahavihara

 Mahasthangarh:

• Mahasthan site Museum
• Govinda Vita
• Ancient fortress walled City ruins
• Vasu Viahara
• Gokul Medth

Overnight stay – Bogra – Momo Inn

 DAY-6 –BOGRA – NAGAON – GAUR – RAJSHAHI

Morning – Leaving Bogra early morning after breakfast to Rajshahi. En-route visits:

Nagaon:

• Kusumba Mosque

Gaur:

• Chhota Sona Mosque
• Darasbari Mosque
• Tohakhana Mosque
• Khania dighi or Rajbibi Mosque
• Varendra Research Museum

Overnight stay – Rajshahi – Grand Riverview Hotel  

DAY-7: RAJSHAHI – PUTHIA – BAGHA – RAJSHAHI

Morning – Leaving Rajshahi early morning after breakfast to Dhaka. En-route visits:

Puthia:

• Shiva Temple
• Jagannath Temple
• Dol Mandir
• Royal Palace
• Govinda Temple
• Ahnik Mandir

Bagha:

• Bagha Mosque

Rajshahi:

• Mulberry silk processing and sales center

Overnight stay – Rajshahi – Grand Riverview Hotel  

 Day-8: RAJSHAHI – VARENDRA MUSEUM – DHAKA BY AIR

In the morning visit around Rajshahi before morning flight toward Dhaka

Rajshahi: 

• Boat trip on Padma River and its Char

 DAY-9: OLD DHAKA – WARI-BATESWAR – HOMESTAY

In morning after an early breakfast Old Dhaka tour & drive to expeditions Homestay

Dhaka:

• Ahsan Manzil
• Dhakeshwari Temple
• Star Mosque
• Lalbagh Fort
• Shankhari Bazar Rd

Wari-Bateswar:

• Pit-dwelling of 1^st settlement of Gangaridai Kingdom
• 1^st metal road before 3000 years in open air museum

Overnight stay in expeditions homestay

Day-10: Expeditions Homestay – Dhaka airport

         30km Purbachal rd to drop-off Dhaka airport