Capture Bangladesh’s vibrant festival spirit & strong belief system joining on Biswa Ijtema. Millions of Muslim pilgrimage congregation annually celebrated at Tongi. Enjoy generation owned practice and health risk activities by their hands in their everyday life.
Bangladesh festival mood gathering peoples annual festival mood celebration, culture and generation owned practice, multi-ethnic peoples belief system and congregation always photographers choices to memorable their Photo expeditions. The over populated peoples makes chaos in Bazars, central market places, River terminal or train station , Sub-standard peoples live, health and life risk practice of labor works always going on a race in their way life !
There are many Festival holds in Bangladesh, we have outlined here only Muslim annual gathering on a festival mood. You can take the tour in other Festival time like in October, November, January, February, March and April.
Photography of intangible Heritage Value
Bangladesh photography tour cover the expressional heritage of the way peoples in their acts of attitudes and given cultures perceived from past. we take our photographers to the unique places of interest with heritage value for loading the memory of camera.
Millions of Muslims gather in the 3 days long Islamic Tabligi Jamat annual congregation while overloaded train passing photo shoots and millions of people’s praying scenes are very interesting for photographers.
These trip have been designed to experience the peoples expressional heritage of Bangladesh. We highlight the generation owned practice, hard-working labors, health risk works, farmers’ agricultural heritage system, fisherman traditional fishing activities in the sea, daily labors, brick field works and traditional weavings. We also highlight the indigenous peoples way of living and lifestyle and ship breaking yards. Experience the difference of fishing with trained otters and floating markets on a backwater cruise.
.Photography of intangible Heritage Value
* BISWA IJTEMA – A Festival mood congregation of millions Muslim pilgrimage
* Traditional Bazars ( Kawran Bazar & Shahbagh )
* Amin Bazar (load / unloading of coal, bricks & sands) & Garbage of hill
* Chawk Bazar & recycling factories, Shakhari Bazar
* Old Dhaka Alleys, Boat building & Sadarghat river front
* Dhaka around Traditional Pit- loom weaving, brick factories, Batik village row dyes & processing around Dhaka nearby expeditions resort.
* Shipbreaking Yard & pristine beach of Chittagong by boat
* Countries largest Chittagong wholesale sea fish market
* Chittagong aluminum cookware factories
* Bandarban hill tracts indigenous people’s traditional way of living and colorful lifestyle
* Cox’s Bazar moon shaped boats in fisherman beach around sacred landscape far away from beach center.
* Cox’s Bazar photogenic points where fisherman activities and largest dry fish process always intrigue Photographers.
* Barisal backwater cruise towards floating markets
* Barisal coconut fiber factories and local crafts
* Barisal Agricultural heritage system and Pottery village.
* Bagerhat Sixty domed Mosque ( UNESCO cultural Heritage sites )
* Bede boat life of Manta communities in Barisal
* Photography of Fishing with trained otters in Narail.
Check in Abdullahpur hotel near Tongi Ijtema. You will take photo around Biswa Ijtema.
* After having breakfast, we’ll drive for Amin Bazar (Gabtoli). Find people loading and unloading bricks, sand and coal (black diamond) from the ships. We will visit a Brick Field Factory nearby.
* Visit a slum of Pakistani refugee who live with chaos and sub-standard living environment.
* photo shoots around recycling factories and health risk workshops of aluminum cookware in Tongi.
Overnight in hotel white palace (3-star)
Overnight in hotel Hansa (4-star)
In the morning, we take a position on the roof of building to have look the whole Ijtema and peoples sitting in the road for final prayer. Gathering with the millions of way people’s in the road and photo shoot in the train station after the ends of Ijtema final prayer.
* experience the boat building and parts making workshops by crossing the River by canoe boat.
Overnight in the AC room of the giant ship (standard)
Overnight in the AC room of the giant ship (Semi VIP)
Overnight in the VIP room of the giant ship (Luxury)
Upon arrival Barisal just drive (2hours) to Banaripara from where you will start a backwater cruise. The day amazed you in the rural landscape with laid-back life of farmers. Although all the places can’t be cover but we try as much as possible.
* You will cruise to have a look the peasants laden grains and vegetables by canoe boats in the floating vegetable markets.
* You can explore village education system and woman making crafts.
* You will cruise towards Swarupkathi to see the practice of hard-works in the floating timber market.
* You can explore Manta communities living in the boat isolated from mainland ( Gipsy boat life )
* Visit Bagerhat city of Mosque which was ruled by Khan Jahan Ali ® and built many Mosque and water reservoir during his rule. We may chance to visit sixty domed Mosque was built with spiritual environment (A UNESCO cultural Heritage sites)
* In the evening check in hotel
Overnight in Khulna hotel city inn super deluxe room
You will experience generation owned practice of fishing by trained otters and in the afternoon drive back to Dhaka.
* In the morning you can visit Garbage of hill where poor people’s and wildlife both are searching resources and selling to survive their life.
* Microbus drive to Narail for photography of fishing with trained otters. You will experience the generation owned practice after having lunch, continue on a scenic drive towards Dhaka (4hours), In the evening check in hotel.
Overnight stay in hotel Grace 21 (3-star hotel)
Overnight stay in Marino Royal suites (4-star hotel)
Overnight stay in hotel Regency ( 5-star hotel.
* Early in the morning leave the hotel to catch morning flight to Chittagong, upon arrival photo expeditions in the largest port city of Bangladesh.
* Our guide will soon take you to the country’s largest wholesale sea fish market and photo shoot of fish verities and peoples unique practice of selling
*Capture the health risk workers activities in the Producion of cookware from scrap aluminum in Chittagong raises important health concerns due to exposure some harmful substances like cadmium, lead and arsenic those causes kidney diseases.
* after having lunch drive to sitakunda machinery shops, fisherman village & photography of ship breaking yards with tele-lens for having the better shots while cruising near site of the yards.
Overnight stay in hotel Alina ( 3-star )
Overnight stay in hotel Agrabad ( 4-star)
Overnight stay in hotel Chittagong Peninsula ( 5-star )
* After having breakfast, start your drive toward Bandarban. Capture the beautiful hilly terrain of Bandarban hill tracts on the way. Stop the car at any tribal Bazar or village for the photography.
* Check into the resort and stroll around the hill-tribes town and short boat trip on Sangu River to have a look the emerging culture of different ethnic living along the Shangu River. .
* In the evening walk around Bandarban town Bazar.
Overnight stay in Bandarban hillview hotel ( 3-star)
Overnight stay in Bandarban venus resort ( 4-star facilities)
Overnight stay in Bandarban Shairo wilderness resort ( 5-star )
* After an early breakfast, hike down to the Tripra tribal village to have a look the traditional way of living and photography of their beaded necklace making (countries earliest crafts for trading)
* 1-2 hours’ drive over the hilly road for photography of several ethnic village to have a look the traditional way of different lives! On our way get into the Bawm Village in Faruk Para and souvenir shops at Shailapropat cascading point.
* After having lunch drive back to leave Bandarban for Rangamati hill tribes lake town, we use Kaptai link road for photo shoot of different tribal points along the Kaptai lake.
Overnight in parjatan motel or hotel Taj
You will visit the lands of Chakma tribes who re predominantly Buddhist are living around isolated islands of the lake. Their traditional customs and ritual always intrigue foreign travelers. The day activities before drive back to Chittagong.
* Early morning sunrise photography over the lake of Rangamati
* Tribal floating market and a cruise on Kaptai lake valley for exploring Island indigenous villages and Bazars.
* Savor delicious bamboo chicken & lake fish in the island restaurant.
* Leave Rangamati for Chittagong airport to catch the last flight towards Dhaka.
BANTI BATIK: Photography of row dyeing, printing, sewing, designing over the Batik fabrics. Despite this chemical water impact on environment, many local communities earned a large amount of money.
* we also explore traditional Pit- loom weaving factories & brick fields, transfer to hotel nearby Dhaka airport.
Overnight in hotel grace 21 (3-star)
Overnight in hotel Marino royal (4-star)
Overnight in Hotel Regency ( 5-star)
Price Per Person: USD. 1,400 If run by 8 person ( 4-star hotel)
Price Per Person: USD. 1200 If run by 8 person ( 3-star hotel)
The tour price includes:
Price Per Person: USD. 1300 If run by 8 person ( 3-star hotel)
Price Per Person: USD. 1,600 If run by 8 person ( 4-star hotel)
per person