Global tourists who are surely seeking vacation package during Christmas Holidays !

Tour Package – DHAKA – CHITTAGONG – BANDARBAN HILL TRACTS – COX’S BAZAR – ST. MARTIN CORAL ISLAND – BARISAL – BAGERHAT – SUNDARBANS

(Beach & coral island, hill tribes hiking & indigenous people’s culture, Dhaka city tour, Barisal backwater cruise around floating market, World heritage cultural sites of Bagerhat & Natural heritage sites of the Sundarbans Wildlife and Tiger points )

BANGLADESH TOUR Itinerary

Tour Package – DHAKA – CHITTAGONG – BANDARBAN HILL TRACTS – COX’S BAZAR – ST. MARTIN CORAL ISLAND – BARISAL – BAGERHAT – SUNDARBANS

(Beach & coral island, hill tribes hiking & indigenous people’s culture, Capital city tour, Barisal backwater cruise around floating market, World heritage cultural sites of Bagerhat & Natural heritage sites of the Sundarbans Wildlife and Tiger points )

Day-1:  DHAKA AIRPORT PICKED UP AND ACTIVITIES

At first day trip including Airport pick up & transfer to the hotel if day lights remain just stroll around local bazars & Markets.

night stay in 4-star hotel.

Day-2:  Dhaka Full-day City Tour before embarking on an overnight cruise to Barisal

In the second day of the trip, we will take you to the historically important monuments & Museum around New & Old Dhaka. The sights are as above:

• National Assembly Complex: “Parliament Building”, a magnificent symbol of expensive modern architecture design by famous American architect luis I kahn. The magical nine storied complex is lesson for architects.

Edifices in Dhaka University area:

• Curzon Hall:
  This stunning structure was built with happy blend of European and Mughal elements in 1904. Meant to be a town hall and was named after Lord Curzon, the then British Viceroy in India. It was used as such till 1911, when the partition of Bengal was annulled. Following the annulment of partition in 1911 it was used as a premise of Dhaka College, and after the establishment of Dhaka University in 1921, became part of the university’s science section and continues as such.
• High court building:
  Is the finest example of European Renaissance architectural style with crown shape dome was built as the residence of the governor of East Bengal and Assam in 1905 but its thought to be unfit then few years used as Dhaka collage and it is now supreme court of Bangladesh located opposite to Karzan hall at Kazi nazrul islam avenue sarak.
• Dhakeswari Temple:
  The earliest settlement in Dhaka dates back to more than a thousand years according to many historians. It is often believed that Raja Ballal Sen of the Sen Dynasty of Bengal founded the Dhakeshwari Temple in the 12th century to mark the place of his birth and to pay tribute to the patron goddess of this region. Raja Man Singh, the commander-in-chief of Emperor Akbar who stayed in Dhaka from 1602 – 1604 while he built the four Shiva Temple in the yard of Dhakeswari Temple.
• Lalbagh Mughal palace fort:
  Which built by the last Emperor Aurangazeb under the patron of prince mohammad Azam shah while he was viceroy of Bengal for short time during 1677 to 1679. He built only double storied hall of public audience is attached with a Hammam on its west,  a masonry tank , the fortification wall in the south and west, massive south gate with three storied a second massive gate standing in the north-eastern parts and a smaller incomplete gateway and typical three dome Mosque.Shaistha Khan commemorates his dearest daughter Pari Bibi built a tomb of a square platform. The roof is crowned by an octagonal copper dome and modeled upon the mausoleum of Emperor Humayun at Delhi. The stone and marble were brought from Jaypur, Chunar and Gaya, and the building must have cost a huge sum of money.
• Bara Katra:
  Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan 2nd son prince Shah Suja the then Governor of Bengal built a large palatial caravansary in old Dhaka named – “ Bara Katra – for his official residence but he gifted to his dewan for using as a hospitality building of the Mughal  for the travelers, immigrants and traders accommodation and food free where there was also bazaar holding area, a landing station of navy and army in between the Afghan fort and ghat at present chawk bazaar.
• Choto Katra:
  Choto Katra is another Significant architectural caravansary built between 1663 -71 is  situated at about 200 yards East of the BARA KATRA for accommodating some officials and Shaista Khan’s expanding family who was the then successful  Governor of Bengal.
• Star Mosque:
  Built in Mughal style 3 domed Mosque in early 19th Century, it was rebuilt 1962 by alijan bepary adjacent 5 domed and varanda with English China Bangla – tiles and decorated motifs of blue star, created hundreds of blue star and on the Domes of white marble
• Shakhari Patti / bazaar:
  Shakhari Patti is named after the specialized trade and crafts of Shakha ornaments have a specific socio- cultural value as only used to all Hindu married woman. Shakhari  patti in a similar architectural style as Panam Nagar, closely packed houses built along a narrow road 10 to 12 feet wide for about 600 feet long in a line both side of the road to secured from robbery by shutting off whole areas if necessary.
• Ahshan Monzil ( pink palace ):
  Ahsan Manzil—in 1872 on the bank of the River Buriganga in Old Dhaka an European architectural terms and souvenir of the aristocrat life of Dhaka Nawabs during the zenith of the British Raj in the 19th and early-20th centuries. Many zamindar countrywide began to construct their bungalows in colorful European architectural styles to showcase their status, wealth, and power.
• Boat building in Sadarghat:
  At the end of the day on a boat trip on Buriganga river while several hundred canoe boat floating and crossing the river. You will have a look the boat building and repairing activities on the bank,
• Embark on the gigantic ship for an overnight cruise towards Barisal.

Day-03: Barisal – Floating market – Bagerhat – Khulna by Car / Hiace

Upon arrival Barisal, you will be transferred to Banaripara where our waiting boat begin its cruise –

• Barisal backwater cruise:
  Despite Barisal backwater cruise cover many interesting sights, we cover only morning vegetables floating market and walk-through village to know their typical way of lives and arts of attitude. River scenic beauty & Bede peoples living on the boat. In the full-day cruise more interesting are – boat building, floating Timber markets, coconut coir processing factories and cruise around Venice of Bengal at Swarup kathi.
• A car drive to Khulna, on the way visit sixty domed Mosque, some other Mosque’ and mausoleum of Khan Jahan Ali who was the saint and ruler of Khalitabad city during the Medieval sultanate period.
• Bagerhat city of Mosque:
  The Historic Mosque City of Bagerhat represents the remnants of a medieval Muslim town in the north of the Sundarbans. It contains some of the most significant buildings and Islamic super-structures. Shait-Gumbad is one of the iconic mosques which is represents the spiritual environment that exhibits a unique architectural style, known as Khan-e-Jahan (15th Century A.D.). Khan Jahan Ali tomb is extra ordinary architecture beyond sweet water reservoir in Bagerhat.

In the evening, continue on to Mongla and check-in parjatan hotel pashur or our boat.

Day-4: Adventure cruise to the Sundarbans

Our specially built tourist boat start its cruise by 6:00 AM in the morning towards the Wildlife sanctuaries where wildlife are best viewed there. We cruise water bodies of the mangrove forest on the way, stop at chandpai forest office where our waiting armed forest guard join the trip.

After 8 hours of cruise ashore in the Kachikhali Tiger point along the Bay of Bengal. Walk through forest grassland where wild boars and herds of deer frequently observed from close. We have a look the wildlife over the horizontal view surrounding by forest greenery from observation tower, at 4:00 PM, we board into small silent boat for bird watching and in search of Aquatic species like otters, monitor and rare bird species in Kachikhali canal.

Overnight in private room of the boat.

Day-5:  Katka & Kachikhali Wildlife & Tiger points expeditions

Early morning bird watching trip and then 8km green beach trail and Katka beach activities, stroll around Katka wildlife viewpoints. Explore Katka Tiger hill points where several hundred deer remains in presence of Tiger. A tiger might be spotted during the tour for memorable these expeditions. Late afternoon, Katka canal cruise to have look the beauties of canal with rare species and then started return cruise back to Chadpai, BBQ dinner on the way.

Overnight on board.

Day-6: Fisherman village & Karamjal crocodile breeding center & return Dhaka by private vehicle journey ( 5hrs )

The last day trip cover the Sundarbans fisherman village to know their lives story tale, walking through wooden foot trail and see different sizes crocodile and watch Dolphin during lunch time. At 2:30 PM, leave the boat for 5 hours private Microbus journey towards Dhaka to check in 4-star hotel nearby Dhaka Airport

Day-7: Dhaka  – Chittagong by morning flight ( air)

Dhaka to Chittagong by morning flight ( air) upon arrival car drive towards Bandarban (92km), check in Venus resort or cloudy inn resort. rest of the day activities in Bandarban.

• Bandarban urban way of tribal life
• Buddha Dhatu Jadi Temple ( Golden Temple )
• Shangu river cruise backdrop of hills up to the waterfall nearby the town.
• Sunset view from the Nilachal hill view point and to overlooks the whole Bandarban.

Day-8: Hill tribes culture and modest hiking

In the morning undulating hill drive (47km) by four-wheel jeep about to Nilgiri which is the romantic hill view point hosted by Military traversing rare scenic beauty of misty hill stream of Himalayas foothills.

• Nilgiri and Chimbuk highest hill view point and nearby tribal villages
• Explore rural tribal village’s and hiking towards Haatibandha in a gentle treks.
• After having lunch, private vehicle journey to Cox’s Bazar longest beach (3hrs).
• overnight in Venus resort 

Day-9: Bandarban – Ramkot – Ramu – Cox’s Bazar by private AC vehicle

• Visit Ramkot ( Great Ashoka chaitya and Buddhist site )
• have a rest beyond sleeping Buddha statue
• Visit cultural landscape where the hill meet the sea in between Himchari and Inani beach during sunset.
• overnight stay in ocean paradise or similar ( 5-star )

Day-10: COX’S BAZAR – ST. MARTIN OCEAN CRUISE (5HRS)

At 7:00 AM board into the Karnaphuli express ship for ocean cruise towards St. Martin island, upon arrival check in coral beach resort, BBQ dinner.

Day-11: snorkeling in the coral reef and cruise back to Cox’s Bazar

You will walk in the breathtaking coral beach, cruise to siradia small island for enjoying with coral reef and snorkeling, return to resort for having lunch and board into ship for cruising back to Cox’s Bazar.

Day-12: Cox’s Bazar – Nazirar tek – Dhaka by air

Morning beach activities, explore largest sea fisherman harbor and largest dry fish zone. You may visit boat building & repairing before fly to Dhaka. we transfer you hotel nearby Dhaka airport.

Day-13: End of tour by airport Drop

 PRICE PER PERSON:

USD. 2400 if run by 2 to 3 persons

USD. 2000 if run by 4 persons

USD. 1800 if run by 6 persons

What’s included

• All private transport by car or Hiace
• All hotel accommodation with 4-star facilities
• Sundarbans Private cruise
• Sundarbans & Hill tracts permission
• Accompanied expert guide
• Dhaka – Barisal Launch VIP room
• All sight-seeing by Private car / Microbus
• All Entry fees
• All food from good condition local restaurant

What’s Exclude

• Gratitude