Best of World Heritage Tours In Bangladesh

Best of World Heritage tours in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the most meaningful World Heritage status natural & cultural travel destinations in Southeast Asia, not only offering experiences the cultural built Heritage structures and the Sundarbans natural Heritage sites. Immerse you to the gathering people’s multi-ethnic festivals & celebrations deriving from the past.  Deeper digging the way people’s earliest expression of culture, generation-owned practices and typical way of trades, arts of attitudes and climate impacted lives and given culture in the rivers of lives. A well-worth expeditions leading to learn the wonders of Heritage value in Bangladesh. LEARN MORE

Best of World Heritage Expeditions Highlights:

Dhaka – New and Old Dhaka visible and invisible cultural Heritage sites

Dhaka Around: Explore traditional hand sewing crafts in Jamdani sharee, traditional Batik and handloom weaving, Baul music.

Wari-Bateswar – the 1st settlement peoples PIT-DWELLING and various artifacts of Gangaridai Kingdom represents in the open air museum

Barisal – Backwater trip to learn the Heritage value of the floating markets, traditional activities like pottery and Shital Pati crafts.

Bagerhat – The city of Medieval Mosque and built spiritual environment – The UNESO status World Heritage north of the Sundarbans

The Sundarbans: World Heritage natural Heritage sites of wildlife diversity in the World largest Mangrove swamps networking by rivers, channel and creeks and meet the sea.

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

Sariakandi Char Village – Brahmaputra river char village expeditions

Paharpur – Somapura Mahavihara – the single largest Buddhist vihara (UNESCO World Heritage)

Kushumba Mosque – Countries most precious stone built Mosque & cultural center

Best World 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 full-day tour & overnight cruise to Barisal

Morning – Pick-up and day-long tour in Dhaka and its Old part has meaningful Heritage Value.

Dhaka:

• Chawk Bazar – Traditional Bazar & experiences the chaos
• Ahsan Manzil palace ( History of Grant Zamindar )
• Dhakeshwari Temple
• Star Mosque
• Lalbagh Fort ( Mughal palace fort )
• Shankhari Bazar Rd
• Boat building & repairing
• Boat trip in Buriganga River

overnight in giant ship luxury room

Day-3: BARISAL – PIRUJPUR – BAGERHAT – MONGLA

Early morning disembark the giant launch and drive to Banaripara, upon arrival the day activities are  –

Phirojpur:

• Backwater trip to the floating market
• Woman traditional activities like mat making
• Pottery – generation-owned pottery works
• Traditional Shital Pati ( Mat ) making village

Bagerhat:

• Built environment in Sixty Dome Mosque
• Khan Jahan Ali Mausoleum
• Nine Dome Mosque

Overnight in Mongla Pashur hotel

Day-4: MONGLA – SUNDARBANS – KACHIKHALI 

Early in the morning thrilling cruise through the Sundarbans channel towards Kachikhali Wildlife sanctuary, en-route, amazed by the beauty of Mangrove species, birds, crocodiles, Dolphins and wildlife spotted from the boat. In the afternoon after 8-10 hours of cruise, hints of wondering exhilaration to affair with the Sundarbans wildlife diversity.

• Walk toward observation tower and nature treks to have look the herds of deer, wild boars in absence of the Royal Bengal Tiger
• Meaningful boat silent trip through Kachikhali canal for birds & wildlife watching.

Overnight in boat at Kachikhali

Day-5: KACHIKHALI – KATKA BEACH & KATKA WILDLIFE EXPEDITIONS

The day is very important for various adventure activities in and around Katka & Kachikhali Wildlife points.

• Early morning boat trip in Kachikhali canal for bird watching
• Kachikhali to Katka green beach & nature trail (8km) toward Katka wildlife sanctuary.
• Katka beach fun and photo shoot of Pugmarks
• Wildlife view point trail near the Katka office along the Bay of Bengal
• Bird & wildlife watching on a boat trip through Katka canal
• BBQ Dinner and cruise back to Chadpai.

Day-6: CHADPAI – KARAMJAL – DOLPHIN POINT – MONGLA – KHULNA

The last day trip around the Sundarbans along the fisherman village and car drive to Khulna.

Joymoni:

• A boat trip amid the forest & fisherman village
• Walk around fisherman village

Karamjal:

• Crocodile breeding center, monkey and deer park on a wooden foot trail

Daingmari estuary:

Dolphin watch and leave the boat by late afternoon for a car drive toward Khulna

Day-7: KHULNA – NARAIL – OTTER FISHING VILLAGE – KHULNA

The day is different off the beaten road to explore generation-owned practice of otter fishing by car, local vehicle & boat.

Narail:

• Explore generation-owned fishing with trained otters

Khulna:

• Enjoy delicious cuisine of Khulna

Overnight in city inn hotel

 

Day-8: KHULNA – RAJSHAHI BY TRAIN & VISIT PUTIA

Early morning train journey toward Rajshahi, upon arrival check in hotel & have lunch. Rest of the day outing around Putia Temple town.

Puthia:

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

Rajshahi:

• Mulberry silk processing and sales center

Overnight stay – Rajshahi – Grand Riverview Hotel

DAY-9: Rajshahi –– GAUR – Bagha – RAJSHAHI

Morning – Leaving Rajshahi after an early breakfast to Gaud (100km) lies Bangladesh – Indian border. Enjoy the Pre-Mughal Muslim Architectures stretches around the vicinity of Gaud – the ancient capital of Bengal Sultans

Gaur:

• Chhota Sona Mosque
• Darasbari Mosque
• Tohakhana Mosque
• Khania dighi or Rajbibi Mosque

Rajshahi:

• Varendra Research Museum
• Boat trip to explore the char of Padma River

Overnight stay – Rajshahi – Grand Riverview Hotel 

Day-10: RAJSHAHI – KUSHUMBA – PAHARPUR – MAHASTHAN

At 5:30 AM started the car drive toward Paharpur Mahavihar – the UNESCO status World Heritage sites, en-route, and visit stone built precious Kushumba Mosque then Paharpur before drive to Mahasthangarh.

Nagaon:

• Kusumba Mosque
• Paharpur Somapura Mahavihar

Mahasthangarh:

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

Overnight stay in Momo inn (5-star hotel & Resort)             

Day-11: BOGRA – SARIAKANDI – BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER CHAR – DHAKA

The half day is different in and around rural landscape & the scenic beauty of Jamuna River. In the afternoon car drive back to Dhaka, dinner will be served on the highway restaurant.

• Countries largest vegetable market
• Explore climate impacted rivers of lives in the temporary used Char Village of Brahmaputra River.

Day-12: DHAKA – CHITTAGONG SHIPYARD

In the morning catch your domestic flight to Chittagong, upon arrival transfer to Fishary ghat before drive to Sitakunda shipyard. The day activities are –

• Expressional Heritage trip in the largest wholesale sea fish market and peoples expressions
• Expressional Heritage activities around traditional boat buildings & dry fish bazaars.
• Peoples culture trip to sitakunda machinery shops, fisherman village & photography of ship breaking yard with tele-lens for the better shots while cruising near site of the yard.

Dinner & overnight stay in Chittagong hotel Agrabad.

Day-13: HILL-TRIBES ETHNIC CULTURAL DIVERSITY

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.

•  short boat trip on Sangu River to have a look the emerging culture of different ethnic living there.
• Late afternoon, 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)

Overnight stay in Bandarban venus resort

Day-14: Bandarban Bawm and Mru Villages expeditions

After an early breakfast, 1-2 hours’ drive over the hilly road for photography of Murong 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 Chittagong airport for catching last flight back to Dhaka.
• Airport transfer to nearby hotel.

Day-15: DHAKA – JAMDANI & BATIK FEBRICS WEAVING – EXPEDITIONS HOMESTAY

The day is covered the generation-owned traditional weaving factories of Jamdani sharee and row dyeing, printing and processing of Batik fabrics.

South Rupshi:

• Explore traditional hand sewing crafts in Jamdani sharee ( silk & cotton mixed fabrics ) famous after Muslin fabrics.

Banti:

• Traditional activates of Batik fabrics for experiencing the row dyeing, printing and processing

Bonaid Pondit Bari: ( Prodhan clans )

• Walk around village Bazars nearby Dhaka (30km)
• Oral traditions of Baul Musical program
• Delicious local cuisine

Overnight in expeditions Homestay

Day-16: BONAID – AMDIA – WARI-BATESWAR – DHAKA

The last day trip of World Heritage tour covered the cultural and Historical sites of the earliest civilization.

• Expressional Heritage trip in the morning daily Bazar
• Traditional handloom weaving & processing activities
• Explore the countries 1^st settlement place once point of position during the 6^th century BCE. This is certainly Wari-Bateswar of Gangaridai Kingdom where found many artifacts, evidence, coins and tools, pit-dwelling, metal road of mercantile town and fortress city.

Overnight stay in hotel Marino royal or similar nearside airport

Day-17: Departure. Fly to your destination.

Your trip will be finished today by Dhaka airport drop.

Remarks:

October & November is best time to walk through Heritage Path for an ultimate well-worth Expeditions to the World Heritage all sites.