Peoples culture Photography Tours for 7 days

Peoples culture Photography Expeditions for 7 days

Rivers and peoples society coevolve and emerge through continued engagement over space and time. A special bond exist in certain places between the peoples and rivers. There is a range of typical trade, generationed-owned activities, inherent cultural rituals and belief system that witness the people’s culture which plays a significant role in the lives of the peoples living in the lands of rivers.

An expeditions through guided interaction in the lands of River for understanding the bonds between the peoples & lands of river and their adaptation through adverse effects on lives due to changes the nature..

Bangladesh is home to 60 percent of the world’s largest delta, known as the Bengal Delta. Large rivers like Padma and Jamuna flow through the Bengal Delta join the Meghna River named river system which combines 700 rivers including tributaries & distributaries before flowing down to the sea. The deltaic and riverine nature of the land makes unlimited water based tourism – the only best way to know the peoples, culture, beliefs system, regional ritual, honey mixed attitudes and  Rivers of life !

We have design the tour for experience the difference through water expeditions in between Dhaka, Dhaka Homestay with traditional weaving, Sonargaon, Barisal, Narail and Bagerhat !

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Best Time: October & November is best time and you can travel round the year!

Tour Highlights:

* Dhaka – Local Bazar, traditional Bazar, chaos of Chawk Bazar, Mughal, British, buildings & Monuments, Temples & Mosque, palaces & boat buildings etc.

* Sonargaon: The lost city of Bengal, remaining suktanate Mosque & Terracotta palace.

* Cruise on Meghna River: A cruise on Meghna River for exploring remote island village peoples typical way of living and their traditional architectures.

Barisal Backwater: On an overnight lunch cruise to and from Dhaka for day long backwater cruise around floating market

Bagerhat: The city of Mosque, tanks & Mausoleum ( UNESCO status World Heritage sites)

Narail: Age old practice of fishing with trained Otters

Dhaka Homestay: Experience the difference near Dhaka while traveling through village near Dhaka (30km) to have a look the typical weaving, Batik fabrics dyeing & processing and folk Music arrange by host family.

Full Itinerary:

At first day trip including Airport pick up & transfer to the hotel

Day-01: Dhaka Full-day City Tour before embarking on an overnight cruise to Barisal

In the first 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 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 zamindars 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-02: Barisal – Floating market – Bagerhat – Khulna by Car / Hiace

Upon arrival Barisal, you will 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 Khulna and check-in city Inn or Tiger garden hotel

Day-03: Otter Fishing Tour & Drive to Barisal

Early in the morning with packed breakfast drive to Beger Danga Kheya Ghat by reserved a car. After crossing river drive to the otter fishermen village of Narail for experience the difference fishing with otters and learn the practices.

Return to Bager Danga Kheya Ghat where the awaiting car will continue its drive to Barisal for embarking on a giant ship for the overnight cruise to Dhaka.

Day-04: Dhaka – Sonargaon

Sonargaon – The Lost City Of Muslin

Depart Dhaka at around 08:30 AM by AC vehicle to Sonargaon is only 29km. Despite Sonargaon were the trading town and thriving capital of the medieval sultans and the chieftain of Bengal in the 14th, 15th, and 16thCentury. The remains of the then historical sites are scattered within the area. We will visit some of the main attractive places where the glory of the city was lost due to British influence in architecture and many washes away.

* visit GRANT PALACE ( Boro Sardar Bari) which is the finest example of the rich terracotta arts in the palatial structures of Bengal architecture. The folklore museum has presented huge collections of last century households, arts, and crafts.

* PANAM CITY – look back to the grandeur of the merchants and elites peoples in Panam city as the secured town stretched along with the road 5 meters in width and 600 meters in length. Merchant different 52 grant terracotta houses stand side by side with accommodation facilities and trading opportunities front side of the ground floor.

* Visit Goaldi Mosque is one of the typical one domed brick-built sultanate architecture at the outskirts of Sonargaon Township.

* Cruise on Meghna River: A cruise on Meghna River for exploring remote island villages peoples typical way of living and their traditional custom & architectures well – worth outing on the way to Gopaldi, sunset photography over the Ganges river system. Leave the boat and few km drive back to expeditions Homestay for the dinner & Folk musical program before sleep.

Day-5: Weavers culture, village Market, traditional weaving, Jandani & Batik dyeing

A photogenic tour in the last day trip cover the traditional weaving factories, spinning, dyeing, garments, textiles, Batik print & dyeing, grandeur of Zamindar palace & Jamdani share weaving before transfer you Dhaka hotel nearby airport.

Day-6: Dhaka – few activities in traditional chicken market, Bazar before you drop at Dhaka airport.

Remarks:

• We have published the tour  for general travelers, we add time to Photogenic sights while takes these tour by Photographers.
• Our Experiences guide till free in October & November.
• October & November is best time for Photographers when they desire to Festival Photography.
• we use VIP cabin in both way Launch cruise.