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The Rash Mela Tour in Sreemongal offers a vibrant celebration of Hindu culture and tradition. Visitors experience colorful rituals, devotional music, and lively fairs surrounded by tea gardens. This festival reflects heritage, unity, and spiritual harmony, providing a unique opportunity to witness the rich cultural life of the local Hindu community.
Upon arrival at Dhaka in the afternoon, once completed the immigration formalities meet our representative. Transfer to guide at car parking area. Immediately towards Sadarghat (old part of Dhaka), the bustling river port on the Buriganga is one of the largest river stations of South Asia. En-route, we will try to visit the Armenian Church, also known as the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Saint Resurrection *depends on time and Dhaka’s horrible traffic*. Armenian Church is a historically significant architectural monument located in the Armanitola area of old Dhaka, one of the old mosques with star decoration (Tara Masjid), walk in the narrow Hindu street Shakhari Bazar to Sadarghat river port. Excursion on board a public ship in a 1st cabin class for an overnight transfer to Barisal along the Meghna River which connects Dhaka to the Bay of Bengal. *Please note that on board you have to use a common toilet*. Dinner will be served at Buriganga Riverview restaurant. Upon arrival in Barisal it will be early morning the next day.
Early in the morning, upon arrival at Barisal disembark the boat and start towards Banaripara. Packet breakfast to be served. Upon arrival at Banaripara, we start sailing on the river by motor boat to cross the villages through canal and river where you can find real village life. Cursing till Boythaghata one of the famous floating markets where boats trade mainly vegetables and rice in the canal /river. Also visit the floating wood market, and coconut fiber carpet manufacturing area in a village. After the visit, start towards Mongla. Lunch in Banaripara / Barisal/Jhalokathi in a local restaurant. After lunch, departing towards Mongla, en-route visit Bagerhat, originally known as Khalifatabad and founded in the 15th century by the holy warrior general Ulugh Khan Jahan. You will visit the UNESCO Mosque site of the Sixty Domed Mosque or Shait Gumbad, meaning "the Mosque with 60 domes", the largest and most magnificent mosque in the country. Near it is the single domed Mosque Singhair Mosque, tomb of holy sufi Khan Jahan Ali. After the visit, it continued towards Mongla (52 km). Upon arrival Mongla immediately transferred to a waiting boat, on-board we started to cruise to another UNESCO site: the largest mangrove forest in the world, The Sundarbans. It constitutes the largest coastal strip of mangroves of the world: it extends for 80 km from the coast within Bangladesh. Sundarbans is a unique ecosystem, not only made up of mangroves, they also include what remains of the majestic jungles that once covered the Gangetic plain. The Sundarbans covers an area of 38,500 square kilometers, of one third of which is covered by water. In 1966, the Sundarbans was declared a wildlife reserve. Today, it is estimated to host 400 Royal Bengal tigers and approximately 30,000 fallow deer. BBQ dinner and overnight stay on board inside the Sundarban and enjoy the silence of the jungle.
During navigation, among the short excursions inside the Forest there is a dedicated one to the observation of the surrounding nature with its biodiversity of aromatic herbs, halophytic plants, birds, aquatics and wildlife from the observation tower. Navigation resumes towards Mongla, where the disembarkation will take place. In the meantime lunch will be served on board. Upon arrival at Mongla disembarks immediately and departs towards Kushtia (5 hours journey). Upon arrival Kushtia checked into the hotel. In the afternoon visit the tomb of Lalon Shah (spiritual poet and mystic of literature of Bengali), where you can hear the mystical Baul (Folk) song of Lalon song. Overnight stay at Kushtia.
After breakfast checkout and start towards Silk city or Mango city Rajshahi. En-route visits the Bagha Mosque. The mosque was built in 1523-1524 (930 AH) by Sultan Nusrat Shah, son of Alauddin Shah, the founder of the Husain Shahi dynasty. Later, the mosque was renovated at different times and when the domes of the mosque collapsed, the destroyed mosque was rebuilt in 1897. The masonry of Bagha Mosque is made of lime and surkhi (powdered brick). There are arches and pillars inside and outside the mosque. There are also innumerable terracotta handicrafts which include mango, lily flowers, herbs and thousands of other handicrafts used in the Persian carving industry. Besides, there is a shrine of Shah Daula and his five companions on the north side of the mosque premises. After the visit, start again towards the small village of Puthia. Puthia, an architectural jewel Hindu, an important religious locality for the Hindu community. In fact, numerous temples are found here of great historical and artistic value. The most fascinating monument is the Govinda Temple, built between 1823 and 1895 by one of the maharani of the Puthia estate. It is a large, square, crowned structure by a group of miniature ornamental towers. Its surface is entirely covered with extremely intricate terracotta, depicting scenes from Hindu epics. The effect is that of a building covered with a huge oriental carpet. Another important temple is the Siva Temple, which represents an excellent example of the five-spire architectural style, typical of northern India. The temple is composed of three floors, which taper towards the top, and four spiers. There its surface is decorated with stone carvings and sculptures, which unfortunately have been damaged during the War of Liberation 1971. The Jagannath Temple, from the 16th century, is an example of a temple Hut. It is only 5 meters long on each side and has a single 10 meter high tower, which tapers towards the top. The western facade is decorated with terracotta panels with geometric designs. On the way stop at the local brick factories. We continue towards Rajshahi. Lunch to be served at Rajshahi in a local restaurant. After lunch visit a famous silk factory as well try to visit the Barendro museum (if open). Overnight at Rajshahi.
After breakfast check out and start for Bogra. En-route visit Kusumba Mosque, BOLIHAR Zamidar Bari (Lords Palace). Resume our journey towards Paharpur. Upon arrival at Paharpur, we visit the Single Largest Buddhist Monastery UNESCO World heritage site Paharpur. After the visit, move towards Bogra. Upon arrival Bogra checked in at the hotel. Overnight stay at Bogra.
After breakfast, visit one of the largest fruit and vegetable markets: Mahasthan Bazar. A few meters away are the main archaeological sites of Bangladesh. The ancient site of Mahasthangarh is believed to date back to 700 BC. It was occupied until 1700, constituting the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Bengal which was succeeded by the various Mauritian, Gupta, Pala and Sen Dynasties. It contains the remains of an ancient city called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapu. After the visit, depart towards Dhaka. En route we will visit the handloom weaving factory at Sirajganj (86 km and 02 hours drive),we continue the journey to Dhaka crossing the mighty Jamuna (Brahmaputra) river via Jamuna multipurpose bridge, which is currently the sixth longest bridge in South Asia. Upon arrival at Dhaka late evening , check in to the hotel. Overnight at Dhaka.
After breakfast transfer to domestic airport to fly towards Chittagong. Upon arrival in Chittagong, drive towards Ship breaking yard Kumira. Its one hour 30 minute drive. Upon arrival at Kumira Shandip ghat we’ll start cruise with a engine boat/Shampan (Moon Boat) to see the working inside the ship breaking yard. We can take picture from the wide range. We should have to go in this area during high tide. (This is for your kind information this ship breaking area absolutely private property and they don’t allow foreigner to enter inside the yard. But we’ll try arrange have lunch inside one of my friends yard). After lunch visit the ship breaking old parts market. Back to Chittagong. Upon arrival Chittagong will visit the Ethnological museum (Closed on Sunday and Public holidays), Check in the hotel. Overnight at Chittagong.
In the morning visit famous fish market, The Chattogram Fishery Ghat, also known as the Chattogram Fish Harbor or Fishery Ghat, is indeed a significant and prominent fish market located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram (Chittagong), which is the second-largest city and the main seaport of Bangladesh. This market is known for being the largest wholesale fish market in the Chattogram region and plays a crucial role in the distribution and trade of marine and local fish products back to hotel for breakfast. After breakfast visit traditional salt processing factory, loading- unloading and crying heavy goods by daily labor which is very hard job, also visit new wooden boat building area beside Shikol baha khal(canal). After lunch visit the holy saint of Hazrat Bayazid Bostami, the shrine dedicated to Bayazid Bostami, a famous Persian Sufi born in Bostam in Iran. The sacred area of the complex consists of a tomb with an ancient mosque and a large pond, considered a sacred place that is home to a large number of black-shelled turtles, known as Bostami Turtle, locally called Mazari. After that we’ll visit Chandanpura mosque, Back to hotel. Overnight stay at Chittagong .
After breakfast drive to Cox’s Bazar (117 km and 4 hours drive). On the way visit the typical Buddhist village Ramu. Upon arrival at Cox's Bazar, check in to the hotel. Enjoy the magnificent sunset on the famous sandy and sunny beach of Cox's Bazar at Innani. Overnight stay in Cox’s Bazar.
Visit one of the famous fish ports where you can see hundreds of boats coming and going and fishermen unloading fresh fish. Return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, transfer to the port; take a speedboat to visit Maheshkhali Island. On arrival visit Adinath Hindu temple, where many local dried fish & fresh fish are sold. Return to the mainland. Late lunch to be served. After lunch, explore the largest beach in the sea. Afternoon flight towards Dhaka. Overnight at Dhaka.
Early morning, Start towards Sreemangal; The Tea Capital of Bangladesh. Packet breakfast to be served. It's a 5 hour drive. En-route visit the largest batik village named Banti village. In this village, they have been working 12-14 hours a day. Still the whole process of dyeing, printing, washing, drying, folding, packaging and marketing was done in a traditional way and it became an arduous task to complete. We resume our journey towards Sreemangal the town is known as the "Kingdom of Tea" and is one of the main tourist destinations in Bangladesh. Its vast tea forests are famous all over the world. After lunch, we will visit its famous tea plantations, with women busy with tea picking and the particular processing in the factory, without missing the tasting at the characteristic Tea Cabin of a multilayered tea cup, which can have up to 7 layers of color. Overnight in Sreemangal.
After breakfast visit Lawachara reserve forest (rain forest) and Khasia tribal village. Explore Sreemangal and visit the tribal villages of Monipuri and Tripura and Garo. Visit tea garden and tea garden workers village. start towards Jaflang,Tamabil which is on the border with India-Bangladesh which is around 60 KM from Sylhet town, Its 05 hours drive from Sreemangal. En-route visit Jaintapur Rajbari (Kings Palace). Jaintapur was the capital of the Jaintapur kingdom of the 18th century. Though the King's palace is already damaged enormously, a huge number of tourists visit due to its historical background. Also visit Jaintapur Monastery and Jainta Bazaar. Upon arrival at Jaflong,Witness stone collection & stone crushing from the Mari River. After visiting Jaflong we'll start our journey to Sylhet. Check in at the hotel for overnight stay. In the evening visit Sufi shrines like the ornate tomb and mosque of 14th-century saint Hazrat Shah Jalal, 2 hours drive from the border of Bangladesh- India (Shilong).
After breakfast transfer to domestic airport to fly towards Dhaka. Drive to its center. Kawran Bazar, one of the largest wholesale markets in the city (in which area merchants have existed since the 17th century), has separate blocks for the trade in fish, vegetables and rice and also underground sectors, unveiling as in a Dantesque circle outside the tourist circuits itinerant, Dockers and traders intent on their trades in a place out of this world. Adjacent to it the Tejgaon Railway Market, at the homonymous station, shows a unique cross-section of life. A messy slum among urban slums packed with street vendors coming and going along the platforms remove their cargo as trains approach (with seated passengers too outside on top of the roof), and then return to the tracks after they have passed. Attention to locals, who don't like to be photographed! Overnight at Dhaka.
Free time till departure. On time transfer to the airport to catch a return flight towards the destination of origin. Upon arrival at the airport our services end.