Old Dhaka Hostel
Hostel
Day 1
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Seven days across the delta, with two nights on the water. Dhaka and the Sundarbans in five days, dropping Srimangal and Bagerhat.
Dhaka is among the most densely populated cities in the world and the traffic is a genuine planning constraint, not a complaint.
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| Lalbagh Fort |
| Ahsan Manzil |
| Sadarghat |
Panam City is a street of merchants' houses abandoned after Partition and left standing, slowly collapsing.
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| Sadarghat |
| Buriganga river |
| Panam City |
| Sonargaon |
Srimangal is the tea capital and a local shop invented a seven-layer tea that stays separated in the glass, which nobody has quite explained.
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| Srimangal |
| Tea estates |
| Seven-layer tea |
Lawachara holds one of the last populations of western hoolock gibbon in Bangladesh — perhaps sixty animals — and they call at dawn.
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| Lawachara |
| Hoolock gibbon |
| Khasi villages |
The Sixty Dome Mosque actually has seventy-seven, and the whole mosque city is a UNESCO site built in the fifteenth century by a single governor.
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| Sixty Dome Mosque |
| Bagerhat |
| Khan Jahan Ali |
About sixty per cent of the Sundarbans is in Bangladesh, and the boats here sleep aboard rather than returning to a lodge.
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| Sundarbans |
| Karamjal |
| Mangrove creeks |
Seven hours back to Dhaka, and the Padma bridge opened in 2022 which took several hours off it.
All accommodations are subject to change
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6 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 5 dinners across 7 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Dhaka was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable.
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Solid operator.
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Worth every rupee.
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Dhaka was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Solid operator.
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. No hesitation recommending them.
Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says.
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Dhaka was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Worth every rupee.
Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Worth every rupee.
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