Location: Bagerhat, Mongla, and Khulna
Tour Attractions: Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Sixty Dome Mosque
Best time to go: October – March
Tour Available: Year round / Any day start
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The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest on earth. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and designated a wetland site of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Bagerhat is a 15th-century Muslim city full of great archaeological mosques, among which the Sixty Dome Mosque is the most famous. It is another UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour will take you to visit the most significant mosques and a magnificent Hindu temple in Bagerhat and a whole three-day excursion to the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest for a chance to see Bengal tigers, spotted deer, river dolphins, wild boars, claw-less otters, monkeys, and salt-water crocodiles together with many other species of wildlife and birds. You’ll visit two UNESCO World Heritage Sites on this tour.
You’ll start by flying to Jessore, driving to Bagerhat, and visiting the mosques and the Hindu temple for a whole day. You’ll spend the next three days in Sundarbans and fly back to Dhaka on the last day evening. This tour will give you a chance to enjoy the quietness of Bagerhat and the tranquility of Sundarbans in the shortest possible time.
If you live in Bangladesh and want to visit Bagerhat and Sundarbans in the shortest possible time without visiting Dhaka, this is the tour you should book. Book our Dhaka, Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour to include Dhaka with it. For adding the airport transfers with your arrival and departures, and the accommodation in Dhaka, book our Sundarbans Safari tour instead.
Highlights of Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour
- Explore the largest mangrove forest on earth – Sundarbans, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for full 3 days.
- Visit historical sites at Bagerhat, another UNESCO World Heritage Site from the 15th century, including the Sixty Dome Mosque.
- Spend full 3 days deep inside the Sundarbans on a small houseboat, with a group of 6 participants (maximum), anchoring in different places each night.
- Visit the wildlife sanctuaries inside the Sundarbans.
- Explore creeks and canals inside the Sundarbans on a wooden rowing boat for the maximum chance of spotting wildlife in the early morning and evening.
- Walk on a trail inside the forest accompanied by armed forest guards.
- Enjoy the best and the cleanest beach in Bangladesh deep inside the forest, hardly meeting any other tourists.
- Spot wildlife from an observation tower overlooking an open area where animals come to eat and drink.
- Visit a fishing village to experience the life of the fishermen of the Sundarbans.
- Visit a crocodile and turtle breeding center.
- Visit a dolphin sanctuary for the endangered Ganges and Irrawaddy Dolphin, the last two remaining freshwater dolphin species in Asia.
Itinerary of Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour
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Price of Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour
- 4-6 Pax Gruop: $950 US Per Person
- 2-3 Pax Group: Please contact us for the price
- 7-16 Pax Group on a Medium Boat: Please contact us for a discounted price
- Private Tour: Please contact us for the price
- Single Supplement: $15 US
Inclusions and Exclusions
Tour includes:
- Pick-up and drop-off from the North Dhaka area (Uttara, Nikunja, Gulshan, Banani, and Baridhara area).
- Dhaka-Jessore-Dhaka economy class flight tickets.
- 3 Nights accommodation in hotels and boat cabins as mentioned in the itinerary with complimentary breakfast on twin sharing basis.
- All meals, drinking water, tea, and coffee while on the boat at Sundarbans for three days on Day-2, 3, and 4.
- All boat rides.
- All site entrance tickets.
- Air-conditioned car, driver, and English-speaking guide.
- $115 US per person forest permission fee for Sundarbans.
- All tips except our guide, driver, and boat crew.
Does not include:
- Pick-up and drop-off from the South Dhaka area (Hotel 71, FARS Hotel, Asia Hotel & Resort, Ambrosia Guest House, White House Hotel, Hotel Sky City, Suktara Hotel, and the nearby area).
- Any food or drinks other than those mentioned above.
- $25 US fee for video camera in Sundarbans (if any).
- Any personal item.
Departures and Availability
Departure Dates | Total Places | Available Places | Early-Bird Discounts |
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January 5-8, 2023 | 6 | 3+ | Ended |
January 22-25, 2023 | 6 | 3+ | Ended |
March 15-18, 2023 | 12 | 8+ | Ended |
FAQs on Sundarbans Tours
Why do Sundarban tour in a tiny group?
- Because your best chance to spot wildlife on a Sundarban tour is when you go on a Sundarban tour with a tiny group. This will increase your chance to spot wildlife many times.
- In Bangladesh, all the traditional tour operators run tours in Sundarban on a 40-70 people group. Going on a Sundarban tour with a big group like these, people end up seeing very little or no wildlife at all. We organize only small group Sundarban tours of a maximum of 6 travelers to give you the best experience of Sundarban for your time and money.
Why do Sundarban tour in Bangladesh instead of India?
- 60% of Sundarban is in Bangladesh, which is more diverse with its wildlife, flora, and fauna.
- You visit a wild forest in Bangladesh, not a national park. Everything you see in Bangladesh part of Sundarban is wild.
- You spend a full 3 days inside the forest while doing the Sundarban tour with us in Bangladesh. You can spend just one day inside the forest while doing a Sundarban tour from India.
- On a Sundarban tour in India, you stay at a hut in a village outside the forest. In Bangladesh, you stay on our comfortable houseboat with a western-style toilet deep inside the forest anchoring in different places each day. There will be armed forest rangers on board for security.
- In India, you visit the forest with an engine boat starting from the village. In Bangladesh, we'll take you to explore the creeks and canals deep inside the forest with a noiseless wooden rowboat. You float on the canals quietly in the tranquilizing environment and get the best chance to spot wildlife while they do not flee hearing the disturbing noise of the engine.
- Sundarban tour in Bangladesh with us offers more activities, e.g., walking deep inside the forest, spending time on a beautiful sandy beach at the Bay of Bengal inside the forest while you hardly see any people, watching wildlife from an observation tower in a dense raw forest, explore creeks and canals with a noiseless rowboat to increase your chance to spot wildlife, visit wildlife sanctuaries.
Why start Sundarban tour from Mongla instead of Khulna?
Because you reach the forest within 10 minutes of starting from Mongla. If you start from Khulna, half of your day is wasted to reach the forest and another half day to come back. All the traditional tour operators in Bangladesh run their tours from Khulna while we run our Sundarban tours from Mongla.
Why doing a day tour in Sundarban is a complete NO?
Never do a day tour of Sundarban! You might want to quickly sample Sundarban to save time and money, but it will be a complete waste of your time and money as you will end up visiting just an Eco Park and a zoo which will be very disappointing; no matter whom you book with! It will be simply a bad taste of the forest. Either do a 3-day Sundarban tour or save it for a future trip. There is nothing in between!
Why book a Sundarban tour with Nijhoom Tours?
We are a multi-award-winning local tour operator in Bangladesh with vast local knowledge and the highest quality. We have 350+ reviews from our clients on TripAdvisor with an average rating of 5 on 5. We've been featured in International Travel News Magazine multiple times, published in California, USA. You'll have a great experience on our tours. By booking a Sundarban tour with us, you also support a local small business instead of the big corporations who are dominating the tourism industry with their large marketing budgets.
Are you running the Sundarban tours during the pandemic?
Despite the pandemic, we are open and running our Sundarban tours regularly. Check out our 3-day Sundarban Tour, 4-day Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour, 5-day Dhaka, Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour, or 8-day Sundarbans Safari for a memorable tour of Sundarban. You can check out here the latest Covid-19 travel rules in Bangladesh.
What are the Covid-19 measures on your Sundarban tours?
Wearing masks, cleaning hands frequently, disinfecting the boat are some of the Covid-19 measures we have taken on our Sundarban tours. Hand Rubs are always available on our boat for the guests.
Experiences of Sundarbans Tours with us
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Also Included In
Bagerhat & Sundarbans Tour is included in most of our holiday packages. You can book one of these packages too to enjoy this tour:
- Highlights of Bangladesh (11 Days)
- Glories of Bangladesh (14 Days)
- Raas Festival Tour (16 Days)
- Best of Bangladesh (18 Days)
- Discover Bangladesh (28 Days)