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About this trip
The Sundarbans is a cluster of Islands-the single largest mangrove forest of the world and popularly known as the home of Royal Bengal Tiger. Located at the estuary of the great Ganges spanning over more than 1065000 hectors of land on the south-west part of Bangladesh and the south-eastern portion of the state of West Bengal, India. Bangladesh possesses about 62% which covers an area about 6036 sq. km of the total forest area.The whole of the Sundarbans forest has been declared as reserved forest having 3 wild life sanctuaries: “Sundarbans East”, “Sundarbans West” and “Sundarbans South” with the total sanctuary areas which stand 139, 698 hectares. It has been declared as the world heritage site by the UNESCO in 1997.
Inclusions Accommodation as per itinerary 2 nights accommodation All taxes, fees and handling charges Entrance fees Environmental Management Charge (Reef Tax) Local taxes National Park fees Landing and facility fees Afternoon tea Bottled water Breakfast Dinner Lunch Meals as per itinerary (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner) Morning tea Snacks Admission ticket All activities Local guide Professional guide Sightseeing cruise Walking tour
What’s included
- FoodBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
- PickupCar, Bus, Air
- GuideIlya Digel
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Itinerary
Tour will be started from Khulna City at 9 AM. 8 AM: Report on the boat at the jetty just beside Khulna city. Get settled and breakfast will be served with standard Bengali menu. After breakfast, the ship will start cruising through the river towards Mongla to enter Sundarbans. In the noon, we should be crossing Mongla and enter the mangrove forest. 1 PM: Lunch will be served with Standard Bengali Menu. We guarantee top notch quality food available on that region! We’ll make a stop at the Harbariya Eco Tourism Center to get the first deep forest train experience in the Sundarbans. A 30 Min trekking will be arranged through the mangrove accompanied by an armed forest guard. 5 PM: We’ll be reaching Kotka point and explore the forest there accompanied by an armed forest guard and tour guide will walk you through the history and characteristics of the mangrove forest. Before sunset, a wooden rowboat will take you deep into the canal in search of wild animals. In the evening, most of the wild animals come near to the banks of the canal to drink water. If you are lucky, you can easily watch lots of deer, monkeys, snakes, crocodiles. We call it a silent boat ride. Imagine you are riding a boat silently rowing through the wild forest. Experience the breathtaking environment, surrounded by wildlife and hear the chirping of the birds. Return to the boat before sunset and snacks will be served. 9 PM: Dinner will be served with Standard Bengali Menu. Spend the night in the cabin equiped with standard facilities.