9-Day Adventure: Discover the Ethnic Lifestyle of Bangladesh (DV-17)
Adventure to Hill Tracts and nature of Bangladesh. From the Dhaka city, Sreemangal, Chittagong, Rangamati, Bandarban and beach life of Cox’s Bazar. Immerse yourself in diverse landscapes, from the world’s longest natural sea beach, unfolds a breathtaking tapestry of beauty. Explore the heart of Bangladesh’s cultural heritage, and be captivated by the warmth of its people. Join us on this unforgettable adventure!
Adventure to Hill Tracts and nature of Bangladesh (DV-17)
Day 1: Arrival and Hotel Check-in
- After your arrival, our representative will meet up at airport and will transfer you to Hotel. You will check-in and relax on the day. Our guide will accompany you and help you to roam you around.
- Overnight Stay: Dhaka
Day 2: Dhaka and City Tour
- After breakfast, you will explore the heritage, culture and history of Dhaka city on the very last day of the tour. Starting in the morning, you will be taken to all the top tourist attractions of Dhaka, covering Parliament house, Dhaka University area, Dhakweswari Temple, Lalbug Fort.
- If you love food, you may experience Dhakaya Beriyany in the lunch and also will keep exploring the long list of Street Food along the way. After lunch, the guide will route you through tiny allays of old Dhaka to explore Star Mosque, Armenian Church and Pink Palace. In the evening, you will visit shadarghar area to check of the rush culture around river port of Bangladesh. In the late evening, we will get back to Dhaka.
- Overnight Stay: Dhaka
Day 3: Exploring Heritage of Panam City, Sonargaon and Archiological Sites of Shalbon Vihara
- Our representative will be at your hotel to greet you in the morning. From there, we will embark on our journey to experience the heritage of Panam City.
- You will be driven to Sonagaon (a 1.5 hr drive) to explore the first capital area of Bengal. You will meet the rich and true heritage of Bengal by stepping into renovated buildings like Sardarbari along with surrounded folk museum, touch terracotta decorations and wood carving collections in the architecture of old community building of rich merchandise businessman, Goaldi mosque is the oldest single dome mosque built 16 AD.
- After lunch, you will drive using the main highway of the country towards Chittagong.
- On the way, you will stop at Shalbon Vihara and step in to oldest Buddhist ruins known as Mainamoti.
- Mainamoti, the kingdom was flourished during the 8th AD and a lot of Buddhist monasteries were built during that period under state supervision. You will visit the Salbon Vihara Museum, and other sites like Itakhola mura, Rupban Mura in Comilla.
- Overnight Stay: Comillah
Day 4: Explore the Port City of Chittagong
- After Breakfast, you will be driven to Chittagong the secound biggest city in Bangladesh.
- In the afternoon, you will get entry to Chittagong, the second biggest city in Bangladesh.
- You will explore the top tourist attractions in Chittagong, such as war cemetery of World War II, a kind on unusual ritual where people feed old turtles and prays, dry fish market (if you are interested)
- Overnight: Chittagong
Day 5: Reaching Lake City of Rangamati, one of the
- After breakfast we will explore Chittagong, the second biggest city in Bangladesh and a lively port City. Very early in the morning, you will explore the hustle and bustle biggest fish market of the country. Nearby you will find wood worker making fishing boats that travels deep in the sea. After a bit dashing walk near to river bank, you will return to hotel and get freshen-up.
- Afterwards, you will drive to one of the beautiful district of Bangladesh named Rangamati. It is also called to be the lake city of Bangladesh
- In the evening, you will explore the indigenous lifestyle of the surrounding community of Rangamati.
- Overnigh Stayt: Rangamati
- Special Note for Chittagong Hill Tracks (CHT – Rangamati – Bandarban – Khagrachori):
Chittagong Hill district is the most remote part of Bangladesh. In the past, there was some conflict between Rangamati and Bandarban hill district. After the peace accord situation is safe to travel for foreigners. To ensure the safety and comfort of government orders before visit CHT (Chittagong Hill tract district), you have to go to apply for a special permit through a travel agency and the permission depends on different Govt. Agency and given just 01/02 days earlier of travel. - It needs minimal 7 working days with a valid visa & passport copy with an application attached to the travel itinerary.
- If the permission is not granted by the Govt., we will cover-up the days with alternative itinerary, such as extending days in Cox’s Bazar, Exploring Moheskhali Island, Visiting Tecnaf and Shah Pori Island etc.
Day 6: Ethnic life Style and Local Markets
- After Breakfast we will drive to hill district of Rangamati. If it is Friday, afterwards we will ride to boat to reach Shuvolong Waterfall (depending on given permission by the authority) and if permission allows you will explore vibrant local market of the area. There are two weekly market on Sunday and Wednesday in Rangamati where you will explore the life, culture and habit of the local ethnic community.
- Apart from the weekly bazar (domestic local market), you will explore the local families, experience their manual cloth weaving, way of life and food habit. Afterwards, you will visit Hanging Bridge, Tuk Tak village, famous Rajbon Bihara and also enjoy boating around the beautiful Kaptai Lake.
- Overnight Stay: Rangamati
Day 7: Beautiful Bandarban and Indigenous Tribal Life
- After breakfast, we will drive you to Bandarban, the city grew on the river Sangu and surrounded by lash green hill tracks. It is the place of many indigenous group of Bangladesh, living in a harmony. Bandarban is also a local tourist destination for it beautiful nature. The drive from Rangamato to Bandarban itself a mesmerizing experience where you will find lake in one side with green last hills on other side. Time to time ethnic community villages will be crossed along with local lifestyle. The drive from Rangamati to Bandarban itself is a hightlight.
- Reaching there you will explore most attractive natural parts around city such as Nilachol and Shoilopropat. On the way, you will explore tribal markets, explore houses where the women are managing the household and also living livelihood my making handmade craft to sale to local tourists. The day will be filled with exploring nature and human diversity.
- We hope to drive towards Cox’s Bazar this day afternoon. You will check-in to Hotel and have a relaxed day afterwards.
- Overnight Stay: Cox’s Bazar
Day 8: Beach life at Cox’s Bazar
- After lazy morning in Cox’s Bazar beach, you will explore around the longest beach in the world. You will explore the life around the beach, himchori point of Cox’s Bazar. Along the road you will find the fisherman returning to shore and ride on their moon boat to take some shapes. Near town, you can step in to old temple and also the Laboni market point area where most of the local tourist resides. You will come across experience the life of local people, their culture and nature of most popular local tourist destination of Bangladesh.
- In the Evening we will drive to airport to fly back Dhaka.
- Overnight Stay: Dhaka
Day 9: Airport Drop
- Depending on your flight schedule, we will drop you to airport.
- Overnight Stay: N/A
Special Note for this Tour:
- The 09 days best of Bangladesh travel itinerary tour is around the year.
Tour Inclusion
√ 8 Nights of accommodation on selected category hotel √ Cox’s bazar to Dhaka domestic flight ticket √ All Transfer by AC Van/Costar on private basis √ Full-time English-speaking guide during the tour √ Activity cost as covered in itinerary √ Tour and activity as per itinerary √ Lunch with a local family/Local restaurant | √ Private country boat and local transfer as mentioned √ All entry tickets, passes, taxes during tour √ All cost of fuel and toll √ Cost of experiencing street food √ Meals in Bengali cuisine as mentioned in local restaurant √ Bottled water |
Price:
Solo Traveler : USD 1575 Per Person
02 – 03 People Group : USD 1440 Per Person
04 – 06 People Group : USD 1365 Per Person
07 – 18 People Group : USD 1315 Per Person
- Solo traveler may contact us to give modified tour using local transport to minimize cost.
- 4* Hotel accomodation suppliment cost USD 200 Per Person and for solo traveler USD 120
- The cost will minimize USD 50 Per Person if Dhaka City tour is not availed on first day
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