Sundarbans
Bangladesh · Khulna · 3 m
Description
The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest on earth and Bangladesh holds about sixty per cent of it, six thousand square kilometres of tidal channels where the Ganges delta meets the Bay of Bengal. UNESCO listed the Bangladeshi part in 1997. It is the only mangrove anywhere with a tiger population, and the tigers here swim between islands and are seen by almost nobody. What visitors do see is spotted deer, macaques, estuarine crocodiles and kingfishers from the deck of a launch. Trips run three or four days out of Khulna and Mongla. Cyclones come off the bay across this forest first, which is what shelters the coast behind it.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 3 to 6 days (optimal 4 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: November – February
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- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Launch cruise through the tidal channels
- Spotted deer and macaques at Katka
- Kotka watchtower and the meadow
- Estuarine crocodiles on the mudbanks
- Kingfishers and fishing eagles
- Karamjal breeding centre
- Hiron Point and the tiger tracks
- Dubla Char fishermen's camp
- Kayaking the narrow creeks
- Sunset over the delta from the deck
Getting there
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry