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🛶 River & island🌳 Forest & wildlife

Sundarbans (Khulna side)

The world's largest mangrove forest and home of the Royal Bengal tiger · Khulna

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🗓️ Best timeNovember-February
⏱️ Time needed2-3 days
💰 CostForest fees plus tour package; BDT 8,000-20,000 per person
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📖 About this place

The Sundarbans is a vast mangrove forest spreading across Bangladesh and India and a World Heritage site. From Khulna you tour its creeks and rivers by launch or trawler to see deer, monkeys, crocodiles and many birds. Tigers are rarely seen, though pugmarks may be spotted. Most trips last 2-3 days.

🚌 How to go

Trips start from Khulna by launch through a tour operator, who arranges permits and guides. A 2-night, 3-day package costs about BDT 8,000-20,000 per person.

🏨 Where to stay

Most tours sleep in launch cabins. Hotels in Khulna before and after cost BDT 1,500-5,000.

🍽️ Food

Launches serve cooked rice, fish, prawn and crab.

📍 Nearby attractions

Karamjal, Hiron Point, Kotka

🛡️ Safety tips

Go only with a licensed operator and guide. Never wander alone inside the forest and do not leave plastic behind.

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