|
SYLHET Greater Sylhet is virtually one broad
valley, fringed by the Khasi and Jaintia hills to the
north and the hills of Tripura to the south. Just to
the north is Tamabil, the border outpost with Meghalaya
of India. There exists a convenient route to make travel
to this part of India through Tamabil border and we
organise regular tours to Shillong and adjoining areas
both for the local and foreign guests. Cherrapunjee,
the wettest place on earth is in Shillong, the capital
of Meghalaya. Jafflong, with picturesque surrounding,
lies just adjacent to Tamabil and the area is also famous
for stones and boulders. Every day hundreds of people
are found collecting stones and boulders from this area,
which are exported to other districts as quality construction
materials. The Surma and the Kushiara rivers, which
are fed by innumerable hill streams from the north and
the south, form the Sylhet valley. There are good numbers
of haors, which are big natural depressions. During
the winter these haors are vast stretches of green land
but in the rainy season they turn into turbulent seas.
These haors provide a sanctuary to millions of migratory
birds that fly from Siberia across the Himalayas to
avoid severe cold there. This region is famous as tea
growing area and the majority of the tea estates belong
to Srimongol. For miles and miles around, visitors can
see the tea gardens spread like green carpets over the
plain land or on sloping hills. The region has very
high precipitation and its rainforests are habitat of
primates and other rare species of wild animals and
birds. Added attraction is the high percentage of ethnic
people, belonging to the colourful Monipuri, Khasia,
Garo and Tripura living in this region. Near Lawacherra
Forest in Srimongol, the movie 'Around the World in
80 Days' was shot.
Tour A
Day 01: Early
in the morning, drive to Srimongol (191km / 5hrs).
Upon arrival check-in to the BTRI / Heed Bangladesh/
CRP Guesthouse or best available local hotel. After
lunch, the accompanying guide will lead you to see
the Tea Plantation and plucking of tea leaves, Rubber
Garden and the Monipuri village. Dinner and overnight
at the guesthouse/hotel.
Day02: After breakfast, you will visit the
tea processing factory (if in operation) and Lawacherra
rainforest, which form the habitat of White browed
gibbonss, other rare species of wild animals and
birds. After lunch drive to Dhaka, arriving in the
late evening.
|
Tour B
Day01: Same as
Day 01 of Tour 'A'
Day02: After an early breakfast, you will
visit the Lawacherra Forest, and Khasia village.
After lunch visit the Madhavpur Lake and then drive
to Sylhet (100km / 3hrs). Arrival Sylhet in the
evening to check-in to Parjatan motel for dinner
and overnight.
Day03: After an early breakfast, drive to
the north to visit Tamabil and Jafflong, located
close to Indian border. You will visit the Tamabil
border town and then explore Jafflong and visit
the Khasia family, before driving back to the motel.
After lunch, visit the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal,
and local markets. Drive to the airport to fly to
Dhaka by an evening flight.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
| Collecting stons from the river bed
in Jafflong (Sylhet) |
|
| |
 |
| Traditional Monipuri dance sequence |
|
