Ganges Delta & Passenger Ferry Boat

Start
Gulshan
+1 Destinations
Bagerhat
End
Gulshan

Highlights

  • Paddle Steamer (Locally called Rocket)
  • Overnight Ferry
  • 60 Dommed mosque, UNESCO world heritage

Start the tour with a full-day sightseeing at Old Dhaka and afterward visiting 60 Dome Mosque and Kodla Moth at Bagerhat, a pleasant full night journey on the rocket steamer boat from Kodomtoli at old Dhaka to Hularhat, the  greatest opportunity to discover the riverine beauty of Bangladesh.  After a relaxing overnight journey, we take you to visit the 15th century Muslim city Bagerhat the next day. After finishing this tour you return to Dhaka in the 3rd day by train or flight. If you want you easily can combine this tour with visiting India. Instead of returning to Dhaka we can transfer you to Benapole/Petrapole border to cross over to Kolkata which is very close from Khulna. 

Itinerary

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Day-01: Old Dhaka tour and Journey on the Passenger ferry boat

An English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at 09 am to pick you up and will start Old Dhaka to do a whole day tour of old Dhaka including Dhakeshwari Temple, Lalbagh Fort, Khan Mohammad Mridha Mosque, Armenian Church, Star Mosque, Ahsan Manjil, and Sadarghat River Station. You will take a lunch break at a decent local restaurant in Old Dhaka, and continue sightseeing till the evening. You also will enjoy a short boat ride at the Buriganga river in the evening on a wooden boat to experience the life of the people from another bank of the river and the life of the boatman. Embark passenger ferry boat at shadargaht at 6 pm then a memorable overnight journey in a passenger ferry boat to Hularhat. Overnight on the boat.

Day-02: Full day tour at Bagerhat, a worthy visit to UNESCO heritage.

Passenger ferry boat will arrive around 9 am at Hularhat in the morning and the curing on the boat at the morning time will give you a chance to learn about the life of people who reside on the bank of the river and different professions based on the river water.  After getting off the boat you will have a short drive of an hour towards Bagerhat in an air-conditioned car and visit the 15th-century Muslim city once called Khalifatabad, which is presently Bagerhat, an UNESCO-protected world heritage site. For the whole day, you’ll visit most of the remaining mosques from the 15th-century city Khalifabad, such as the 60 Dome Mosque, the 09 Dome Mosque, Rono Bijoypur Mosque, and Singair Mosque. Also, we’ll take you to visit the shrine of Khan Jahan Ali, the saint general from Turkey who came to spread Islam in the Indian sub-continent and founded this great city, and Kodla Moth – a very beautiful Hindu temple from the 17th century. By the evening you will be exhausted and drive back to Khulna for overnight. 

Day-03: Return journey toward Dhaka from Khulna.

After breakfast, transfer to Khulna Railway Station. Depart for Dhaka at 8.30 am by train namely Chitra Express. Arrive Dhaka around 6 pm or drive toward Jessore airport at 7 am to catch the morning domestic flight at around which will arrive at 10 am at Dhaka. Transfer to hotel from train station / airport at Dhaka. End of the tour.

 

What's included

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What's included?

Lunch on the first day of the tour at old Dhaka at a local restaurant. 

1st class cabin ticket of Rocket on twin sharing basis. (Depending on the availability if we cannot manage the ticket on the rocket then our regular passenger overnight boat to take up to the Hularhat)

All site entrance tickets.

Last night accommodation of this tour at Khulna in a Hotel on twin sharing basis with complementary breakfast.

Air-conditioned car for transfer to hotel at Khulna from Hularhat and sightseeing at Bagerhat.

1st class train ticket for Khulna to Dhaka if you decide to come by train to Dhaka. 

Khulna – Jessore Airport transfer on air-conditioned car. Jessore – Dhaka economy class flight ticket. 

Transfer from Airport / Train station at  Dhaka by air-conditioned car to finish the tour. 

All tips except our guide and driver.

 

What's not Included?

Any food or drinks other than mentioned above.

Any personal item. 

 

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Special Notes

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Good to know

Friday is the weekly holiday for Rocket departing from Dhaka but alternatively you can get the regular passenger boat and Monday is holiday for the train from Khulna as a result you might chose other option to come to Dhaka either by bus or by air.

If for some unexpected reason Rocket ticket is not available at all, we’ll take you up to Barisal by a traditional ferry/Regular passenger ferry (overnight part) all the way to hularhat. 

1st class tickets of Rocket and train depends on availability. You might have to travel on the 2nd class if 1st class is not available.  There is not any significant difference on the 1st class and 2nd class on the rocket steamer, the only difference is: on 1st and 2nd class on the Rocket is, 2nd class is located in the back side, and have no air-conditioning. Other facilities are same. Passengers of 2nd class can use all the facilities of 1st class, e.g. dining area, sitting area on the front side.

In case of traveling on the 2nd class of train, you’ll have a reserved seat for your comfortable journey all the way up to Dhaka.

We appreciate if you make the booking for this tour at least 03 weeks in advance.

 

Price

Group Size JYP price per person USD price per person
2 30000 $300

Please send a mail or WhatsApp at +8801714085999 for the price.

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