Bangladesh Rocket Steamer Tour | Bangladesh Individual Travel | Pyala Travel - Travel Program

DAY 1 DHAKA

The experience of a visit to Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, is overwhelming. What a city, love it and hate it, at the same time. You stand hours in traffic, but once in the Old Town, youare blown away by the sights surrounding you. "Welcome to the 'Rickshaw Capital of the World ". And not those motorized tuk-tuks which infest the streets of Delhi and Bangkok, these are the old-fashioned, nostalgic cycle rickshaws. Only in Dhaka, there are four hundred thousand. Of course you will make a trip by rickshaw through the old city, there is no better way to explore the city. Like you are sitting in a movie, so much happening, so much life on the streets, so many street vendors, many shops and above all, a lot of people going through the narrow streets of this magnificent city.  

Of course you will also make a boat tour on the river. Bangladesh in the ends means water, and Dhaka is no different. The craziness and crowds move here continues, but over water. Hundreds of boats in as many shapes and sizes sail together, brush past each other on the water. Small boats take passengers to the other side, passenger boats that sail throughout the country, cargo boats loaded with bananas and coconuts, giant tankers, yachts and yes, you can also see some rocket steamers. In de late afternoon you will go to the Sadarghat guay, where you board the rocket steamer. You will be welcomed neatly and transferred to your first class cabin. Two beds, a sink and fan. Simple, but the best rooms there are. The rooms are set around dining room, a long dining table that invites you to be part of a film about life in the roaring twenties. Slowely in the dark you will leave Dhaka.

DAY 2 ROCKET STEAMER - KHULNA VIA BAGERHAT

In the morning you will wake up in a world of difference to Dhaka, such a peaceful moment. The boat is sailing slowly through the water, the landscape is green and tropical, far away you can see people working in the rice fields, here and there you see men lugging stoned at the many brick factories, egrets fly over. Who knows, maybe you spot some freshwater dolphins. You can also explore the boat itself. On board there is, with its many passengers en vendors, as many to see as the surrounding landscape.

Around 10:00 you will arrive in Hularhat, where you disembark. The boat sails a little further to his final destination Morelganj. You drive towards Bagerhat. On your way you will stop (if on a good day) at the market of Badam (biweekly on Sundays and Wednesdays), a particularly colourful market known for its betel nuts that are sold there. Another attraction is sugarcane. By rickshaw you explore the villages around Bagerhat, in search of an ancient Hindu temple, the Khodla Math temple . An imposing temple, made of finely crafted bricks, but the journey to it is an experience itself and offers a wonderful glimpse into the country life of Bangladesh. Then you will visit some of the many mosques of Bagerhat, one of the holiest cities of Bangladesh and then on the way to Khulna.

DAY 3 DEPART KHULNA

From Khulna you can continue your journey. Khulna is the gateway to the Sundarbans, but you can also take a flight back to Dhaka from Jessore.