Sonargaon tour & cruise on Meghna river

31/05/2026

Trip to Sonargaon & cruise on Meghna river to explore island villages

Sonargaon: Journey into the Lost Capital of Bengal Nestled amidst the mighty rivers of central Bengal, Sonargaon stands as one of the most illustrious historical cities of Bangladesh and one of the oldest capitals of Bengal. From the 13th to the 17th century, Sonargaon flourished as a renowned admin

06/02/2026

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25/10/2024

These trips cover to reveal the undiscovered and unwritten history of the Gangaridai region since- 4500 years, once trading town flourished to be World prominence mercantile town under the control of Indian royalty. The real history carries as a story tale by a PRADHAN who were fore father of Bangladesh Expeditions owner are offering an expedition for understanding the pristine peoples and culture act of trade along with the historic lost city of Sonargaon within 2 days and 1 night tour.
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10/07/2024

Rivers of Life

There is not a better or more exhilarating way to see the scenic majesty of the countryside. You board on a local large wooden boat to absorb the sights, while experiencing the surprisingly peaceful sensation of being on the river. This is the only exciting way to discover Bangladesh. You stop on many Villages, bazaars, see the typical life style and enjoy the different activities and Island village architecture.

A cruise on Meghna, Ganges, Brahmaputra and other rivers will introduce you to riverine Bangladesh and her history, culture and life style. It is like a documentary filming before your eyes.
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10/07/2024

Cruise on Meghna River & visit Sonargaon

You board on our wooden boat to join this adventure. Explore the remote island villages that are only accessible by boat. Know their lifestyle. Stop at any island in the middle of river, swim and have more fun. Enjoy the hilsa fishing and the activities of villagers. On way back, visit Sonargaon, which was the first capital of Bengal (13th to 17th Century) a traditional Bangladeshi or Chinese food will serve at lunch.
Depart Dhaka at 8 am from your nominated pick up point, you will board to the boat at Bouddhar Bazaar which is 29 km from Dhaka and takes about an hour to reach.

24/10/2022

Sonargaon:
Sonargaon was an administrative center, port and mint-town in the 14th century the ancient Capital of Bengal (13th to 17th Century) had a long 800 years of history and heritage surrounded by rivers and its fertile lands was the symbol of warm business environment that once weavers could process fine linen and produces world famous Muslin cloths. A big piece made of Muslin could be kept in a match box. At that time, the industry and culture of Bengal flourished during the Sultanate period. Many sailings boat every day in the Adjacent Meghna and west of Sitalakhya river from western and west, east Asian countries with cotton cloth and imported Muslin cloth. There were lot of fishes and abounds in crops of daily necessaries of life also supplies in the major part of India. Its superfluous agricultural products and pride manufactures imported by elite classes Merchants from the world.
Hearing the story of wealth of Bengal many people came to illustrate their fortunes and may was famous and many were riches existing various trade.
Sonargaon Historic city has many other memories of affluence and its self-independence during Sultanate rules, Bengal Sultanate and glorious story tale of Isha khan who was the chieftain of the Bhati kingdom.