Paddle wheel steamer cruise in Bangladesh

24/09/2024

২ বছর আগে গঙ্গারিডাই পেইজে লিখেছিলাম গঙ্গারাষ্ট্রের প্রধানদের ধ্বংস করে কিভাবে ভারতীয়রা বঙ্গরাষ্ট্র তাদের অধীনে করেছিল তার একটা সিনেমা বানাবো তবে তা আর দরকার হবে না কারণ বৈষম্য বিরোধী আন্দোলন ও পরে প্রধানদের লাঞ্চনা ও বিভিন্ন দোষে হাজতবাস এবং জামাতের অন্তরভর্তী সরকার পরিচালনা এটাই তো হতো সিনেমার পটভূমি ।
মনে রাখবেন - গঙ্গারিডাই রাজ্যের সত্যিকারের প্রধানদের আধ্যাত্বিকতা অতি চমকপ্রদ আর এটা গর্বের বিষয় নয় । আবেগ থেকে যদি সমসাময়িক পরিস্থতিতে কিছু লিখলে আধ্যাত্বিকতা হয়ে যায় ।
আমার মা ও মুক্তিযোদ্ধা ছিল কিন্তু সরকারের সুবিধাটা ভোগ করিনি। আমাদের কর্তব্য বলে জানি ।
গঙ্গারিডাই রাষ্ট্রের প্রধানরা ত্যাগী, কেউ ছোট করতে পারে না ।
আমি ২-৩ বছর আগে প্রধান মন্ত্রী হতে চেয়েছিলাম কিন্তু আমি হই নি তবে আমার মতো সাধারণরাই প্রধান এখন । আমাকে প্রধান বানালে তো আজ এই অবস্থা হতো না । আমি তো আওয়ামীলীগের ভোটের যোগ্যতা রাখি তাই না ! প্রধান হওয়ার যোগ্যতা নাই ।

27/01/2023

Day-1: we pick up from hotel by car for Dhaka city tour, in the evening board into the giant ship cruise for an overnight cruise towards Barisal.

OVERNIGHT CRUISE BOTH WAY TO AND FROM DHAKA FOR BARISAL BACKWATER CRUISE TO THE FLOATING MARKETS
Day-2: we hire a 3-wheel local private vehicle for Banaripara for backwater cruise to reach the peasants floating market, experience the peoples expressional heritage and their orientation. We observe the laid-back lifestyle of basin peoples, boat building. if time permits to have a look at the Venice of Bengal on the way to swarupkathi. In the evening, board into the ship for an overnight return cruise back to Dhaka. we transfer to the hotel by local vehicle.

Private tour Price for single: USD. 350.00
Private tour Price for double / 2 person: USD. 400.00
If you can stay with very basic accommodation by starting 10th November then ( 10th-12th November ) tour for single USD. 400.00
Price Includes:
* Dhaka city tour by car
* all food during the tour from local good condition restaurant
* English speaking tour guide, entry fees
* Dhaka - Barisal - Dhaka return cruise A/C accommodation
* Private cruise to the floating market.
Best Regards
Mamun
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11/10/2020

Sundarban private tour are suggested due to Covid -19 from November to March 2020-2021 please book in advance for the group of 10 person, 20 person, 32 person, 36 person or 50 person accommodation and all other facilities vessel for minimum 3 days around the nature and wildlife with Bangladesh Expeditions - since -2001.

Sundarban Confirmed departure on 4th to 6th December 2020
Price @ 8,000 tk. to 8500 Taka. including all cost to and from Mongla.

Sundarban is the best value swamps networking by several hundreds of rivers and canal is only accessible on an adventure thrilling cruise in the unimaginable beauties of the world largest Mangrove forest where living Eco-friendly wildlife diversity in presence of The Bengal Tiger are intricately inspired to know more closely so that Bangladesh Expeditions is a responsible organizer in such way of the cruise for 3-4 days never found in the globe.
The forest authorities are opening Sundarbans for visitors on 1st week of November due to Covid-19 crisis.
please booked our vessel for 10 people, 20 person or 30 person or 50 people as early as possible for your interesting group/family.

24/12/2019

Rocket steamer and The Sundarban tour

8th February: Depart Dhaka and board into the paddle wheel rocket steamer 1st class cabin ( twin sharing room ), the rocket manually operated and started on 06:30 PM for an overnight cruise to Barisal.

9th February: Early morning many passengers leave the rocket and few are joining forwarding to south. the rocket stopped in the several places on the way to Hularhat by 10:00 AM and leave the rocket for car drive to Bagerhat heritage sites for visiting Sixty dome Mosque and Mausoleum then continue on to Mongla, check in pashur hotel deluxe twin room.

10th February: early morning board into the Sundarban about to Kachikhali Tiger point, on the way visit Harbaria.

11th February: early morning cruise through canal by raw boat after breakfast, 8km trail to Katka Tiger point through wildlife view point and beach, on arrival have lunch then explore Tiger hill area where many deer spotted, in the evening Katka canal cruise, BBQ dinner.

12th February: return cruise to Mongla ( few hours cruise last night ) on the way visit Karamjal crocodile breeding center and visit a coastal village, in the late afternoon leave the boat and car drive to Khulna for catching overnight train journey to Dhaka. ( AC chair in train ).

Notes: you can also return by AC volvo bus journey to Dhaka which depart Khulna at 02:30 PM and arrive Dhaka by 08:00 PM to 09:00 PM. but you have to pay additional 30 $

Price per person: USD. 500 inclusive of all cost from 8th Feb to 12th February.Price Includes all cost and no hidden cost.

21/12/2019

Wednesday: Dhaka to Barisal by an overnight 1st class cruise to Barisal.

Thursday: Barisal to Hularhat on a rocket window takes 4 hours then leave the rocket and get in the car for Bagerhat for seeing the city of Khalitabad and World heritage listed sixty Dome Mosque and Mausoleum at Bagerhat then continue on to Mongla for night pass.

Friday: Join in the Sundarban weekend package tour that will be covered Tiger points along the Bay of Bengal.

Saturday: full day wildlife and endanger species sighting in and around Katka and Kachikhali wildlife sanctuaries .

Sunday: Return cruise to Mongla, on the way visit Karamjal crocodile breeding center, after having lunch leave the boat and car journey to Jessore for catching evening flight to Dhaka.
Price per person: USD. 450 if run by 6 person inclusive of all cost.

15/12/2019

The rocket steamer built by British period also known paddle wheel steamer only 3 in operation now a days depart Dhaka on Wednesday and Saturday evening about to Morrelganj ( 21 hours cruise ) and many foreign travelers taste the 1st class cruises while they heading to Bagerhat and the Sundarban for an ultimate wildlife expeditions for 3-4 days. Bangladesh Expeditions is one of the reputed tour agency for operating the whole tour.

09/12/2019

Sundarban wildlife sanctuaries expeditions ( KATKA & KACHIKHALI)

Date & DURATION: 1st January to 5th January or 8th to 12th January or 24th January to 28th January 2020

Wednesday - Day-01: Dhaka city tour and late in the afternoon board into the British built rocket steamer and stay in the 1st class cabin for an overnight and day cruise up to Morrelganj.
Thursday- Day-02: you will cruise and enjoy the rocket cruise with countryside scenario, at 03:00 PM leave the rocket and car journey to Mongla, on the way brief visit Bagerhat sixty Dome Mosque, night stay in the deluxe room of pashur hotel.

Friday- Day-03: Mongla – Katka wildlife estuary

early in the morning board into the Sundarbans tourist vessel from Mongla, the boat immediately start its cruise about to Harbaria Eco tourism center if we find upstream, if we find downstream then directly cruise to Kachikhali or Katka on the way we stop to get permission copy and forest armed guard joining in the trip usually.

Rest of the day, cruise through water bodies of the magnificent mangrove forest, late in the afternoon anchor the boat near the Bay of Bengal at Katka and Explore numerous deer on the way to Tiger hill.

Day-04: early in the morning bird watching through raw boat after breakfast A walk through jungle just 2.50 km for a silent sea beach and walk through Jamtola beach trail, return to the boat having lunch meantime our boat started cruise through water bodies of the forest reaching by 2 hours and half for well worth visit at Kachikhali wildlife and Tiger point. The main activities are- walk through jungle deer spotting area and significant canal cruise in search of wildlife from our close, BBQ dinner, meantime the ship cruise back to Harintana forest range where Tiger sighting recently.

Day-05: in the morning a cruise started to visit Harbaria Eco tourism center, in the afternoon visit Karamjal crocodile breeding center and late in the afternoon leave the boat at Mongla.

All inclusive private tour for only foreigners @ USD. 700 if run by 2 person
All inclusive tour for only foreigners @ USD. 600 if run by 4 person
All inclusive tour for only foreigners @ USD. 500 if run by 6 person