"Sundarbans National Park" Top 5 Page for this destination Bangladesh Favorite Tip by Bonobo2005

Favorite thing: The Sundarbans consist of a huge cluster of islands with mangrove swamp and, forests, creeks and rivers, where you may spot the rare Bengal Tiger

I arranged with one of the fighting boatmen a day trip (all in $12/boat) into the NP.

It turned out to be quite disappointing. Instead of exploring the more remote creeks and canals, we mostly stuck to the main river.

Moreover the boatman was spitting terribly loud continuously and he also thought it was a good idea to bring a radio to follow the latest cricket match, despite my objections.

It wasn’t really the entourage in which I hoped to explore this area full of tigers, crocodiles and colourful birds. And besides a snake in a tree and a few birds, we didn’t spot anything.

If you want to do some decent exploration, I highly recommend to rent a boat and make the journey to Hiron Point and make a 3 day trip out of it!

My visa expired and went back to Calcutta next day; 12 hours, a ferry, 3 rickshaws, 4 busses and a taxi later I was back in Sudder Street…