Nature
Beaches, hills, tea gardens and centuries of history. Find your next trip, then book the bus to get there.
Illustrative photoNatureNaogaon, RajshahiAlta DighiA long, ancient pond fringed with sal forest near the Indian border, protected as a national park and visited by migratory birds in winter.
Illustrative photoNaturePanchagarh, RangpurBanglabandha Zero PointThe northern tip of Bangladesh and a land port to India, where travellers come to stand at the “zero point” at the very end of the country.
NatureSylhetBisnakandiStreams tumbling down from the hills over boulders, at their best in the rainy season.
Illustrative photoNatureMadaripur, DhakaCharmugriaAn old river-trading bazar near Madaripur town, known for the troops of monkeys that live among its houses and trees.
Illustrative photoNatureCox's Bazar, ChattogramDulahazara Safari ParkA forest safari park on the road to Cox's Bazar, good for a stop with children.
Illustrative photoNatureJashore, KhulnaGadkhali Flower FieldsBangladesh’s flower capital: village after village of tuberose, gladiolus, rose and marigold fields, and a dawn flower market that supplies much of the country.
Illustrative photoNatureMoulvibazar, SylhetHamham WaterfallA tall waterfall deep in the Rajkandi forest near the Tripura border, reached only by a long trek through streams and hill forest.- Illustrative photoNatureThakurgaon, RangpurHarinmari Mango TreeA giant Surjapuri mango tree near the border at Harinmari, said to be around two centuries old, whose low branches spread over a vast circle of ground.
Illustrative photoNatureCox's Bazar, ChattogramHimchariGreen hills and a small waterfall on the Marine Drive, with a view down the beach.- Illustrative photoNatureChattogramKhoiyachora WaterfallA forest trek to a waterfall that drops in several steps. Fullest in the monsoon.
- Illustrative photoNatureMoulvibazar, SylhetMadhabkunda WaterfallOne of the best-known waterfalls in Bangladesh, fullest in the monsoon.
Illustrative photoNatureJhenaidah, KhulnaMallikpur Banyan TreeA single banyan tree that has spread into a small forest of aerial roots and trunks, often called one of the largest banyan trees in Asia.
NatureBandarban, ChattogramNafakhum WaterfallA broad waterfall on the Remakri stream deep in the Thanchi hills, reached by boat up the Sangu and a walk along the river.
Illustrative photoNaturePirojpur, BarishalNazirpur Floating GardensWetlands where farmers grow vegetables and seedlings on floating beds of water hyacinth through the flood season — a centuries-old way of farming on water.
Illustrative photoNatureGazipur, DhakaNuhash PalliThe garden estate that writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed made in the Gazipur countryside, where he is buried — a place of trees, ponds and memories for his many readers.- Illustrative photoNatureLakshmipur, ChattogramRamgati Meghna RiversideThe Meghna’s edge at Ramgati and Kamalnagar, where embankments look out over char lands, buffalo herds and fishing boats on a river as wide as the sea.
Illustrative photoNatureKhagrachhari, ChattogramRisang WaterfallA waterfall near Khagrachhari town where the water slides down a long, smooth slope of rock into a pool below.
NatureSunamganj, SylhetShimul BaganA huge planted grove of silk-cotton trees beside the Jadukata river that turns red in late winter, with the Meghalaya hills behind it.- Illustrative photoNatureRangamati, ChattogramShuvolong WaterfallA waterfall dropping down a forested cliff straight into Kaptai Lake, reached by a boat ride between steep green hills.
Illustrative photoNaturePanchagarh, RangpurTetuliaA small border town on the Mahananda where, on clear autumn mornings, the snow peaks of Kanchenjunga appear on the northern horizon above tea gardens and river.
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