GREEN AND WILD Nature Travel Bangladesh. (21 days)

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1 GREEN AND WILD Nature Travel Bangladesh. (21 days) The focus of this trip is to flora and fauna for now, at the end of the rainy season, green and blooming the country. Due to the geographical location of Bangladesh has a correspondingly high species richness, so is the amount of the existing bird species, for example, almost the same as in the whole of Europe. In total there are in Bangladesh 121 species of mammals (including 5 marine animals), 690 species of birds (380 inhabitants, 209 winter visitors, 11 summer visitors and 90 vagrants), 158 reptile species (including 19 marine species) and 53 species of amphibians. Bangladesh has never lost the connection to the mainland, so there is no species that occur only here. The rich fauna of the country is, however, under enormous pressure. Their habitat is to meet the needs of the economy and population meet, increasingly changed or destroyed. Bangladesh has already lost some characteristic species fourteen, most large mammal species, to be exact but there is a number, but some are on the verge of extinction, both locally and globally. The cognitive process came here only with the disappearing of natural habitats and animals in motion. In recent years the government efforts to create protected habitats have been improved a lot, but we are still here at the very beginning...

2 Highlights Old Dhaka as a seething juggernaut. Ship s passage on the largest river in Asia, the Meghna. UNESCO World Heritage Site Bagerhat the Lost Kalifatabad. UNESCO World Heritage Site Sundarbans. 3 days-cruise in the Ganges Delta. The last Otter fishermen in the world. Lawachara National Park the last rainforests of the country. Hike through the Rema-Kalenga wildlife sanctuary. Hike through the Satchari National Park. Boat trip around the ship breaking yards of Chittagong. The Kaptai National Park and Kaptai Lake. Hikes in the Chittagong Hill Tracts area, visit various villages of the ethnic groups. Untouched Pablakhali the nature reserve in the north of the CHT. The last few in freedom Elephants in a wildlife reserve in Teknaf. South Seas feeling on the coral island of St. Martin. Itinerary Day Destination/Activities Transport Overnight/Category 1 Sun Dhaka Transfer, Kawran Bazar Tour 2 Mon Dhaka Morrelganj Liner Old Dhaka Tour, River Trip (hand baggage) 1st class 3 Tue Morrelganj Bagerhat Mongla River trip, UNESCO Bagerhat Tour Liner/ 4 Wed Mongla Sundarbans Cruiser 5 Thu Sundarbans Cruiser 6 Fri Sundarbans Mongla Khulna Hotel City Inn Cruiser/ 7 Sat Khulna Narail Dhaka Otter fishermen 8 Sun Dhaka Srimangal Move (experiences on the road) 9 Mon Srimangal Lawachara National Park, Tea Tour 10 Tue Srimangal Nature reserve Rema-Kalenga 11 Wed Srimangal Chittagong Hotel Naba Inn Satchari National Park 12 Thu Chittagong Rangamati Parjatan Hotel Ship breaking yards 13 Fri Rangamati Parjatan Hotel - Kaptai National Park & Kaptai Lake 14 Sat Rangamati Pablakhali Rangamati Guesthouse Nature reserve Pablakhali 15 Sun Rangamati Cox's Bazar Mermaid Beach Resort Move (experiences on the road), Himchari National Park 16 Mon Cox's Bazar Teknaf St. Martin Shemana Pereye Resort /Ferry Sea voyage, free time (hand baggage) 17 Tue St. Martin Shemana Pereye Resort - Free time 18 Wed St. Martin Teknaf Ferry/ Parjatan Hotel

3 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat Zur freien Verfügung, Schiffsreise Teknaf Cox's Bazar Mermaid Beach Resort Teknaf Game Reserve (hand baggage) Cox's Bazar Dhaka Airplane/ Shopping Tour Dhaka - Airport transfer Date Day 1 Sunday Day 2 Monday Day 3 Tuesday Day 4-6 Wed-Fri Day 7 Saturday Day 8-11 Sun-Wed Day Thu-Sat Day 15 Sunday Itinerary Welcome in Dhaka! Crowds and Markets Arrival in Dhaka! After transfer to your accommodation, the first steps in Dhaka. Visit the largest and most traditional market of Dhaka, the Kawran Bazar, with craft and trade still partially as publicly as in the days when the British conquered the country and ruled. In the evening tour meeting at the official dinner. Good night in the fastest growing city in Asia, Dhaka. In the heart of the Moloch, Old-Dhaka Discover Old Dhaka, an all-devouring black hole... you roam through the impenetrable maze of streets, always accompanied by the ringing of countless rickshaws and visit some of the main points as the Hindu Street, Pink Palace, Armenian Church and Tara Masjid. With the riverboat we are moving in the Ganges delta, Morrelganj is our port of destination. Yet at the hotel in Dhaka arrange your hand luggage. Your main luggage is located on the third day on our Sundarbans ship. Pleasant dreams in your first class cabin on the ship. Move by riverboat to Morrelganj. UNESCO World Heritage Site² Part 1: Bagerhat Not until the early afternoon you will reach, after a contemplative journey, Morrelganj. So you have enough time to observe the rural life in Bangladesh from aboard can. With a little patience you can observe Ganges river dolphins, rare Irrawaddy dolphins. After arrival, you travel further and reach - after a stay in the World Heritage Bagerhat - towards evening the port of Mongla, gateway to the Ganges Delta. Dinner and overnight camp or in our small cruise ship in the port of Mongla. UNESCO World Heritage Site² Part 2: In the largest delta of the earth the Sundarbans In the early morning of the 4 th day you embark and arrive in the late afternoon, a game warden station in the southwestern part of the Sundarbans. On the morning of the 5 th day watching the awakening life from the dinghy, deep in one of the lateral branches. After breakfast, walk towards the pristine beach of Bay of Bengal. In the afternoon, embark on a jungle hike. With nightfall, and in time for the barbecue dinner you are back on board. On the morning of the 6 th day, take the opposite course towards Mongla. Arrival in the late afternoon. Next trip to Khulna. Pleasant dreams here. From fishermen and their accomplices In the early morning visit one of the world's last Otter fishing villages and go with the fishermen and their otters to fish. After a walk through the idyllic village we travel at early afternoon back to Dhaka. Good night in the capital of Bangladesh. About nature reserves, the last rainforest and tea In the early morning you travel to the northeast. On your tour you will visit factories and markets in the area. In the evening you reach your next destination: Srimangal, the "tea capital" of Bangladesh. The morning of the 9 th day you spend in Lawachara National Park, the afternoon in the sprawling tea gardens. On the 10 th day hike through one of the few remaining intact natural forests in Rema-Kalenga wildlife sanctuary. In the early hours of the 11 th day visit to Satchari National Park, before we embark on the onward journey in the southeast to Chittagong. The park is home to over 200 different species of trees and is habitat for a diverse population of wildlife. Goodnight in Chittagong. The iron eater of Chittagong. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts From the sea you visit the scrap yards and gain spectacular insights into working life during this cruise. Later in the 12 th day you visit the historic HQ of Bangladesh Railway and the fishing port. Next trip to the area of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Rangamati, your starting point for the following days. Day 13 you dedicate Kaptai National Park, including a boat trip on the Kaptai lake, during which we will visit 2 island villages of Chakma. Day 14 you spend in the northeast corner of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, in the hideouts Pablakhali nature reserve. Sleep well in Pablakhali. In the south Cox s Bazar Onward journey in the early morning hours. On the way you will visit typical trades and the markets around. Cox's Bazar can be reached in the late afternoon, where you can visit the Himchari National Park. There are more than 100 plant species in the park, some herbs and orchids. Many plants have therapeutic properties

4 Day Mon-Wed Day 19 Thursday Day 20 Friday Day 21 Saturday that make use of the local people. From the highest elevations of the park, you can overlook much of the Bay of Bengal. Pleasant dreams in our nearby resort. Ready for the island St. Martin In the morning transfer to Teknaf. During the morning you take the ferry to St. Martin Island. Please do not expect taxis, paved roads and electricity is only by the hour available. The island consists only of sun, sea and palm trees. In the evening of the 17 th day can be spent on the beach with a bonfire, heartbreaking Bengali live music and a BBQ. At early afternoon of the 18 th day you leave the island towards the mainland. Before we leave Cox s Bazar, arrange your hand luggage. Your main luggage is located in the evening of the 18 th day at the hotel in Teknaf. Sleep well in the simple bungalow on St. Martin. The southernmost point of Bangladesh. The Teknaf Game Reserve In the morning visit the only game reserve in Bangladesh Teknaf. It s one of the few places where you can watch the last wild elephants. You will also visit the Bat Cave. In the evening you arrange your hand luggage. Your main luggage is located in the evening of the 20 th day at the hotel in Dhaka. You will sleep again in our Resort in Cox s Bazar. Back to start! This morning, at the Mermaid Eco Resort, spend your own. At early afternoon the return journey is done to Dhaka. Here you have plenty of time for a little shopping as at Aarongs, the largest provider of high quality craftsmanship with an social background (among others from sheltered workshops) in Bangladesh. A good, last night in Dhaka / Bangladesh. Have a safe trip home! Airport transfer and farewell of our guests. We wish you a good flight home. End of the tour.

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