Gibbons in Lawachara, lilies at Madhabpur, a morning among the tea bushes and seven-colour tea at dusk.
Sreemangal is the easiest weekend escape from Dhaka: the train drops you in town, Lawachara is about 8 km, or 20 minutes, away by CNG, and Madhabpur Lake about 16 km.
Day 1 (Friday)
- Early morning walk in Lawachara National Park to look for gibbons.
- Afternoon at Madhabpur Lake inside the tea estate.
- Evening: seven-colour tea at a roadside cabin.
Day 2 (Saturday)
- Sunrise walk through a tea estate, or a cycle ride between estates in the rains. Baikka Beel, the protected sanctuary in Hail Haor, is officially closed to visitors; ask in Sreemangal whether visitors are being allowed in.
- If the gate lets you in, walk the Tea Research Institute grounds before the afternoon train back.
Stay in a resort among the estates rather than in town. Mornings in the tea are the highlight.
