Grand Selim Resort & Tour
Resort in Ramnagar Manipuri Para, 3 km from town beside a tea estate, with an outdoor pool and 28 suites.
from ৳3,100 per night
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Sreemangal
Baikka Beel
A protected sanctuary in Hail Haor where winter waterbirds gather, officially closed to visitors since February 2025.
Public access to the Baikka Beel sanctuary was restricted after an official visit on 25 February 2025, and a notice prohibits tourist entry and picnics. The Daily Star reported in February 2026 that the rule is poorly enforced, but it still applies. Check with the Sreemangal upazila office or the sanctuary staff before you go, and keep to any rules posted at the gate.
Last checked 20 Oct 2026. Read the report
Baikka Beel became a permanent sanctuary on 1 July 2003, and its observation tower was described in 2007 as the first in a Bangladeshi wetland. Siltation, night fishing and falling bird numbers have since taken their toll, and after an official visit on 25 February 2025 a notice barred tourist entry and picnics.
- Getting there
- 12 km from Sreemangal town, about 40 minutes
- Time on site
- Half a day
- Interest
- Wildlife & birds, Rivers & water
When to go
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Highlights
- Migratory waterbirds from December to February
- Observation tower over the sanctuary
- Guarded by a community organisation since 2003
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Best time to visit
Closed to visitors for now. If entry reopens, December to February is the season for birds, early in the morning; ask in Sreemangal first.
Getting there
By CNG from Sreemangal via Barochhara, if visitors are being admitted.
Costs
A 2025 notice bars tourist entry. Respect a closed gate, and ask the Sreemangal upazila office whether visitors are being admitted.
Local tips
If you are allowed in, bring binoculars, arrive early and stay on the tower and paths.
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Where to stay nearby
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Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf
Large five-star resort with a golf course and pool, set among tea estates about 4 km from Sreemangal town.
from ৳36,000 per night
Novem Eco Resort
Hillside eco resort at Bishamoni, Radhanagar, with cottages, villas, a pool and tea and pineapple garden views.
from ৳7,200 per night
Things to book here
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Lawachara gibbon walk with a naturalist
A three-hour dawn walk on the long trail with a trained wildlife guide.
from ৳2,500 per group
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Tea country cycling, Sreemangal
A guided 20 km ride on estate roads, ending with seven-layer tea.
from ৳1,800 per person
Also in Sreemangal
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Lawachara National Park
A tropical forest where western hoolock gibbons call from the canopy and a railway line cuts through.
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Sreemangal Tea Gardens
Rolling estates, the Tea Research Institute and the famous seven-colour tea of Sreemangal.
Hum Hum Waterfall
A hidden waterfall deep in the Rajkandi forest, reached only by a muddy jungle trek.