Jaflong Parjatan Motel
Small government motel at Jaflong run by the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, a little outside the bazar area.
from ৳1,800 per night
Photo: Abdulmominbd (retouched by Aristeas and Iifar), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jaflong & Gowainghat
Ratargul Swamp Forest
One of the few freshwater swamp forests in Bangladesh, explored by small wooden boat.
In the rainy season the forest floor floods and the boatman pushes you between the trunks of hijal and koroch trees. It is quiet, green and shaded, with kingfishers, monkeys and the occasional water snake on the branches.
- Getting there
- 26 km from Sylhet city, about 1 hour
- Time on site
- Half a day
- Interest
- Rivers & water, Wildlife & birds
When to go
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Highlights
- Boat rides between flooded trees
- Watchtower over the forest canopy
- Birdlife and reflections in still water
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Best time to visit
June to September, when the forest stands in deep water. In the dry months the water falls and boating is limited.
Getting there
Drive via Airport Road to one of the forest ghats, such as Motorghat, Ratargul ghat or Chowdhury Bazar, then hire a boat there.
Costs
Small boats take four to five people and charge per boat for about an hour. Pay the forest entry fee at the counter.
Local tips
Go early in the morning for still water and birds. Keep quiet and do not throw plastic in the water.
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Ratargul forest boat at sunrise
A licensed boatman takes you between the flooded trees before the crowds arrive.
from ৳1,200 per boat
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Bisnakandi and Panthumai by boat
A half-day engine boat from Hadarpar to the stone beds and the border waterfall.
from ৳2,500 per boat
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Panthumai Waterfall
A wide waterfall pours from the Meghalaya hills into the Piyain, seen from a border village.