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
Photo: Xahidur Reza, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Sreemangal Tea Gardens
Rolling estates, the Tea Research Institute and the famous seven-colour tea of Sreemangal.
Sreemangal is commonly called the tea capital of Bangladesh. Dozens of estates surround the town, with roads running out between them. The Bangladesh Tea Research Institute is a working research station: ask at the gate before walking in, and accept a no. End the day with a glass of layered seven-colour tea at a roadside cabin.
- Getting there
- 0 km from Sreemangal town, about In town
- Time on site
- A full day or more
- Interest
- Tea gardens, Hills & views
When to go
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Highlights
- Walks and cycling between estates
- The Tea Research Institute (ask at the gate)
- Seven-colour layered tea
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Best time to visit
March to November, while plucking is under way, greenest in the rains; winter mornings are misty and cool, but the bushes are nearly dormant.
Getting there
Train from Dhaka or Sylhet to Sreemangal station, or by road on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway.
Costs
Estates are free to look at from the roads. Hire a CNG or bicycle for half a day.
Local tips
Stay at least one night: sunrise over the estates is the highlight.
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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
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Lawachara National Park
A tropical forest where western hoolock gibbons call from the canopy and a railway line cuts through.
Hum Hum Waterfall
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Baikka Beel
A protected sanctuary in Hail Haor where winter waterbirds gather, officially closed to visitors since February 2025.