Hotel Grand Sunamganj
Hotel in Sunamganj town; existence known from booking-site listings only, details not confirmed.
from ৳1,800 per night
Photo: Abdul Momin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sunamganj & Tanguar Haor
Tanguar Haor
A Ramsar wetland below the Meghalaya hills, with swamp trees, island villages and winter waterbirds.
On 2 August 2026 the Sunamganj district administration banned all houseboats and tourist boats from Tanguar Haor’s Ecologically Critical Area until further notice, under the Tanguar and Hakaluki Haor Protection Order, 2025. Some Bangla reports describe it as covering all engine-driven boats. Boat operators must also register with the district. We found no report of the ban being lifted by October 2026, so ask your operator, and the Sunamganj district administration or the Tahirpur upazila office, what is allowed before you book or pay.
Last checked 20 Oct 2026. Read the report
Tanguar Haor became a Ramsar site in 2000. In the monsoon it is a vast sheet of water dotted with swamp trees and villages on islands. For years most visitors saw it from a houseboat out of Tahirpur, but since August 2026 houseboats and tourist boats have been banned from its protected core until further notice. Niladri Lake and Barikka Tila on the northern edge are reached by road from Tahirpur.
- Getting there
- 35 km from Sunamganj town, about 1.5 hours to Tahirpur
- Time on site
- A full day or more
- Interest
- Rivers & water, Wildlife & birds
When to go
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Highlights
- Open water and swamp trees in the monsoon
- Winter waterbirds on the beels
- Hills of Meghalaya on the horizon
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Best time to visit
June to October for the high water; December to February for migratory birds. Houseboats and tourist boats have been barred from the haor’s protected core since 2 August 2026, so ask which routes are open before you plan.
Getting there
Bus or car to Sunamganj, then road to Tahirpur, the gateway to the haor. Ask locally which boat routes are open.
Costs
Where houseboats are allowed to run, packages include meals and are priced per cabin or per boat for one or two nights.
Local tips
Before paying for any boat trip, ask the operator whether it is registered with the district and which route it is allowed to take. Ask how waste is handled on board.
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Where to stay nearby
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Kuhelika – An Aesthetic Water Villa
Eight-cabin houseboat for 2-day, 1-night Tanguar Haor trips from Anwarpur Ghat; every cabin has a private bathroom.
from ৳9,000 per person
Bojra – The House Boat
Barge-style houseboat run by B-Travellers for two-day Tanguar Haor trips from Sahebbari Ghat in Sunamganj town.
from ৳6,000 per person
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