Private Tour: Sylhet Full-Day Tour of Ratargul and Bisnakandi

Sightseeing  :  Bangladesh  :  Sylhet Division  :  Sylhet  :  Private Sightseeing Tours

Book this 11-hour tour from Sylhet to explore the beautiful nature of Ratargul and Bisnakandi. Visit the Ratargul Swamp Forest, one of the few freshwater swamp forests in the world located in Gowainghat, Sylhet. Take a boat ride in the forest and enjoy the close encounter with the nature. Also visit Bisnakandi for its beautiful nature where multiple layers of Khasi Mountain meet in the center of a river.At 8am your guide will pick you up from your hotel in Sylhet and leave for Ratargul Swamp Forest. Ratargul is a fresh water swamp forest situated in Sylhet by the river of Goain. Freshwater swamp forests, or flooded forests, are forests which are inundated with freshwater, either permanently or seasonally. The water comes here from the adjacent Goain River. This evergreen forest gets submerged under 20 to 30 feet water in some parts of the rainy season. It’s a good source of different local fish. It’s the habitat of different snakes, monkeys, lizards, insects & birds. You may see a vulture or eagle if you are lucky. Some parts of the forest get so narrow that you can’t travel by boat.

Later enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then leave for Bisnakandi. It is a village located in Rustompur Union where multiple layers of Khasi Mountain meet in the center of the river. In the rainy season, witness dark clouds hugging the mountain. When the tour concludes, you will be dropped off at your hotel in Sreemangal or Sylhet.