6-day, 5-night tour of Bangladesh: Dhaka, Sonargaon, Panam Nagar, the Sundarbans and the mosque city of Bagerhat, with Pub Phongsorn Phumiwat.
Trip highlights
- New tour: Bangladesh, The Other Suvarnabhumi
- In search of the forgotten Suvarnabhumi, a flourishing land of South Asia
- Visit Sonargaon, a golden-age trading city
- See the Dhaka shipyards, where giant boats are built by hand
- Marvel at Panam Nagar, a city of abandoned mansions
- Enter the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world
- Explore Bagerhat, the brick mosque city and World Heritage Site
Highlight places
Led by historiansEvery trip travels with an expert history lecturer who brings each site to life in plain language.
Off the beaten pathCentral Asia, the Middle East, the Himalayas — places most tour companies never go.
Private groups, no rushingRight-sized groups and unhurried time at the places that matter most.
Beyond ordinary travelEvery tour is designed by writers and professional travellers to create experiences that reflect who you are — for travellers who want more than an ordinary holiday.
About this tour
"Bangladesh: The Other Suvarnabhumi" is a 6-day, 5-night tour (29 January – 3 February 2026) through an ancient land on the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta, one that both the Mahabharata and the Ramayana mention. It starts in Dhaka with the Liberation War Museum, Dhakeshwari Temple, the Parliament building and Lalbagh Fort.
The route continues to Sonargaon, the medieval Bengal capital and muslin trading town, and to Panam Nagar with its abandoned colonial-era mansions. It then heads south to Mongla and Karamjal for the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world, and to Bagerhat, a World Heritage mosque city founded in the 15th century.
The tour is led by Pub Phongsorn Phumiwat, owner of The Wild Chronicles page. The price includes flights on Thai Airways, the visa (arranged by the company) and mostly 5-star hotels in Dhaka.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Bangkok – Dhaka – Liberation War Museum – Dhakeshwari Temple
Meet at 07:00 at Suvarnabhumi (BKK), 4th floor, Thai Airways counters H6–H17. Fly TG321 at 10:55, arriving in Dhaka (DAC) at 12:30.
- Liberation War Museum, opened in 1996, telling the story of the 1971 war that created Bangladesh.
- Dhakeshwari Temple, the most important Hindu temple in Bangladesh, founded in the 12th century and now the national temple.
- Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, the Parliament building designed by Louis Kahn, seen from outside.
- Shaheed Minar, the monument to those killed in the 1952 Bengali Language Movement.
Day 2Dhaka Shipyards – Ahsan Manzil – National Museum – Lalbagh Fort
- The Dhaka shipyards on the Buriganga River, a centre of traditional boat building that works around the clock.
- Ahsan Manzil, the riverside palace of the Nawab of Dhaka mixing Mughal, European and Bengali styles, seen from outside.
- Bangladesh National Museum, with Buddhist and Hindu antiquities of the Pala-Sena period and contemporary art.
- Lalbagh Fort, a Mughal fort begun in 1678 and never finished, with the tomb of Pari Bibi and a three-domed mosque.
Day 3Sonargaon – Panam Nagar – Baitul Mukarram Mosque
- Sonargaon, the capital and trading centre of medieval Bengal, famed for Bengal muslin.
- Goaldi Mosque, built in 1519, an example of pre-Mughal Islamic architecture.
- Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation.
- Panam Nagar, an abandoned town of about 52 colonial-era brick mansions facing each other along one street, called a frozen open-air museum.
- Baitul Mukarram Mosque, inspired by the Kaaba and able to hold 42,000 worshippers.
Day 4Dhaka – Mongla – Karamjal (Sundarbans) – Khulna
Drive about 5 hours 30 minutes to Mongla.
- Port of Mongla, the second-largest port in Bangladesh.
- Boat trip to Karamjal Forest Station in the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a natural World Heritage Site since 1997, where rescued wildlife can be seen.
- Continue to Khulna, the third-largest city in Bangladesh.
Day 5Bagerhat – Back to Dhaka – New Market
- Bagerhat, the mosque city, a World Heritage Site since 1985, founded in the 15th century by Khan Jahan Ali, with over 360 brick mosques.
- Sixty Dome Mosque, built 1442–1459, the largest Bengal Sultanate mosque, with 81 domes and 60 stone pillars.
- Tomb of Khan Jahan Ali beside the Khanjali Dighi pond.
- Drive back to Dhaka (about 4 hours 30 minutes) and stop at New Market, founded in 1954.
Day 6Dhaka – Bangkok
At 10:00 leave the hotel for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC). Fly Thai Airways TG322 at 13:40, arriving at Suvarnabhumi (BKK) at 17:10.
Included
- Round-trip international economy flights with baggage allowance per airline standard (checked and carry-on)
- Transport and sightseeing with an experienced driver
- Accommodation as listed, twin-share (tell us in advance if you need a triple; some hotels have no 3-bed rooms)
- Entrance fees and meals as stated in the program
- Experienced local guide, plus a Thai lecturer and tour leader
- Entry visa (arranged by the company)
- Bottled drinking water during the trip
- Travel accident insurance of 1,000,000 baht per person (subject to the policy terms)
Not included
- Single-room supplement (if staying alone)
- Business Class upgrade on international flights
- Personal expenses such as passport fees, phone, internet, laundry, minibar, food and drinks outside the program, excess baggage, seat reservations, medical costs for pre-existing conditions, portable oxygen cans
- Tips for the tour leader, local guide and driver (recommended 70 USD per person)
- 7% VAT, 3% withholding tax and other taxes required by law
- Fuel surcharges and airport taxes if the airline raises them
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