Ethnic People of the Tea Valley

Check out from your hotel after breakfast and drive to the North East of Bangladesh. On the way we visit weaving villages & local markets. On arrival check in to your hotel, and after refreshment, drive to Tamabil. This is the land border between Bangladesh & India where we will see the border activities later; we visit Jaflong where you will watch hundreds of people gathering stones from beneath the river bed. Then visit the Kashia tribal village to see their lifestyle and way of working with the betel leaf. The majority of this community are Christian. Return to your hotel in Shylet for overnight stay.

Your journey to Srimangal starts after breakfast. Upon arrival, check in the hotel / Resort. After lunch we plan to take a bicycle ride through the tea gardens and get some awesome photos of the ladies who pluck tea, and visit their village to get interactions and to learn about their daily life. We can spend some time with them. In the late afternoon relax and enjoy the famous seven layer tea. Then visit the Manipuri community and learn about their daily lifestyle. Back to your Hotel/ Resort. Dinner and rest overnight in Srimangal.

Early morning (at around 7am) take the five minute drive to Lawachara rain forest, the only one there is in Bangladesh. Keep your eyes open to spot Hoolock Gibbons, Langur Monkeys and many species of birds and other wildlife. Also trek down to the Khasia Ethnic village, which is located in the forest, to learn about their daily life. Later, return to your hotel, have some breakfast and then check out. Next, visit the Ethnic Monipuri people’s weaving village and learn to weave with them. After lunch start for Dhaka. Upon arrival in the early evening, check in to your hotel for dinner and overnight stay in Dhaka.

After breakfast you will be transfer to the airport to catch the flight for your next destination. End of our service.