Day 01, Old Dhaka City Tour, Overnight Cruise to Barishal
7.30 AM Pick-up: After meeting your guide head to the heart of old Dhaka and visit
08.00 AM Kawran Bazar: Photography stop for 30 minutes, capture this chaotic Bazar filled with bustling vegetable, fruits and fish shops with lots of action by an exciting walk.
09.00 AM Shahbag Flower Market: Stop for 20 minutes, stroll around Shahbag- the biggest flower market in Dhaka.
10.00 AM National Parliament building: Stop for 20 minutes, visit the national parliament building from the exterior. It is an architectural wonder in the world and master piece of world famous architect Louis I. Kahn designed in 1969
11.15 AM Dhakeshwari Temple: Stop for 20 minutes, explore the Hindu temple which was built in 12th century by Raja Ballal Sen, a king of Sena dynasty.
12.00 PM Lalbagh Fort: Stop for 30 minutes, visit the historical lalbagh fort which also known as the fort Aurangabad, 17th centuries unfinished Mughal fort, construction began by prince Azam the son Emperor Augrangazeb
12.40 PM Lunch: You may taste the local food (Not included)
01.30 PM Curzon Hall: Stop for 20 minutes, walk through the Curzon Hall, an architectural master piece of European-Mughal style erected in 1904.
02.30 PM Star Mosque: Stop for 20 minutes to visit the Tara mosque built by Mughal landlord Mirza Gulam Pir in 1711 whis still stand tall with her dazzling beauty more than three centuries.
03.00 PM Armenian Church: Stop for 20 minutes, visit the church built by Armenian settlers in 1781.
03.30 PM Shankhari Bazar: Photography stop for 30 minutes, walk through this oldest street and photogenic part where you meet artisans whose ancestors came here 400 years ago.
04.00M Pink Palace: Stop for 30 minutes, visit Pink Palace, also known as Ahsan Manjil. This was the Residential palace of the landlord of Dhaka. The palace stands as an architectural beauty of Dhaka and located on the bank of the river Buriganga.
04.50 AM Sadarghat riverfront: Walk through the very lifeblood of this vibrant city.
06.00 PM Drop: Board in to the ferry for overnight cruise to Barishal.
07.00 PM: Dinner: You may taste the local food (Not included).
Day 02, Backwater Trip, Barishal Sightseeing & Cruise back to Dhaka
05.30 AM Disembark from Ship: Arrive Barishal and drive towards Banaripara Ferry Ghat.
06.30 AM Back Water Trip: Board in to the cruising boat from Banaripara ferry ghat and start the cruise towards floating market through the river channel and explore the Gangetic life of Bangladesh.
08.00 AM, Weekend Floating Market: The beauty of the back water trip is the visit of floating market. Everyday local farmers come with their vegetable and fruits by small rowing boat and gathered to the market to sale to the wholesales.
10.00 AM, Floating Gardens of Bangladesh: Bangladesh formed by alluvial plains of Ganges-Brahmaputra river system, is prone to floods and water logging where as people are following traditional cultivation known as dhap and unique soil free cultivations system.
12.30 PM, Lunch: You may taste the local food (Not included)
02.00 PM, Drive back to Dhaka: After Lunch drive towards Dhaka.
06.00 PM, Dinner: You may taste the local food on Bank of Ganges River. (Not included)
07.30 PM Board in to the Ferry: Overnight cruise Dhaka. Drop to the designated point in Dhaka.
