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Where you'd go

Ten corners of a small, dense country.

Bangladesh packs mangroves, hill country, tea estates, a very long beach, Buddhist ruins and a roaring capital into a country you can cross in a day. Pick the ones that pull at you — or open the planner to mix them into a single trip.

Dhaka

Dhaka Gateway

The loud, layered capital most trips start and end in.

Best: Nov–Feb · 2–3 days · Airport: DAC

Sundarbans

The world's largest mangrove forest, reached only by boat.

Best: Nov–Feb · 3+ days · Cruise tour

Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar & Saint Martin

A very long beach, and the country's only coral island.

Best: Nov–Mar · 3+ days · Airport: CXB

Sylhet & Srimangal

Tea-carpet hills, wetlands and the greenest corner of the country.

Best: Oct–Mar · 2–3 days · Night train

Hill Tracts

Chittagong Hill Tracts

Bangladesh's mountain country — lakes, ridgelines and Indigenous cultures.

Best: Nov–Feb · 3+ days · Permits may apply

North Bengal

North Bengal

UNESCO Buddhist monastery, ancient citadel and terracotta temples.

Best: Nov–Feb · 2–3 days · Train from Dhaka

Kuakata

Kuakata

The only beach in Bangladesh where you see sunrise and sunset from the same sand.

Best: Nov–Mar · 2–3 days · Bus from Dhaka

Bagerhat

Bagerhat

A 15th-century mosque city — 77 domes and a shrine guarded by crocodiles.

Best: Nov–Feb · 1–2 days · Via Khulna

Comilla

Comilla–Mainamati

7th-century Buddhist ruins and a WWII war cemetery, close to Dhaka.

Best: Oct–Mar · 1–2 days · Bus from Dhaka

Mymensingh

Mymensingh & Haor Wetlands

Bangladesh's great open water — a flooded plain where migratory birds outnumber people in winter.

Best: Nov–Feb · 2–4 days · Train from Dhaka

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