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Bangladesh

Swamp forests, tea gardens, ancient Buddhist ruins and a beach where you can watch the sun rise and set over the sea.

Guides

City guide

An Armenian church, a restored palace, conch-shell carvers and Old Dhaka's best food.

Cox's Bazar

80 km of coast road by chander gari: stops, the best way to travel, prices and where to rent.

Road trip

Six 15-minute and one-hour stops on the highway: ruins, rasmalai, a hill lake and a grassy beach.

Road trip

A safari park, a 100-foot golden Buddha and an ancient monastery on the way to the beach.

Sylhet

A freshwater swamp forest you explore by small boat.

Sylhet

Tea gardens and a rainforest national park.

Narayanganj

A street of old merchant houses in a historic capital.

Naogaon

The ruins of a great Buddhist monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Bogura

One of the oldest archaeological sites in Bangladesh.

Patuakhali

A long beach on the Bay of Bengal with sunrise and sunset over the sea.

Check travel advice first. The U.S. State Department rates Bangladesh Level 2, "exercise increased caution", and says do not travel to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban districts). The UK advises against all but essential travel there. Foreign visitors need prior government approval to enter the area.
Visas and entry: check with the Bangladesh embassy or consulate for your country before you book.
Health: see the CDC's Bangladesh page for recommended vaccines and food and water advice, ideally a month or more before you go.

Travel advice changes. Read the latest version before you book and again before you leave.

Last checked October 2026.