Eco-Tourism In Bangladesh !

Eco-tourism is a new concept in the country though it has developed in the last 15 years in different countries of the world. The marketing of Eco-tourism in the world today has reached maximum sophistication and supply of goods and services has exceeded than its present demand. Now a day more and more people want to

spend leisure time for nature, so it is an important window of the hospitality Industry. The Eco-tourism creates opportunities in areas having unique features or attributes in natural scenic beauty, wildlife and wilderness. Local communities have maximum opportunities to be benefited from the Eco-tourism, which shall generate income for them that shall also help to conserve the nature. So it is believed that Eco-tourism is a sustainable hospitality industry that shall benefit the nature and the community as well.
By and large Bangladesh has tremendous potentialities of development of Eco-tourism opportunities in the country, as there are numerous sites for the same. Some are mentioned below.

 Some Potential Eco-tourism Sites In Bangladesh.

Kuakata

Location and accessibility :

Kuakata is located at the southern most tip of the country facing the Bay of Bengal, in the sea-queen district of Patuakhali. It is situated about 71 km south of the Patuakhali District. It is accessible by road , water or air transport from Dhaka upto Barisal. Then one may travel by road or water to Kuakata. The beach is about 18 km long and 3 km width elongated east-westward from where sun-rise and sun-set is visible.

Existing facilities :

Latachapli and Tangragiri reserved forests in the Kolapara Thana, Gangamoti reserve and Khajura reserve on the east and western part of the beach respectively are bestowed with natural mangrove species like keora, gewa, baen, kankra, goran, hental, goalpata and numbers of wild animals like wild boar, deer, monkey and different types of birds.

Shima Buddist Tample and Rakhaine culture at Kuakata are the added spots of tourism. This place is a real amusing land for local and foreign nature loving tourists.

 

Visitors (Present) 3,00,000 / year.
 

Nilkamal

Location and accessibility :

Nilkamal is the headquarter of South Wildlife Sanctuary under Sundarban West Forest Division. Nilkamal is about 80 km. from Mongla and 130 km. from Khulna city. This place is accessible from Khulna or Mongla by water vessel like launch, cabin cruiser, speedboat, etc.

Existing facilities :

 Nilkamal is also known as ‘Hiron point’. UNESCO declared three wildlife Sanctuaries ( Sundarban east, south and west) in the Sundarban as 522nd World Heritage Site in 1997 and the plaque of world heritage site is located here. Tourists can enjoy the natuaral beauty of the mangrove forest as well as can observe a number of wildlife like tiger, monkey, crocodiles, otter, king cobra, birds etc. There is a rest house at Nilkamal.

Visitors (Present) 1,00,000 / year .

 

katka

Location and accessibility :

Katka is about 150 Km. From Khulna and 100 Km. From Mongla. It is located on the south-east corner of the sundarban. It belongs to Sundarban East Wildlife Sanctuary under Sundarban East Forest Division. Accessible by air from Dhaka upto Jessore then by road to Khulna or Mongla then by water vessel like launch, cabin cruiser or speedboat to reach Katka.

Existing facilities :

This is one of the most beautiful tourist spot in the Sundarban. The fascinating spotted deer is the common feature at Katka. There is a great chance to have a glimpse of the famous Bengal Tiger. Jamtala watch tower provides the scope of a wide aerial view of exceptional grassland meadow in Mangrove Forests where thousands of spotted deer can be seen. A number of ‘khals’ (water channels) and tributaries are the easier routes for watching deer, monkey, monitor lizard, kingfisher and number of birds in the sanctuary area. There is a rest house at Katka.

Visitors (Present) 1,00,000 / year

Dublar Char

 

Location and accessibility :

Dublar Char, a very beautiful island, is located at the southern boarder of the Sundarban, facing the Bay of Bengal. This is located at the South-west of Katka and South-east of Nilkamal. Water vessel like launch, cabin cruiser, speedboat, etc. can be used to reach the island from Mongla/Khulna.

Existing facilities :

The island is well known for fish catch and fish processing (dry fish) in the country. This island is famous for Rash Mela and holy bath, a Hindu festival that carries rituals since 200 years back. Hindus believe that the Rash event is the ‘get-together’ of Radha and Lord Krishna. In order to celebrate this assemblage, thousands of people visit this area from different part of the country. A three-day long yearly ritual is a highly exciting event for the tourists of both home and abroad.

Visitors (Present) 50,000 / year