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TeaSylhet division
Sreemangal & Lawacharaশ্রীমঙ্গল ও লাউয়াছড়া
Moulvibazar · Sylhet division
- Best time
- Year-round; best Oct–AprGood: May, June, July
- From Dhaka
- ~4.5 hBy train
- Budget
- ৳3,500–6,000per person, estimate
- Ideal stay
- 2 daysincl. travel from Dhaka
- Division
- SylhetMoulvibazar
Guide
Overview
Tea estates, seven-layer tea, Lawachara rainforest, hoolock gibbons
Tea estatesSeven-layer teaLawachara rainforestHoolock gibbons
The “tea capital of Bangladesh”; Lawachara National Park is home to the endangered western hoolock gibbon.
Route
How to reach
By train
- DhakaStart of the journey
- TrainBy train~4.5 h
- Sreemangal & LawacharaMoulvibazar · Sylhet
Travel times are approximate and vary with roads, weather and schedules.
When
Best time
Year-round; best Oct–Apr
BestGoodOff-peakThis month
Best monthsJanuary, February, March, April, October, November, December
Also goodMay, June, July, August, September
Cost
Sample breakdownBudget
Typical 2-day trip from Dhaka: ৳3,500–6,000 per person.
Travellers
| Item | Budget | Comfort |
|---|---|---|
| Transport from Dhaka (return) | ৳1,250 | ৳2,100 |
| Stay | ৳1,050 | ৳1,800 |
| Food | ৳700 | ৳1,200 |
| Local transport & entry | ৳500 | ৳900 |
| Total | ৳3,500 | ৳6,000 |
৳3,500৳6,000
৳0per person৳8,000
The total range is from our checked guide data; the line items are a sample split for planning. Planning estimates per person from Dhaka; transport time, access rules and costs can change. Confirm locally before travel.
Must-do
Things to do
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Seven-layer tea
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Lawachara rainforest
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Hoolock gibbons
Sreemangal & LawacharaEat
Food
Seven-layer teaTry it in Sreemangal & Lawachara
Know before you go
Tips
- Try the famous seven-layer tea.
- Walk Lawachara quietly — the hoolock gibbon is endangered.
- The train (~4.5 h) is the easy way in.
Where
Map
Moulvibazar · Sylhet division
Sreemangal & Lawachara
Start: Dhaka
Indicative line from Dhaka — not the road route
Sylhet division
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FAQ
Train ~4.5 h
Year-round; best Oct–Apr
Roughly ৳3,500–6,000 per person from Dhaka. This is a planning estimate — costs change, so confirm locally.
Plan about 2 days including travel from Dhaka.
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