©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

Sylhet Division

Includes  Why Go? ...... 127 Pastoral Sylhet packs in more shades of green than you’ll Ratargul...... 130 possibly find on a graphic designer’s shade card. Blessed . . . . . 131 with glistening rice paddies, the wetland marshes of Ratar- gul and Sunamganj, the forested nature reserves of Lowa- Srimangal & Around...... 131 cherra, and Srimangal’s rolling hills blanketed in waist-high tea bushes, Sylhet boasts a mind-blowing array of land- scapes and sanctuaries that call out to nature lovers from around the world. Even while offering plenty of rural adventures for those Best Places willing to go the extra mile, Sylhet scores over several other to Sleep divisions in terms of its easy accessibility. Good transport links mean Sylhet’s famous tea estates, its smattering of Ad- ¨ ¨Nishorgo Nirob Ecoresort ivasi mud-hut villages, its thick forests and its serene bayous (p136) are all just a few hours’ drive or train journey from . ¨¨Nazimgarh Garden Resort Given its relaxed grain, Sylhet is best enjoyed at leisure. (p127) Schedule a week at least for your trip here, especially if you ¨¨Grand Sultan Tea Resort love outdoor activities. (p137)

When to Go Best Places to Eat Sylhet Rainfall inches/mm ¨¨Panshi Restaurant (p129) °C/°F Te mp 40/104 ¨¨Woondaal (p129) 24/600 30/86 ¨¨Kutum Bari (p137) 16/400

20/68 8/200 10/50

0/32 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N

Mar–Nov Oct–Mar Dry Mar–May If Tea-picking season; time for Dhaka is too hot, season. Time hiking, boat trips Sylhet provides a for those classic and birdwatching. relatively cooler teapicker photos. escape. a d n u k b s a km e #\ l h i 0 d 2 m a 0 M 1 Z #\ l i i r m : : : n a b u #\ j r z a a n u H : : : a e

a m n p B B s g a a a (p127) Tucking Sylhet Tucking (p127) (p136) (p136) Hum Hum Falls l m : : : i 0 0 t u T g t u i a #\ g #\ h al a n e i d h n : : : t c b F H Getting off the beaten track track the beaten off Getting these to hike with a daylong falls. remote 5 4 in at some of the country’s the country’s of in at some in the houses best city. capital region’s v s a n # + g # o #\ n r o l e i e l J #\ a l a e 5 e i : : : r t k #Y o #÷ k s # g F o j h m e w K l n a F S #\ : : : he a #\ R u o l R l #\ a D f K y l l a i #\ S J z l #\ a i 4 r u p #\ v r # l u i a g U j : u p z e # Y n # o b a ar k u 2 a : : A ) M B # p h at R La l A #\ a

d #\ I : r a R U a ra r 1 r #\ D n P ark # e u M I : : : : : #\ 3 er e # N o h P # p i I R h al ( C h

: : : T t g at a j ac N n n : : : : : an w l a n i o r a g a N m i T : : a n L g k b O E ri r h j o a I i a c a (p130) Rowing Rowing (p130) Ratargul : : : J n #÷ S t H t S P N a a j I a L #\ g S n #\ N V Y a skiff under a canopied forest forest canopied a skiff under a this swampy while exploring wilderness. 3 out for rare hoolock gibbons hoolock rare out for walking the while strolling this semi-evergreen of trails forest.

I a m S g D i a b n #\ j a a u i n t S H

a a s

i r

#\ #\

G

a e

r

e h v A i

R D a

m S Y

r #\ ) u A S A L I A D H N I G a ( E h #\ s a M r a #\ r j u p u n a d p a n r i m g #\ a l r h G h a a a

N C h N T m N A O D a O I K O J (p131) (p131) Srimangal Lowacherra National Lowacherra #\

I G S A I S A I H V T I (p133) Keeping an eye an eye Keeping (p133) Park 2

1 Highlights Ambling through expansive expansive Ambling through and sip on quirky, estates tea seven-layered multicoloured tea.

V D T I D I

D H

sion Division Highlights C

Sylhet Divi 126 Z