Item: Old Capital Tour
Rating: 5
Author: admin

Trip Facts

Duration:
1 day

Group Size:
4 Persons

Accommodation:
NO Accommodation

Tour Type:
Sightseeing Tours

Transportation:
Air-conditioned vehicles, Rickshaw, Boat

Location:
Dhaka, Sonargaon and Panam City

Sonargaon is the old capital of Bengal. In this old capital tour, you will explore the history of the ancient territory of Bengal. Sonargaon is originally called Shornogram or Shubarnogram and denotes the ancient territory of Bengal. It was the former capital of Bengal from the 13th century to the 17th century. Sonargaon means “Golden Village”. One of the tribal groups of people named Shornobhusitah lived in this area. Meaning ‘dressed up with gold’ and signifying that all the people’s men and women used to adorn themselves with gold. This was a thriving administrative, commercial and maritime center of Bengal. This place was described by world-famous globe trotter including, Ibn Battuta (from Morocco), Ralph Fitch (from England), Ma Huan (from China), and Niccolo de Conti from (from Venice, Italy) as a thriving headquarters for trade and commerce of eastern province of Bengal.

In the old capital tour package, you will visit here a beautiful River Island (Char), bamboo made school, Panam City (Panam Nagor), Sonargaon folk art and craft museum; a beautiful tiny mosque built in medieval times by a local spiritual man in 1519.

Highlights

Itinerary

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Overview

Boat ride on mighty river Meghna
Interacting with local people
Visit a destitute elementary school
Visit abandoned city Panam Nagor
Visit Folk Art and Craft Museum
Visit one beautiful Medieval Mosque
Taste Bangladeshi traditional dishes
Enjoy a unique experience beyond your expectations.

Itinerary

Day 1

08:00 – 08:00 AM

Pick up from your Hotel. Drive to Sonargaon which is 45 kilometers away from Dhaka.

Day 2

09:30 – 11:00 AM

Take a boat and cross one of the powerful rivers called ‘Meghna River’. Visit a Char (a tract of land surrounded by the waters of river, sea, or stream), you will see the extremely rural area where people live with limited facilities and you will explore village life activities, their local culture, and tradition.

Day 3

11:10 – 11:30 AM

Visit a Bamboo made elementary school which is built basically for destitute children in a lower-class Hindu community. You could bring some candy for them which will make them extremely happy.

Day 4

11:35 – 12:15 PM

Panam City (Panam Nagor) is now fully an abandoned city. The existing brick buildings of Panam nagor, obviously the residence of the Hindu Merchant-Talukdars (aristocrats who formed the ruling class during the Mughal Empire and British times), can be dated back to the early nineteenth, and the later ones to the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s. Panam nagor which developed in the nineteenth century continued to flourish till the end of the Second World War.

Day 5

12:20 – 01:20 PM

Visit Sonargaon folk art and craft museum you will see here folks art and handicraft staff all together 4,518 different objects collected from different times from 17th century to late 20th century. Also, you will visit Bara Sardar Bari. This place could have been built 400 years ago during the reign of Baro Bhuiyan in Bengal (1538-1612)

Day 6

01:30 – 01:50 PM

Visit Goaldi Mosque one of the beautiful surviving monuments built-in 1519 by Mulla Hizabar Akbar Khan during the reign of Alauddin Husain Shah.

Day 7

02:10 – 02:55 PM

Lunch in a local restaurant (taste authentic Bangladeshi traditional dishes)

Day 8

04:45 – 05:15 PM

Drive back to your hotel and say goodbye. End the Old Capital Tour.

Overall Trip Rating

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Memorable trip to Sonargaon
Ms. Ju Lee (Canada) April 20, 2019

I went on a tour to Sonargaon with my friend. It was my first tour in Bangladesh, and I had such a great time! Our guide Obaidul was superb. He was very friendly and we had a great conversation throughout the whole trip. I learned so much about Bangladeshi culture, food, and fruits especially ;) My favorite part of the tour was the boat ride, strolling around the island village and the Panam city. I highly recommend Bangladesh Scenic Tours!!!
Obaidul was a great tour guide
Michael Zinreich (Hamburg, Germany) April 11, 2019

Very friendly and entertaining. His English is very excellent and good to understand. (I'm not English native myself). Also he is very knowledgeable about the visited places and the nature in particular. I would definitely do another tour with him! Thanks again for this great day, Obaidul!
Great trip to Sonargaon!
Ms. Cindy Beard (California,USA) August 17, 2018

I went on a tour to Sonargaon/Old Dhaka while I was in Bangladesh for an internship and couldn't have asked for a better tour guide in Obaidul. Obaidul arranged a wonderful day--complete with tea breaks, sightseeing, snacks, and a boat ride at the end of the day. I highly recommend Obaidul as a tour guide to anyone looking to get off the beaten path while in Bangladesh.
Brilliant tour, brilliant guide
Ms. Emma Cummings (Manchester, UK) June 14, 2018

I loved my tours with Obaidul – I did an Old Dhaka tour and enjoyed it so much that I then booked an additional one to Sonargaon. He was such a knowledgeable and interesting guide, the days just flew by and I had so much fun. Dhaka is an amazing city, really friendly and safe and with so much to see and do. I really enjoyed going outside of the city to Sonargaon and seeing some really interesting sights, as well as a boat ride out to some islands. I'd wholeheartedly recommend doing a tour with Obaidul and I can't wait to go back and do another!