Forest and mangrove, Habiganj
Satchari National Parkসাতছড়ি জাতীয় উদ্যান
- Time needed
- Half a day.
- best months
- Nov–Mar
- Cost
- A small entry fee; guides charge extra.
A small hill forest of 243 hectares on the Dhaka–Sylhet highway, named for the seven streams that run through it: the easiest place in the country to hear gibbons.
At a glance
- Declared
- 2005
- Area
- 243 hectares
About
The forest, once the Raghunandan Hill reserve, became a national park in 2005. Marked trails of half an hour to three hours loop through tall trees and over sandy streams; a canopy tower near the entrance lets you look across the tree tops at dawn, when the western hoolock gibbons call and capped langurs and birds feed.
A Tripura village sits at the edge of the park. Walk quietly, start early, and stay on the trails.
Getting there: On the Dhaka–Sylhet highway in Chunarughat; a CNG from Shayestaganj.
Things to do
- Climb the canopy tower at first light and listen for gibbons.
- Walk one of the marked trails along the streams.
Good to know
- Wear shoes that can get wet; leeches come out in the rains.
