River, lake and haor, Moulvibazar
Hakaluki Haorহাকালুকি হাওর
- Time needed
- Half a day to a full day.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- No entry fee; a boat for the day is the main cost.
The largest haor in Bangladesh, a freshwater wetland of more than 18,000 hectares shared with Sylhet, famous for its winter birds.
At a glance
- Area
- About 18,115 ha
- Shared with
- Sylhet
About
Most of the haor lies in Barlekha and Kulaura, the rest in Sylhet district. It is one of the largest freshwater wetlands in Asia: in the rains it becomes one sheet of water, and in winter it shrinks to a scatter of beels among grassland and swamp trees.
From November to February tens of thousands of ducks and waders arrive from the north. A boat on the beels at dawn is the way to see them.
Getting there: By road from Kulaura or Barlekha to the haor edge, then a local boat.
Things to do
- Take a boat onto the beels at sunrise for the birds.
Good to know
- Bring binoculars and keep boats at a distance from the flocks.
