Dhaka Heritage Monuments and Rural Culture Experience
Pick up from your convenient location and drive straight to the old part of the city.
Visit places according to your interests from the following:
Sadarghat waterfront.
Lalbagh Fort and Star Mosque.
Armenian Church.
Dhakeshwari Temple, etc.
Enjoy a quick lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, you have the following options:
Head to Sonargaon (meaning Golden City), 27 km to the east, which was the capital of Bengal from the 13th to the early 17th century during the Chandra and Deva dynasties. The city of Panam was a flourishing city in those days. In 1611, the Sultanate collapsed under pressure from Mughal expansion, and the Mughals considered the location too exposed to the Portuguese and the Mogh pirates, so they established Dhaka as their capital. You can also visit the folklore museum at Sonargaon.
Take a trip to the Dhamrai area, around 40 km from Dhaka and about a 1.5-hour drive away. Once upon a time, almost every house in this village belonged to metal craftsmen who worked with brass. These craftsmen have been in this trade for hundreds of years and supplied greater India with statues for temples, utensils for homes, and decorative items. Now only a few families are still continuing this profession, mainly depending on orders from overseas.
Proceed to Kakran pottery village in Savar. Your accompanying guide will arrange a boat at Nayarhat, where the vehicle will be left, to take you to Kakran village. The boat journey takes around 20-30 minutes. Earlier, when pots and utensils made from clay were in widespread use, most of the people in this village were potters. Now you will see that only a few families are still trying to keep this profession as their livelihood, but you will be amazed by their traditional technique.
After spending some time in the village, return to the vehicle and drive back to Dhaka.
Visit the National Martyrs' Monument.
Return to Dhaka around 17:00.
