The Largest Mangrove Forest in the World
The Sundarbans is one of the natural wonders of the world as it is the largest Mangrove Forest in the world that spreads across Bangladesh and West Bengal in India. About 2/3 of it is in Bangladesh while the remaining 1/3 is in India and it draws people from around the world to see its vast magnificent beauty.
With our luck, it rained for half the day as we were on an open boat with rain hitting our face, however it did not stop us from looking around and noticing the villages on the bank still working as if a little bit of water will stop them.
The forest is lush with vegetation and wildlife. Even during the dry season it is still green and animals and birds are seen far and wide. Some animals we saw were crabs, frogs, hawks, mud skippers, snakes, spotted deer, Gangetic Dolphin, and Crocodiles.
Of course you can never leave out the Rhesus Macaque monkeys. These monkeys are seen all over Asia and are some of the most photographic. However it is not smart to get to close to them as they will bite….
Leaving the Sundarbans, we stopped by a small village right across the river (as people are not allowed to live in this protected area). The village relies mostly on fishing as they cannot grow to many crops because of the salt water. The people are quite friendly, however after the rainstorm we found it difficult to walk around as easy as the locals in the mud……
Getting back to Khulna at night, has some great photo opportunities of street life after dark. Markets are still going on and people running around from place to place in Tuk Tuks and Rickshaws…….
