🐦 Sundarban Bird Photography Expedition

About This Tour

🐦 Sundarban Bird Photography Expedition Per Person : 500-900$ Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights Starting Point: Khulna / Mongla, Bangladesh Best Season: November – March Group Size: 6–12 photographers Recommended Vessel: Photography-friendly cruise ship (quiet engine, open deck)

🐦 Sundarban Bird Photography Expedition
Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights
Starting Point: Khulna / Mongla, Bangladesh
Best Season: November – March
Group Size: 6–12 photographers
Recommended Vessel: Photography-friendly cruise ship (quiet engine, open deck)
📅 Day 1: Khulna – Mongla – Harbaria – Deep Mangrove
07:00 AM – Pickup from Khulna hotel / airport transfer
08:30 AM – Boarding the cruise ship at Mongla Port
Welcome drink & expedition briefing.
09:30 AM – Start cruise through the Passur River
📸 Birds during cruising
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Little Cormorant
Oriental Darter
11:30 AM – Harbaria Mangrove Walk
Photography targets:
Black-capped Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
Pond Heron
Egrets
02:00 PM – Lunch on board
03:30 PM – Silent Creek Exploration
Golden hour photography:
Mangrove Whistler
Brown-winged Kingfisher
07:30 PM – Dinner
Photography briefing & bird checklist.
Overnight on ship.
📅 Day 2: Kotka – Jamtola Sea Beach
05:30 AM – Sunrise Photography Cruise
Best light for action photography.
📸 Target Birds
Collared Kingfisher
Mangrove Pitta
Drongos
Woodpeckers
07:30 AM – Breakfast
08:30 AM – Kotka Watch Tower Jungle Walk
Wildlife photography:
Spotted Deer
Wild Boar
Monitor Lizard
Bird photography:
Parakeets
Scarlet Minivet
Black-headed Ibis
12:30 PM – Lunch on board
03:30 PM – Jamtola Sea Beach
📸 Shorebird Photography
Sandpipers
Redshank
Whimbrel
Kentish Plover
06:00 PM – Sunset Beach Photography
Overnight near Kotka.
📅 Day 3: Kochikhali – Dublar Char
05:30 AM – Early Morning Bird Photography
Target birds:
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
08:00 AM – Breakfast
09:30 AM – Cruise to Kochikhali
Mangrove photography session
Purple Heron
Grey Heron
Lesser Adjutant Stork
02:00 PM – Lunch
03:30 PM – Cruise to Dublar Char
This island offers excellent seabird photography.
Target birds
Terns
Gulls
Crab Plover
Osprey
06:00 PM – Sunset photography
Overnight near Dublar Char.
📅 Day 4: Remote Creeks – Rare Bird Expedition
05:30 AM – Small Boat Creek Exploration
Best chance to photograph rare Sundarban birds.
Rare bird targets
Masked Finfoot
Mangrove Pitta
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Ruddy Kingfisher
08:00 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM – Mangrove Forest Walk
Bird species:
Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Green Bee-eater
Black Drongo
02:00 PM – Lunch
04:00 PM – Golden Hour Photography
Riverbank birds:
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea Eagle
07:30 PM – Farewell Dinner
Photography review session.
📅 Day 5: Karamjal – Mongla – Khulna
05:30 AM – Final Sunrise Bird Photography
Last chance for:
Kingfishers
Egrets
Oriental Darter
07:30 AM – Breakfast
09:30 AM – Visit Karamjal Wildlife Center
Photography opportunities:
Macaque monkeys
Mangrove birds
Crocodile breeding center
12:30 PM – Lunch on board
02:00 PM – Cruise back to Mongla
04:00 PM – Transfer to Khulna
06:00 PM – Expedition ends
🐦 Target Bird Species (For Photographers)
Rare Birds
Masked Finfoot
Mangrove Pitta
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Raptors
Brahminy Kite
White-bellied Sea Eagle
Osprey
Kingfishers
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Black-capped Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher
Waders
Sandpipers
Redshank
Whimbrel
Total birds in Sundarban: 300+ species

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