SUNDARBANS, One of the world’s largest wetlands and mangrove swamps, threatened now by development, the Sundarbans lie in southern Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal’s (or Bengal) extreme south on a vast river delta at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal. Covering almost 10,000 square kilometres, the Sundarbans is in fact also the world’s largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forests. While much of this UNESCO World Heritage Site lies in Bangladesh, the India portion is extremely interesting and accessed from the historic city of Calcutta (now Kolkatta). OPERATING MONTHS: October to March NUMBER OF DAYS: 09 Nights/10 Days COST: 1953 USD PER PERS GROUP OF PERS: 6 PERS ACCOMODATION: Standard Hotels and Tented Camps

The Sundarbans is renowned for the Royal Bengal Tiger which has adapted incredibly well to the swamplands. Thus Sundarbans National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve have all been established inside the India portion of the Sundarbans.

The Sundarbans swamps provide a transition from marine to freshwater and terrestrial habitat as well as a breeding ground for many species of small fish, crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans to be found in the mangrove roots and muds. The jungle cat,fishing cat, rhesus macaques, wild boar,grey mongoose, fox, flying fox, pangolin, and spotted deer are also plentiful in the Sundarbans. Explore all with our Sundarbans national park tour packages.