Formed inside the Madhabpur tea estate close to the Indian border, this serpentine lake was originally created as an irrigation reservoir for tea bushes. Walking paths skirt along the ridge above the water, offering open views of rows of tea shrubs and pink and blue water lilies floating across the shallows. Winter brings migratory wildfowl to the open water, while tea workers harvest fresh shoots on the surrounding hillsides. Wear flat shoes for the dirt paths and carry drinking water, as vendors are kept outside the tea estate.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳30; round-trip CNG auto-rickshaw from Sreemangal about ৳500–700
How to get to Madhabpur Lake
About 16 km south-east of Sreemangal town in Kamalganj upazila. A hired CNG auto-rickshaw takes about 40 minutes along country roads.
Moulvibazar town is about 190 km from Dhaka, around 4.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Moulvibazar guide.
More to see in Moulvibazar
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A 1,250-hectare semi-evergreen rainforest near Sreemangal, home to endangered Western Hoolock gibbons and walking trails.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳50 for adults; registered forest guide about ৳400–600 per trek
Photo: Hasan Iqbal from Stockholm, Sweden, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Baikka Beel বাইক্কা বিল
A 170-hectare permanent wetland sanctuary in Hail Haor featuring two observation watchtowers and winter waterfowl.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳30; CNG auto-rickshaw return from Sreemangal about ৳600–800
Photo: e_kechichian, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Madhabkunda Waterfall মাধবকুণ্ড জলপ্রপাত
A dramatic 49-metre waterfall dropping over a dark rocky precipice into a large natural plunge pool in Barlekha.
- Best time
- July to November
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳30; private vehicle or CNG hire from Moulvibazar town about ৳1,200–1,500 return
Photo: Mahmud Fahmi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hum Hum Waterfall হামহাম জলপ্রপাত
A secluded double-tiered waterfall hidden inside the Rajkandi Reserve Forest, reached by a demanding stream-bed trek.
- Best time
- August to November
- Give it
- A full day
- Cost
- No official entry fee; local village guide roughly ৳500–700; transport from Sreemangal about ৳1,500–2,000