Situated along the Kaliganga and Kocha river confluence, Hularhat is the premier water gateway to western Barishal division. For over a century, the British-era paddle wheelers—the famous Rocket steamers—called at this ghat on their multi-day voyages from Dhaka to Khulna. Today, giant multi-deck passenger launches arrive from Dhaka every morning and depart in the evening, unloading passengers, bicycles, and cargo onto floating pontoon docks. Street food vendors along the ghat sell hot parathas, fried fish, and sweet milk tea to travellers.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Free to visit; auto-rickshaw from Pirojpur town roughly ৳30–40
How to get to Hularhat River Port
About 6 km east of Pirojpur town along the road to the river. Easy-bikes and battery rickshaws run continuously from Pirojpur Sadar to the ghat in about 15 minutes.
Pirojpur town is about 205 km from Dhaka, around 4.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Pirojpur guide.
More to see in Pirojpur
Photo: Anindita Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Atghar Kuriana Floating Guava Market আটঘর কুড়িয়ানা ভাসমান পেয়ারা বাজার
Twin waterborne markets in Nesarabad where farmers gather by boat across canal intersections to auction fresh summer guavas.
- Best time
- July to September (peak fruit season)
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Small wooden boat hire roughly ৳600–1,000 for 2 hours; auto-rickshaw from town about ৳150–200
Photo: Radman Siddiki, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Rayerkathi Zamindar Bari and Shiva Temples রায়েরকাঠি জমিদার বাড়ি ও শিব মন্দির
A four-century-old zamindar palace complex in Pirojpur Sadar with ornate multi-pinnacled terracotta Shiva temples.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from town centre roughly ৳30–50 each way
Photo: Md. Kawsar Hossen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Momin Mosque মমিন মসজিদ
An intricately carved early-20th-century wooden mosque built in Mathbaria entirely without iron nails.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry free; bus from Pirojpur to Mathbaria about ৳70–90 each way; local auto roughly ৳30–40