Flowing south out of the Indian hills into Tahirpur, the Jadukata is celebrated for its clean water and broad sandbars. Upstream near Barek Tilla, wooden skiffs collect sand and gravel by hand against the backdrop of the forested Khasi mountains. In winter and spring, travelers walk along the wide beaches and hire shallow wooden boats to cruise the river mouth. The viewpoint from Barek Tilla hill provides a complete panorama of the river loop entering Bangladesh.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Country boat rental roughly ৳300–600 per hour; motorbike from Tahirpur about ৳250 each way
How to get to Jadukata River
Located near Laurergarh and Barek Tilla, about 15 km north-east of Tahirpur. Accessible by motorcycle or CNG auto from Tahirpur in about 40 minutes.
Sunamganj town is about 290 km from Dhaka, around 7 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Sunamganj guide.
Water levels rise rapidly during heavy monsoon rain in Meghalaya; stay out of the river during flood alerts.
More to see in Sunamganj
Photo: Abdul Momin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Tanguar Haor টাঙ্গুয়ার হাওর
A 10,000-hectare Ramsar wetland sanctuary where visitors cruise by wooden houseboat beneath the Meghalaya hills.
- Best time
- July to September, or December to February
- Give it
- A full day
- Cost
- Day boat roughly ৳3,000–6,000; overnight houseboat with meals about ৳6,000–12,000 per person
Photo: Rocky Masum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Niladri Lake নীলাদ্রি লেক
A deep freshwater lake filling an abandoned limestone quarry at Tekerghat, ringed by grass-topped mounds and border hills.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Free entry; local rowboat ride about ৳100–200; motorbike from Tahirpur about ৳300–400 each way
Photo: Mohammad Nur Alom, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Shimul Bagan শিমুল বাগান
A 33-acre grove of roughly three thousand red silk cotton trees on the sandy riverbank of the Jadukata in Tahirpur.
- Best time
- February to early March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry fee roughly ৳20; local boat crossing about ৳10–20; motorbike from Tahirpur about ৳200
Hason Raja Museum হাসন রাজা জাদুঘর
The preserved ancestral riverfront estate in Sunamganj town displaying memorabilia of the beloved nineteenth-century mystic poet.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry fee roughly ৳20–30; rickshaw from central town about ৳30–40