Weekend Trip to Nature and Primitive Life of Tangail

Day 1: Early morning drive to Tangail to avoid city traffic
Leave Dhaka at 5-5:30AM (to avoid rush traffic) by reserved vehicle for Tangail, it takes about two hours. Breakfast at a local restaurant by the highway; Parata, fried eggs, vegetables, daal and tea with some seasonal fruits. Continue driving for 30 minutes to UBINIG. Check in, fresh up, have some tea, coffee and hit the road for sightseeing and excursions. First, we go to a nearby village to see the famous saree weaving, whole villagers are weaving by old fashion handlooms. Our weavers call sarees their second skin – you will feel their passion. Continue to next village to see bamboo crafting at their house, pottery village and Atia Mosque. We will come back at the UBINIG for lunch between the village visits and the go to the next villages. Finally, we will be back at the guest house for dinner and night stay. Today we can be a part of dinner preparation in the Kitchen, if you want. It is quite an experience to see how they are cooking on clay ovens. Dinner and good night at UBINIG.

Day 2: Deep dive into the rural culture and sunset on the Brahmaputra River
Enjoy the freshly prepared breakfast at UBINIG. We will walk to the nearby agricultural fields to see primitive and organic agricultural practices. Continue exploring Shital Pati (floor mats made from rattan), the weaving village, the silversmith’s village and organic rice agriculture. They are not in the same village; they are within the same neighborhood and within a short distance. We will stop at UBINIG for lunch enroute during the excursion. After lunch, we will drive to the Brahmaputra River for a scenic river trip and sunset. Along the way, we will stop at some Char (shifting river island) village right in the middle of the mighty river, walk through the sandy beach to the people’s home, and see how primitive their life is based on only a few things, totally disconnected from the mainland, no electricity, no hospitals, no high schools. People here fight all the time to survive, no questions of frustration on this land. Nature is always not a blessing, turns devastating during the monsoon, and climate change has been bringing surprises every year. Erosion and sedimentation impact their life and the most important part to understand who lives in a CHAR. Still, they are happy and expecting a wonderful morning the next day; we have a lot to learn from them. We may play football or cricket with the kids and on the Char. Drive back to UBING for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Tewta Jomidar Bari, Baliati Palace and Brass artisans of Dhamrai on the way back to Dhaka
We will leave Tangail for our return journey to Dhaka after a very good breakfast. As we will be driving through the inner roads of the villages, our first visit will be a wonderful Hindu Landlord’s palace, locally known as Teota Jomiday Bari. Explore the charming ornamentation on the old ruined buildings with fresh colonial impressions. The brick building and temples on the bank of the River is a ready archaeological setup to admire. This is also a cherished place filled with memories of Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and his beloved wife Promila Devi, where love, poetry, and heritage blends perfectly right at the meeting point of the Brahmaputra (Jamuna) and Ganges (Padma) River. These romantic lines reflect Nazrul’s admiration for Promila Devi, the daughter of zamindar of Teota, during his stay at this palace.
“তুমি সুন্দর তাই চেয়ে থাকি প্রিয় (“You are so beautiful, my love, that I gaze at you —)
সেকি মোর অপরাধ” (Is that a crime of mine?”)

Continue driving towards Baliati Zamindar Palace, another wonderful, well preserved and huge villa that the zamindar had to leave behind during the India and Pakistan separation based on religion. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant or the Proshika Center. On the way back to Dhaka, we will meet a brass artisan family at their heritage home. This family has been involved in transforming scrap brass metals into hundreds of unique household and artistic items following an ancient process called the lost-wax method. You will learn why every item is unique, even was made by the same person and so special to attract people around the world. We say goodbye to the family and head towards home in Dhaka.
End of tour.