Jaflong & Mari River

Jaflong is one of the most renowned tourist spot in Bangladesh. When people want to visit Sylhet zone of Bangladesh, Jaflong becomes the first priority. It is almost 60 kilometre away from the Sylhet city and this is the end of the Bangladesh at the north-east. Jaflong is located in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet District and situated at the border between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Meghalaya.

Jaflong is situated besides the river Mari in the valley of Hill Khashia. The Mari river is opened from the great Himalayas of India. It is just below the mountain range. Jaflong is famous for its stone collections and is home of the Khasi tribe. You can watch the stone collection from the river in Jaflong as well as you can enjoy the boating in the river Mari. You can see the lifestyle of Tribe Khashia in Jaflong.

If you intend to visit Jaflong it is advisable to start from Sylhet in the early morning so that you can comeback by evening covering the other tourists spots of nearby areas of Jaflong. The other tourist areas nearby Jaflong are Tamabil, Shari river, Lala khal, etc.

Shari River & LalaKhal, Sylhet

Travelers come to sylhet mainly to enjoy the scenic beauty of Jaflong, Tamabil boarder and Madhabkunda Stream fall. Lalakhal is somewhat unfamiliar to the tourist but undoubtedly an ecstatic place of interest.

India-Bangladesh Boarder (Sharing of Shari River)

There is a place known as “Sharighat” on the way to Jaintapur and Jaflong. It takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour from Sylhet to reach at Sarighat. From Sharighat one can hire engine boats to go to Lalakhal. Engine boats are of various sizes. One engine boats carrying 10-12 people can charge about tk. 1200 for the entire journey (Up and down).

Sharighat

Sharighat

Stone Lifting Boat

This boat journey to the Lalakhal is through the Shari river. The water in this river is very clear and blue. This river is shared with India. The origin of this river is in the Meghalaya state of India. This river carries huge amount of sediments and stones from the upstream to Bangladesh and local people lift those stone for business purpose.

Lalakhal

Journey to the Lalakhal through Shari river is really an wonderful experience. This is a remote place on the both side of the river. The river bank is not so high. You can watch the mountain range of Meghalaya from the boat journey. The more you forwarded to Lalakhal the water colour becomes greener. People washing their clothes and bathing in the green water are very much charming. One must be insisted to jump in the river for swimming.

Cautions: Though the river is not so deep but some drowned news have been reported during swimming in this river. Use life jacket before swimming. There are some hilly snakes in the river bank. So, watch your steps.