Sundarbans (March 2007) |
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Travelling to Sundarbans is not cheap as you have to organize your own boat or take one of the guided tours, but even in this case is a must in Bangladesh. Sleeping under the stars, relaxing in the beach or swimming in a river, watching the fauna and flora by the small side canals and more are a really rewarding experience.
The Sundarbans is the largest litoral mangroove belt in the world and cover an area of nearly 3600 sqm in Bangladesh and 2400 swm in India.
About one-third of the total area of this forest is covered in water, river channels, canals and tidal creeks. The land is constantly being reshaped by tidal action, and cyclones wreak havoc.
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Sunset in SundarbansView of one of local fishing boats going back home during the sunset time.
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Typical Village HouseView of one of the typical basic houses located int he villages on the riverside.
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Flying aroundView of an eagle flying around the boat in Sundarbans.
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Open wingsView of an eagle with his wings totally open flying around the boat in Sundarbans.
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Monitor LizardView of a monitor lizard and his reflection in one of the small channels deriveds from big rivers in the Sundarbans mangroove forest.
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Colorful BirdBeautiful bird located at the top of a small and curious branch in Sundarbans.
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Sundarbans' BeachThis beautiful beach is located in the Sundarbans and like most of this forest, the typical mangroove branches are also found here.
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Orange BirdAnother beautiful bird, in this case an orange one, in the Sundarbans Mangroove Forest that is an excellent place to see all kind of birds.
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Sundarbans' ChannelsBeautiful small channel in Sundarbans during sunrise time.
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Foggy morningView of a small foggy channel of Sundarbans Mangroove Forest during early morning.
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On the TreeBeautiful small bird located on the top of a branch tree in a beach of Sundarbans Mangroove Forest.
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Where the forest starts...View of the beach and the starting point for the magroove forest in Sundarbans, with its characteristic branches emerging from the ground, even under the sea.
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Mangroove BranchesView of the typical small branches emerging from the ground that fills up all the mangroove forest. As you can supose, is not very recomendable to fall down in this forest...
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Mangroove ForestView of the mangroove forest in Sundarbans, with its characteristic trees and branches, and not far away, some monkeys, deer and even tigers.
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Traditional Fishing Local fishermen fishing with their small boats and fishing nets in front of their villages.
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Fishing Time!View of a part of the hundreds of small boats fishing during this time in the way to Khulna in Sundarbans.
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