• Today will be our last day in the largest fluvio-alluvial delta in the world and we will shift our focus from wildlife to the 20 million Bengali people that also know this delta as home.

• There will be time in the morning for another magical paddle through a quiet channel searching for wildlife before we return to our vessel for breakfast and a briefing on the lifestyles of the indigenous peoples.

• We will discuss the fishing traditions of the Sea Gypsy peoples that train wild otters to catch fish, and consider the risk honey gatherers put themselves to when they venture deep into tiger habitat in pursuit of their livelihood.

• Fishermen too are at great risk of tiger attacks when they sleep overnight aboard their small craft as tigers are good swimmers and attracted to the smell of fish. On average a Bengali falls prey to tiger every third day in the Sundarban forest.

• As we cruise back towards Khulna, we will have a final forum on the utter devastation cyclones bring to this region, ravaging homes and livelihoods of some of the world’s poorest people. International relief efforts and the role students themselves can play in offering assistance will be discussed in depth.

• Arriving in Khulna in the evening we will enjoy a farewell feast and a final night aboard ship.

Overnight: Aboard ship - Khulna