• Right after breakfast we will go ashore and transfer by bus (2-hrs) to Jessore where we will catch the first flight to Dhaka. From here we drive 4-hours northwest to the famous tea plantations and forests of Srimangal.

• Srimangal was once part of Assam, a tea-producing region of India, and today it still has the largest tea estates in all of Bangladesh. Spread out like green carpets over rolling hills, the area is quite a contrast to the wild mangrove forests of the Sundarbans.

• We check in to Tea Resort, a former British colonial lodge that is now operated as a guesthouse by the Bangladesh Tea Board. Students will immediately be drawn to the beautiful outdoor swimming pool and relish in the comfort of their own 2-bedroom houses, complete with sitting rooms and screened verandahs for sipping high tea.

• Following a delicious lunch we will venture into the tea groves to learn from the locals how to properly pick tea. Trying to pick the requisite two fresh leaves and a bud with both hands at once will prove quite a challenge for students though the locals make it look easy.

• Just a short stroll from our lodge is a tea house famous for brewing 5 to 10 colored teas, each layer with a distinctive flavor: ginger, green, milk lemon, etc. This technique is a carefully guarded family secret, so we can enjoy a tea party here that is unique in the world.

• After a delicious dinner served back at our lodge, we will gather around a campfire for a group sharing session under the stars.

Overnight: Tea Resort – Srimangal