Morning pick-up from your Kolkata hotel/ airport / railway station and drive to Godkhali jetty (125 km/3 hrs) through beautiful countryside and rural bazaars with stopovers at the local tea shop and fishermen’s villages. From Godkhali transfer by motorized boat to your resort.
On arrival, briefing and interpretation by a naturalist over tea/coffee/welcome drink followed by a 2 hour spectacular cruise through rivers Hogol, Gomor, Durgaduani and Gumti. Optional stopover at Gosaba – one of the earliest human settlements of Sundarbans to visit the house of Sir Daniel Hamilton – a Scottish banker who initiated the first co-operative movement in India here. After lunch enjoy a 3 hour birding and game cruise to Sudhanyakhali watch tower through creeks and canals.
Evening at leisure.
Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, enjoy a full day game cruise and birding tour to Netidhopani watch tower (subject to weather permitting). Lunch will be served on board. This evening, enjoy local rural theatre (Bonobibi Yatra) performed by the villagers. The performance tells an interesting story about the Tiger Lord, Forest God and Goddess, fishermen and honey collectors with a lot of songs and dances.
Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast enjoy a guided village walk during which participants are encouraged to have close interaction and interesting encounters with the local villagers and their lifestyle, local craft and cuisines, indigenous farming and household equipment used by the villagers. Then go on a guided adventure cruise by manually-oared country boat followed by a short cruise to Dobanki watchtower to enjoy a small canopy walk.
After lunch, transfer by motor boat to Godkhali jetty and then transfer to Kolkata by car.
End of tour.