Dhaka Photography Tour

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh since 1608 beside the Buriganga River. Formerly known as Dacca, it’s a center for trade and culture, with a long history as a seat of government. This is one of the largest and most densely populated cities in the world. With a population of 18.89 million people in the greater Dhaka area, the largest city in Eastern South Asia, and among the Bay of Bengal countries. It’s a very appropriate station for photographers to capture noisy streets, the people, and the bazaars. If you love to do portrait photography, you will find thousands of frames to shoot. On this whole day tour, we’ll cover by car, local transport, Rickshaw, and on walking. Mostly in old Dhaka, we’ll cover both parts of old and new Dhaka.

Duration : Full day (8 hours)

Locations : Dhaka (Old & New)

Attractions :

Kawranbazar vegetable market

Sadarghat Launch Terminal

Shipbreaking yard

Chawk Bazaar

Shakhari Bazaar Street

Islampur Cloth Market

Roadside Shops

Buringanga River Cruise

Tour Available : Round the year.

Best time to go: Round the year.

Tour Highlights:

Capture the streets and bazaars.

Capture the largest river port of Bangladesh, Sadarghat.

Enjoy a small boat cruise on the Buriganga River.

Capture shipbreaking activities in Sadarghat.

Feel the noisy urban space.

Capture various portraits of different cultures.

Enjoy a rickshaw ride on the narrow street.

Taste the food in the local restaurants and street food corners.

Notes:

Timing and assembling for the places are flexible; we could change them because of traffic during the tour.

Especially for the photographers.

The tour will be covered by walking mostly, so be prepared and get your camera on hand.

There could be incredible traffic in Dhaka. Sometimes you have to wait for a long time without even moving in every block of the road.

A rickshaw ride is possible for small groups of 6 persons.

Friendly toilets are not available everywhere. You will find toilets in the restaurants.

Bengali local food is spicy. Biriyani & Khichuri made of Rice, lentils, meat, and special spices are the famous food of old Dhaka.

If you want to shoot the mosque, it requires modest clothes to visit inside any mosque. It does not allow shorts for the purpose and especially, women have to cover their hair and arms with clothes.