Item: Dhaka Photography Tour
Rating: 5
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Trip Facts

Duration:
1 day

Group Size:
4 Persons

Activity Level:
High

Accommodation:
NO Accommodation

Tour Type:
Photography Tours

Transportation:
Air-conditioned Car, Rickshaw, Tuk-Tuk

Location:
Dhaka

Dhaka Photography Tour is a one-day tour and Dhaka is one of the most spectacular photography destinations in the world. Dhaka is one of the most densely populated megacities in the world. More than sixteen million peoples live in Dhaka making it one of the most spectacular photography destinations. In Dhaka, you will meet the friendliest and most welcoming people in the world. People are happy to meet foreigners and often ask to have their photos taken, so Dhaka should be your first choice for a photo tour. The main purpose of this tour is to help photographers find the right places in Dhaka to capture incredible and unusual images.

Dhaka offers incredible opportunities for landscape photography, outdoor portraits, food photography, street photography, bazaar photography, urban photography, and travel photography.

All of these places are recommended by various travelers, travel books, and websites like Lonely Planet and TripAdvisor. This tour offers you a great opportunity to experience Bangladeshi Culture, heritage, daily life activities, and the big hustle and bustle of Dhaka city.

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Overview

Photo-shoot in the largest wholesale market of Dhaka city photoshoot in the most crowded place in the Dhaka city!
Photo-shoot on slum area
Photo-shoot through the rail line
Photo-shoot Bangladeshi train
Photo-shoot on biggest slaughterhouse
Photo-shoot in the flower market
Interaction with local people
Discover yourself through the hustle and bustle of Dhaka city
Taste Bangladeshi traditional dishes
Unique experiences beyond your expectation

Day 1

06:45 – 07:00 AM

Pick up at your Hotel. Drive to Kawran Bazaar

Day 2

07:30 – 09:00 AM

Photoshoot at Kawran Bazar (Karwan Bazar), is Dhaka’s largest wholesale market for vegetables, fish, meat and cereals. You can find anything here is Kawran bazaar. At midnight trucks arrive here with vegetables, fish and other groceries from all over the country. Since the bazaar begins from dawn and finishes around nine o clock, therefore, we pick you up early in the morning.

Day 3

09:30 – 11:00 AM

We will take you to the biggest live chicken and duck market near the railway line, on the way you can take some photos of slum dwellers who live in poverty alongside the railway line. Then photograph the live chicken and duck market.

Day 4

11:00 – 11:30 AM

Photoshoots at Tejgaon railway station, a local railway station. Here you can get some snaps of Bangladeshi trains and see people jumping from the rooftop or climbing on the trains and traveling on the train rooftops.

Day 5

11:45 – 12:30 PM

Come back to the car and start driving to the flower market at Shahbag.

Day 6

12:30 – 01:00 PM

Photography at Shahabag wholesale flower market, this flower market is attention-grabbing with various kinds of flowers. All kinds of local, foreign and unknown beautiful flowers are available here. Especially local peoples and other vendors come here to buy flowers for different events and occasions including birthdays, marriages, seminars, special days, and tribute since flowers are essential offerings for Hindu religious festivals.

Day 7

01:00 – 02:00 PM

Lunch in a local restaurant (taste authentic Bangladeshi traditional dishes)

Day 8

02:30 – 03:00 PM

Photography at Slaughterhouse in Kaptan bazaar here you will see how the butcher efficiently prepares meat with knife or Machete. The butchers use only traditional tools.

Day 9

03:00 – 04:00 PM

Photography at Gulistan area, this is the busiest area in Dhaka city. The central part of Gulistan is looking like a traffic island in Dhaka city. Roads are always busy with street selling, continuous moving of rickshaws, buses, bikes and moving of restless men and women. There are more than two thousand of hawker shops in this area and many customers.

Day 10

04:00 – 06:00 PM

Drive back to your hotel and say goodbye. End the Dhaka Photography Tour.

Overall Trip Rating

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Visit to Kawran Market and old Dhaka
Ms. Marina Betti (Novara, Italy) May 9, 2019

Obaidul is a splendid guide. He speaks excellent English, he is polite and friendly and answers questions willingly and competently. He knows exactly what you want to see and tries in every way to satisfy you. The market is absolutely worth the visit. Crowded and colorful it is an experience that I absolutely recommend. Don't believe anyone who says it's not safe. We didn't have any problems. Also interesting was the rest of the tour which included an ancient mosque, the pink palace, the Hindu district, the fabric market and the river port. The rickshaw ride is essential and the boat transfer on the river is interesting. I highly recommend!
An excellent guide destined to become a friend - 5*
Mr. David M (London, UK) July 8, 2018

Obaidul, first and foremost, is a smart and generous guide, who made my short trip to Dhaka into one of the most memorable experiences I've ever had. I feel I could not as feel as much in two days with Obaidul had I been alone in the capital for a month - not only is Obaidul clearly intelligent and knowledgeable, but he is also personable, fun and enjoyable to be around. Highlights included the railways station (photos of hundreds on top of trains), the frenetic fruit and veg market, incredible tasty Bengali food (fish!) and an impromptu stop at the national football stadium per my request to watch a local Bangladesh football match. Obaidul is a reason to return to Bangladesh knowing you're in such safe and capable hands
Obaidul is an excellent guide.
Mr. John B (Stroud, UK) May 19, 2018

When my husband and I arranged to visit Dhaka for a few days we wanted an English-speaking guide who would show us the sights and also be flexible to our needs. As soon as Obaidul arrived at our hotel with his driver we knew we had made the right choice. He is very knowledgeable, easy to listen to, attentive at all times and always made sure we were safe, especially in the wholesale market which is hectic. We went with him on two tours and thoroughly enjoyed both. I especially loved the photographic tour and thankfully Obaidul was happy for me to take lots of pictures as we toured around. We will definitely be booking Obaidul again when we next visit Bangladesh. We want to go to the Sundarbans. He will ensure we have an amazing experience. We can't rate Bangladesh Scenic Tours high enough.