The Sundarban Reserved Forest occupying an area of around 6,017 square kilometers or 600,000 hectares, represent 51 percent of the total reserved forest area of Bangladesh and as such forms a rich and diverse ecosystem with potential for sustainable natural resource management.
Man has exploited the sundarban for centuries but the forest was not given reserve status by the forestry department until 1875.The main tourist point is Heron point for watching tiger, deer ,crocodiles ,varieties, of birds ,monkey, provide opportunities for wild tracking .
No wonder you may come across a Royal Bengal Tiger swimming across the streams or the crocodiles basking on the river banks.
For the botanist the love of nature the poet and the painter this land provides a variety of wonder for which they all crave.