Madhabkunda Waterfall

:: Madhabkunda Waterfall Madhabkunda waterfall is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Sylhet division. Lots of tourists and picnic parties come to Madhabkunda every day for their enjoyment. You can go to Madhabkunda either from Sylhet if you go by road or from Kulaura if you go by train. From Kulaura rail station its about one hour journey by microbus to Madhabkunda. The journey to Madhabkunda itself is exotic. On the way you can see the greenish beauty of tea garden, the hills and the zigzag road through the hills will increase the joy of your journey. In Madhabkunda you will see the great waterfall – falls of million tons of water form 200ft. height. Big bolder of stones and the black stones in giving a shape of care in Madhabkundu. There is a Parjatan Motel with a good restaurant for accommodation and fooding.  There is also a district council Bunglow for night stay. Here you can enjoy adventurous feelings to stay in a jungle. All you need to have a prior booking for the bunglow from Moulvibazar Zilla Parishad office. :: Lawacherra Rain Forest Lawacherra Rain Forest is one of the important & well-reserved forests in Bangladesh. Here visitor may see gibbons swimming through the trees and birds like bee-eater owls parrot. It is a good habitant of Deer, leopard, wild chicken, squirrel, and python. Don't miss it especially if you are bird watcher. The terrain is hilly and vegetation is fairly thick. Only one rare Chloroform tree of Asia is prime attraction. Khasia & Manipuri is two important ethnic-tribe live here. Manipuri is famous for its rich culture especially for dancing, singing. They are also famous for their traditional weaving. You can buy their handicrafts exquisitely woven woolen. Shawls, Sharee, Napkin, bed-cover and some should a bags. It is known as colorful community. Khasia tribe is famous for their betel leaf cultivation. They make their villages high on hilltop in deep forest and so far from town. It is like "A Piece of Paradise". Certainly it will please you. Pineapple cultivation - Sweetest and best quality pineapples grown here in Bangladesh. Pineapple is really a greatest offer of summer but now it is cultivated round the year. So, you can enjoy the juicy summer fruit in any time coming to its real field. :: Handicrafts of Sylhet Sylhet is well known for its wide variety of exquisite handicrafts. Well-known Sylhet cane products such as chair, table, tea trays, flower vases, bags and the exquisitely designed fine Sital Pati (a kind of mattress having natural cooling effect) are colorful souvenirs. :: Manipuri Dance An interesting feature of Sylhet region is the aboriginal tribes such as the Tipperas, the Monipuris, Khasias and Garos who still live in their primitive ways in the hills, practicing their age-old rites, rituals, customs and traditions. During festivals such as, Rash Leela (Full-moon night in February) and Doljatra, the attractive young girls dressed in colorful robes, dance with the male members of their choice & love. The Monipuris perform their famous dance, based on allegorical love themes of the ancient mythology.    For accommodation at Sylhet town, some reasonably good hotels are available. Rest-house accommodation at Srimangal and other places are also available for tourists.

Madhabkunda Waterfall : The highest waterfall of Bangladesh

Madhabkunda Waterfall : The highest waterfall of Bangladesh

Madhabkunda waterfall is located in Barlekha thana of moulvibazar district. This is the biggest waterfall of Bangladesh.  Water is flowing continuously here especially in the rainy season the flow of this fall becomes strong. 

The height of the waterfall in Madhabkunda is 61m or 200ft.  It is about five km away from Dakshinbagh railway station on the Kulaura-Shabajpur track and 350 km from Dhaka.

The waterfall is one of the most attractive tourist spot in Bangladesh. Lots of tourists and picnic parties come to Madhabkunda every day for their enjoyment.

You can visit Madhabkunda by road or train from Dhaka and Chittagong. You should travel by road if you want to enjoy the natural beauty of Sylhet. On the way you can see the greenish beauty of the world’s biggest tea garden, the picturesque hills and the zigzag road through the hills will increase the pleasure of your trip. The voyage to the Madhabkunda is an enthralling experience and it’s so exotic that one may go to Madhabkunda only for the journey.

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There are both AC and Non-AC buses available for Sylhet or Moulvibazar from Dhaka and Chittagong. From Sylhet and Moulvibazar public buses are available to go to Madhabkunda.

If you travel by train it will take 1-2 hours less to reach destination but will miss the exciting experience of the natural scenic beauty of environment beside the road. Train will get you as far as Kulaura and than you will have to take public bus for visiting the waterfall. it’s about one hour journey from Kulaura train station.

You can stay night at Madhabkunda. There is a motel of Bangladesh Porjoton Corporation and also a Bunglow of district council. To stay at the Bunglow you need to contact with Mulavibazar zilla parishad office  before you go to Madhabkunda.

For accommodation, some hotels are available at Moulvibazar. Hotel Sonargoan at Srimongol road, Hotel Sheraton Plaza at kushumbag and Hotel Helal at Saifur Rahman Road.