Gajni Sherpur

Ghazni Vacation Center is located at the foothills of the traditional Garo Hills in Jhenaigati Upazila of Sherpur District. Rows of gajari, sal and teak trees at Ghazni Vacation Center bring tranquility to the mind of nature lovers. Tourists flock here to observe the beauty of Garo Hills in winter. Mountain springs, lakes, hills, crystal clear water and thick green forests give special features to the environment here.

An artificial lake has been created by blocking the flow of mountain springs at Ghazni Vacation Center. Artificial hills and lake view pentagons have been created in the middle of the lake, which are connected by a suspension bridge. There is a modern rest house with 6 rooms on top of Garo hill. From the rest house to the foot of the hill there is a crooked staircase called Padmasindi. Ghazni Vacation Center has adequate car parking facilities and playground. There are clean water tube wells, adequate sanitation and cooking facilities for picnicking.

Ghazni Vacation Center has a watch tower, from this tower one can enjoy the beauty of the hills. Besides, there are also mini zoo, cactus village, children's park, Rangdhanu bridge, crescent lake, artificial waterfall, pandal board, water boat, Muktijudha Smutisoudh, memorial plaque of Kazi Nazrul Islam and Rabindranath Tagore, subway, lovelane and portraits of various animals. The lifestyle of the tribals living in the Garo Hills is an added bonus for travelers visiting Ghazni Vacation Center.

Ghazni Vacation Center entry fee is Tk 20 per person, watch tower ticket price is Tk 10 per person. If you want to enter Ghazni vacation center by car, you have to get gatepass from upazila parishad check post. Get gatepass by paying Tk 300 for bus and truck, Tk 150 for microbus, pickup and Maxi, Tk 100 for jeep, private car and Tk 50 for CNG entry. Save this gatepass as the gatepass has to be shown at the BGB Nakshi camp at the border. Also, riding in the park and various rides will cost from 5 to 60 rupees per ride.

It is most convenient to travel from Dhaka to Ghazni Vacation Center via Mymensingh. A fare of Tk 500 per person will be required to come to Sherpur by Dreamland special bus from Dhaka's Mohakhali bus stand. But you will get an AC bus from Mohakhali to Sherpur at 2 pm, AC bus fare is Tk 600 per person.

From Sherpur bus stand you have to come to Khwaarpar Shapla Chatwar by auto rickshaw fare of Tk 10 per person. Ghazni-Madhutila going auto/CNG reserve is available at Shapla Chattar. Auto fare to visit Ghazni and Madhutila Ecopark for the whole day is 500 to 700 Tk. Each auto can carry 6/7 people.

It will cost 1000 to 1200 taka to go to Ghazni vacation center by microbus from Sherpur. Besides, you can take a local bus from Sherpur to Jhenaigati upazila and from there you can easily go to Ghazni vacation center by bus, CNG or rickshaw.

If you want to go to Ghazni vacation center from North Bengal, you can also come to Sherpur via Jamalpur by rail or road. Ghazni Vacation Center is located at a distance of only 30 km from Sherpur.

Jhenaigati has an upazila Dak bungalow and a forest department rest house. You can have prior permission in these. In Sherpur district, there are several medium quality hotels such as Hotel Saadhad, Kakli, Varnali Guest House, Bhabani Plaza, in addition to standard guest houses for 150 to 500 taka and 300 to 500 taka. There are separate rest houses of Roads and Public Roads, Circuit House, LGED, ATI and Palli Vidyut in Sherpur. If you want to stay in the rest house of Ghazni vacation center, you may have to pay 500 to 700 rupees for each room depending on the time.

Phone Number: Circuit House – 0931-61513, Hotel Saadah – 01718-290447, Kakali Guest House – 01914854450, Hotel Said – 0931-61776.

If you want to eat, it is best to go to Jhenaigati Upazila Sadar or Sherpur. You can dine at Hotel Said and Hotel Josna in Jhenaigati. And if you want to eat Sherpur food, you can go to Hotel Shahjahan, Hotel Ahar and Hotel Prince in New Market area.

Ghazni Vacation Center is adjacent to the Indian border so it is better not to go towards the border even out of curiosity. In case of emergency, you can call Sherpur District Commissioner's Negarat Branch. Phone number: 01737294849, 01740602411