Shapla Gram Satla

Shapla Gram Satla is like a Shapla state. The thousands of red flowers blooming in the bill's water seem to beat the red glow of the sun. The distance from Barishal Sadar to Satla village is 60 km. Bills of Satla village of Ujirpur upazila of Barisal are known as Shaplar Bills by locals. There is no information available about when Shapla began to bloom here, but it is known that three types of Shapla, red, white and purple, grow here. But the red bee is the most common.

Shapla grows in about 10,000 acres of wetlands in Satla village. Most of the inhabitants of Shapla village are therefore associated with Shapla marketing. Shapla flowers are supplied to different parts of the country from Shapla village Satla. Satla is an ideal place for photographers to photograph Shapla.

Generally from August to October these 3 months bloom here. During these months of the year, if you go to Shapla village Satla, you will see thousands of Shapla. And if you want to see Shapala, you must go early in the morning because as the day progresses, the Shapala flowers fade or the Shapala flower traders take them to sell in the flower market. So it is best to leave the village for one night and go to Shapla Bill early in the morning.

From Barisal you can reach Shikarpur by bus and hire an auto to go to North Satla. Besides, while going to Barisal by bus from Dhaka, you can get down from the Nutanhat bus at Uzirpur and take an auto directly from there to see the Satla Shapla bill. Or you can reach your destination in 2 hours by direct bus service from Nathullabad bus stand in Barisal to Satla and Bagdha villages. Also from Barisal you can also take a Mahendra car and visit Shapla village from Satla.

It takes about 7-8 hours to go from Dhaka to Barisal by road. Various transport buses ply daily from 6 am to 10 pm at regular intervals from Gabtali Bus Terminal in the capital. Shakura, Eagle and Hanif Paribahan AC/Non-AC bus ticket price is Tk 600 to Tk 1300 (variable) per person. Buses going from Dhaka to Barisal usually stop at Natullabad bus stand in Barisal city.

But launch is the best mode to travel from Dhaka to Barisal. Barisal-bound launches depart from Sadarghat launch terminal between 8-9pm. The launches reached Barisal Ghat early the next morning. Good service launches include MV Manami, Kuakata 2, Kirtankhola 10, Adventure 1, Adventure 9, Sundarban 9, Sundarban 10, Surabhi 7, Surabhi 8, Parabat 9, Parabat 11 and others. Deck rent per person 200-250 taka, single cabin 1200-1400 taka, double cabin rent 2200-2500 taka. And the VIP cabin fare is Rs.5000 – 8000.

There is no good accommodation in Satla. If you want to stay somewhere better, you have to go back to Barisal city itself. However, if you want to spend the night in Satla village alone, you can spend the night at Satla school or at the house of a local family. Hospitality The people of Satla village are happy to give hospitality.

There are several good quality residential hotels in Barisal where you can easily spend the night. Among the residential hotels are Hotel Grand Park, Richmart Guest House, Hotel Arena, Athena, Sedona, Rodella. Besides, there are several low budget hotels along Port Road and Sadar Road.