Tamabil Sylhet

Surrounded by green hills and hills, Sylhet district is unique in nature. Enchanted by the beauty of Sylhet, poet Rabindranath Tagore called Sylhet the beautiful Sribhumi. Tamabil is a place of natural beauty located in Jaintapur Upazila of Sylhet on the Bangladesh-India border. If you continue along the Sylhet-Jaflong road, you will find Tamabil 5 km east of Jaflong. The distance from Sylhet district to Tamabil is about 55 km. Tamabil is originally a post on the border road between Sylhet, Bangladesh and Shillong, India.

From Tamabil you can see various places of interest including mountains, springs in the state of Meghalaya, India. So many visitors come to Tamabil to be enchanted by the beautiful scenery. A glimpse of huge mountains and waterfalls on the way to Tamabil adds to the interest of traveling to Tamabil. Nature also has clear water lakes, Tamabil Zero Point and Jainta Hill Resort to enjoy the beauty of Tamabil.

If you want to go to Tamabil, you must first come to Sylhet, the country of tea. You can come to Sylhet from different parts of the country. Sylhet can be reached by bus, train or air from the capital Dhaka.

Dhaka to Sylhet: Various AC/Non-AC buses depart from Dhaka's Fakirapool, Gabtali, Sayedabad and Mohakhali bus terminals to Sylhet. Non AC bus fare is Tk 680 to Tk 700 per person and AC bus fare is Tk 1400 to Tk 1500 per person. It usually takes 6 hours to reach Sylhet from Dhaka.

You can go to Sylhet by Upban, Jayantika, Parabat or Kalni Express train from Dhaka's Kamalapur or Airport Railway Station. The ticket price per person of the train is 375 to 1288 taka depending on the class. It takes 7-8 hours to go to Sylhet by train.

You can choose the air route to go from Dhaka in the fastest time and comfortably. Flights of Biman Bangladesh, Novo Air and US Bangla Air depart for Sylhet daily from Shahjalal International Airport. Airfare per person is Tk 3,500-10,000 depending on the class.

Sylhet to Tamabil: If you want to go to Tamabil by local bus, come to Shibganj in Sylhet city and from there you can go to Tamabil at a fare of 80 taka per person. CNG or auto rickshaw will cost Tk 1200 to Tk 2000 to go to Tamabil. And to reserve a microbus for the whole day will cost 3000 to 5000 taka. Besides, you can go to Tamabil from anywhere in Sylhet city by Jaflong-bound vehicle.

Tamabil has a good quality accommodation called Jaintia Hill Resort. Apart from this, you can book in advance at Jaflong's guest house and zila parishad bungalow. Apart from this, there are several quality rest houses in Sylhet's Lalabazar and Darga Road for low cost accommodation

Feature Image: Muhin Riad