Moulvibazar, Sylhet
A winding lake held between tea-covered hills in the Madhabpur tea estate, known for its water lilies and quiet hilltop views.
Madhabpur Lake lies inside the Madhabpur tea estate in Kamalganj, where a stream was dammed between the hills to hold water for the garden. The lake bends between steep tea slopes, and in the warmer months its surface is covered with water lilies.
A path runs along the water and up onto the low hills, from where you see the lake curling away between rows of tea bushes. Beyond the estate, towards the border, are Khasi and Manipuri villages.
It is a working tea garden, not a park: the pluckers you see on the slopes are at work, and the lake is part of the estate.
Leave Sreemangal early and walk one of the Lawachara trails while the forest is cool.
Continue by CNG or car to Kamalganj for lunch.
Walk along the lake and up the tea hills for the view as the light softens.
Return before dark and finish with tea in town.
June to October for green slopes and lilies; November to February for dry, easy walking
From Sreemangal, about 45 minutes to an hour by CNG or car through Kamalganj; from Moulvibazar town, about 1–1.5 hours. Easy to combine with Lawachara, which lies on the same road.
