Barguna, Barishal
A coastal mangrove forest and wildlife sanctuary on the Bay of Bengal, often called Fatrar Bon and sometimes the “second Sundarbans”.
Tengragiri is one of the largest patches of natural mangrove left on the Bangladesh coast outside the Sundarbans. Locally it is called Fatrar Bon, after the fatra trees that grow there, and the forest was declared the Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary to protect it.
The forest is a mix of keora, gewa and other mangrove and coastal trees, cut by tidal creeks. Wild boar, monkeys and many birds live here, and the beach in front of the forest is quiet and wild.
Tengragiri also works as a natural shield: like the Sundarbans, it softens storm surges for the villages behind it, which is one more reason to visit it lightly.
Meet your guide and check the tide, then ride to the forest edge.
Walk the trails for birds and monkeys while the forest is cool and quiet.
Walk out to the shore where the mangroves meet the sea.
Return to Taltali for lunch, and go on to Shubhosandhya Beach in the afternoon.
November to February, in dry weather and at a suitable tide
From Barguna town go by road via Amtali to Taltali (about 1.5–2 hours), then by auto-rickshaw or motorbike to the forest edge in Sonakata union. Tourist trawlers also run to Fatrar Bon from Kuakata in season.
