Visit Nikli Haor in Kishoreganj

How to visit Nikli Haor

If you want to enjoy a boat ride on the horizon, come to Nikli Haor in Kishoreganj district. On one side of the huge embankment, there are small villages floating like an island of sea level water, narrow waterways on both sides, fishermen's busy fishing, colourful sunsets on the horizon and fresh haor fish for food. A great trip to remember in life. 

You can visit Nikli Haor from Dhaka or Kishoreganj district in one day. You can go to Nikli Haor by train or bus from Dhaka in two ways.

If you want to return from Dhaka by train in one day, you must take the morning train of intercity 1100. The train arrives at Kishoreganj from Kamalapur railway station at 8 am via Airport, Tongi, Narsingdi and Bhairab stations except for Wednesday. Train ticket fares range from Tk 125 to Tk 250. 

You can come to Nikli Bazaar by CNG or car from the station. It will take about 1 hour to get out of here. If you take a CNG reserve, the cost will be 300 to 360 taka. And it will take about 40 minutes. 

If you want to turn around during the day and come back at night, you must take the bus before 8 am. And if you want to get out of Kishoreganj district town, then go to Nikli going CNG railway station adjacent to Kishoreganj railway station. 

The distance from Kishoreganj city to Nikli is about 25 kilometres. It takes about 1 hour to go from CNG station locally or with CNG reserve. I will come up with something new the next day. Thanks, everyone.

How to go Nikli Haor from Dhaka?

From Dhaka, first, go to Kishoreganj by train or bus. I got on the CNG in front of Kishoreganj railway station. Rent a boat from the ghat and visit Haor Ghar.

Besides, Nikli has a direct bus from Dhaka's Sayedabad. Bus fare 150-250 taka. From Sayedabad you can take a bus to Kishoreganj and go to Kaliachapra Sugar Mill and get off in front of Nikli Haor in Tempe. 160 km Distance. It will take three to three and a half hours (excluding traffic jams in Jatrabari).

Moreover, the train from Dhaka to Kishoreganj will take 1 hour to get off at Sararchar or Manikkhali station and go through Sinji. Besides, you can take the Kishoreganj Express from Dhaka to Gachihata and take an easy bike to Nikli in 30-40 minutes.

Perfect time to visit Nikli Haor

If you want to see the water form of the Haor, you have to go after the rainy season or later. Therefore, the best time to visit Nikli is July-September. However, the water level in September is relatively low. You can also go at any time of the year to see a different form of Haor.

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How do sightsee at Nikli Haor area? 

After eating and doing the necessary work, take the easy bike to the end of the embankment. Bargaining there will fix the boat every hour to visit the haor. It will cost 400 to 500 taka per hour to rent a small boat and 600 to 700 taka per hour to rent a small boat. And if you rent for a longer period of time, the cost will be a little less. You can easily get up to 10-30 people in one boat.

Rent a boat based on how much time you have. Try to have a boat ride for at least 3 hours. Floating in the haor by boat, you can first go to the village of Chhatirchar to see the enchanting surroundings. Here you can see the fascination of the water forest like Ratargul of Sylhet. However, there is a lot of water in the rainy season. So if you want to take a bath, it would be wise to take a life jacket with you.

Seeing the beauty of the water forest, he took a boat to Char Monpura again. If the water is high, it sinks, but if it is low, you can walk around this half-floating char for some time. Then to see the last afternoon sun in the open Haor, you have to tie the knot again and take the way back home. If you want to go back, you have to go back by bus. For this, he came to the corner of Nikli Upazila and went to Katiadi by CNG. The last bus from Katiadi bus stand to Dhaka left at 6 pm. So be sure to keep an eye on the time.

Additional sites at Nikli Haor area to see

Gurai Shahi Jame Mosque - You can easily get around by rickshaw or motor-bike;

Nikli Beri Dam - The embankment started from the front of Nikli Upazila Office so its beauty can be seen on foot

Pahar Khan Mazar - Trawlers and motorbikes can be reached from Nikli Upazila

Gurai is the oldest akhra - This akhra is located in Gurai union in Nikli Upazila of Kishoreganj district. 

In the dry season, you can go by rickshaw, motorcycle, CNG but in the rainy season, you have to go by boat or trawler.

Where to stay at Nikli Haor area?

There is no residential hotel in Nikli. If you want to stay the night, you can go to Kishoreganj. You can stay in advanced hotels like Gangchil, Sraboni and Al-Muslim.