After an early morning pick-up at 7.30 am drive to Savar, about 35 km northwest of Dhaka, where you will have breakfast at local Restaurant. After breakfast drive to the Baliati Rajbari (King’s Palace). The first Baliati Palace, is one of the finest rajbaris in Bangladesh. It’s also the largest, with a frontage of approximately 125m, and occupies an area of about eight hectares, with over 200 rooms! Originally owned by descendants of Govinda Ram saha, the impressive Renaissance frontage, with attractive array of tall fluted Corithian columns lining a wide corridor, is reminiscent of a Georgian country house in England. The Ram Krishna Mission and the Baliate Sri Gobinda temple* are at walking distance (15 minutes) from the Rajbari. Continue drive to Pakutia Zamindar Palace.
This zamindar palace is converted In college now. Nearby this zamindar palace you can visit another zamindar palace which was build two brothers in same design. Afterwards drive to the ‘Kamar Bari’ near the Proshika Project. In their dining hall, where all food served is grown and produced on the project premises, you will have lunch. After lunch you are invited to visit their projects and the various production sites. Upon returning to Dhaka, you will have time to stop at Savar for a visit to the National Martyr's Monument, an impressive 50 m high structure, built to commemorate the millions killed in the struggle for the countries independence in 1971. Return to Dhaka by late afternoon. Entrance only possible if permission granted. Notes: Price per person in taka (10-12 hours tour):
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