Shimul Garden travel guide

At a glance

Area

About 100 bighas

Trees

3,000+ shimul trees

Location

Manigaon, Tahirpur

Best time

February–March

History and details

Around 2002 local businessman Joynal Abedin began planting shimul trees on the sandy land along the Jadukata River. The rows of trees have grown into a huge garden.

In Falgun the trees shed their leaves and only the red shimul flowers remain — the whole garden turns red, with a carpet of red flowers on the ground. Photographers and tourists come from all over the country, and the garden becomes one of the most-shared places on social media.

Things to do

• Take photos under the red flowers in Falgun
• Walk along the Jadukata beside the garden
• Combine with Barikka Tila on the same day

How to get to Shimul Garden

Manigaon, Tahirpur; near Barikka Tila.

Sunamganj is about 300 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 6–7 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Sunamganj buses from Sayedabad/Mohakhali (Mamun, Shyamoli, Ena), non-AC ৳700–800.
• 🚗 By road: About 2 hours by bus from Sylhet to Sunamganj.

Where to stay

• Houseboats on Tanguar Haor (book ahead)
• Mid-range hotels in Sunamganj town

What to eat

Fresh haor fish, duck curry

Good to know

• Outside the flower season it's an ordinary garden
• Don't break branches

More to see nearby

• Barikka Tila (3 km)
• Jadukata River
• Tanguar Haor (by boat)

More places to visit in Sunamganj district

• Tanguar Haor — A Ramsar site; sea-like water in the monsoon, hijol-koroch forest and migratory birds in winter.
• Niladri Lake (Tekerghat) — A blue lake in an old limestone quarry, at the foot of the hills.
• Barikka Tila — Views of the Jadukata River and the Meghalaya hills from the hillock.
• Jadukata River — A river of clear blue water and white sand.
• Hason Raja Museum — The house and memorial museum of the mystic poet Hason Raja.

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