Malnicherra Tea Garden travel guide

History and background

Founded by Lord Hardson in 1849 and producing commercially from 1854 — known as the subcontinent's first commercial tea garden. Tea, rubber and orange gardens spread over about 1,500 acres of hillocks.

How to get to Malnicherra Tea Garden

On the airport road, about 5 km from town.

Sylhet is about 240 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 5–6 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Green Line, Ena, Hanif, Shyamoli from Sayedabad/Fakirapul; non-AC ৳650–750, AC ৳1,200–1,600.
• 🚆 By train: Parabat, Joyontika, Kalni, Upaban Express from Kamalapur; fare about ৳375–1,100.
• ✈️ By air: Biman, US-Bangla, Novoair; one way ৳3,500–6,000, 45 minutes.

Where to stay

• Rose View Hotel
• Nirvana Inn
• Grand Sylhet Hotel & Resort
• Mid-range hotels at Dargah Gate and Zindabazar (৳1,500–3,500)

What to eat

Meat with satkora, bhorta-rice at Panch Bhai/Panshi restaurants, tea

Good to know

• Don't disturb the tea workers
• Lakkatura Tea Garden is also close, on the way to the airport

More places to visit in Sylhet district

• Ratargul Swamp Forest — The country's only freshwater swamp forest; boat among the trees in the monsoon.
• Jaflong — The Piyain River, stones and clear water below India's Meghalaya hills; Khasia punjis nearby.
• Bichanakandi — Clear water flowing down from the hills over a bed of stones; most beautiful in the monsoon and autumn.
• Lalakhal — A river of blue-green water and tea gardens; boat trips.
• Sada Pathor, Bholaganj — White stones and cold clear water from the hills at the mouth of the Dhalai River.
• Shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) — One of the country's main spiritual pilgrimage sites.
• Panthumai Waterfall — A big waterfall coming down from the Meghalaya hills, seen from the river.

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