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Local Guides Across Bangladesh
Guides in Dhaka, Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, Khulna and Bandarban, each with their languages, specialities and half-day and full-day rates.
Set itineraries with a guide
Guided Day Trips
Fixed-route trips with transport and a guide, from an Old Dhaka food walk to a day in the Sundarbans.
Sundarbans Safari Tour – 3 Days by Boat from Khulna
Cities: Sundarbans (2N)
$143.50 / person
3 Days / 2 Nights
Mind the Gap – Cox's Bazar Beach Trip, 4 Days
Cities: Cox's Bazar (3N)
$233.70 / person
4 Days / 3 Nights
Bandarban Hills: Thanchi, Remakri and Nafakhum, 3 Days
Cities: Bandarban (1N) Thanchi Remakri (1N)
$140.00 / person
3 Days / 2 Nights
Rangamati and Kaptai Lake, 2 Days
Cities: Chattogram Rangamati (1N)
$85.00 / person
2 Days / 1 Night
Tour Agencies
Travel agencies listed on bookingMentor, most of them in Dhaka, with the packages and services each offers.
Destination guides
Where Our Guides Work
City guides with the sights, hotels and transport in each place, to plan the days around a guided outing.
Who They Are and What They Charge
Exploring With a Local Guide
In short
bookingMentor lists local guides across Bangladesh, covering Old Dhaka, Sreemangal and Sylhet, Cox's Bazar, the Sundarbans and Bandarban. Half-day rates run from US$20 to US$30 and full days from US$38 to US$55, for the guide only. Transport, boats, tickets and meals are usually paid separately.
Who is on the list
Each profile shows where the guide works, the languages they speak, what they specialise in, how long they have been guiding and what they charge. A good local guide knows which lane in Old Dhaka has the best bakery, when the birds are active in Lawachara and which boatman will take you into the Sundarbans creeks without rushing.
The guides in the cards above have between five and nine years of experience each. All of them speak Bangla and English, and some add Hindi, Sylheti or Marma. Their specialities follow their home ground: heritage and food walks in the capital, tea trails and birdwatching in the north-east, beaches and fishing villages on the coast, boat trips in the mangroves and treks in the hills, where the local guide can also arrange permits. bookingMentor's founder is listed too, for trips around the country.
What a guide costs
A guide in Bangladesh costs US$20 to US$30 for a half day and US$38 to US$55 for a full day on bookingMentor.
Guides in Sylhet and Cox's Bazar sit at the lower end of that range, and those working in Bandarban and the Sundarbans at the top. Each card shows the guide's starting rate.
The rate is for the guide. Transport, boat hire, entry tickets and meals are usually extra, so agree in advance what is included and who pays for what on the day.
Guide, day trip or agency
Book a guide when you want the day built around your own interests and pace. Choose one of the guided day trips shown above when a set route suits you. For a longer journey with hotels, transport and several destinations arranged together, the tour agencies listed here put together full packages.
Before you meet
Use the question box on a guide's page to agree the meeting point, the route and any special needs before you book. In the hill districts of Bandarban, foreign visitors may need permits that take time to arrange, and some upazilas are closed to tourists from time to time, so ask the guide early. Bring cash in taka for boats, tea stalls and small entry fees, as cards are rarely accepted outside the cities.
Need help?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Booking
All of them are in the guide cards at the top of this page. Most are specialists based in Old Dhaka, Sylhet and Sreemangal, Cox's Bazar, Khulna and Mongla, and Bandarban, and one is bookingMentor's founder, who leads trips across the country. Each profile shows the guide's area, languages, speciality, years of experience and rates.
Yes. Each guide's page has a question box. Use it to agree the route, meeting point, group size and anything you need, such as a slower pace or a vegetarian lunch stop.
Yes. The agencies listed are based in Dhaka, plus one office in New York. Their pages show the packages and services they offer, and you can contact them through the site.
Read the guide's profile and any reviews, agree the plan in writing through the question box, and meet in a public place. Share your plans with someone you trust, and keep your booking confirmation on your phone.
Prices & payment
Half days cost US$20 to US$30 and full days US$38 to US$55, depending on the guide. Each profile shows both rates. Transport, boats, entry fees and meals are normally paid separately.
General
All of them speak Bangla and English. Between them they also speak Hindi, Sylheti and Marma; the Marma speaker is based in Bandarban, which helps when visiting villages in the hills. Each profile lists the guide's languages.
Yes. The guide based in Khulna and Mongla has led river trips into the Sundarbans for nine years. For a fixed itinerary, the guided trips above include a Sundarbans day from Mongla and a three-day boat trip from Khulna.
A guide is booked for their time and shapes the day around you. A guided day trip has a set route and price, with transport arranged, like the food walk in Old Dhaka or the boat trip through the swamp forest among the day trips above.
Message or call the guide first, using the details in your booking. If you cannot reach them, call bookingMentor support at any hour on +880 1723 808 286 or write to support@bookingmentor.com.
Visa & documents
Foreign visitors may need permission to enter some parts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and rules change from time to time. The Bandarban guide listed on this page arranges local permits, so contact him well before your dates.
Cancellations & changes
Cancellations follow the Refunds & Cancellation Policy. Send your request by email from the address you booked with, as early as you can, so the guide can rebook the day.
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