Hiron Point, also called Nilkamal, is a remote forest station in the southern Sundarbans near the Kunga River mouth and one of the better places to see spotted deer and, with luck, a Bengal tiger. Entry is paid, and it is visited as part of a multi-day cruise.
Hiron Point (Nilkamal) is a Forest Department station on the west bank of the Kunga River near the Bay of Bengal, inside the wildlife sanctuary of the southern Sundarbans, Khulna District, Bangladesh. Reachable only by boat on organised tours, it suits travellers on multi-day Sundarbans cruises hoping to see deer and, rarely, a tiger.
Hiron means deer in Bengali, after the herds of spotted deer near the forest office. The Forest Department lists it among its main visitor spots and as a good place to look for tigers and rare wildlife.
Travel accounts report wild boar, monkeys, crocodiles and many birds as well as deer. Tigers live here but are seldom seen; guides listen for alarm calls from deer and monkeys as a sign a predator is near.
Hiron Point, also called Nilkamal, is a remote forest station in the southern Sundarbans near the mouth of the Kunga River, known as one of the better places in the forest to see spotted deer and, with luck, Bengal tigers.
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Far from Mongla and Khulna, so visited on multi-day cruises; most tours run November to February.
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General
A forest station and wildlife spot in the southern Sundarbans, also called Nilkamal.
Deer, after the spotted deer common around the station.
On the west bank of the Kunga River near the Bay of Bengal, in Khulna district.
Tigers live in the area but are rarely seen.
Spotted deer, wild boar, monkeys, crocodiles and many birds.
Only by boat on an organised Sundarbans tour.
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Timing & weather
It is usually part of a multi-day cruise.
November to February.
April is the warmest month in Khulna, with average highs of 35°C, and January the coolest, with lows of 12°C. July is the wettest month, at about 369 mm of rain; December is the driest. Khulna gets less rain than most of Bangladesh, about 1,878 mm a year, most of it from May to October, with calm, dry winters and cyclone risk from the Bay of Bengal.
Visa & documents
Yes, Forest Department permits and a forest guard are required.
Stay & facilities
Rest houses here are generally reserved for officials and researchers; tour groups usually sleep on their boat.
Health & safety
In Khulna, call 999 in an emergency. Police, fire and ambulance.
Prices & payment
Khulna uses the Taka (BDT, ৳). Cash needed outside big cities.
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