Shuktara

Trekking, Cycling and Sight – Seeing in the surrounding Tea Estates, Tea Plucker’s village,  The Khadim National Park, and the other places of interest in Sylhet can be arranged with transport hire & guide if requested.

Sight – seeing by motorized vehicles from Shuktara Nature Retreat

     * Tilagarh Reserve Forest          25 minutes

     * Jaintia Raajbari Ruins            35 minutes

    * Lallakhal, Shari River         40 minutes  ( Country Engine boat from Shari River Ghat available for ride  to Border. (Going upstream 1 hour. Coming downstream 40 minutes.)

     * Ratargul  Swamp Forest                                  1 hour

     * Shadapathor (white stone river)                      1 hour  15 minutes

     * Jafflong, Pi-ain River                                      1 hr 20 minutes ( Engine Tuk Tuk available at Jafflong Bazar ghat for trip to Khasia Punji) 

     * Tamabil--Dawki border                                    1 hour 30 minutes

     * Shumshernugger WW II Airport                        1 hour  25 minutes

     * Bisnakandi river & Meghalaya Waterfalls view  1 hour  30 minutes

     * Lawacherra Forest / Srimongol Tea Estates      1 hour  45 minutes

     * Chattak Stone Quarries                                    2 hours

     * Madhobkundo Falls / Juri Valley Tea Estates     2 hours 30 minutes

     * Tanguar haor (Ramsar site), Shunamgonj          3 hours

     * Hazrat Shahjalal ® Mazaar:                              30 minutes

     * Hazrat Shahparan ® Mazaar:                            10 minutes

Local sites walking distance from Shuktara Nature Retreat

    # Tea garden pluckers village        10 minutes

    # Hazrat Shah Badar ® Mazaar      15 minutes

    # Tea plantations                         20 minutes (10/15 minutes by vehicle)

    # Khadim National Park                20 minutes by motorized vehicle or 1 hour walking

    # i)Trek A : 45 minutes   ii)Trek B : 2 hours

Treks varying between 30 minutes to 4 hours possible