Guide Tours offers Dolphin and Whale Watching tours in the Bay of Bengal

Posted on 11. Dec, 2008 by in Best of Bangladesh, Events, Free Travel Tips, Responsible Travel

~courtesy Guide Tours~ 50 Kilometers offshore of Dubla Island (Sundarban Reserve Forest), there is an underwater canyon where the depth increases drastically from only 10 meters to over 500meters – the Swatch-of-No-Ground. The change in depth is clearly visible on the surface, dramatically marked by a contrasting color change. The amazing fish abundance supports a [...]

Guide Tours online fundraising complete: $1,855 raised

Posted on 21. Jan, 2008 by in Sundarbans

A woman stands with her young daughter while collecting relief goods being delivered from CARITAS. Villagers suffered greatly during the cyclone. Many lost their homes, boats and livelihoods. Nevertheless, people are now busy picking up the pieces and rebuilding their lives. See more photos here.. Dear Donors, Well aware that this message is late in [...]

Guide Tours appeals for help for victims of Cyclone Sidr

Posted on 25. Nov, 2007 by in Sundarbans

republished from an e-mail message from Guide Tours Dear Friends, Greetings from The Guide Tours Ltd. We hope you and your families are well. Reports and pictures from the devastating effects of cyclone Sidr have certainly reached your homes. Caring words from all over the world are reaching us with concerns and requests to extend [...]

BBC's Bangladesh Boat Diary Goes Live

Posted on 30. Oct, 2007 by in Free Travel Tips, Sundarbans

BBC World Service’s Bangladesh Boat Diary has gone online and live as of October 29. For the next month, 48 people—scientists, BBC journalists and others—have crammed onto the M.V. Aboshar, a vessel of Guide Tours, to write, photograph and broadcast news from the riverways of Bangladesh. Their chosen theme is climate change, in which Bangladesh [...]