Pirojpur (পিরোজপুর): travel guide

Floating guava market district: the guava orchards around Swarupkathi are harvested by boat.

Things to do in Pirojpur

Kuriana Floating Market and Guava Garden (কুড়িয়ানা ভাসমান বাজার ও পেয়ারা বাগান): Canal-side floating market at Kuriana in Atghar Kuriana union, Nesarabad (Swarupkathi) upazila, where farmers sell guava and other produce from boats amid the area's guava orchards. Market, free entry, best time: July-September (guava season), morning
Momin Mosque (Mathbaria) (মমিন মসজিদ): Wooden mosque at Burirchar village, Mathbaria, built 1913-1920 by Moulovi Mominuddin Akan with carved timber walls and no iron nails; declared a protected heritage site in 2003. Historical, free entry
Rayerkathi Zamindar Bari (রায়েরকাঠী জমিদার বাড়ি): Ruins of the Rayerkathi zamindars' estate about 3 km from Pirojpur town, with old temples including a Kali temple; the brick buildings are overgrown and decaying. Historical, free entry
Bhandaria Shishu Park (ভান্ডারিয়া শিশু পার্ক): Children's park in Bhandaria upazila town. Park, free entry
Pirojpur Riverview Eco Park (DC Park) (পিরোজপুর রিভার ভিউ ইকোপার্ক (ডিসি পার্ক)): 2.5 ha eco-park on the Baleshwar River at Namazpur, about 2.5 km from the district headquarters, established in 2010, with artificial waterfalls, small hills, a lake with wooden bridges and a five-storey watchtower. Park, free entry

Hotel Rojoni (Budget), about Check with hotel for current rates. One-star hotel on the district portal list.
Hotel Dallas (Budget), about Check with hotel for current rates. One-star hotel on the district portal list.
Hotel Relax (Budget), about Check with hotel for current rates. One-star hotel on the district portal list.
Pirojpur Circuit House (Budget), about Check with hotel for current rates. Government circuit house opened Dec 1992 with named VIP and ordinary rooms; run by the Nazarat Deputy Collector - ask the DC office about availability.

Patali date-palm sugar of Khajura: Khajura village in Pirojpur district is known for patali, a date-palm sugar/jaggery, a winter product to try or take home.
Adamkathi eco-park has few facilities: The Adamkathi eco-park, in Atghar Kuriana union of Pirojpur on the Jhalokati border and reached by boat through the canals from Bhimruli, has little beyond a small shop, some poorly built raised walkways and a couple of photo spots, so treat it as a short stop.
Swarupkathi guava and the floating guava markets: Pirojpur's Swarupkathi (Nesarabad) area is part of the famous guava belt, with fruit traded from boats at the Kuriana and Atghar floating markets (the biggest, Bhimruli, is just across the border in Jhalokati). The season is about July to September;
Swarupkathi as a boat base for the guava markets: Launches run from Dhaka's Sadarghat directly to Swarupkathi, the boat-hiring point for the guava markets; engine boats can be rented for a couple of hours or half a day, with rent negotiated with the boatman. Go in the morning: new sellers usually stop arriving after 11 am.
Home-style rice meals at Hotel Sotota: Hotel Sotota on Press Club Road near Sadhanapul in Pirojpur town serves rice with bhorta, vegetables and dal for breakfast and fish or meat meals later (about Tk 20-25 and Tk 80-85 in 2023). It opens daily from morning to about midnight, even during Eid.

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