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January
Sundarban in January
Peak cool season: still water, sharp light and the fullest boats of the year.
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Seasonal Guides
When to come, and what each season actually gives you — tides, migrations, honey, storms and the quiet months between.
The delta has three seasons
Not four. What changes between them is the water, and everything follows the water.
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Cool, November To February
The season most journeys run: clear light, comfortable nights and the best odds on the banks.
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Hot, March To May
Long days, thin crowds and animals drawn to the remaining freshwater. Heat is the limiting factor.
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Monsoon, June To October
The forest at its greenest, fishing closed for the breeding season, and weather that decides the itinerary.
Month by month
The calendars we keep, written from the water rather than from a brochure.
January
February
Sundarban in February
The last of the cool months, and the one most travellers get right.
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Sundarban in December
Cold mornings on deck, and mist that lifts off the creeks by nine.
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Bird Migration Calendar
Who arrives when, from the waders in October to the last stragglers in March.
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Tide Calendar
Why the tide, not the clock, decides when a boat leaves and where it can go.
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Honey Collection Season
April and May, when the mouley go into the forest with Bonbibi's permission.
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Choosing a month
There is no bad season, only wrong expectations.
Ask us what you want to see rather than when you want to come.
We will tell you the month that gives you the best chance of it.
Birders and photographers often want different weeks; a first visit usually wants the cool season. Tell us which you are and the route will follow.
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Seasonal Guides
Ready when the tide is.
Tell us the kind of journey you want and we will shape the route around it.