Get picked up from Sonakhali or Godkhali and board the boat that will be your primary mode of transport for the entire trip. The morning is spent moving through the river channels into the heart of the delta, stopping at the key watch towers and wildlife zones along the way.

Sajnekhali Watch Tower is the first major stop — the gateway into the reserve with a small crocodile enclosure, a turtle hatchery, and a museum that gives useful context about the ecosystem you're entering. From here, the route continues through Pakhir Jungle and Sudhanyakhali, where the watchtower overlooks a freshwater pond that regularly attracts spotted deer, wild boar, and occasionally tigers.

Lunch is served on the boat itself, which is one of the more enjoyable parts of the trip — eating on the water with mangroves on both sides is a different kind of experience. The afternoon continues through Bonbibi Bharini, Pirkhali, and Gazi Khali before reaching the hotel or resort by evening. Snacks and dinner are included on arrival.

Day two is the most wildlife-intensive day of the tour. You'll move through the core areas of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, visiting a series of watch towers and wildlife zones that form the heart of the national park.

Sajnekhali Watch Tower is the main entry point into the reserve, with a small museum and mangrove interpretation centre nearby. From here, the route takes you through Sudhanyakhali, one of the best spots in the Sundarbans for Royal Bengal Tiger sightings, where a freshwater pond at the edge of the forest regularly draws wildlife to the bank.

The day continues through Pirkhali, Bonbibi Bharani, Chora Gazi Khali, and Sundarkhali before ending at the Dobanki Watch Tower — a raised canopy walkway through the mangroves that gives you a rare tree-level view of the forest floor below.

The final morning takes you to Panchamukhani, a point where five rivers meet and the water spreads wide in every direction — one of the more quietly dramatic views the Sundarbans has to offer. From here, the boat moves toward the Bay of Bengal estuary, where the forest gives way to open water and you get a sense of the sheer scale of this delta.

The route back passes through Jharkhali Watch Tower and Parshe Mari, offering views over the mangrove channels and the surrounding waterways before the return journey to Sonakhali.

For travellers who want to go further, an optional offbeat excursion is available at an additional cost. This route covers Bagna Forest, Marichjhapi, Buri Dabri Watch Tower, the Raymangal River, Jhingakhali and Harikhali Watch Towers, the India-Bangladesh Border Viewpoint, and the famous Sundarbans Zero Point — the southernmost tip of the Indian landmass accessible by boat.