History tour · Dhaka
Ahsan Manzil, Dhaka
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Self-guided
- About 6 h
- Works in your browser
- By Rony Adhikery
- Opens instantly on your phone
- Apple Pay, Google Pay or card
- Start whenever you like, at your own pace
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- Length
- About 6 h
- Stops
- 5
- Route
- 10 km
- Starts at
- Gulshan 2
- Language
- Bengali
- Price
- A$3, one-off
About this tour
“Ahsan Manzil” is a self-guided walking tour in Dhaka, Bangladesh, made by Rony Adhikery. It takes about 6 hours, costs a one-off A$3 to unlock and runs in your phone’s browser with a live map, so you can start whenever you like. No app or account needed.
In Mughal era, there was a garden house of Sheikh Enayet Ullah, the landlord of Jamalpur Porgona (district), in this place. Sheikh Enayet Ullah was a very charming person, who acquired a very big area in Kumartoli (Kumartuli) and included it in his garden house. Here he built a beautiful palace and named it "Rongmohol" (Rangmahal). He used to enjoy here keeping beautiful girls collected from the country and abroad, dressing them with gorgeous dresses and expensive ornaments.
Where it starts
The tour starts at Gulshan 2 in Dhaka and covers about 10 km on foot. The map on your phone takes you there, then on from stop to stop.
What you’ll see
- Police Plaza Concord Shopping Mall
- Kakrail Masjid.
- Naya Bazaar
- Ahsan Manzil Museum
What you get
- A live map that leads you from stop to stop
- Stories and photos at every stop, written by Rony Adhikery
- Freedom to pause, skip ahead or finish another day
- Nothing to install: it runs in your phone’s browser
