Home to one of the oldest river ports in Bangladesh, Khulna is the third largest city in Bangladesh. The Rupsha River runs alongside connecting this industrial city to other cities in the Gangetic delta. Known as the ‘City of shrimp’ one of Khulna’s main exports is shrimp and other seafood in addition to the city hosting Bangladesh’s newsprint and ship building industry. Humid in the summer but still warm and dry in the winter, Khulna’s climate attracts visitors from the Middle East and beyond, aiding its dramatic transformation from a small seaport into a modern day metropolis. Close to the city of Khulna, in the south-western part of Bangladesh lies the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO world heritage site. Home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger, this virgin forest offers the adventurous traveller a seemingly unending network of trees and wildlife. Your Khulna Travel guide will navigate you through clusters of islands separated by meandering rivers and streams to catch glimpses of crocodiles, monkeys, deer and different species of birds amongst others, all blending harmoniously in their natural habitat.