Royal Resort and Tourism – Travel Bangladesh

This beautiful resort is situated on the Modhupur-Jamalpur highway at the well known Dhanbari Pourasabha of Tangail district in Bangladesh.

The Royal Resort has been designed keeping in view the high standards required to cater to the needs of the tourists. Foreigners living in hotels and guest houses can contact the hotel reception or the Resort Office over phone or email for booking and transportation. Elaborate arrangements have been made for overseas and local tourists ranging from diplomats, administrators, businessmen, managers, executives, principals, professors and students.

Picnics, shootings for films and televisions or extended tours are arranged for groups or individuals at any of the three picnic spots for day trips or extended holidays.

Tourists are welcome to enjoy the well-furnished rooms, serene atmosphere, and beautiful gardens, indoor and outdoor sports, fishing, boating and horse riding within a secured environment. Horse riding can also be a pleasant past time.

For corporate clients, they also offer special package that includes facilities for holding meetings, conferences, seminars and cultural events.

The Royal Resort has exclusive convention centre, conference room with multimedia facilities, comfortable bedrooms and facilities for indoor and outdoor games. Experienced chefs prepare the most authentic Mughlai, Bangladeshi, Indian, Chinese and Continental cuisine to cater to a large number of local and international guests. Well-trained members of the staff are ready to make guests’ stay with fascinating, and memorable.

This Resort offers the best value for money and caters to a wide range of clientele from students to dignitaries.

Big open space with sprawling garden with shade trees, large pond and playground is ideal surrounding for excursion, leisure and relaxation.

Secure and comfortable rooms and suites in four categories are available for the convenience of visitors from within the country and abroad.

Separate arrangements can be made to provide budget rooms and facilities for male and female students. For families, very exclusive accommodation is available.

For corporate clients wanting special arrangements for holding meetings, seminars, and picnics etc. the resort management can tailor the entire arrangement in a manner that the corporate customer has full advantages and undisturbed use of all the facilities offered by this Resort.

There are several picnic spots within the Resort where facilities for water, toilet, and umbrella, cooking utensils, crockery and cutlery are provided within the package. If required, the Resort can also provide a cook with assistants for preparing food for the picnic party. The ponds and dighis can be used by the tourists as additional facilities for swimming, boating, fishing.

This sprawling complex belongs to the well known Dhanbari Nawabs who have set up a large number of educational institutions including the Dhaka University co-founded by Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Choudhury, the first Muslim minister from undivided Bengal during the British rule. His forefathers from Baghdad were mystic saints who managed the Dhanbari zamindary estate. The original 700 years old grand Nawab Masjid (mosque) along with the over 100 years old extensions with imposing minarets, domes, crazy china and mosaic works inlaid with beautiful stones beside a huge pond are a masterpiece. The magnificent Palace, Manzil, Villa and Cottage have the original design and have been maintained well. Some of these structures are 100 to 200 years old. There are large dighis (ponds) for boating and fishing. Some horses are available. For outdoor games, there are two huge playgrounds. In the sprawling gardens there are badminton courts and facilities for indoor games.

Site to Visit

The famous Modhupur National Park is only 20 minutes from the resort. This is a reserve forest area with scenic beauty. The rubber plantation, the rubber processing factory and the pine apple gardens can be visited. These sites are just 15 minutes from the Resort. The tribal people known as the Garos live in the vicinity of the resort just 10 minutes away by car. Garos have a very distinctive culture and these can be witnessed in their traditional attire, songs and dances. The famous Jumuna Bridge is 30-40 minutes by car from the Resort. Tourists on a day trip from Dhaka can visit all these sites and return to Dhaka at night.

Nawab Masjid (Mosque)
The original mosque is around 700 years old. The extension to the original structure was built over 100 years ago. The beautiful mosaic, crazy china work on the floor, domes, minarets, prayer areas are seldom seen in any mosque. Under one of the domes, the Mazar Shareef of the Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Choudhury can be seen where the holy Quran is recited 24 hours without any break for the last 75 years. This is a rare sight indeed.

Nawab Manzil

This is a restricted area and is exclusively used by the Dhanbari Nawab family and not open for public. Viewing the Manzil from outside and strolling through the gardens is open for guests. It is a beautiful 100 years old mansion with domes, minarets and arches with the most intricate masonry work. The raised garden besides the Nawab Manzil is a natural stage for special events. Some masterpiece furniture used by the British Viceroy and the Nawab Bahadur of Dhanbari has been preserved. Nawab Manzil has been visited by dignitaries since the British days. A long history of VIPs including Nawabs, Zamindars, Raja, Maharajas, Viceroy, Prime Ministers, Governors, Ministers and elites from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh have been the guest of honor of the distinguished Dhanbari Nawab Estate. The sprawling gardens with a private lake with boating, angling and horse riding facilities is a delight for tourists. Cameras and videos are allowed in the complex for recording memorable snap shots with families and friends. Evenings and night time with the special lighting creates an atmosphere that is extraordinary which makes the Royal Resort a fairyland, the only one of its kind in Bangladesh, always to be remembered as a place for peace, harmony and tranquility.
Palace

This huge mansion is over 100 years old with domes and arches designed in the traditional mughal architecture. This beautiful mansion was used as the office of the Nawab with a number of rooms for the officers and staff. There were rooms for the special guests, library, record room, vault and strong-room, store room, a huge hall and room for meetings. The entire building has been renovated and rooms reallocated to accommodate newer facilities for the comfort of the visitors and guests. The guest rooms have the basic amenities with provision of hot and cold water, dining hall, and lounge with TV and cable facilities. Food is prepared by experienced Chef well known for catering large number of guests. Visitors can enjoy a dip in the large ponds and can do boating, fishing, horse riding and play indoor and outdoor games. Special facilities are available for families and students with limited budget.

Villa

This is a 200 years old building where the Nawab Bahadur’s illustrious son, Nawabzada Hasan Ali Choudhury, a distinguished personality, the youngest Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly during the British period and later a Minister and Member of Parliament, was born. It is well maintained. All the facilities available in this building includes a multi purpose lounge cum dining room, sitting room, a large bed room for a family of 4 persons with attached bathroom, a double bedded room for a couple with a bathroom and a separate room for laundry. There is a beautiful garden and very exclusive for someone looking for a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. The large ponds make swimming, fishing and boating a pleasant experience. Horse riding and outdoor games facilities are added features. A family can book this entire Villa for complete privacy.

Cottage

This cottage is a quaint little place with 2 double bed rooms with attached bathrooms and a lounge with dining facilities. This place is suitable for a couple or a small family wanting exclusive arrangements for a holiday at economy rates. Very quiet and peaceful surrounded by trees and gardens. Access to the dighi (large pond) for swimming, boating, fishing can be a wonderful experience. Outdoor games and horse riding are added facilities.