Sundarbans
The Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest — a maze of tidal rivers, mudflats, and dense Sundari trees stretching across the Bengal delta and into Bangladesh. The only way to explore it is by boat, gliding silently through narrow creeks where the trees close overhead, scanning the mudbanks for the pugmarks of Royal Bengal tigers that swim between islands, and watching the extraordinary inter-tidal wildlife that defines this UNESCO World Heritage ecosystem.
Always book through official Sundarbans tour operators registered with the forest department. Never exit the boat onto the banks — tiger attacks on humans do occur and the risk is real.