Panthumai – a village from West Jaflong Union under Guainghat Upazilla – is another tourism hub in Sylhet. The village, which is very near to the east Khasia hill of the Meghalaya ranges, boasts of an eye-catching fall popularly
known as Borhill Fall. Though the main fall is geographically located in the Indian territory, people can enjoy its enormous splendour head-on. Flowing from the Borhill Fall is a branch of the river Piyain that heads west and leads to Bisnakandi, another major tourist spot. The atmosphere of the place is thrilling and simulates a sense of awe for those who visit Panthumai. Panthumai is a unique place as it consists of a grandeur scene, the Barahill falls, and with that the distant hills of various range surrounding the area.
Panthumai Waterfall has a different aura which can only be experienced by visiting the place. Tourists of all types, from those who like a quiet place to sit and relax and enjoy the scenario to those who like to roam around, for all of them Panthumai has in store a package of genuine and wonderful experience. The river Peain flows just beside Panthumai and tourists traveling through boat upon the Peain can see a canvas of nature alive with freshness and vitality.
It goes without saying that like many other places in Sylhet, Panthumai can be experienced to the fullest in monsoon season.
The Peain River is also another marvelous place to swim near its bank, float and relax and enjoy the scene around. There are BGB and BSF soldiers all around for border control and an advantage of that is the place is very safe to relax and enjoy the various scenario. In particular during the time of sunset if one looks at the sky it takes a different color and forms a different layer, a deep shade of blue and above that a deep orange topped by an unknown color paving the way for the night to fall.
Witnessing such scenes is really graceful to watch as the beauty of nature finds an expression filled with splendor and grandeur for the tourist. Also for those who want to take pictures to box memories of beautiful places and for nature photographers, Panthumai is a heaven for them. In a different time of the day the environment takes on different beautiful appearance and even in the cloudy dark sky the wind blows revitalizing the tourists.
