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Chittagong Hill Tracks
Decidedly Untypical of Bangladesh in Topography and Culture, The Chittagong Hill Tracts Have Steep Jungle Hills, Buddhist Tribal Peoples and Relatively Low-Density Population. The Tracts are about 60km (37mi) East of Chittagong. The Region Comprises a Mass of Hills, Ravines and Cliffs Covered With Dense Jungle, Bamboo, Creepers and Shrubs, and Have Four Main Valleys Formed By the Karnaphuli, Feni, Sangu and Matamuhuri Rivers. Rangamati a Lush & Verdant Rural Area Belonging to The Chakma Tribe is open to Visitors, as is Kaptai Lake. The Lake Ringed By Thick Tropical & Semi-Evergreen Forests Looks Like Nothing Else in Bangladesh. While the Lake itself is Beautiful, the Thatched Fishing Villages Located on the Lake Shore are What Make a Visit Really Special. Boats That Visit The Villages Leave From Rangamati. Bring your Swimming Gear Because You Can Take a Plunge Anywhere. Patenga and Fouzdarhat Sea Beaches
Patenga Beach is about 22 km. from Chittagong and is Approachable By a Motorable Road. On the Way to the Beach, one Passes the Patenga Airport. Another Ideal Picnic Spot is the Fouzdarhat Sea Beach about 16 km. From Chittagong. Patenga Sea Beach is one of the Major Attractions of Chittagong for the Tourists. Besides the Sea Beach, you can Enjoy Boating and River Cruise in the River Karnaphuli. You can See the Busy Sea Port Activities Here. Foys Lake & Kaptai Lake
This Lake is a Natural Beauty of Chittagong, where you can Enjoy Boating and also you can Spend your Leisure Time in a Serene Atmosphere of Lake and Hills. This is in Pahartali, a Satellite Town of Chittagong. Built in Early Sixties Kaptai Dam and the Lake are the Main Attractions of Kaptai. If you are not Visiting Kaptai Separately then, don’t Forget to go for a Boating up to Kaptai on the Kaptai Lake While you go to Rangamati Tour. Sitakunda
The Famous Chandranath Temple & Buddhist Temples are in Sitakunda, 37 km for from Chittagong City. Famous Among the Many Temples in this Place, the Chandranath Temple and the Buddhist Temple has a Foot print of Lord Buddha. These Places Particularly the Hilltops are Regarded as Very Sacred By the Buddhists and the Hindus. Siva Chaturdashi Festival is Held Every Year in February When Thousands of Pilgrims Assemble for The Celebrations, Which Last about 10 Days. There is a Salt Water Spring 5 km. to the North of Sitakunda, Known as Labanakhya. You Can Enjoy the Steer Ridings to go to Chandranath’s Temple By Walking. It is Situated on the Top of the Hill from Where you can Enjoy The Beauty of the Sea & Also the Hill Areas. Now in Sitakunda there’s Made an Eco Park Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach
Cox's Bazar is one of the Most Attractive Tourist Spots & the Longest Sea Beach in the World (Approx. 120 km long). Miles of Golden Sands, Towering Cliffs, Surfing Waves, Rare Conch Shells, Colorful Pagodas, Buddhist Temples and Tribes, Delightful Sea Food this is Cox's Bazar, the Tourist Capital of Bangladesh. The Warm Shark Free Waters are Good for Bathing & Swimming & while the Sandy Beaches offer Opportunities for Sun Bathing. The Beauty of the Setting Sun Behind the Waves of the Sea is Simply Captivating Locally Made Cigars & Handloom Products of The Tribal Rakhyne Families are Good Buys. Every Year Lots of Foreign & local Tourist Come Here to Spend their Leisure in Cox’s Bazar. Though the Season is in Winter But Cox's Bazar Sea Beach is Crowded Almost Through out the Year. Especially in Winter Season, it is Hard to Get an Accommodation in the Hotels if Booking is not Made Earlier. If you are Really Adventurous and Want to Enjoy the Wildness and Madness of the Ruff and Tuff Sea you can Come to Cox's Bazar in the Month of Mid April, Sea Continue its Wildness till August; and its Even More Exotic if You Come to Cox's Bazar in the Time of Depression of the Sea. Saint Martins Island
Saint Martins Island is the Most Beautiful Coral Island where you will Find Live Corals. Its only 30 km from Teknaf and you can go there By Local Motor Boat, Tourist Boats, or Sea Truck. This Small Coral Island About 10km (6mi) Southwest of the Southern tip of the Mainland is a Tropical Cliché With Beaches Fringed with Coconut Palms & Bountiful Marine Life. There’s Nothing More Strenuous to do Here than Soak up the Rays, But it’s a Clean & Peaceful Place Without even a Mosquito to Disrupt your Serenity. It’s Possible to Walk around the Island in a Day Because it Measures only 8 sq km (3 sq mi), Shrinking to about 5 sq km (2 sq mi) During High Tide. Most of Island’s 5500 Inhabitants Live Primarily From Fishing & Between October & April Fisher People from Neighboring Areas Bring their Catch to the Island’s Temporary Wholesale Markets in this Island, you will Find the Beautiful Coral Reef and Long Coral Beach a & Lots of Coconut Trees. The Local Name of the Coconut is Narikel and the Original Name of this Island is Narikel Jinjira is Derived From that. Accommodation in St. Martins Island is Limited, so it is Advisable to Book Accommodation Before you Plan to go to this Island. Motel Nijhum is one of the Best Hotels in St. Martins Island. To Book in Motel Nijhum, Confirm you Reservation from Dhaka. You will Hardly get a Chance to Stay in this Hotel if you are a Sudden Visitor of St. Martins Island. The other Good Hotels are Prashad Paradise & Sraboni Bilash. Booking of these Hotels are also Possible from Dhaka. All these three Hotels are Situated Adjacent to Seashore. From these Hotels Lobby or Veranda, you Can Enjoy the Sea. There are Some other Motels and Hotels Established in St. Martins Island. Overnight Staying in St. Martins Island is Really an Exotic Feeling where you will Feel and Listen the Sound of Sea. If you are Lucky Enough then you can Spend the Exotic Moonlit Night at St. Martins Island. The Beauty of Full moon in St. Martins Island cannot be Expressed If You are Not There at That Time. Bandarban The Buddhist Temple & Keokradong
The Buddha Dhatu Jadi, the Largest Buddhist Temple in Bangladesh, Located in Balaghata, 4 km from the Town, is one Excellent Place to Visit. This Theravada Buddhist Temple is Made Completely in the Style of South-East Asia and Houses the Second Largest Statue of Buddha in Bangladesh. The Waterfall Named Shoilo Propat at Milanchari is also an Excellent Site. The Numerous Buddhist Temples, Known as Kyang in Local Tongue and Viharas in the Town Include the Highly Notable the Rajvihar (Royal Vihar) at Jadipara and the Ujanipara Vihar. Bawm Villages Around Chimbuk, and Mru Villages a Little Further off, are also lie Within a Day's Journey from the Town. Prantik Lake, Jibannagar and Kyachlong Lake are Some More Places of Interest & a Boat Ride on the River Sangu is also an Excellent Proposition. Keokradong the Second Highest Peak of Bangladesh. Rangamati Hanging Bride
If you don’t Visit Rangamati you will not Discover a Big Portion of Natural Beauties of Bangladesh. From Chittagong a 77 km. Road Amidst Green Fields and Winding Hills will Take you to Rangamati. It is also Connected By Waterway from Kaptai. This is the only Place to Visit Through out the year. Rangamati Expresses Her Full Beauty in Rainy Season. Trees Becoming Greener, Waterfalls are in Full Tide, the River Karnaphuli in Her Full Wave in this Season. If you Already Visited Rangamati in Winter, we Advice to go There Again in Monsoon; You Will Feel The Difference of Nature Yourself.Parjatan Holiday Complex is the Best Place to Stay in Rangamati. There are other Hotels in Rangamati Where you can Stay. Boating is the Prime Attraction in Rangamati. You can go to Kaptai and also By Karnaphuli River you can go Deep in Side the Hill areas where on the way you will Find Lots of Natural Waterfalls. If you Wish you can Take Shower in the Waterfall or you can Swim in the River. By Boat you can Visit the Tribal Villages, King Chakma's (Tribal) Palace that is called Chakma Rajbari, Rajbonbihar Pagoda, Tribal Museum etc. You can also Enjoy the Tribal Handmaid Crafts if you go for Shopping in the Local Market. |