Saint Mertin island: Cox’s Bazar

Saint Martins Island is in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal and one of the most naturally beautiful places and the only coral island of Bangladesh. It is the best island in south Asia. The local names of the island are "Daruchini Dip" and "Narical Gingira" which means 'Coconut Island' in Bengali. As the island is full of coconut trees local people named this coral island after this specialty.

The natural scenery of the island is very much exotic especially at night. The beauty of Full moon in St. Martins Island cannot be expressed, if you are not there at that time. The moonlit night on the island provides unearthly peaceful and majestic experience. If it happens to be a moonlit night then you will not be able to resist the charm and surely be tempted to visit the St. Martin Island again.

St. Martins is a very small island. It’s possible to walk around the island in a day because it measures only 8 sq km, shrinking to about 5 sq km during high tide. Every year thousands of tourists around the world come to visit this island. Some tourists considered that St. Martin is the world's best island.

How to go Saint Martin’s Island:

At first you have to go Cox’s Bazar by bus or by air. And then from here you need to reach Teaknaf by Bus. Finally  from Teaknaf you can reach the place by water transports i.e. boats or ships.

Accommodations (where to stay):

Accommodations facilities are very good here. You can easily manage a local hotel in St. martin’s island or any other hotel in the cox’s Bazar city.

Cox's Bazar is called the city of residential hotel. You will get a number of hotels and restaurants there with different budget. Most of the Cox's Bazar hotels accommodate superior account with

reasonable cost.

In Cox’s bazaar the luxurious tourist hotels are Seagull Hotel, Hotel Sea Palace, Hotel Coral Reef, Hotel Paradise, Hotel Mishuk, Hotel kollol, Hotel Sea Heart, Long Beach Hotel.

Chera Dip: Cox’s Bazar

Chera Dip  is an island of Bangladesh. Chera dip a part of St. Martin Island. Although chera dip is a part of saint martin island but it is divided by a tide. Here you will find a lots of Corals – living and dead all over the Island. It is the only coral island in Bangladesh. Also you will find a small bush which is the only green portion of that island. Most tourists considered that this part enhance the beauty of Chera Dip. It is one of the popular tourist places among the local travelers.

How to go Chera Dip :

At first you have to go Cox’s Bazar and then  Saint Martin.

From Saint Martin you can go there by walking during low tide and it takes only one and a half hour to reach there. Otherwise you can go there by the local boats or ships. Most people takes boats or

ships as they want to walk for too long.

Lots of travel agencies are available and they provide the package tours and you can also discuss with them for more information.

Note:

Chera dip is a very small place and people don’t leave there, it is better for the tourists to visit there early in the day and come back to saint martin during the day for their safety.

Where to stay (Accommodations):

Accommodations facilities are very good here. You can easily manage a local hotel in St. martin’s island or any other hotel in the cox’s Bazar city.

You will get a number of hotels and restaurants there with different budget. Most of the Cox's Bazar hotels accommodate superior account with reasonable cost.

Sonadia Island: Cox’s Bazar

Sonadia Island is a small island of  Cox’s Bazar. It is about seven kilometer of Cox's Bazar and about nine square kilometer in area. The western side of the island is sandy and different kinds of shells are found on the beach. Off the northern part of the island, there are beds of windowpane oysters. During winter, fisherman set up temporary camps on the island and Dries Sea fishes, which they catch from Sea.

Moheshkhali island: Cox’s Bazar

Moheshkhali island is famous for its beauty and tranquility.It is the only hilly Island of Bangladesh.This is an amazing area in the Bay of Bengal in the north-western guidelines off Cox’s Bazar. The isle can be available by standard water vessel of 20-30 moments generate. The isle is marked with wooded mountains and some mangrove plants plus the beach. The historical Adinath Temple at the hilltop and the Rakhain towns with their vibrant Buddhist temple has got tremendous touristic destinations. An incredible number of Hindu enthusiasts fulfill together during the event at the Aditinath Temple (mid Falgun) every season.

 

How to go:

From Cox’s Bazar you can reach the Moheshkhali by trawler (local motorboat) or by speedboat. By trawler, it is one hour and half an hour journey whereas speedboat takes only 20 minutes.

Where to stay:

There is no good facilities to stay here but that is not a problem because you can stay Cox’s Bazar where you can find lots of hotels and restaurants to stay and have food.

Laboni point: Cox’s Bazar Beach

Laboni point is the lengthiest and primary seaside of Cox’s Bazar. It is the nearest sea seaside to the city. It is a position of entertainment. It will be more pleasant during sundown and sun rising, as the sea changes shade twice a day. You can appreciate sunbathe alongside a pool, browsing, running, riding a bike and diving in this seaside. It is best position for diving and pleasure. Not only in day

time, you can appreciate attractiveness of sea in the evening from this seaside as it is completely secure home for vacationer.It is always populated by visitors. Near the seaside you will discover there are thousands of stores promoting gifts and seaside components to the visitors.

How to go Laboni point:

You can come to Cox’s Bazar by bus or air. There are several bus assistance available from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar. Bus take a position up is around BDT 650-900 non-A/C and BDT 1200-1600 A/C . The journey is near about 8-10 time. As well as Bangladesh Biman , U. s. Air , Regent Air has family air journey for Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar.

From cox’s bazar you can easily accomplish to the Laboni aspect by Rickshaw or Automated Rickshaw.

Where to stay:

There are a lot of individual hotels and cafes you can find here for remain and eat. There are also few hotels/ hotels such as Hotel Probal and Sikat handled by the Parjatan Organization, a government tourist company.