Places of interest in Cox's Bazar

Cox's Bazar beach

Cox's Bazar beach is the longest uninhabited beach in the world. 120 km The feature of this long beach is that the whole beach is sandy, mud does not exist. Cox's Bazar is bustling with tourists during the tourist season in the coral market stalls of various species including snails and oysters adjacent to the sandy beach, state-of-the-art hotels-motels-cottages, and the ever-renovated Burmese markets. Cox's Bazar beach is a magical and beautiful beach. Every day Pratikshan changes its form. There is no winter-monsoon-spring-summer season when the look of the beach does not change. It is different in the morning and different in the afternoon.

Kalatali Beach

Kalatali Beach is another tourist attraction in Cox's Bazar. It is located in Cox’s Bazar. Different people of different ages come here to travel, to bathe in the sea, to enjoy the natural beauty. Kalatali Beach has many more tourist facilities including a variety of food restaurants. Walking on a moonlit night beach is really exciting for people of all ages. There are a variety of dried fish, food, etc. to enjoy here in the morning and evening.

Laboni Beach

Cox's Bazar Old C-Beach, also known as Laboni Point or Old C-Beach, located at Kalatali in Cox's Bazar, is the first beach in Bangladesh. Bengalis rush to this sea-beach of Cox's Bazar as soon as they see the sea. From different parts of the country, you can take a bus to Cox's Bazar, get off at Kalatali Sea-Beach Road, take a rickshaw or walk to these two beaches. Laboni Beach is considered to be the main beach of Cox's Bazar due to its proximity to Cox's Bazar city. There are many small and big shops in the area adjacent to the beach decorated with various things that attract tourists. Besides, oyster market has been developed for tourists here. This brand is made up of foreign goods from Myanmar, Thailand, China and other countries along the border.

Himchhari

Himchhari tourist center is located just 12 km south of Cox's Bazar beach. The name of this beach is Himchhari. The beach here is relatively secluded and cleaner than Cox's Bazar. Its beauty is no less. The most important thing is that the way from Cox's Bazar to this beach is more beautiful and exciting than Himchhari. On one side is the sand of the vast sea and on the other side is the green mountain saree. Marine drive pouring pitch in the middle. Such a scene is probably not found anywhere else in the country. Someone came to Cox's Bazar but did not run this way. When you climb the mountain, you will see a huge sea lost on the blue horizon.

Inani Beach

Inani Beach or Inani Beach is just 05 km away from Himchhari. Inani Beach is littered with coral reefs. Much like St. Martin. Unlike Cox's Bazar beach, there are no big waves on the beach. Inani is a very quiet beach. Coral reefs cannot be seen at high tide. At low tide, the rock floats over a large area. Sharp snails and oysters stick to the coral reefs. So it is dangerous to skip over here. The main attraction of Inani beach is the coral reefs. Almost every stone has different shapes and types.

Sonadia

Sonadia Island is a beautiful island in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar district. The area of ​​this island is about 9 sq km. Cox's Bazar is about 15 km from the district headquarters. Sonadia Island is located to the northwest and to the south of Maheshkhali Island. It is separated from Maheshkhali Island by a canal. Beaches on three sides, sand dunes covered with sea cliffs, Keya-Nishindar bushes, parabons with small and big canals and various species of aquatic birds have made the island unique. Sonadia is a small coastal island opposite Cox's Bazar. It is a paradise for migratory birds. The beautiful western part of the island is famous for its sandy and oysters. It is located in Maheshkhali upazila, about 08 km from Cox's Bazar.

Ramu

Ramu Thana in Cox's Bazar is famous for its Buddhist culture. This famous spectacle is located just 14 km away from Cox's Bazar on the way to Dhaka. It is an important and sacred place for Buddhists. There are Buddhist temples, pagodas, Buddhist statues made of metal and bronze, Lal Singh with 13 small and large Buddhist statues and a Buddhist monastery called Sada Singh next to it. There is also a 13 feet high bronze Buddha statue which attracts a lot of tourists. Besides, there is an opportunity to see the life of rubber plantations, local Rakhine and large communities in this area up close.

Maheshkhali

Maheshkhali is an island in the middle of the sea just 12 km west of Cox's Bazar city. Maheshkhali Maheshkhali, known as the only hilly island in Bangladesh, has the famous Adinath Temple, a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. Located on the top of a hill, this temple is a holy place for Hindus all over the world. Anyone will be fascinated by this ancient civilization which is about 800 years old. It has taken on a new look thanks to the generosity of Nepal's royal court and the efforts of the local Hindu community.

Adinath Temple

The Adinath temple is located on the top of Mainak hill, 65.3 m above sea level. Adinath Mandir is located at Thakurtala village in the independent Gorakhghata union of Maheshkhali upazila in Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh. This is basically the temple of Mahadev. Rumor has it that a farmer found an idol of Mahesh (another name for the Hindu mythological deity Mahadev) in a forest on the island. He then built a temple in the name of this deity, where he placed the idol. Later the word khali (meaning canal) was added to the name of this deity - this place came to be known as Maheshkhali.

Dulahajara

Dulahazara Safari Park is located 48 km north of Cox's Bazar district headquarters and 10 km south of Chakaria police station, in the Dulahazara block of Fasiakhali range of the southern forest division of Cox's Bazar district headquarters. Originally a deer breeding center, the park was established in 1999 by the Bangladesh Ministry of Forests and Environment. The safari park covers an area of ​​900 hectares. Some people do not agree to call Dulahajara Safari Park a safari park because it has more sophisticated and artificial infrastructure than natural infrastructure. Divided into eight blocks, the park offers free walking and family walks.

Teknaf

Teknaf is an upazila in Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh. It is located in the southeast corner of Bangladesh. Its distance from Cox's Bazar district headquarters is 8 kilometers. The Naf River flows through the eastern end of Teknaf Upazila, from which the region derives its name. Places of interest in Teknaf Upazila include Shahpari Island, Teknaf Beach, Mathin's Well at Thana Premises near the Municipality, Bangladesh-Myanmar Transit Jetty, Teknaf Nature Game Reserve, Shilkhali Chirhargagh.

St. Martin's Island

St. Martin's Island is an atoll in the northeastern part of the Bay of Bengal in the far south of Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Naf River, about 9 km south of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar district and 08 km west of the coast of Myanmar. It is also locally known as Coconut Ginger because of its abundance of coconuts. It is said that many years ago, in unfavorable weather conditions, an Arabian merchant ship carrying cinnamon crashed into a huge rock under the water, causing the cinnamon in the ship to spread all over the island, later renaming St. Martin's Island as 'Cinnamon Island'.