WONDER ISLANDS COX’S BAZAR BEACH

Decidedly, world’s longest beach is the Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, rich with abundant of natural beauties. It is also the most visited traveling destinations in Bangladesh, located alongside the Bay-of-Bengal, beside Indian Ocean. It is bounded by Chittagong District on the north, Bay of Bengal in the south, Bandarban District on the east and the Bay of Bengal on the west.

The main attraction of the city is its golden sandy beach, scenic and captivating beauty. The beach town named Cox’s Bazar, honoring the East India Captain Hiram Cox who was appointed in the coast. Once upon a time, Mughal Prince Shah Shuja was attracted by the hilly terrain of it, stopped for some time with his one thousand palanquins, named “Dulahazara”. After the end of British rule, Advocate Fazlul Haque who was the first chairman of Cox’s Bazar Municipality tried to build Cox’s Bazar as a tourist destination and now it has really turned as the most beautiful and famous tourist destination in Bangladesh.

Visitors from around the world to natives visit this wonderful gifts of nature every year. Number of 3 & 5-star hotels, resorts and honeymoon cottages are available here with various offerings. World renowned international hotel chains are going on and to be opened anytime.

Features of numbers of waterfalls, evergreen lush tropical rain forests with step hills filled and rich with various trees along with herbs and shrubs, sandy sun-drenched 120 km(app.) long unbroken sea beach, Monasteries, Khayangs and pagodas containing with images of Buddha, thirteen feet high statue of Buddha made of bronze, gold and precious stones, Safari Park where domesticated elephants are available for a ride with animal attractions include Royal Bengal Tigers, Lions, Bears, Crocodiles, Monkeys and Birds ; magnificent and wonderful islands, handicrafts and handmade cigars, traditional Burmese market, delightful sea food and many more attract visitors.

Lots of things to do here in Cox’s Bazar. Swimming (but be careful, check out the instractions & red/green flags), water sports like jet skiing, sailing, speed boat riding, kids best choice beach-biking, hiking on towering cliffs alongside the beach, horseback riding during sunset, take a drive with your honey by 4WD or a motor bike on about 102 km Marine Drive.

You can visit the wonder islands of the world’s longest beach- Cox’s Bazar. Maheskhali Island- It is located about 32 km south of  Cox’s Bazar, was created in 1559 from the original island storm and tidal. A range of 300 feet high, low hills rises through the centre of the island along with the eastern coast line and the other coast to the west and north is a low-lying treat of mangrove jungle. The shrine of  Adinath temple is built in the hills on the coast, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva. There is also a Buddhist Pagoda on the same hill beside the temple.

Sonadia Island- Land of  Sonadia is about 9 km and 7 km far from Cox’s Bazar. The island is a wonderful mixture of nature. Different kinds of shells, beds of window pane oyasters and sandy beaches are found in the island from one part to the other. Fisherman set up temporary camps to dry their catches of sea fish during Winter in the island.

Shah Parir Island- The island, Shah Parir Dwip feels more like a sleepy fishing port than a launch pad for people smuggling industry fringed with coconut trees and sandy beaches, is a near-deserted island in Bangladesh. The rolling hills are visible on the horizon of neighboring Myanmar (formerly Burma). You’ll be thrilled watching number of large community of deer and wild animals in the island.

Kutubdia Island- An Upazila of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, Kutubdia consists of an island in the Bay-of-Bengal. Saint Hazrat Malek Shah was born on this island and also famous for only lighthouse was built during the British rule in Bangladesh. Locally dried fish known as “Shutki” and producing salt made Kutubdia rich.

Saint Martins Island- This small and wonderful island is a tropical green beach of Cox’s Bazar fringed with coconut palms and bounty marine life in the Bay-of-Bengal, located about 10 km south-west of the Teknaf. This is the place ranked second after Kuakata island in Bangladesh from where you can watch both sunrise and sunset. Around local 9:00 AM from Teknaf, board sea-truck leaves for Saint Martins Island reach around 12:00 noon. You can also travel by engine boat but much scary due to wind and very high sea wave of 2 km over the deep sea after across 2 km of  Naf River.

      After reaching the spectacular island you’ll                       

      feel completely different. Don’t miss the   

   sunrise which stays very short and of course fresh sea fishes. You can stay over night in one of the islands best place Simana Periye Resort, also can liesure whole day at private beach.

As I always recommend, do ensure your travel insurance before wherever and whenever you travel for.

So, by traveling these wonderful islands of the world’s longest beach- Cox’s Bazar from any where of the world, every couples/friends/families can

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KUAKATA HONEYMOON DESTINATIONS

There are lots of destinations to choose for the honeymoon in the world but Kuakata in Bangladesh is an exception. The name of a rare scenic beauty, locally known as “Sagar Kannya” means daughter of Ocean is located in the south-eastern Bangladesh, ranked 2nd tourist destination in the country.

The beach town Kuakata offers the long strip of dark and marbled sandy stretched beach with gentle slopes under blue sky, evergreen world’s largest mangrove forest, a series of coconut trees and a huge expanse of water of the Bay-of-Bengal. Visitors can experience an excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty at Kuakata.

In the Eighteenth Century, “Rakhaine Settlers” who were being expelled from Arakan (present Myanmar) came to the Kuakata coast and started living. In quest of collecting drinking water they dug a “well”, the Bengali Word is “Kua” on the sea shore. It has become a tradition of digging well in the neighborhood of Rakhaine homestead. The name Kuakata oriented from this Bengali Word “Kua” after wards.

Newly wed nature lovers will forget their stresses of the wedding after visiting the unique beauty of Kuakata, offers an unobstructed view of the sunrise and sunset from the sandy beach in the same direction in the water of the Bay-of-Bengal in a calm environment.

Truly a virgin beach Kuakata is known for its panoramic sea beach. Perfect visiting time at Kuakata is from November to February. From the capital Dhaka communication accessible by road, water and air up to Barisal. After that, visitors have to communicate by road or water to Kuakata, Patuakhali. A journey was boring and uncomfortable but after a lot of development done recently by the Bangladesh Government, non-government organisations and local enter-preneurs, it is much better than before.

Once part of the larger Sundarbans forest, Kuakata is the place of pilgrimage for Hindu and Buddhist Communities both. Rakhaine tribal families and about hundred years old Buddhist temple with the statue of Buddha indicate the ancient tradition and culture heritage here at Kuakata. There is two festival celebrated by the pilgrims every year. One is “Rush Purnima” and the other is “Maghi Purnima”. On this two occasions, innumberable devotees arrive here, take a holy bath at the bay and participate in the traditional fairs which are arranged by the pilgrims.

Kuakata is a rare combination of panoramic beauty and great pleasure with additional offers. One of the world’s unique beaches, Kuakata is a sanctuary for migratory winter birds. Couples may spend their intimate and romantic times together even walking on the long white sandy beach watching sunset, boats playing with colorful sails and surfing waves. Also, can enjoy bathing, diving, fishing and hiking on towering cliffs.

Visiting Kuakata is an unforgettable memory to any honeymooners for a life time. There are some unique places to visit here at Kuakata. They are Gangamati Forest, Fatrar Chor mangrove forest, Kuakata Eco park, Kakra Beach (Lobstar Beach), Red Crab Beach, Narkel Bagan (Coconut Garden), Lebur Chor and Shutki Polli.

There are a number of hotels, motels and resorts are available here having lots of facilities that suits your budget. Parjatan Holiday Homes resort and Hotel Neelanjana are famous among them.

Kuakata is a famous and perfect destination for holidays, family vacations, weddings, honeymoon vacations or romantic getaways from overseas to nat1ve visitors of Bangladesh. So visit and discover the beauty of nature surrounding Kuakata.

You’re highly recommended to ensure your travel insurance before you travel anywhere in the world.

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Cox’s Bazar Honeymoon

First of all, I want to congratulate those couples who are planning to marry or newly married, stressed of wedding and puzzling with honeymoon plans and eagerly want to spend time together as husband and wife in an exotic paradise which considers beauty of nature for their romantic honeymoon destinations. I insist you to choose the longest and unbroken sea-beach of Bangladesh as well as of the world- Cox’s Bazar.

It is the Queen of natural beauty. Pride and Prime beach town for Bangladeshi’s. About 120 km of golden sandy beaches in the backdrop of  towering cliffs with lush green rain forest, wild animals and birds grasslands and trees, colorful temples and pagodas with various valuable metals and stones containing images of Buddha, undoubted beauty of several numbers of  waterfalls, delicious sea-food and blue ocean water with surfing waves made the Cox’s Bazar is the best honeymoon destinations other than the rest.

Cox’s Bazar is the most popular beach town in the Chittagong division of Bangladesh, located alongside the Bay-of-Bengal in the west, bounded by Bakkhali River on the north and east, and Jhilwanj union in the south. The captain of the East India Company named Hiram Cox was appointed here. After his death, honoring him a market was established named Cox’s Bazar in 1854. Once it was named ‘Palonkee’, also known as “Panowa” means “Yellow  Flower”.

Wavy water of the Bay-of-Bengal touches every square inch of the miles long beach. The beach town further become the district of large port and health resort. Millions of visitors (Foreigners and Bangladeshi both) visit the tourist capital of Bangladesh- Cox’s Bazar every year. There are some rivers as well making Cox’s Bazar more enchanting. They are Bakkhali, Matamuhuri, Maheskhali Channel, Kutubdia Channel, Reju Khal and Naf River.

Cause of unbroken one long beach, diversifying flora and Fauna is differently. As the Cox’s Bazar region beaches are Kalatoli, Laboni, Shugandha; a bit fur of them is Himchari and little more distanced is 1nani And more fur than that known as Teknaf beach with great values can be visited in a go. Luxurious buses are available all day long and daily flights are also available to connect with. Beginning of October to February is the pick time of tourism, but bit crowded. Rest of the year remains virgin.

Few Tips, be careful about waves even if you’re good in swimming. Strictly follow the red and green flag sign at the life-saving watch tower and be aware of local non-Buddhist Bangladeshi’s, offering a guided tour demands much after.

The Bangladesh Government formed the “Tourist Police” in 2013 are though 24 X 7 constantly present, you’re recommended not to stay till deep night in the beach.

Beside discovering the sandy sea coast with k rgentle waves of the Bay-of-Bengal, you can taste drinking of famous green coconut, check out interesting traditional dresses and fabrics, beauty products based on sandle wood, pearl jewelry, local dry fish, conch shell market, handicrafts and handmade cigars alongside the beach. You can enjoy water sports & ; sailing, horseback riding watching sunset is well worth. Jet-skiing and beach-biking are emerging popularity recently.

Most of the hotels and restaurants serve Bangladeshi dishes but you can taste continental in few of them. Being Bangladesh is a Muslim country like the Maldives, alcohol is not easy drinks, but available at number of few 3 and 5-star hotels.

There are lots of hotels, resorts and cottages packed with many offerings and discounts especially for honeymooners. To name few of them are Ocean Paradise Hotel & Resort, Hotel Seagull, Hotel Prime Park, Sayeman Beach Resort, White Orchid, Long Beach Hotel, Uni Resort, Royal Tulip Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Nilima Resort Hotel. Some of these have their private beaches, pools and other facilities.

Most visited places in Cox’s Bazar are Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park (a tropical evergreen rain forest with an extension of an animal sanctuary), Himchari National Park (a conversation area for , research, education and recreation), Aggmed Khayang (a large Buddhist monastery), Ramu (a village with remarkable Buddhist population, which is famous for handicrafts and handmade cigar) and Teknaf (boating on the river is an extremely unforgettable memories on the opposite of the Myanmar with green forest high hills in the back).

Beside these there are some amazing islands from where nature-lover honeymooners can enjoy both of sunrise and sunset at the same direction. Cox’s Bazar is the perfect destination for weddings, vacations, family vacations, all inclusive vacations, honeymoon vacations or romantic getaways along with some awesome and romantic islands. They are Maheskhali, Kutubdia, Sonadia, Shah Parir Island and of course the best of them personally to me !s Sant Martins 1sland.

I’ve written about all of the islands in my another article “Wonder Islands of The World’s Longest Beach- Cox’s Bazar and of course you are always recommended for your travel insurance before traveling wherever & whenever.      

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