Cox’s Bazar is known for its wide long sandy beach
which is claimed to be the world’s longest natural sea beach (120 km long) and
the top tourist attraction in Bangladesh located in the eastern coastline of
Bangladesh.(At 254km, Brazil's Casino Beach is longer, but according to the
Guinness Book of World Records, it is partly man made). Among the 120 km
coastline, 96 km of the beach is covered by hill side. Cox's Bazar has yet to
become a major tourist destination in Asia.
Cox's Bazar is also a
town, a fishing port and district headquarters located at 21°35'N 92°01'E. It
is 152 km south of Chittagong. The modern Cox's Bazar derives its name from
Captain Hiram Cox; an officer serving in British East India Company defeated
the Burmese king in 1799 and set up a Bazar (market) here which was named
“Cox's Bazar” after him.
Over many years Cox's
Bazar has been an attraction to both international and domestic tourists who
come here to spend their leisure. Splashing on Golden Sandy Beach against a
backdrop of beautiful and illusive chain of hills creates an unforgettable
illusive view. Towering cliffs, surfing waves, delightful sea foods,
colorful pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes against the picturesque
background of a chain of afforested hills with rich wildlife made this beach as
one of the most attractive tourist spot in the world Where every emerge of the
wave present something like starfish, jellyfish, rare kind of small stone,
oyster, snail and so on. You can pick up this kind of presents from sea as a
souvenir of Cox’s Bazar. You can see the huge beautiful greenery Jhau Garden
(Locally called Jhau Bon) nearby the sandy beach. There is proper scope to rest
inside the garden and you can easily verbalize your own thought to your soul
mate/s. Opportunities of bathing
and swimming in shark free warm water, lazy Sun bathing facilities makes Cox’s Bazar as a top tourist
attraction. To sit down in the umbrella set on the beach, you may sometimes
heed into the past to see the vastness of the sea. The wind come from the sea
will soothe your tired soul. You may forget the robotic city life and your
personal problem also.
Here sky and sea meet together as if they
embrace each other! The sun rise and sun set on the sandy beach is particularly
a matter of specialty. When the sun rises from the eastern side of the sea it
looks like a fiery round shape globe is coming from the sea. During evening
Cox’s Bazar provides a unique opportunity to observe the beauty of sunset behind the waves. When the
light of the sun fall down to the sand at sunset, it looks like the sand is not
as if they were pearl! After that tourists can flock to the fashion markets
located near the shore and in the town. These markets are a good place for
shopping. Typical items include conch-shell
show-pieces, local made cigars, hand woven clothes and beautiful handicrafts
from the tribal Rakhaine families are good buys.
How can I
describe the moonlight night of Cox's Bazar? Adorable and soft light of moon
will embrace you with its beauty and magnetizing power. The sky with full of
stars of the night and the glittering light of the fishing boats produced an
atmosphere of super-natural. It creates a dreamy impression upon the mind of
the visitors.
If you are really adventurous and want to enjoy the wildness and madness of the
illusive blue Sea you can come to Cox's Bazar round the year but it is better
during November to April. Sea continues its wildness till August and it has
even more exotic if you come to Cox's Bazar in the time of depression of the
Sea.
How to go Cox's Bazar
You can start
heading towards the Cox’s Bazar by air or by bus. By air form Sahajalal
International Airport, Dhaka or Shah Amanat International Airport, Chittagong,
You can go directly to Cox’s Bazar Airport through several local airlines such
as Biman Bangladesh Airlines, United Airways, Best Air, GMG Airlines etc. one
way fair range will be approximately BDT 3500 - BDT 7500.
You can directly go to Cox’s Bazar by bus as well. There are many bus services from different location of Dhaka and Chittagong. Ticket price range will be BDT 900-BDT1500.
If you are thinking of an adventurous journey with comfort, Train service of Bangladesh Railway is the best option. But unfortunately Train service is available up to Chittagong. From Kamalapur Railway Station or Airport Railway Station, Dhaka you can get board on the train towards Chittagong. Train is available in different time but night journey is best, start at 10.30 pm (Turna Nishitha) from Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka. After arriving Chittagong Railway Station, you can go bodderhaat and find the bus services of various companies which can lead you to Cox’s Bazar sea beach, Kolatoli point directly. It is a wish decision for the tourists from abroad to take help of the local tour operators.
Hotels in Cox's Bazar
Undoubtedly Cox’s Bazar is the most visited
tourist spot in Bangladesh. The place is visited by a number of tourists from
all over the world every year. To Support the tourists, there is a jungle of
luxurious tourist hotels, Motel rest house etc. including few 5 star hotels replacing
the natural mangrove jungle.
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