Tourist attractions near the town
Shemon Local hotels arrange beachside accessories for the
tourists at Cox's Bazar
The beach is the main attraction of the town. Larger hotels
provide exclusive beachside area with accessories for the hotel guests. Visitors
in other hotels visit the Laboni beach which is the area of the beach closest
to the town. Other than the beach there are several places of interest near the
town which can easily be visited from town center.
Aggmeda Khyang: a
large Buddhist monastery, and a place revered by around 400,000 Buddhist people
of Cox’s Bazar; and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The main sanctuary is posted on
a series of round timber columns. It has a prayer chamber and an assembly hall
along with a repository of large and small bronze Buddha images and a number of
old manuscripts.
Ramu: about 10 km
from Cox’s Bazar is a village with a sizeable Buddhist population. The village
is famous for its handicrafts and homemade cigars. There are monasteries,
khyangs and pagodas containing images of Buddha in bronze, gold and other
metals with precious stones. One of the most interesting of these temples is on
the bank of the Baghkhali river. It houses not only relics and Burmes
handicrafts but also a large bronze statue of Buddha measuring thirteen feet
high which rests on a six feet high pedestal. Weavers ply their trade in open
workshops and craftsmen make handmade cigars in their pagoda like houses.
Bangabandhu Sheikh MujibSafari
Park: Bangabandhu
Sheikh MujibSafari Park is the first Safari Park in Bangladesh. The
nature of the forest is tropical evergreen and rich with Garjan, Boilam, Telsur
and Chapalish along with herbs, shrubs and creepers.
Safari Park is a declared protected area where the animals
are kept in fairly large area with natural environment and visitors can easily
see the animal when ever they visit by bus, jeep or on foot. This park was
established on the basis of South Asian model. This safari park is an extension
of an animal sanctuary located along the Chittagong-Cox's Bazar road about 50
km from Cox's Bazar town. The sanctuary itself protects a large number of wild
elephants which are native to the area. In the safari park there are
domesticated elephants which are available for a ride. Other animal attractions
include lions, Bengal tigers, Crocodiles,
Bears, Chitals and lots of different types of birds and monkeys.which is wonder
full project to attract the tourist.
""Inani Beach""
This is another magnificent place to see. Inani is full of stony beach and the
calmness and serenity of Inani is mind blowing. Don't miss the chance to visit
Inani while going to Cox's Bazar.
Other tourist attractions near Cox's Bazar
1. Maheshkhali is
a small island (268 square kilometres) off the Cox’s Bazar coast. The island
offers panoramic scenic beauty and is covered by a range of low hills, about
300 feet (91 m) high, streatches through the center of the island and along its
eastern coastline. Adinath Temple, a temple of Shiva, and a Buddhist pagoda are
also located on this island.
2. Sonadia Island, a small crescent shaped island
of only 9 square kilometres, it is 7-km north-west of Cox's Bazar. 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 window pane
oysters. During winter, fisherman set up temporary camps on the island and dry
their catches of sea fish. Sonadia Island supports the last remaining part of mangrove
forest in southeast Bangladesh.
3. Teknaf, a place
situated by the side of Naf river is the southernmost part of mainland Bangladesh.
This also marks the end point of Cox's Bazar beach. Tourists usually come here
to have a river cruise along beautiful Naf river, which flows between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Dead corals at St. Martin's Island.
St. Martin's
Island, a small island in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal, about 9 km
south of the tip of the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf peninsula. It is the only coral
island in Bangladesh.
It is about 8 km west of the northwest coast of Myanmar
at the mouth of the Naf
River. The local name of
the island is নারিকেল জিঞ্জিরা Narikel Jinjira (also spelled
"Narical Gingira", "Narikel Janjina", and "Narikel
Jinjera"), meaning "Coconut Island" in Bengali. St. Martin's Island has become a popular tourist spot. Three shipping
liners run daily trips to the island. They are Kutubdia, Sea-Truck and
Keary-Sindbad. Tourists can book their trip either from Chittagong or from Cox's Bazar. The
surrounding coral reef of the island has an extension named Chera Dwip. The
island is home to several endangered species of turtles, as well as the corals,
some of which are found only on this island.
4. Chakaria: One
of most large area in Cox's Bazar.
Natural Stream from Hills
Bandarban: Bandarban
lies three hours away from Cox's Bazar by bus. The Buddha Dhatu Jadi, the
largest Buddhist temple in Bangladesh,
located in Balaghata, 4 km from the town, is an 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. In addition, the
numerous Buddhist temples, known as kyang in local tongue, and vihars 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. And, a boat ride on the river Sangu is also an excellent
proposition.
