Coxs Bazar – A Tourist Paradise

Golden sands – miles after miles, overlooked by genteel cliffs and awash with foaming waves, colorful conch shells, ponderous pagodas, delicious seafood- this is Cox’s Bazar. The sea-side tourist township of Bangladesh boasting the world’s longest (120km) unbroken beach sloping gently down into the blue water of the Bay of Bengal- Cox’s Bazar is one of the most attractive tourist spots of the country.

To north of Cox’s Bazar is Chittagong and the hill districts of Bandarban and Khagrachhari, to the east is Myanmar, to the west and south is the Bay of Bengal.

The flamboyant township at the head of a 120 km long beach with lines of fancy shops on either sides of Cox’s Bazar main road, calm and peaceful Khyangs and Pagodas, Rakhyne quarters, fish harbour of Kostura Ghat, the sights of the rising sun behind the hills and setting of it into the Bay of Bengal- all together gives the aura of a fairy land- a tourist paradise.

How to reach Coxs Bazar: 154 km from Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar is connected by a well-built highway. There are Dhaka-Chittagong- Cox’s Bazar round ways Biman (Bangladesh Airlines) flight 3 days a week and flights from private airlines like GMG airlines and United Airways operating flights to and from Cox’s Bazar. Cox’s Bazar by waterways from Chittagong is a romantic journey.

Source: Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation