Thursday 17 September 2009

world’s longest unbroken sandy sea beach

Cox’s Bazar is called the Tourist Capital of Bangladesh. Having the world’s longest unbroken sandy sea beach (120 km) sloping gently down to the blue water of the Bay of Bengal, its golden sands, towering cliffs, surfing waves, rare conch shells, colorful pagodas and Buddhist temples against the picturesque background of a chain of forested hills with rich wildlife made this beach as one of the most attractive tourist spot in the world. Further more by undertaking this tour one tourist can get a very easy access to visit some of the nearby islands like Sonadia, Moheshkhali, typical Buddhist village Ramu and the natural forest of Inani and Himchari. The visit of St. Martin Island forty eight kilometer from Teknaf bordering Myanman and 115 km from Cox’s Bazar will be the lifetime experience. This is only Coral Island of Bangladesh, which is the paradise for the eco-tourists. This coral paradise is located in the Bay of Bengal surrounded by huge black stone, also play vital role as the refuge for rare marine turtles like Olive Redley turtle, Green turtle, rare Hocksbill turtle, Leatherback turtle and Loggerhead turtle. You can enjoy fantastic giant crabs and sea fishes having with exciting water spots, cruising through the sea by water baua boat ride or even you can para sailing. Only with eight square kilometer area of this dumb-bell shaped St. Martin Island is completely isolated and surrounded by huge black stone and clustered corals. The southern tip of the island is densely forested with mangrove species which the other parts are covered with green coconut trees and local fruit trees. All other modern tourism facilities like tourist resort with full board accommodation, swimming pool, water spots, and restaurants are available.