About 120 km of unbroken sand running south from Cox's Bazar town — the longest natural sea beach in Asia. Free, and open all day.
The beach runs about 120 km south from Cox's Bazar town towards Teknaf, which makes it the longest natural sea beach in Asia. Most visitors stay near the town, where the shore is divided into named points.
Kolatoli is the hotel and restaurant end. Sugandha Point has the Burmese market. Laboni Point is where the crowds gather for horse rides and speedboats, and for the sunset. Further south, Inani is an 18 km stretch scattered with coral stones, and the coast road that runs on to Teknaf — the Marine Drive — is a trip in itself.
The sea here is not gentle. At ebb tide parts of the shore turn to quicksand, and people drown every year. Swim only where lifeguards are on duty, and stay out of the water when the tide is going out.
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Humayun Ahmed's country estate at Pirujali: the writer's ponds, sculptures, cottages and gardens, and his grave.
Pirujali, Gazipur
Every day: Daylight hours
৳200
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The easiest way into the Sundarbans: a Forest Department station on the Pashur river with deer and crocodile breeding, a 1.2 km mangrove trail and a watch tower.
Karamjal, Khulna
September – May: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, every day
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A freshwater swamp forest near Sylhet where you drift by boat between half-drowned trees — at its best from May to early October.
Gowainghat, Sylhet
Best season: May – early October, when the forest floods
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