Important Destinations
Chittagong
Capital of the division but not really worth
stopping longer than you have to! Very crowded, noisy and polluted.
Best as a transit location and rail terminus for access to the
Chittagong Hill Tracts, where there are plenty of opportunities for
trekking in the hills.
Cox’s Bazaar
Bangladesh’s beach
destination, but also overcrowded with domestic tourists. Best enjoyed
by travelling further southward along the beach, where long stretches
of empty beach are inhabited with some of the most remote villages
Bangladesh has to offer.
Bandarban
The jewel in the
crown of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Picturesque Shangu River,
surrounded by hills, predominantly Buddhist culture. Totally unexplored
trekking opportunities, including Kewkradang, one of Bangladesh’s
highest peaks. Others have also trekked to Tajingdong, which is in
competition for being known as the highest mountain in Bangladesh.
Rangamati
Picturesque
Kaptai Lake, with plenty of boat journey options available. Also the
best place to enjoy a wide selection of indigenous food and hard
drinks, a real rarity inside the supposedly ‘dry’ nation of Bangladesh.
Meals at Peda Ting Ting, a restaurant on the lake, are easily one of
the hill tracts’ best dining experiences.
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