Vromon Bangladesh is a open group for them who are interested to tour any where in Bangladesh. Specially we arrange extreme trip to hills of Bandarban and to the sea. in order to keep our body fit for these trips, we arrange a hiking program monthly.
This October we went to Rouha, Dhamrai (in Dhaka) from amin bazar bridge, gabtoli. It was a 30km way through village road. We started at 8:30am and finished at 5pm. The road was full of natural beauty....paddy fields, local house etc.
After the daylong hiking we reached at one of our ember Rahat Khan's home at Rouha. There we arranged a barbecue party with little camping. 32 of our members joined the party and have fun for whole night.
The next morning we returned to Dhaka city after a great breakfast.
Comilla is a city near the India border.The city was ruled by Mughal emperors in the 17th century as well as the British East India Company in the 19th century. The city is famous for different types of sweets and Batik printed cloth.
Comilla has several places to be recognised as tourist spots and places of interest. The War Cemetry at Tiprabazar, Moynamoti, Comilla is a tourist spot which was established after world war 2. The compound of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) is a well known place where people come on weekends with family. The place called "Neelachol" is a tourist spot inside the BARD compound. Comilla was once the seat of Buddhist civilization that flourished from 7th to 12th century A.D. The main touuist spot of Comilla is the Moynamoti Buddha Bihar which has been recognized as a "World Heritage Spot". There are as many as 50 archaeological spots which were excavated and the prominent sites are Shalban Vihara, Kotilamura, Ananda Vihara, Charapatra Mura, Itakhola Mura and Rupban Mura have got immense archaeological importance. Moynamoti Buddha Bihar is a well known picnic spot where tourists from all over the country come on weekends. There is also a wonderful archaeological near Buddha Bihar.
Transport Facility: Comilla has better communication than any other districts of Bangladesh. One of the oldest highways of the Indian Sub-continent, 'The Grand Trunk Road' has approached through the main town of Comilla. In present, the most important Dhaka-Chittagong highway has its respective regular users who travel to Comilla. Comilla is 97 miles (155 kilometers) distant from the capital Dhaka. This can be travelled through both by road and by train. The train has a 197 kilometers distance from Dhaka which takes over 3 hours to reach destination, where by road it takes about 2 hours. Hundreds and thousands of trucks & lorries travel to or from Comilla for business purposes. Bus services are very well reputed in this route and the traveller is used to having a lot of choices to travel to Comilla. Prominent bus services to Comilla are Tisha, Asia Line, Prime, Prince etc.
Hotel Seagull: This is a 3 star hotel situated near the beach. Nice accommodation and view. Facilities like Gym, Pool, Restaurant are accessible by paying charge. One Restaurant and one coffeehouse is there. Room service is excellent. With in room Telephone you only can call the hotels service, not to other room which is very annoying. Phone: +880-341-62480 to 91 Hotel Sea Crown: This hotel is the closest to the beach in cox's bazar, Bangladesh. It has the best sea view rooms, from where you can enjoy the sea lying in your bed. Best sea view restaurant, conference facility, very reasonable price, friendly staffs, 24 hours room services, Rated Three Star Hotel. Phone: +88-0341-64474 Hotel Panwoa: Oldest Hotel in town. Very good customer service, next city center, central bus station, Airport, 0.5mile from Sea beach.Pets Allowed, Spa/Massage, Meeting Facilities, Hot Tub, Horseback Riding, Air Conditioning,TV facilities are available.
Richhang...its a name of a beautiful waterfall in Bangladesh situated at Matiranga Upazilla in Khagrachhari district. Although from the remote past this waterfall had meet the thirst of travel the district administration take the site in concern from 2003. From Richhang bus stop beside the Dhaka-Khagrachhari highway the waterfall is 2 km away. The road is made up of brick and there is no single transport facility, so everyone have to pass it on foot. Govt. information says that the fall is about 30 meter in hight. There is a slope naturally made up of stone in which people used to slide down into the standing water. But this may cause injury. The surrounding hill side area is awesome. It's a nice place for photography also. Richhang shows its full beauty in rainy season.
How to go? From Dhaka there are 4 direct coach services named Saudia, S.Alam, Shanti and Dolphine. But personally I suggest to go with Saudia or S.Alam. Ticket cost 300 tk/person Night journey is available from Dhaka From Khagrachhari the last bus is at 2:30 pm. Anyone can book a ticket from Alutila or Richhang through phone.
Alutila:I am a member of Vromon Bangladesh.A few days ago 3 of our members used to visit the Alutila Guha and Richhang Jhorna in the district of Khagrachhari. Alutila Guha is a natural cave in the hill of alutila in khagrachhari shadar. but the khagrachhari town is 8 km away from alutila parjatan spot. We reached at 0815 hour in Alutila parjatan spot gate and finished our breakfast in local tea stall in front of the gate. then we entered after taking ticket. the ticket cost 5 tk per head. two big tree welcome us at the gate. the hill was waiting for us with a fascinating view of the town. (ooohhh, i forget to tell that most part of the town can be seen from the alutila gate.) All the white clouds were concentrated over the town, the hills were trying to raise their head from the cloud cover and the sun was emitting reddish light over the cloud--that was an unbelievable scene and I didn't have seen the nature like that condition before.Then we started to go to the mysterious cave which was 100 meters long and there was a flow of hilly water which made the stone made(natural) floor slippery. That slippery stone floor and the total darkness of the cave can cause injury anytime. There were also home of some night bird species, on the way whose sudden come out may cause a missing of a heart beat. The cave was only 5 feet high on an average, so most of the visitors are bound to pass the cave by getting their head down.
The only waterfall of Bangladesh is Madhabkunda Waterfall. It is at Baralekha upazila in the district of Moulovibazar. Geologically, this waterfall is in the Patharia Structure and is composed of the rocks of the Bhuban Formation.
It is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Sylhet division. You can go to Madhabkunda either from Sylhet if you go by road or from Kulaura if you go by train. From Kulaura rail station its about one hour journey by microbus to Madhabkunda. The journey to Madhabkunda itself is exotic. On the way you can see the greenish beauty of tea garden, the hills and the zigzag road through the hills will increase the joy of your journey. In Madhabkunda you will see the great waterfall – falls of million tons of water form 200ft. height. Big bolder of stones and the black stones in giving a shape of care in Madhabkundu. There is a Parjatan Motel with a good restaurant for accommodation and fooding. There is also a district council Bunglow for night stay. Here you can enjoy adventurous feelings to stay in a jungle. All you need to have a prior booking for the bunglow from Moulvibazar Zilla Parishad office.
The highest peak of Bangladesh is called Keokradong. It is situated in the district of Bandarban.
The hight of the peak is 3172 feet. It is located in Ruma upozilla of Bandarban. Road: From Dhaka, one can go to Bandarban directly by bus. Some of the chair coach are Unique, S.Alam, Saudia. Tickets are available at 400taka(depends on service provider) and these services start from Fokirapul, Dhaka.
There is a other way of low cost, but not direct. Anyone can go to Bandarban via Chittagong. In this case he/she first have to go Chittagong by train and then to Bandarban by bus. Train schedule is given below.
1.Turna Nishitha.
Starts at 11:00 pm from Kamalapur station. Ticket worth tk 150 (shovon chair)
Arrives Chittagong station at 7:00 am
2. Mohanagar Provati.
Starts at 7:00 am from Kamalapur station. Ticket worth tk 150 (shovon chair)
Arrives Chittagong station at 2:00 pm
3. Shubarna Express.
Starts at 4:30 am from Kamalapur station. Ticket worth tk 165 (shovon chair)
Arrives Chittagong station at 10:45 pm
From Chittagong two services go to Bandarban. They start from Bahaddar hut bus terminal and take 3 hours to arrive. These buses are not so comfortable. Ticket worth tk 75.
There is motel of Bangladesh Parzoton Corporation and some local hotels in Bandarban shadar. These hotels are well furnished.
Ruma upozilla is situated in the south-east side from Bandarban shadar. Local minibus services (locally called 'chander gari' ) go to Ruma for tk 65. These buses used to load huge people inside the car and also in the roof of the car. If anyone wish to reserve a car, he/she can do it for 1800 tk ( variable). In that case make sure that the car driver will not load any out side person. After finishing the car journey, people have to make a 15/25min journey by boat to arrive Ruma bazar.
Ruma is a upozilla beside the river of Shangu. The boundless natural beauty makes it fascinating.
There are two well furnished local hotels in Ruma bazar. Charge everyones mobile, camera and other electronic equipments in Ruma bazar because after Ruma bazar there is no electric supply in the way to Keokradong.
The next destination is Boga lake. There are 'chander gari' services from Ruma bazar to Boga lake. If anyone wish to trek this way, he/she can use 'Zhiri Poth' that is through the narrow canals. It is must to take a tour guide from Ruma bazar and to report at the police sub station for security purpose.
Boga Lake is a 15 acre natural lake, 2700 feet above from sea level. By paying a little money anyone can stay here. But the place of sleeping is not so comfortable.
Keokradong is 3hours away from Boga Lake. The only settelment in this way is 'Darziling Para'. If you want, your guide will manage lunch and other facilit here. It will take 30 min to reach the peak from Darziling Para.
On the way there is a fountain with testy water, dont forget to try it.
Recommendations:
1. It is not a pleasure trip. The whole way deserve huge mental & physical strength.
2. Try to avoid car journey from Ruma bazar.
3. The trip will take minimum 3 days.
4. Keep necessary medicine. eg. pain killer, odomos(anti mosquito lotion, available at Dhaka newmarket),
5. Keep high calorie food, like chocolate, ground nut. Also keep glucose solution for instant energy
6. Take a haversack to make your journey easy. Avoid normal shoulder bags.
7. If you are a new trekker, then do not trek this way in rainy season.
8. It may not possible to get rich food in the way from Ruma to Keokradong. Sometimes it will only vegetables to eat with rice.
