St. Martin's

St. Martin's only coral island in Bangladesh, it is located south of the mainland of Bangladesh. Sant Martin, a small island of 17 sq km, is 120 kilometers away from Cox's Bazar district. In the local language, St. Martin is called coconut jinzira. The wonderful natural beauty of this island has become one of the tourist destinations of Bangladesh. The blue water of the sea with infinite blue sky, the row of coconut trees is unique in this island, which attracts travel peasants to the irresistible attention.

How to go

If you want to go to St. Martin, you must first come to Teknaf in Cox's Bazar district. You can go straight to Teknaf by bus from Dhaka. Buses from Shyamoli, Sentrimartin transport, Eagle, S Alam, Modern line, Green line etc from Fakirapul and Sayedabad in Dhaka and went straight to Teknaf. The travel time of 10-12 hours is generally between 900 and 2000 taka per bus and class.

Or come to Dhaka from Cox's Bazar and then from Cox's Bazar to Teknaf. Many buses leaving Green Line, Sohag, TR Travels, Shyamoli, Hanif, Soudia, Eagle, S Alam, Silk Line, St. Martin, etc from Dhaka for the purpose of Cox's Bazar, are usually between 1000 to 2500 rupees for rent. Also from Cox's Bazar can be seen on the plane from Dhaka.

If you want to come to Chittagong from Dhaka by train, you can travel from Dhaka to Sonar Bangla, Torna Nishitha, Suborn Express, Mahanagar Pravati / Godhuli, Chittagong Mail by train on your own. Then Cox's Bazar car is available every hour from Chittagong's Bahaddar hat or new bridge area. You can travel on the bus to S Alam, Saudia, Unique etc. to get good service among them.

You can go to Teknaf by renting local bus or micro / jeep from Cox's Bazar. It takes time to go to Teknaf from Cox's Bazar about one to two hours. Every day from Teknaf to Saint Martin, every morning, Kutubdia, Kairi, Sindhabad, Eagle, Sundarbans etc. ships. Also, some trawlers and speedboats operate on this sea route. It takes two hours to two and a half hours from Teknaf to ship to St. Martin. In the class of class, the up-down rental is 550-800 taka. Everyday ships from Jetty Ghat leave for St. Martin on 9.00-9.30am and return from St. Martin on 3.00-3.30pm. So if the jetty does not appear before the time, the chances of missing the ship will increase. And in such cases there is no way to return to the trawler, which is very dangerous. Those who spend night in St. Martin, they get a chance to return to the ship the next day, which is already mentioned in the ticket.

Usually ships from November to March for these five months. If there is a time other than this time to go through the trawler or speedboat. The seafront is warm without the winter season, so travel at this time is not safe. Even if you love the adverb, you can take the experience of traveling in the stormy trawler.

What to eat and where to eat

The most famous thing in St. Martin's is the dub which is sweet and delicious at one go. At St. Martin's, one should check at least one dub. For those who like to eat fish, waiting for them with various types of St Martin Turtle, Beautiful Poya, Hilsa, Rupchandas, Lobster, Kalachandas etc. And if you have a chance, you can eat kura. (Desert chickens are called Kura). There are also more informative dried fish stores, knives, silver taps, glasses etc. If the watermelon is not missed then in January or February in St. Martin.

Some of the hotels and restaurants that can also be eaten are Kearny Marjan Restaurant, Beach Point, Hotel Allar Dan, Market Beach, Assam Hotel, Sea Beach, St. Martin, Comilla Restaurant, Real Restaurant, Haji Selim Park, St. Martin's Tourist Park, Hotel Sadek etc. . But, of course, a little more scrutiny.

Where will it be

There are a number of quality hotels and cottages available to stay in St. Martin's night. There are also good arrangements for tourists to stay in many homes.

Crossing the border: This 10-room hotel has 4 accommodation in each room. Room 700-800 per rental and if you want to stay in the tent, you have to pay 4 to 300 rupees. The average meal cost per person is 70 to 100 taka.

Prince Heaven: This room with 18 room number is 400-500 for single room and double room rate is 600-800, with 4 people living together.

Blum-Marine Resort: This 34-room hotel has 18 double bedrooms with a rental of 1000 rupees, 13 triple redroom with a rental of 1200 rupees, 5 bedrooms for 1500 rupees and Cotage 2 for rent of Tk 2,500.

You can stay in the 4 room house by booking a house for 500-1000 rupees (house of author Humayun Ahmed).

There are also Palace Paradise, Coral View, Coral Blue, Marmaid, Sea Coral, Blue Diganta, Sayari, C in, Dream Night, Hotel Sagar Par, Riyadh Guest House, Hotel Dream Fair, Sraban Luxury, Blue Lagoon, Sunset View , Marine parks in government management etc. During the tourism season, there is a facility to have residential accommodation in almost every home. According to the season, there are variations in fares, but usually around 200-250 rupees can be taken to a fairly good room.

Do what and what to do

Those who come back from St. Martin on the day, they can regret later, so it is best that at least one day stay in St. Martin. As you can see the entire island