In the previous article I explained a details plan how you can travel in Sajek. If you haven’t read that yet, go read it first. Now I will begin from the next part of this series where we will start from the Cox’s Bazar.
Day 1 Plan: If your bus starts at 10:30 PM from Matiranga bus counter, you will reach at Kolatoli, Cox’s Bazar at around 6:00 to 6:30 AM. This first thing you should do after arrival here, is to buy the return ticket from Cox’s Bazar. We are planning to stay one night in Cox’s Bazar. So buy ticket of the next day (night coach). If you are from other country and want to return home directly from Cox’s Bazar, don’t worry. There is an international airport at Cox’s Bazar. You can book an air ticket and fly from here.
Next, go check-in to a hotel. Hotel in Cox’s Bazar is so cheap. Within 1500 taka you can book an AC room for 2 person. So per person cost will be 750 taka. Also you can stay at a much cheaper price with a Non-AC room. Then go to a restaurant and have your breakfast. It will cost you around 50 taka. Now you are all set to go to the sea beach. The most popular sea beach in the Cox’s Bazar are Kolatoli Sea Beach, Sugondha Sea Beach and Laboni Sea Beach which is nearby Kolatoli Bus Stand. Also there are some other sea beaches like Inani, Mermaid and Sayeman Beach which is at a distance of a little journey. For the first day you can swim in the sea beach, rent a jet ski or an atv bike and enjoy the day. At the evening you can walk around the Burmese market and take some souvenir from there. For lunch try some local fish and curry. Some famous food item is Loitta fish fry, Coral fish curry, Pomfret fish curry and the special Beef Kala Vuna. Try to have some of them in the lunch. But for the dinner go to any of the sea beach and eat some sea food. You will enjoy it. For these 2 meal you might spent up to 500 taka (depends on what you are ordering). Finally go to your hotel room and rest for the night.
Day 2 Plan: For the day 2, wake up early in the morning and go the sea beach. Enjoy the sun rise. After that have your breakfast, it will cost the same price. After that you can go to the sea beach and swim for the last time. Check out before 12:00 PM so you don’t have to pay for the next day. But you can keep your backpack at the hotel locker. Every hotel give this service for free of cost. Next, go the Kolatoli point and there you can find tourist bus. Jump in and aim for the Patuartek Sea Beach. Bus fare is only 100 taka (by the time I am writing this). This sea beach has some extra beauty. In one side there is the open sea and the in the other side there is green hills. You can spend a great time here. But before the evening take a CNG Autorickshaw or local rickshaw and come to Himchori. It may cost you around 120 taka. Sea the sunset from Himchari hills. Ticket price is only 30 taka. Spend some times here and then come back to Kolatoli Bus Stand. Your lunch and dinner cost is the same as before, around 500 taka. This was the end of your 4 days 5 night tour.
Bonus: There are some super exciting things you can do in Cox’s Bazar. Here I am sharing with you. But if you want to do these, you have to spend some extra money and time.
- Parasailing: At DariaNagar Sea View Part, Marine Drive Road you can do parasailing. There are two packages available as of now. (i) 2000 BDT per person for just air gliding and (ii) 2500 BDT per person for air gliding with a partial sea immersion experience.
- Jet Ski Ride: You can do this at any sea beach point. For a short ride they charge around 300 taka. And for a long ride they charges 500 taka. If you are a couple you can ride together in a single ride.
- ATV Bike Ride: Like jet ski, ATV bike is available at any sea beach. Price is also the same.
- Bike Rent: If you are an adventure lover, you can rent a bike. You just need a valid driving license. Bike fare is 150 – 200 taka per hour and the fuel cost is on you.
Some useful resources: Now I am sharing information about some popular hotel at Cox’s Bazar for your preferences. They have good service. Some of them are very reasonable for budget traveler or solo traveler. And some of them are luxury.
- Hotel Auster Echo
- Hill Tower Hotel & Resort
- Hotel Sea Queen
- Seagull Hotels Ltd
- Hotel Sayem Inn
- Sayeman Heritage Residence
There is a Bangladeshi facebook group named Travellers Of Bangladesh (TOB). If you need any kind of help like any information or anything you can ask there. Also you can send me an email at info@travelandimprove.com for more details.
Now the final part of this article series is the budget. At the beginning I’ve told you this is only a hundred dollar tour. So let’s do the sum.
Dhaka to Khagrachari AC Bus fare 1600/-
Sajek to Cox’s Bazar Bus fare 720/-
Dighinala to Sajek transportation cost 1000/-
Dighinala to Alutia & Alutia to Matiranga transportation cost around 200/-
First 2 days meal around 1050/-
Cox’s Bazar accommodation 750/-
Kolatoli to Patuartek, Patuartek to Himchari to Kolatoli local transportation cost around 250/-
Some other local transportation cost around 200/-
Second 2 days meal around 1100/-
Cox’s Bazar to Dhaka AC Bus fare 1600/-
So total summation will be 8470/- in BDT which is around 70$ as of today 3rd February 2025
The rest amount is for your shopping guys. Happy Travelling!!!
