Daughter of Sea – Kuakata : Tour & Travel Guide

At the present backdrop, now a day’s Bangladesh has become one of the most important traveling places to the tourist. And the most important fact is, it is not only to the people of Bangladesh but also for the foreign people. By taking this important, we are trying to give the proper and appropriate guidelines (as much as we can do) about travel in Bangladesh. We believe that it will be a great solution of your traveling problem. In our previous discussions we have been talking about many important and beautiful traveling places of Bangladesh. Such as tour at Bandarban, tour at Nilgiri, tour Tindu, also about some place of Khagrachori district and some place in Rangamati district. You can enjoy those beautiful and attractive places with your family, which is the one of the memorable day in your life. You also remember this tour every happy moment of your life. 

Recently we briefly discussed about the longest sea beach "Cox’s Bazar Sea Beach" which is not only the longest sandy sea beach in Bangladesh but also the all over the world and Cox's Bazar is called the Tourist Capital of Bangladesh. Its captivating scene attracts everyone's mind very mysteriously. In that post we also give you a guideline about the accommodation of Cox’s Bazar and the easy way to travel Cox’s Bazar. If you tour at Cox’s Bazar you will have a chance to visit Aggmeda Khyang Buddist temple, the beautiful Himchari National Park with a nice waterfall, Ramu upazila which is famous for many Buddist temple, Maheshkhali and the main attraction of Moheshkhali is Maheshkhali Island is located in the Bay of Bengal, Dulahazra Safari Park where you have a chance of riding domestic elephant and the beautiful Teknaf upazila where you can see beautiful scenery etc. Today we will talk about another most beautiful and obviously most important traveling place “Daughter of Sea – Kuakata: Tour & Travel Guide”.

Daughter of Sea – Kuakata

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Today we discuss about another longest sea beach in Bangladesh. It is known as the name of Daughter of Sea Kuakata. Because Kuakata is also called the daughter of the sea. The Coordinates are 22°49′0″N 89°33′0″E, Country: Bangladesh, Division: Khulna Division and District: Khulna District. Kuakata is one of the most beautiful places in Bangladesh. This beautiful place located in the southern part of Bangladesh. It has 30 kilometers long beach which is situated at the Lotachapli union of Kalapara Thana. Kalapara is the sub district of Patuakhali district of Barishal division. This beach is 70 km’s far away from Patuakhali Sadar and 320 km’s far away from Dhaka city.

The relation between sea and sand is forever. At the tide time, the sea goes far away from the sand and this temporary separation the sand is colored white. And without this time sand get back his life by the touch of the sea and also colored mud. The Daughter of Sea - Kuakata is one of the sea beaches where one can see both the sunrise and sunset. In the Kuakata one can also travel the Fatra Forest, Jhau Forest, Gangamati and some Buddhist Temples etc. One can also enjoy the sun rising and the sun setting here.

Fatra Forest:

This Forest is near at Kuakata Beach which is the extended part of Sundarbans Forest. It is about an hour boat journey from Kuakata sea beach. In this Forest you can see many animals like monkey, Bagdas, Jackals etc. you can also see different types of birds. You can watch big tide like 30 feet at highest and it is thrilling how the fisherman avoid these waves. Fatra Forest is the one of Eco Park that built by the government of Bangladesh. You can also visit the Fatra Forest by forest department boats. Visiting Fatra forest by boat is most interesting for the tourists. If travelers want to visit Fatra Forest some tour agency is available in Kuakata to bring the traveler at Fatra Forest which is really a nice place to visit.

Jhau Forest:

This Forest has been created by the Government of Bangladesh. It is also the most beautiful forest in Kuakata. This forest is located near the Kuakata Sea Beach. You can visit the whole forest by walking or by motorcycle. This forest consists of many Jhau and Coconut trees. The sun-rising can be viewed from this corner in the early morning, which is very attractive to the tourists. You can enjoy the beauty of nature here. The Government of Bangladesh recognized it as an echo park. This place is perfect for a picnic and a picnic shade is available in the Jhau Forest. Jhau forest is a beautiful place to sit and relax and it is very famous and a well-acquainted place for visitors. Many tourists come here for recreation.

Kuakata Coconut Garden:

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Coconut garden means ‘narikel bagan’ in Bengali language. Kuakata coconut garden is a beautiful place for visiting which is situated at the eastern side of the Kuakata sea beach and you can reach there by only a few minutes walking. You can see there many coconut trees. The local people say that the tree's age is more than forty years old. Once a time there has many coconut trees, but the in recent decades the number of trees decreases because of the strong waves of the sea touching the garden and destroy the front side trees. This place also attracts the tourists come to visit the Kuakata sea beach.

Sun Rising:

Rising Sun is the main attraction of Kuakata. One can be able to visible best sight of the sun rising from a Kauar Char area of Gangamoti. Kauar Char is the eastern part of Kuakata beach. Every morning many visitors gather here to enjoy this beauty. When the light of the sun falls in the sea during rising moment this scenery is very attractive to the tourists. The tourist enjoy the moments with their near and dears and sometime some of them are singing a song of their favorite singers which songs are related to the sun or light.

Sun-Setting:

You can also enjoy the sun-setting in the Kuakata beach. To enjoy it better you have to present in the village of dried fish because sea glowing red during the sun setting moment. It may take ten or twenty minutes for setting. Many tourists and local people gather here to enjoy the beauty of a sunset. The tourists taking photos of this nice scenery with various styles. Some tourists take their photo with sun and some taking photo as the sun is setting in his hand, etc. one cannot forget this beautiful amazing sight scenery in his life. It is the ideal or perfect for traveling to the tourist. You can also travel this beautiful place with your family. It is the great solution for the traveler.

Shutki Palli: 

You can visit the fishing village which is locally known as ‘Shutki Palli’. Where you can buy dry fish from the fisherman and if you visit the village you can know about the hard life of the fisherman and their culture. In exchange for some money they can even take tourists for a fishing trip into the sea. You can buy various types fresh fish also from this place. It is the most attractive traveling place in Kuakata. So don’t miss this place.

Gangamati Reserved Forest:

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In the Gangamati reserved forest you can see the beautiful forest which is situated at the patuakhali region and the east of Jhau Forest. It is only one hour journey from Sundarban by speed boat and the best way to reach the forest from Kuakata by motorcycle along the beach which is very attractive to the tourists. In this forest one can also see different types of birds, isolated big trees, sands, etc. It provides you a chance of seeing an evergreen miniature mangrove forest.

In the winter the sea remains calm, quiet and during bathing time you can play with the waves in the sea, which is very attractive and interesting for the tourists. In the full moon night or moonless night medium size waves are found. In the high tide the sea is full of water, but in the low tide it becomes lifeless. You can also catch fish like as Hilsha which is the national fish of Bangladesh during the rainy season when they come to visit river from the sea. You may also visit Buddhist Temple in the Kuakata like as Misri para Buddhist Temple where containing a statue of Goutom Budhdha, is also a beautiful tourist spot. Two 200 years old wells are also present in the vicinity, Kerani Para Seema Mandir, which is a Buddhist temple and many Buddhist devotees from nearby areas come here and pray for them. During the "Rash Purnima" and "Maghi Purnima" Hindu and Buddhist devotees arrive here for a celebration and usually fairs are also arranged.

How to Go Kuakata:

You can go to kuakata by Launch or Bus. By launch:Dhaka to Patuakhali, Starting time: 5:30, 6:30 and 7:00 pm & arrival time: 6 AM next morning. Launch Name: Sundarban, Saikat, Sattar Khan, Achol etc. Rent: Deck-150 Taka, For Cabin - 350 Taka (Single), 600 Taka (Double), 700 Taka (Family), 1500 Taka (VIP-AC). Then you can go to Kuakata beach by direct/Local bus. The Local bus per seat rent cost is 60 taka & The Direct bus per seat rent cost is 80 taka. By bus: There are many terminals from Dhaka to Kuakata, Here we describe about two terminals. Dhaka (Sayedabad Bus Terminal) To Kuakata, Bus name: BRTC, Dhaka (Gabtoli Bus Terminal near Technical Mor) To Kuakata, Bus name: Sakura. Starting time: 22:30 and Per set rent cost is 450 taka

Hotel And Resorts:

There are many hotels and resorts in Kuakata. Like as Hotel Sky Palace Ltd. Phone: 01856699911, Price range Tk. 1200-3500, Hotel Nilanjona Ltd. Phone: 01856699911, Price range Tk. 850-3000/-, Hotel Kuakata Inn Int. Ltd, Phone: N/A , Price range Tk. 1500-3000/-, Hotel Mohona Int.Ltd, Phone: N/A, Price Range Tk. 1000-2500/-, Hotel Biswas Sea Palace, Phone: N/A, Price Range Tk. 1800-2500/-, Hotel Bonani Palace, Phone: N/A, Price Range Tk. 1250-4000/-, Hotel Golden Palace, Phone: N/A, Price Range Tk. 1200-2500/-, Sagorkonna Resort Ltd., Phone: 01911 672135, 01712 849373, Price Range Tk. 1000-2800/-, Hotel Shoikot, Phone: N/A, Price Range Tk. 1000-1500/-

Today we briefly discuss about the most attractive "Daughter of Sea – Kuakata: Tour & Travel Guide" and it is very interesting that the behavior of this area’s people is very friendly and helpful. In this post we also explain the accommodation and transport in Kuakata. You can also get a complete guideline about your trip from our past. In our next post we will discuss about the “Patenga & Fouzdarhat” Sea beach which are the sunset viewing beach. Patenga Sea beach is situated near the mouth of the Karnaphuli River about 14 Km south from the Chittagong city. You can enjoy a river journey on the Karnaphuli River, or a boat trip onto the ocean waves which is very attractive and interesting for the tourists. You can enjoy another beautiful sea beach which is located about 16 Km away from this Patenga sea beach called Fouzdarhat sea beach. It is a perfect place for a picnic. If you like to see our next post (Patenga & Fouzdarhat), please click here. Where you find the whole information and guideline about Patenga & Fouzdarhat Sea beach.

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