We toured Khagrachhari-Sajek-Rangamati for four nights and three days. Sajeke has some problems with water and electricity but the travel experience is great.
We tried to make the tour as affordable as possible. Everyone is a student. But with good judgment, you can turn around very well at low cost. But in the case of food, we have not been able to control the greed, so the cost has been a little higher.
Before the start of the trip, I booked a bus ticket to Khagrachhari, booked a place to stay in Saje and decided where to stay in Rangamati to avoid any trouble. Sajeke has no shortage of resorts. Indigenous peoples can stay in their own homes at low cost. You can also stay in the resort built by the army. However, the cost is relatively low towards Ruilui neighborhood.
We were in Meghmachang and Lusai. When it is raining, you can catch clouds from Meghmachang. Other times you will get a better view. The seating area in the middle of Lusai Resort is also nice. The language of the current generation is unstable! Jumpesh chat can be given. But wherever you are, it is better to book a little in advance.
I had fixed the moon car from Dhaka. Anupam Da and Sujan Dar's car. Gentleman, behave like your brothers and it is better to run. There were 13 of us in a 12 seater car. As the relationship with them became closer, I got in that car and left for Rangamati. Because the last bus from Khagrachhari to Rangamati was around 3 pm. If you went to catch the bus in a hurry, Khagrachari would not turn around. There is no shortage of hotels in Rangamati. I was at Rangamati Circuit House through a relative of one of our friends. Our trip in the first week of February.
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We reached Shapla Chattar around 7 in the morning. Arriving at Khagrachhari, I ordered Saje for lunch. We reached Dighinala in the moon car and had breakfast. Menu parota, mixed vegetables, fried eggs and tea. Then we left for Baghaichhari. Hazara falls on the way. It goes without saying that there was not much water due to winter. After taking pictures for a while, we left for Baghaichhari again. From Baghaichhari, the soldiers took all the moon vehicles together. It only happens twice, around 10:30 in the morning and around 3 in the afternoon. We stood in Baghaichhari for about an hour. In the gap we see some part of the casalong flowing next to it. When we reached Saje, our time was running out. Then I quickly went to the resort, took a bath, freshened up and rested for a while. At two o'clock in the afternoon I went to have lunch at Maruati Didi's restaurant. The menu consisted of rice, vegetables, pulses and chicken. The cooking was great, but the meat was salty.After that I set off in the moon car towards Kanlak hill. The moon car goes to a certain place, from then on it is a high way to walk. Small children stand with thin bamboo. From there you can rent bamboo for 10 rupees to climb the hill (if needed). It is difficult to climb the Kanlak hill during the rainy season. And try not to have anything sponge type on the feet. There are also a few graves on the way to the top of Kanlak. There are also small food stalls. We got off at Kanlak and went to Sajek Helipad. Fascinating environment all around. We were there for a long time. There was a beautiful park next to it. You have to pay an entry fee of 20 rupees. A relative of one of our friends, Sajek, was in the army camp. So I spent the evening watching the sunset at Sajek Army Camp. Breakfast was provided and I played badminton there for many days. After that, when she went to the restaurant and heard about the food, Didi said that their generator was broken and it would be 11 o'clock at night to get food. Hearing that, I quickly went to the resort and took some rest after freshening up. I ate some light breakfast in a shop and walked around a bit. I went to the restaurant with the drivers at night. Roast rice, pulses, vegetables and eggs for dinner. There is also a barbecue dinner if you wish. But it is better to say in advance. After dinner I went to Sajek Helipad. 12 o'clock at night - 1 o'clock. It is buzzing around. There is some light in the army camp next door. On the other side, there is a bright red light of BSF. And the twelfth moon on the head. The surrounding nature seemed to create a strange primitiveness. And with that, if the singer has friends, then what else! One of the best nights I've ever had! I went back to the resort after a long time. Is it so easy to sleep even if you want to sleep? I sat on the balcony for a long time, the mysterious nature all around.
If you can get up the next morning, you have to miss the sunrise. You have to go to the helipad to see the sunrise. Sunrise can also be enjoyed from the balcony of our resort (Meghmachang). Home surrounded by distant mountains, fog over it! The mind will be better in a wonderful picture. After breakfast I visited some more places in Sajek. I visited Stone Garden, Ruiluipara Church and surrounding areas. We had to order lunch at System Restaurant in Khagrachari. I quickly packed my bags and reached the army checkpoint by 10:30 am. Then from there it reached Khagrachhari in the moon car and it sounded like one. We had lunch at System Restaurant. It is extremely foolish not to eat duck meat and mushrooms here. The lunch was really over. Rice, pulses, vegetables, mushrooms, chicken, a few bowls of duck meat, coriander paste — all are great. Even after eating so much, it seems that they have gone out with the bill, they have made a mistake to bill. The bill should have been more.
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I woke up around six in the morning. After getting up and freshening up, we all went to a restaurant in Banrupa for breakfast. The cost is the same as for normal food. Sagar Bhai came there. And there is a small ghat next to it, from there we get on the boat. There is a roof over the boat, there is a mobile toilet, what else! From then on, the events actually started.
The most attractive place of the tour was Rangamati. Throughout the day we sailed across the Kaptai Lake, touching the waters of the Karnafuli River, with hills on either side and an unknown horizon ahead. Unbeknownst to them, everyone sang, ‘Majhi baiya yao re, amar bhanga nao mein bhanga nao re majhi, baiya yao re. It takes some effort to get permission to go there. However, we rented a CNG-powered autorickshaw in the BGB area and drove inside. I also saw the dam inside the Kaptai Hydropower Station. Then I went to the hanging bridge. Only two vertical pillars, and the whole bridge hangs through the rod! There are some places to go around it. A great place to take pictures! From there I went back to Mejang restaurant. Around the river, in the middle is a restaurant with exquisite decoration. The stomach is rumbling with hunger. I ate rice, pulses, bamboo chicken, chapila mash, and hill vegetables. It's not okay to miss the chapila bharta here, it's unstable. Bamboo chicken (cooked by keeping small chicken meat in bamboo) is still in the mouth. Anyone can try the glass frita if they want.