St Martin Island Bangladesh is the perfect place for the travelers because of having a
unique combination of sand, stone, coral and bio-diversity. Swimming in
crystalline water, variety of fishes, different types of tortoise and the
wonder of coral island- all this have made this island a beautiful wonder of nature.
The famous coral island, of course, the best tasting coconuts ever had.
Where the Saint Martin Island is situated
The only
coral island in Bangladesh, St. Martin Island, is in the northeast part of the
Bay of Bengal, about 9 km south of the tip of the Cox’s Bazar – Teknaf
peninsula. The local name of this island is “Narical Gingira” also spelled “Narikel
jinjera” for having lots of coconut trees and has an extension part named Chera
Dwip.
As the island measures only 8 sq km, it is
possible to walk around the island in a day. The beautiful coral reef and long coral
beach could easily appeal your mind. The
best time to enjoy the beauty of this island is November to February.
Chhera Dwip or Chhera Island
Chera dwip,
also known as Cheradia Island or Cheridia Island, is the extension part of St.
Martin Island. Chera dwip literally means “The Seperated Part” because this
extension part is divided by sea tides. During low tide period the connecting
road between Chera dwip and the main ground appears and it takes only two and
half an hour to reach there from St. Martin on foot. You can choose the most
popular medium - local motorboat or tourist boat.
Here you will
find a bush area which is the only green part on it. You will also find corals
all over the island. In winter season many migrated birds come to this island
and thus increase the beauty of this land.
To reach in
Chera Dwip, first you have to reach in Cox’s Bazar. Then you can hire a speed
boat or any other water vehicle to reach there.
There is no
permanent human inhabitation. So it is advised that tourists should go there
early and come back by afternoon
How to go to St Martin Island
To go to St. Martin from anywhere from
Bangladesh, first you have to go to Cox’s Bazar. From Cox’s Bazar you have to
go to Taknaf by jeep and then from Taknaf you can start for St. Martin by
sea-track, trawler or ship. It takes only 12 hour to reach St. Martin by road
from capital Dhaka and only two and half an hour from Taknaf by trawler, launch
or ship. There are some direct long root bus services from capital Dhaka to
Cox’s Bazar. The cost of this bus services is – AC 650-700 BDT and non-AC
350-400BDT. From Cox’s Bazar there are some local bus services to Taknaf which
costs only 30-40BDT. Beside this you can prefer reserve microbus services or
8-10 seats costing 500-1000BDT. All these are regular transport. From Taknaf to
St. Martin some marine services like sea-track, Carry Sindabad and Nafsi ship.
You can also choose trawler or any other water vehicle. It takes only two hour
to reach St. Martin.
Travelers
who love to discover new sea Saint martin Island Bangladesh is one of them.
Here you find the true love of nature. Once again it made you to fall in love
with sea.
