Cox's Bazar - The World's Longest Unbroken Sandy Beach

mirzazeehan · April 24th, 2007, 07:58 PM

Miles of golden sands, towering cliffs, surfing waves, rare conch shells, colorful pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes, delightful sea-food--this is Cox's Bazar, the tourist capital of Bangladesh. Having the world's longest (120 kilometers.) beach sloping gently down to the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, Cox's Bazar is one of the most attractive tourist spots in the country.Located at a distance of 152 km. south of Chittagong, the leading seaport of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar is connected both by air and road from Dhaka and Chittagong.

Tmac · April 24th, 2007, 08:14 PM

nice Mirza. Looking forward to seeing photos of some of the hotels there.

mirzazeehan · April 24th, 2007, 08:29 PM

Hotels

Hotel Seagull

Hotel Praasad

Crown Plaza

Other Hotels

Mercantile Bank

AB Bank

Niribili Restaurant

tanzirian · April 24th, 2007, 08:30 PM

Great pics Mirza, is this from your own recent trip? Also, is that first pic of Himchhari?

Tmac · April 24th, 2007, 08:31 PM

wow Cox's Bazar has developed nicely!!

tanzirian · April 24th, 2007, 08:32 PM

Wow, those second set of pics wasn't up when I posted my first reply! Are all those apartments in Cox's Bazar? The place sure has changed a lot since I lived in BD!

mirzazeehan · April 24th, 2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tanzirian

Wow, those second set of pics wasn't up when I posted my first reply! Are all those apartments in Cox's Bazar? The place sure has changed a lot since I lived in BD!

Yea Tanzirian,those are pics from my recent trip.All those buildings are hotels,..and that place has changed completely in 4 years...the previous time i went,most of these didn't exist.Construction of large hotels including the Coxbay is still going on...so you can expect to see another big change within 2-3 years.

dopekhor · April 24th, 2007, 09:27 PM

is that Crowne Plaza part of the international chain? i didnt notice that hotel when i was there 2 months back

zayiaf62089 · April 24th, 2007, 11:12 PM

great pictures! what percentage of tourists in your best guess go to cox bazar are from bangladesh and what percentage are from other countries?

mirzazeehan · April 25th, 2007, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zayiaf62089

great pictures! what percentage of tourists in your best guess go to cox bazar are from bangladesh and what percentage are from other countries?

I visited the place during the OFF SEASON,so wouldn't know what its like during the peak time.From what I have seen,about 5% are from other countries and 95% from Bd.

tareq79 · April 25th, 2007, 08:02 PM

Cox's Bazar and St. Martins are quite clear on Google Earth nowadays...

tareq79 · April 25th, 2007, 08:06 PM

compare...those

Quote:

Originally Posted by mirzazeehan

Hotels

Hotel Seagull

clearsky · April 25th, 2007, 11:35 PM

Wow! There are so many hotels and guest houses in Cox Bazar. Things have changed quite a bit within a short period of time. Most of these hotels are fully booked during peak season. Off season draws good number of visitors as well.

The swimming pool of hotel prasad doesn't look good. I don't think anyone should bath in that water. They need to add chlorine.

mirzazeehan · April 25th, 2007, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tareq79

Cox's Bazar and St. Martins are quite clear on Google Earth nowadays...

Thanks for the image Tareq.The Semi-circle type of structure that can be seen at the bottom of the image is the Hotel Praasad.

tanzirian · April 26th, 2007, 07:45 PM

Last time I was living in BD (early 1990s) the best place to say was the Parjatan's Hotel Shaibal. We stayed there three years in a row 1990 - 1992. To begin with it was actually quite good but you could see the quality visibly go down each subsequent year we went.

I think the first time I visited Cox's Bazar was 1982 or so. Then my family stayed at Hotel Sayemon. I was a kid back then so I don't have too many memories of what the hotel was like but from the pics we have it had a pretty nice swimming pool.

Anybody know if those two are still around?

Also Mirza, did you get the chance to take any pics of Chittagong?

mirzazeehan · April 27th, 2007, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanzirian

Last time I was living in BD (early 1990s) the best place to say was the Parjatan's Hotel Shaibal. We stayed there three years in a row 1990 - 1992. To begin with it was actually quite good but you could see the quality visibly go down each subsequent year we went.

I think the first time I visited Cox's Bazar was 1982 or so. Then my family stayed at Hotel Sayemon. I was a kid back then so I don't have too many memories of what the hotel was like but from the pics we have it had a pretty nice swimming pool.

Anybody know if those two are still around?

Also Mirza, did you get the chance to take any pics of Chittagong?

Dont know about the old hotels Tan,and yea,I did take shots of Chittagong,will be posting them in the chittagong thread in a day or two.Tmac,dont kill me for that! ; )

Tmac · April 29th, 2007, 07:32 PM

Some aerial photos of Cox's Bazar

Tmac · April 29th, 2007, 07:34 PM

Cox's Bazar Bus terminal

Cox's Bazar submarine cable landing station

Zaki · May 1st, 2007, 09:32 PM

Cox Bazaar is absolutely beautiful. Also i believe the first and fourth picture is of Himchoori. That part of the beach is absolutely breathtaking. The beach there is extremely clean and behind the beach you have cliffs with waterfalls and hills you can climb. Definitely something people should try.

Tmac · May 11th, 2007, 12:15 AM

Prasaad Paradise Hotel and Resort in Cox's Bazar

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

April 24th, 2007, 07:58 PM	#1
mirzazeehan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,434	Cox's Bazar - The World's Longest Unbroken Sandy Beach Miles of golden sands, towering cliffs, surfing waves, rare conch shells, colorful pagodas, Buddhist temples and tribes, delightful sea-food--this is Cox's Bazar, the tourist capital of Bangladesh. Having the world's longest (120 kilometers.) beach sloping gently down to the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, Cox's Bazar is one of the most attractive tourist spots in the country.Located at a distance of 152 km. south of Chittagong, the leading seaport of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar is connected both by air and road from Dhaka and Chittagong. Last edited by mirzazeehan; April 24th, 2007 at 08:32 PM.

April 24th, 2007, 08:29 PM	#3
mirzazeehan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,434	Hotels Hotel Seagull Hotel Praasad Crown Plaza Other Hotels Mercantile Bank AB Bank Niribili Restaurant Last edited by mirzazeehan; April 24th, 2007 at 09:15 PM.

April 25th, 2007, 08:02 PM	#11
tareq79 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 412	Hotel Seagull from Google Earth Cox's Bazar and St. Martins are quite clear on Google Earth nowadays...

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Tmac Dhaka-Ottawa-DC Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 6,985	Prasaad Paradise Hotel and Resort in Cox's Bazar image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

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April 24th, 2007, 08:14 PM	#2
Tmac Dhaka-Ottawa-DC Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 6,985	nice Mirza. Looking forward to seeing photos of some of the hotels there.

April 24th, 2007, 08:30 PM	#4
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,213	Great pics Mirza, is this from your own recent trip? Also, is that first pic of Himchhari?

April 24th, 2007, 08:31 PM	#5
Tmac Dhaka-Ottawa-DC Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 6,985	wow Cox's Bazar has developed nicely!!

April 24th, 2007, 08:32 PM	#6
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,213	Wow, those second set of pics wasn't up when I posted my first reply! Are all those apartments in Cox's Bazar? The place sure has changed a lot since I lived in BD!

April 24th, 2007, 09:27 PM	#8
dopekhor yourPIMP Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,663	is that Crowne Plaza part of the international chain? i didnt notice that hotel when i was there 2 months back

April 24th, 2007, 11:12 PM	#9
zayiaf62089 Zafir Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jamaica, Queens Posts: 130	great pictures! what percentage of tourists in your best guess go to cox bazar are from bangladesh and what percentage are from other countries?

April 25th, 2007, 11:35 PM	#13
clearsky Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 507	Wow! There are so many hotels and guest houses in Cox Bazar. Things have changed quite a bit within a short period of time. Most of these hotels are fully booked during peak season. Off season draws good number of visitors as well. The swimming pool of hotel prasad doesn't look good. I don't think anyone should bath in that water. They need to add chlorine.

April 26th, 2007, 07:45 PM	#15
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,213	Last time I was living in BD (early 1990s) the best place to say was the Parjatan's Hotel Shaibal. We stayed there three years in a row 1990 - 1992. To begin with it was actually quite good but you could see the quality visibly go down each subsequent year we went. I think the first time I visited Cox's Bazar was 1982 or so. Then my family stayed at Hotel Sayemon. I was a kid back then so I don't have too many memories of what the hotel was like but from the pics we have it had a pretty nice swimming pool. Anybody know if those two are still around? Also Mirza, did you get the chance to take any pics of Chittagong?

April 29th, 2007, 07:32 PM	#17
Tmac Dhaka-Ottawa-DC Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 6,985	Some aerial photos of Cox's Bazar

April 29th, 2007, 07:34 PM	#18
Tmac Dhaka-Ottawa-DC Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 6,985	Cox's Bazar Bus terminal Cox's Bazar submarine cable landing station

May 1st, 2007, 09:32 PM	#19
Zaki Joi Bangla Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,196	Cox Bazaar is absolutely beautiful. Also i believe the first and fourth picture is of Himchoori. That part of the beach is absolutely breathtaking. The beach there is extremely clean and behind the beach you have cliffs with waterfalls and hills you can climb. Definitely something people should try.