I had been planning to see the last land of Bangladesh for a long time
My friends promised to go but cancelled at the last minute,
I decided to go on the tour alone
Since I had experience of solo tours before, I got the courage to go solo. My motive for going alone was photography. I would enjoy the natural environment alone and click photos. Accordingly, I tried to take some pictures.
I have already said that if you want to travel to Cinnamon Island on a low budget, you have to be a high-level traveler.
If you say room rent is 4000, you should say 500 (if you don't want to be a jerk at this level, take the money from your father's pocket)
I left for Teknaf at 1.30 am, fare from Chittagong is 400 taka (Saudia bus)
Teknaf Damdamia Ghat at 7.30 am (I thought I would get a ship)
Too bad the ship was closed that day, I went from Damdamia to Teknaf city, fare 20 ৳
I took a trawler from Teknaf city, fare 220 ৳
I landed at the St. at 11.30 am
Now it was my turn to look for a room
I booked a room 3 minutes walk from the beach for 550 ৳ (Keep in mind that the prices of Beachview Resorts are 2-3 times higher, so it is better to get a room a little further in, since this is your budget tour)
I entered the room at 12.00, freshened up a little and took a rest and set off.. During low tide, the best time to leave for Cheradwip
If you ask the resort people, they will immediately take you to the bicycle store
Bike rental is 40 ৳ per hour
I set off with a bicycle for Cheradwip (bikes are also available for rent at 500 ৳ per hour, but it is better not to take a bike on a budget tour because you have to walk a lot of the way to Cheradwip)
On the way to Cheradwip, you will find many shops and locals who are selling dubs. Each dub costs 60-70 ৳. I ate 2 of them
Cheradwip At the beginning you will find only one family, you will have to park your bicycle here because you cannot take your bicycle with you. Leave the rest of the path on foot, it will take 10-15 minutes to walk and you will see your desired blue water and corals in front of you.
Now it's your turn to return, come back the same way you went
(You must take an umbrella when going to Cheradwip.. It's very hot, bro.. It's very hot)
It will take about 2.5-3 hours to go to Cheradwip (it took us 3 hours in total)
After coming to the hotel room, take a shower with cold water and go out to find a hotel to eat
Try to eat in the package, it will cost less money
We had a package of 120 taka with dal, alu bharta and fried surma fish and our stomach was filled..
Back to the hotel room, take a little rest...
Leave out at 5.00 pm towards the jetty
Spend the evening watching the sunset at the jetty.*
Walk around the local markets and shops at night..
You can choose seafood barbecue as your dinner
You can get barbecue for 200-220 taka (you need to know the technique of bargaining)
Go to the hotel room at night and sleep
Get up early in the morning and go back to the jetty
Sunrise But don't miss it..
You will be lost in thought as you watch the sun rise through the blue water
(If you want, you can drink colored tea while watching the sun, it will be quite cold, but)
You can have breakfast for 50 taka.
Now you can leave your mobile wallet and go down to the sea.
Hire a photographer and take some memories on your camera
Per copy 3 taka (again you have to use the ninja technique of Chachradami)
Now it's your turn to return
The trawler leaves at 10.30 am
You have to leave the room by 11 am
If you go by ship, you will get some extra time, the ship leaves at 3.30 pm, so if you go by ship, leave the room at 11.00 am and leave the bags in the resort owner's room
Then take a bicycle again and go around the whole island
(I visited the island at night so I didn't leave in the morning, our trawler was at 10.30 am so I went around at night knowing that I wouldn't have time in the morning)
If you go by ship, it will be evening by the time you reach Damdamiya Ghat..
We reached Teknaf city by trawler at 3.00 pm
Try to go to Teknaf for lunch, you can eat quite a lot for 100-120 taka In Tekinaf city..
When I arrived in Teknaf, I will also see the Marine Drive
Thinking that, I did not buy a ticket from Tekinaf and got off at Shapla Chattar in Teknaf in a rented microbus.
The fare from Teknaf to Cox's Bazar Kalatoli is 300 taka (direct bus does not go through Marine Drive)
I also turned around the Marine Drive to see the sunset in the evening.
We left for Kalatali by 7.30 am
From there, we paid 10 taka for CNG and went to Cox's Bazar bus terminal
From the terminal, Marsa bus leaves for Chittagong every 10 minutes (the best car on the Cox's Bazar-Chittagong route)
We reached Chittagong at 10.30 pm
If you want to reduce the cost, you can share a room with someone else (is there a problem in trying)
This will reduce your cost a lot
Cost calculation: (My cost has been even less because I was sharing a room with 2 brothers)
Note: You must carry a photo ID with you, you have to cross 7 check posts to come from Teknaf..
Do not litter anywhere while going on a tour
As a tourist, this is your moral responsibility.
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