There are some things that can never be understood by listening to someone's mouth, cannot be understood by looking at a picture, can only be experienced. This tour was such a tour. 8 people left from Dhaka on 4 bikes. Rangamati through Bhatiari.
On reaching Rangamati we went to our booked hotel at night.
Then have breakfast at a local hotel and come back to Zoom restaurant.
Get ready in the morning and go out for a walk. The excitement did not include the camera. I have never made such a mistake in my life. Later the phone camera was the only courage. We were sitting on a hill near the edge of the lake. Sitting in the shade of the tree, the intensity of the hot sun could be understood.
Bandarban to see Kaptai Lake along the mountain road. Ride a bike and cut through the clouds. Then Meghla, Golden Temple. Then the journey starts for the Nilgiris. So far so good. The real adventure started when I left for Thanchi a little before evening. There is no one but us on the dark empty street. It is joined by the terrible winding roads of the Chimbuk range. Incidents like bike brake failure were also a bonus. The roads were so steep and risky all the bends that everyone more or less fell down with the bike. Still, I moved forward slowly. The road was getting steeper as we progressed towards Dim Hill.
So steep that the bike was struggling even in 1st gear while climbing the hill. Sometimes while going up the bike started going down without getting power. Sometimes the brakes were failing while going down the hill. I was afraid that the bike might fall down again. Meanwhile, I went up to the highest road in the country. I came to Alikadam to cross Dim Hill, about 2630 feet above sea level. From there via Chakria to Cox's Bazar. The next morning I left for Dream Tour Marine Drive. I came to Teknaf with a full pickup to see the mountains on one side and the sea on the other side. From there I left for Shahapuri Island, it was not possible to go through the heavy rain and mud road. So I pitched a tent on the beach of Teknaf. There was no one but us on this uninhabited beach. It seemed like the whole ocean was waiting for us. We all went down without delay. After Dapadapai I went back to Cox's Bazar. The next day, I visited Karnaphuli Bridge, Naval, Patenga and came back to Dhaka on two wheels. If I have a chance, I will come again from Thanchi to Alikdam by bike. The best part of the whole tour was the mountain road. Every moment will only teach you that a lifetime may cost you a little mistake.
These views become a part of our lives. When we close our eyes and think about these places, we go back to the memories even sitting in the city. These view points are very lively.
We travel to fill memory slots. Of course, all this is surrounded by beautiful memories.
The purpose of coming here is mainly for kayaking. We have 3 kayaking boats. After about an hour of kayaking, we hired a CNG and went to Berayanna Lake. Then from there till noon we came to Chittagong and had lunch. I wandered around CTG till night and returned to Dhaka by night bus.
Cost:
Dhaka - Kaptai - Tk 800 per person (those who will go without bike
Breakfast - 60 Taka per person
Kayak boat per hour - 200
Zoom Restaurant to Berayanna Lake to CTG - 800 Taka
Chittagong to Dhaka - 480 taka per person
As we have a separate program in Chittagong, that cost is not mentioned here.
