Boat Trip on Bakkhali River | Cox's Bazar

This Bakkhali River is a River in Bandarban and Cox's Bazar districts in the eastern hilly region of Bangladesh. The length of the River is 69 kilometer and the average width is 95 meter.The River is flowing crookedly. The Bakkhali River originates in a Mountain waterfall in Mizoram, India and flows into the Naikhongchari Upazila of Bangladesh.The River crosses Naikhongchari and flows through Ramu Upazila of Cox's Bazar and falls into Moheshkhali channel. The tomb of Captain Hiram Cox, after whom this Cox's Bazar is named, was also lost in the River.At present, modern tourism potential has developed in Cox's Bazar with this Bakkhali River trip. To travel on the Bakkhali River in Cox's Bazar, you actually need to come to Cox's Bazar Fishery Ghat or 6 No Jetty Ghat. You can rent a boat from both the places to travel on this Bakkhali River. However, the Fishery Ghat is actually relatively easy to rent a boat. You can easily reach Cox's Bazar Fishery Ghat or 6 No Jetty Ghat by rickshaw or battery powered auto rickshaw. This fishery Ghat is located in front of the airport gate of Cox's Bazar.And 6 No Jetty Ghat you can get very close to it.The fare from Fishery Ghat or 6 No Jetty Ghat to Khurushkul via Bakkhali will be 10 taka per person, you can also rent a boat for an hour.In that case, it would be better to get on the boat by fixing the fare with the boatman. On a tour of Bakkhali you will see many small and big fishing trawlers heading to the Bay of Bengal. There are some sampans and chand boat. These sampans are a traditional boat of Cox's Bazar. At the mouth of the Bakkhali River, Maheshkhali Channel and Cox's Bazar, you will actually see the mangrove of Cox's Bazar. It is very fascinating to see.