10.11.14

Best tourist place Saint Martin's Island


Saint Martin's Island is the only coral island of Bangladesh and one of the Bangladesh Eco-Tourism Destinations. St. Martins Island is the most beautiful Coral Island where you will find live corals.
Bangladesh Marine Paradise is located in the northeast part of the Bay of Bengal.Its about 9 km south off the tip of the Cox's Bazar to Teknaf peninsula and 8 km west off the northwest coast of Myanmar. It is at the mouth of the River Naf. Among the locals this island is known as Narikel Jinjira or Coconut Island. Saint Martin's Island is an outstanding location for Island getaway in Bangladesh. Its only 30 km from Teknaf. You can go there by  tourist boats, local motorboat or sea truck.




It’s possible to walk
around the island in a day because it measures only 8 sq km (3 sq mi), shrinking to about 5 sq km (2 sq mi) during high tide. Most of island’s (above 5500) inhabitants live primarily from fishing. Between October and April fisher people from neighboring areas bring their catch to the island’s temporary wholesale market.
Now a days number of visitors to Saint Martin's Island has increased day by day, three shipping lines run daily trips to the island.

You will find the beautiful Coral reef and long Coral beach and lots of coconut trees In this Island. Accommodation in St. Martins Island is limited, so it is right to book adapt before you plan to go to this Island. One of the best Motel is Nijhum in St. Martins Island. To book in Motel Nijhum, confirm you reservation from Dhaka. You will hardly get a chance to stay in this hotel if you are a sudden visitor of St. Martins Island. Prashad Paradise & Sraboni Bilash are the other good hotels.

All these three hotels are situated adjacent to Seashore. From these hotels lobby or veranda, you can also enjoy the Sea beach. There are some other motels and hotels in St. Martins Island.
Visit Saint Martin's Island for an island getaway to this still less exploited place.
The Tourist Attractions in Saint Martin's Island:
•    Saint Martin's island is luxuriant marine life. However, the southern tip of the island hosts more species and at some places also has some mangrove forests. Several  imperiled species of turtles nest on the island and many marine fish species dwells in the surrounding water. The fish population includes some newly discovered species as well.

•    Midnight staying in St. Martins Island is really an exotic feeling where you will feel and listen the sound of Sea. If you are lucky, then you can spend the foreign moonlit night at St. Martins Island. The beauty of Full moon in St. Martins Island cannot be developed.
•    Saint Martin's island is a lot of corals and some is exclusive to the island itself. The surrounding coral reef of the island has an extension named Chera Dweep.  Tourists often travel to this island to go for a scuba dive or snorkeling in the Bay of Bengal.
•    The nights at Saint Martin Island are calm and quiet with gentle murmurs of the coconut trees swaying with the winds coming from the bay. The moonlit night on the island provides an unearthly peaceful and majestic experience.

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