Kuakata

Destination Bangladesh :: Kuakata
Kuakata : Kuakata, locally known as Sagar Kannya (Daughter of the Sea) is a rare scenic beauty spot on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh. Kuakata in Latachapli union under Kalapara Police Station of Patuakhali district is about 30 km in length and 6 km in breadth. It is 70 km from Patuakhali district headquarters and 320 km from Dhaka. At Kuakata excellent combination of the picturesque natural beauty, sandy beach, blue sky, huge expanse of water of the Bay and evergreen forest in really eye-catching.

The name Kuakata have originated from Kua-Well dug on the sea shore by the early Rakhine settlers in quest of collecting drinking water, who landed on Kuakata coast after explled from Arakan by Moughals. Afterwards, it has become a tradition of digging Kua-Well in the neighbourhood of Rakhaine homestead for collection water for drinking purpose and general use.

Tourist Attractions : Kuakata is one of the rarest places which has the unique beauty of offering the full view of the rising and setting of crimson sun in the water of the Bay of Bengal in a calm environment. That perhaps makes Kuakata one of the world's unique beaches. The long and wide beach at Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach has gentle slopes into the Bay of Bengal and bathing there is as pleasant as is walking or diving.

Kuakata is truly a virgin beach-a sanctuary for migratory winter birds, a series of coconut trees, sandy beach of blue Bay, a feast for the eye. Forest, boats plying in the Bay of Bengal with colourful sails, fishing, towering cliffs, surfing waves everything here touches every visitor's heart. The unique customs and costumes of the 'Rakhyne' tribal families and Buddhist Temple of about hundred years old indicate the ancient tradition and cultural heritage, which are objects of great pleasure Kuakata is the place of pilgrimage of the Hindus and Buddhist communities.

Innumerable devotees arrive here at the festival of 'Rush Purnima' and 'Maghi Purnima'. On these two days they take holy bath and traditional fairs are held here. All these additional offers to panoramic beauty make the beach more attractive to the visitors. One should visit Kuakata and discover the lovely grace of Bangladesh.
Means of Communication : There exists road commiunication between Dhaka and Patuakhali district headquaters. Accessible by road, water or air transport up to Barisal. Then one may travel by road or water to Kuakata or Patuakhali.

BRTC has introduced direct bus service from Dhaka to Kuakata via Barisal. Besides that, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, National Tourism Organization may organize guided package tours from.

Parjatan Facilities : Parjatan Holiday Homes at Kuakata is an ideal tourist resort having a number of facilities for the tourists.

1.Deluxe Motel 10 twin rooms

2.Dormitory 30 beds

3.Resturant 50 seating

Other facilities : A pond of crystal clean sweet water beside the motel attract the tourists.
For advance reservation and further details one may contact :

Central Reservation, Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.
Head Office, 233, Airport Road, Tejgaon, Dhaka

Kuakata, Bangladesh

Kuakata is one of the rarest places which has the unique beauty of offering the full view of the rising and setting of crimson sun in the water of the Bay of Bengal in a calm environment. That perhaps makes kuakata one of the world's unique beaches. The long and wide beach at Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach has gentle slopes into the Bay of Bengal and bathing there is as pleasant as is walking or diving. Kuakata is truly a virgin beach-a sanctuary for migratory winter birds, a series of coconut trees, sandy beach of blue Bay, a feast for the eye. Forest, boats plying in the Bay of Bengal with colourful sails, fishing, towering cliffs, surfing waves everything here touches every visitor's heart. The unique customs and costumes of the 'Rakhyne' tribal families and Buddhist Temple of about hundred years old indicate the ancient tradition and cultural heritage, which are objects of great pleasure Kuakata is the place of pilgrimage of the Hindus and Buddhist communities. Innumerable devotees arrive here at the festival of 'Rush Purnima' and 'Maghi Purnima'. On these two days they take holy bath and traditional fairs are held here. All

these additional offers to panoramic beauty make the beach more attractive to the visitors. One should visit Kuakata and discover the lovely grace of Bangladesh.

Kuakata Sea Beach, Bangladesh

Kuakata is a scenic sea beach in south-western Bangladesh. It is about 320 Kilometres south of Dhaka, the capital, and about 70 Kilometres from the Patuakhali District headquarters. The kuakata beach is 30 km long and 6 km wide.

It is a famous destination for people around Bangladesh and from overseas. The most important attraction of the beach is that one can see both sunrise and sunset from some of its locations.

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Kuakata: to enjoy the beautiful sea beach, both sunrise and sunset

Bangladesh got the special blessings of nature. Many very beautiful places surround it. Kuakata is one of them. It is a wide sandy beach with a mind blowing scenic beauties. Travelers of diverse places come here to enjoy this unique beauties. Kuakata is located on the south western part of Bangladesh. It is in Potuakhali district and about 70 kilometers .
north of the town. It is the beach where you can enjoy the amazing scene of both sunrise and sunset. These features attract a lot of tourists from both home and abroad to travel kuakata. Previously tourists did not feel comfort there due to poor transport and poor housing places. But recent times a lot of development done by the government and local business owners. After sunset you can go to the Rakhaine market where you can find several goods made by tribal Rakhaine peoples and also observe their lifestyle. If you are lucky you may enjoy cultural shows presented by this Rakhaine people. You can see the highest budhdha incarnation of Bangladesh at misripara, which is 12 kilometers away from kuakata beach. There are also some places where you may like to visit. You can see Gangamati which is a forest reserve and Fatrar chor which is a mangrove forest and part of world famous Sundarban. During Maghi purnima and rush purnima a lot of people arrive here to have holy bath. Traditional fairs are also arranged. Kuakata is a virgin place of migratory winter birds. A lot of birds come here during winter. Coconut forest and the waves of the bay of Bengal will touch your heart.

THE HISTORY OF KUAKATA

If we try to find out the history of kuakata we will find that, a long time ago (around 1784) Barmiest King "Bodofoa" illegally took position at "Arakan", on the home land of Rakhains and started to kill them. So many of them started to leave their homeland to save their lives. A part of them came in "Rangabali" Ireland in Galachipa by boat. A big part of them started to live in Kuakata and Kolapara. They started to live beside sea and felt shortage of drinking water. So dug two "Kuas" in of getting fresh drinking water. From this digging of "Kua" the name of the place became "Kuakata