Beach, Cox's Bazar
Laboni Pointলাবণী পয়েন্ট
- Time needed
- An evening.
- best months
- Nov–Feb
- Cost
- Free.
The oldest and busiest point on the beach, right below the town: the beach market, the evening crowd, the tube sellers and the first place most visitors touch the sea.
At a glance
- Behind it
- Burmese market, beach market
About
Laboni is where the town meets the beach. The Burmese market and the beach market sit at its back, the old hotels along the road, and the sand in front fills every evening with families, students on tour and wedding parties in matching clothes. Tube and chair sellers, photographers with instant prints and horse rides work the crowd.
It is loud and lively rather than beautiful; for empty sand go south. But for the first sight of the sea, a plate of fried fish at a stall and the whole country on holiday around you, this is the place.
Getting there: At the sea end of Laboni Road, a short rickshaw from anywhere in town.
Things to do
- Browse the Burmese market for achar, dried fruit and shell crafts.
Good to know
- Keep bags close in the evening crowd.
