Viewpoint and sunset spot, Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Driveকক্সবাজার–টেকনাফ মেরিন ড্রাইভ
- Time needed
- A full day to Teknaf and back; half a day to Inani.
- best months
- Nov–Mar
- Cost
- Vehicle hire only.
An 80 km road from Kolatoli to Teknaf with the sea on one side and the hills on the other the whole way: the longest marine drive in the world and the district's best day out.
At a glance
- Length
- 80 km, Kolatoli to Teknaf
- Opened
- 2017
About
Opened in full in 2017, the marine drive strings the whole coast together: Himchari, Inani, Patuartek, Shamlapur, Shilkhali and Teknaf, with fishing villages, salt pans and dried-fish yards between them and the Bay on the right all the way south. Most people reserve a CNG or car for the day and stop where they like; the open-top jeeps that run from Kolatoli are the popular way.
The road itself is the attraction: a strip of tarmac between the surf and the green hills, with almost nothing built on the sea side.
Getting there: Starts at Kolatoli in town.
Things to do
- Take an open jeep from Kolatoli and stop at every beach that looks empty.
Good to know
- Start early; the return in the dark is slow and there is little light on the road.
