Hills and mountains, Khagrachari
Alutila Caveআলুটিলা গুহা
- Time needed
- Two hours with the viewpoint.
- best months
- Oct–Mar
- Cost
- Entry about ৳50; torch or flambeau ৳20–50.
A natural tunnel about 100 metres long through the Alutila hill at Matiranga, 8 km from town, walked in the dark with a torch, ankle-deep in a stream; the hilltop above has the district's best viewpoint.
Plan your visit
- Opening
- Daily, daylight.
At a glance
- Length
- About 100 m
- From town
- 8 km on the Chattogram road
About
Matai Hakor, the "god's cave" of the Tripura people, is a crack through the hill with a stream running along its floor. You climb up through the Alutila tourist complex on the Chattogram road, go down a long stair into the ravine, and enter: it is pitch dark, cool, wet and narrow in places, and takes ten to fifteen minutes to walk through with a torch or a bamboo flambeau bought at the entrance. It comes out on the other side of the hill.
The complex on top has a viewpoint over the Chengi valley and the town, a cafe and a short walk; Richhang falls is a few kilometres on.
Getting there: CNG from Khagrachari town, 20 minutes on the Chattogram road; Richhang falls can be added for a little more.
Things to do
- Walk the cave end to end, then the viewpoint on top.
Good to know
- Shoes that can get wet; the floor is a stream and the rock is slippery.
- Not for anyone uneasy in the dark or in tight spaces.
