Hills and mountains, Rangamati
Sajek Valleyসাজেক ভ্যালি
- Time needed
- One or two nights.
- best months
- Oct–Feb
- Cost
- Jeep ৳8,000–12,000 return for the group; cottages ৳1,500–6,000.
The ridge-top village of Ruilui at about 1,800 feet on the Mizoram border, the most visited hill spot in the country: cottages above a sea of cloud at dawn, Lusai and Tripura hamlets, Konglak hill at the end of the road; reached from Khagrachari by escorted jeep.
Plan your visit
- Best time
- October to February for the cloud sea; dawn.
At a glance
- Height
- About 1,800 ft
- Convoys
- From Khagrachari, 10 am and 2:30 pm
- Highest point
- Konglak para
About
Sajek is in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati but has no road from Rangamati town: the jeeps (chander gari) go from Khagrachari, 70 km and about three hours, in army-escorted convoys at 10 am and 2:30 pm, through Dighinala and the Baghaihat checkpost. The road climbs the last stretch along a knife-edge ridge to Ruilui para, where several dozen resorts and cottages line the crest. Dawn is the point: cloud fills the valleys below and the sun comes up over Mizoram. Konglak para, a short walk up at the end, is the highest village and the best lookout; a helipad gives the sunset.
Water is carried up and electricity is solar; book in winter and on holidays weeks ahead. Everything is run by the villages and the army together.
Getting there: Khagrachari town → Shapla Chattar jeep stand → convoy via Dighinala and Baghaihat, about 3 hours.
Things to do
- Be on the crest before sunrise for the cloud sea; walk to Konglak after breakfast.
Good to know
- Use water sparingly and take your plastic back down; the villages carry everything up.
- Carry ID for the checkposts; the convoy will not wait.
