The main attraction in Kuakata: Part 1

Kuakata beach is the main attraction in Kuakata for having the most attractive sight of sunrise and also the setting sun from the same beach in the early morning and in the twilight hour. Watching the fascinating sunrise from the quiet seashore early in the morning could be a lifetime experience for rest of the life to revisit in memory along with enjoying the serene sunset with chirping of many species of exotic birds. The sight of the sun rising from a depths of the sea and sinking into the same gorge of waters at dusk is really something which could never be forgotten in a lifetime.

After that the visitors could still pay a short trip to the Gangamoti Resurve Forest for having a refreshing forest visit and look at the greenery and its flora and fauna. The mangrove forest is located at the eastern end of the beach. Kuakata was part of the larger Sundarbans forest when the Rakhines settled in the area in 1784. The Sundarbans is now an hour’s distance from Kuakata by speedboat. As a mangrove forest, Gangamati, is like the Sundarbans and it offers the beach some sort of protection against tidal surges. But like all the forest resources in Bangladesh it is also threatened by illegal logging and deforestation activities by a section of local people. The best way to reach the forest is to go there on foot or by using a bike along the beach, where a flock of flag-flying fishing boats can be seen trawling along the coastline.