Saint Martin Bangladesh Tour

St. Martin Island:
The only and one Coral Island of Bangladesh is located in the Bay of Bengal surrounded by huge black stone, named St. Martin Island.
The total area of this small island is 14 km and 20km distance from the Shahpari Island on the southern part of Teknaf.

1st settlement started just 250 years ago by some Arabian Sailors and named as ‘Zajira’. Subsequent the local settlers named as Narikel Jinjira. During British period the island was named as St. Martin Island. The characteristic of 12km long sandy ocean beach is incredibly pleasant having with mild slope. Crystal clean water with made multifariousness and uncontaminated nature play the very important role to draw in the tourists. The southern part of the island is forested by some mangrove species like Keya, Khalshi, Kirpa, Horgoza and Jhao. Planted trees also are there with coconut, battle nut , bamboo, mango and other local vegetation. There ar currently quite 6500 folks for good settled there and their main occupation is fishing. The marine life of the island is very rich with different type of fishes like Pamfret, Maccaral, Tona, Gruiter etc. There are also various type of shruips, lobstar, King crab and rare species of giant crab can be found in an ideal habitat. This island is specially attracted the natural scientists to be a secure refuge for hatching of various kind of ocean turtles like ridley turtle, Hocksbill turtle, leatherback turtle and loggerhead turtle.
The island is now accessible by newly introduced of regular Sea Truck everyday at 10 am and return by 3 pm along side with many private fishing trawlers.

There are only few 5/6 private tourist lodge and the only standard Hotel Prashad Paradise has opened up to accommodation the most enthusiastic tourists who ventured to cross the 20 km blue water of the Bay of Bengal bordering the south-eastern side by the Myanmar High Hill ranges and the turbulent waves of the Bay. But the natural encompassing of the remote island is taken into account because the paradise for the character amative traveller WHO will fancy Jewess coral beach and pass leisure or go for snorkeling in the blue water. The brilliant sunrise and colorful sun set has no match any where in the world. To enjoy the moonlit might sitting on any black stone along side the beach will be life time experience for any tourist.

The adjacent small island Cheradeep is very attractive for rich marine life shells, pearl and corals.
It is concerning seven km of Cox's Bazar and concerning 9 sq. km in space. The western aspect of the island is sandy and completely different styles of shells ar found on the beach. Off the northern a part of the island, there are beds of windowpane oysters. During winter, fisher discovered temporary camps on the island and Dries ocean fishes, that they catch from ocean