Bandarban

Hills, clouds and the highest peaks

Places

Foods

Experiences

Hidden Gems

Photo: Moheen Reeyad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About Bandarban

Bangladesh's wildest hill district: sea-of-cloud viewpoints, remote lakes and Indigenous villages.

Chattogram Division

বান্দরবান · 22.19°N, 92.22°E

Top Places

Nature

Nilgiri Hills

4.7

A 2,200-ft peak resort known for sea-of-clouds sunrises.

Nature

Boga Lake

4.6

A high-altitude natural lake reached by a trek.

Nature

Nafakhum Waterfall

4.5

A wide, powerful falls on the Remakri river.

Adventure

Keokradang

4.5

One of the highest peaks in Bangladesh, reached by a multi-day trek.

History

Golden Temple (Buddha Dhatu Jadi)

4.4

A hilltop Buddhist temple with gilded Buddha statues.

Famous Food

৳400–9004.6 Bandarban

Bamboo Chicken

বাঁশের মুরগি

Chicken slow-cooked inside a bamboo hollow with herbs.

৳150–3004.3 Bandarban

Hill Pajon

পাহাড়ি পাজন

A traditional mixed-vegetable hill dish.

৳40–1204.3 Bandarban

Hill Pineapple

পাহাড়ি আনারস

Sweet, small pineapples from the hill slopes.

৳150–3504.3 Bandarban

Bamboo Rice

বাঁশের চাল

Rice cooked inside bamboo hollows over a fire.

৳250–5004.3 Bandarban

Hill Fish Curry

পাহাড়ি মাছের ঝোল

Fresh stream fish with bamboo shoots.

৳30–804.1 Bandarban

Hill Banana Pitha

কলার পিঠা

Banana-leaf wrapped steamed sweet cake.

Hidden Gems

Lesser-known places worth the detour.

NatureHidden gem

Shoilo Propat

4.0

A tiered waterfall on the way to the hill villages.

AdventureHidden gem

Tajingdong (Bijoy)

4.4

A peak of the Bandarban hill ranges, popular with trekkers.

NatureHidden gem

Amiakhum Waterfall

4.4

A wide, thundering falls on the Sangu river region.

Things To Do

🌿
Nilgiri sunrise above the clouds
Be up before dawn for a sea-of-clouds sunrise.
🏔️
Boga Lake trek
A two-day trek with a hill guide and an overnight camp.
🎭
Hill village homestay
Stay with an Indigenous family and share their cooking.
🌿
Sangu river boat ride
Float through a gorge of green hills.