Cox's Bazar কক্সবাজার
The long sea beach, coral island and fishing villages
Cox's Bazar is home to one of the longest natural sand beaches in the world, running south toward Teknaf along the Bay of Bengal. Beyond the hotel strip are hills meeting the sea at Himchari, rocky shores at Inani, island temples at Maheshkhali and the country's only coral island, St. Martin's.
- Long sandy sea beach
- St. Martin's Island
- Marine Drive
- Fresh seafood
- Dried fish
Places
Place Cox's Bazar Sea Beach
কক্সবাজার সমুদ্র সৈকতOver a hundred kilometres of gently sloping sand, where the whole country comes to watch the sun sink into the sea.
Place Himchari
হিমছড়িGreen hills drop straight to the beach here, with a hilltop viewpoint and a small seasonal waterfall.
Place Inani Beach
ইনানী সৈকতA quieter stretch of coast where dark rocks and coral stones poke out of the shallows at low tide.
Place St. Martin's Island
সেন্ট মার্টিন দ্বীপBangladesh's only coral island, with coconut palms, turquoise shallows and a fragile reef ecosystem.
Place Maheshkhali Island and Adinath Temple
মহেশখালী ও আদিনাথ মন্দিরA hilly island a short boat ride from town, crowned by the old Adinath Shiva temple and fringed with mangroves.
Place Cox's Bazar–Teknaf Marine Drive
কক্সবাজার–টেকনাফ মেরিন ড্রাইভAn 80 km coastal road between green hills and the open sea, the most scenic drive in the country.
Place Ramkot Banashram and the Buddhist temples of Ramu
রামকোট বনাশ্রম ও রামুর বৌদ্ধ বিহারA hilltop monastery said to be the country's oldest, at the centre of Ramu's many Buddhist temples.
Place Dulahazra Safari Park
ডুলাহাজারা সাফারি পার্কBangladesh's first safari park, on forested hills in Chakaria, where many animals roam large enclosures.
Foods
Food Beachside Seafood Fry
সামুদ্রিক মাছ ভাজাPick a whole fish, crab or prawns from the ice, and have it fried in spicy masala while you wait.
Food Shutki from Nazirartek
নাজিরারটেকের শুঁটকিRows of fish drying in the sun at one of the country's largest dried-fish yards, and the pungent markets that sell it.
Food Loitta Fry and Coral Curry
লইট্টা ফ্রাই ও কোরাল মাছCrisp-fried Bombay duck and coral (sea bass) curry, the standard seafood rice meal in Cox's Bazar town.
Food Maheshkhali Sweet Paan
মহেশখালীর মিষ্টি পানBetel leaf grown on the hills of Maheshkhali island, known across the country for its mild, sweet taste.
Representative photo Food Rakhine Food and Burmese Pickles
রাখাইন খাবার ও বার্মিজ আচারMundi, sticky binni rice and squid salad at Rakhine-run eateries, plus Myanmar-style pickles from the Burmese Market.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳1,000–2,500
- Good hotel
- ৳2,500–5,500
- Upscale / resort
- ৳6,500–15,000
Peak season: December–January, Fridays and Eid holidays fill most of the 500+ hotels and push rents up; in the June–September off-season hotels often give up to 50% off.
Named hotels (8)
- Motel Probal (BPC) Motel Road, Cox's Bazar non-AC couple/twin (container rooms 1,200, regular rooms 1,875)
- Motel Labony (BPC) Motel Road, Cox's Bazar non-AC twin 1,400; AC twin/couple 2,000; exclusive AC couple 2,600
- Hotel Ne-Taung (BPC) Teknaf non-AC 2,000; AC 2,500 (suite 4,500)
Where these prices come from
Budget and mid from 2026 Parjatan (BPC) rates (Motel Probal, Labony, Upal, Hotel Shaibal) and Prothom Alo's May 2026 survey (mid-range and budget hotels 1,000–5,000; five-star basic rooms 5,000–23,000+); hotel-level upscale prices from 2023–24 newspaper lists.
Prices come from newspapers, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation website and the hotels' own listings. Call the hotel to check the rate before you book.
Where to eat, and what it costs
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳1,150–4,150 per person a day
From a budget hotel and local eateries up to a good hotel and good restaurants. We assume two people share a room, so each pays half the room rate. Travel, tickets and upscale places are extra.
Restaurants and dish prices (5)
- Poushee Restaurant Dolphin Mor / Hotel Sayeman Road, Cox's Bazar town
- Breakfast or lunch set (paratha, dal, omelette, tea; or rice, dal with fish or meat) · ৳150/plate
Good restaurants 2024 prices · Source - Jhaubon Restaurant Hotel Sayeman Road, Cox's Bazar town
- Lunch with rice, dal, shutki and fish bhorta and a sea-fish curry (up to) · ৳500/plate
Good restaurants 2024 prices · Source - Shalik Restaurant Dolphin Mor, Cox's Bazar town
- Breakfast: paratha or naan with beef liver, egg or chicken (up to) · ৳200/plate
- Lunch with bhorta platter, black-bhuna meat and sea fish · ৳600/plate
Good restaurants 2024 prices · Source - Al Gani Restaurant Police Station Road, Cox's Bazar town
- Full meal with rice, dal, mezbani beef or chicken, bhortas and sea fish (up to) · ৳500/plate
Good restaurants 2024 prices · Source - Palongki Restaurant Near Inani beach, Marine Drive, Ukhiya
- Meal of Bangla, Thai or Indian dishes (up to) · ৳600/plate
- Grilled seafood: shrimp, squid, crab or rupchanda (up to) · ৳500/plate
Good restaurants 2024 prices · Source
Taste these
- Beachside Seafood Fry Stalls near Sugandha and Kolatoli beach points Varies widely by fish; agree the price per piece or per kg before frying
- Shutki from Nazirartek Shutki shops in Cox's Bazar town, and restaurants serving shutki bhorta Varies by fish; roughly 500–2000 BDT per kg
- Loitta Fry and Coral Curry Rice hotels around Dolphin Mor, Saymon Road and Police Station Road, Cox's Bazar town (Jhaubon on Saymon Road is known for loitta fry) About 400–600 BDT per person for a seafood meal
- Maheshkhali Sweet Paan Gorakghata bazar and paan boroj areas on Maheshkhali island (a short speedboat ride from Cox's Bazar's 6 No. Jetty)
- Rakhine Food and Burmese Pickles Rakhine-run restaurants on Buddhist Temple Road (such as Khing Mundi), and the Burmese Market in Tekpara, Cox's Bazar town
Where these prices come from
Budget assumes rice (20-50 Tk), dal and a shared loitta fry (100-150 Tk a plate) in town rice hotels; mid uses the 2024 per-person meal costs reported for Poushee, Jhaubon, Al Gani and Shalik (about 500-700 Tk a lunch); no sourced price was found for five-star buffets, so upscale is left out.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
