Saint Martin Island is a Beautiful Place of Bangladesh

Saint Martin Island is a place in the north-eastern part of Bay of Bengal. It is tiny in size. Its total area is about eight square km. Its location is eight km from Myanmar. It is an ideal place for tourists.Its distance from Chittagong city is about 152 km. It has a long history. About 250 years ago it was named as “Zazira” by an Arab. It was named St. Martin Island during the British rule. History says Sir St. Martin was a famous sailor. It is locally known as "Narical Gingira".

 

Tourism has grown up here for its natural beauty. The single transport to travel here is boat. Without water transport there is no way. You can board a boat from Teknaf. This is about 48 km distance. Good roads and transports are not available here. There are numbers of hotels here. You would get electricity facility here. They use generators. Here population is not too high. Sea boat journey would be a memorable part of your life. The high tides would make you afraid. But don’t worry about that. The boatmen are skillful.

It is a coral island. Coral reef has surrounded 90 percent of the island. Rocks and blue waters will give you heavenly feeling. Coconut tree and different other sea plants are very good to enjoy. In the beach you would found lots of fishing boats. Its reason is that residents of this island are maximum fisherman. If you are lucky enough you can get some fresh fishes. Only animal found in this island is variety of turtles. During high tide its area reduces to 5 sq. km.in total. Don’t forget to collect snails from beach sides. You may use them as show piece in your house.

Bangladesh is lucky to have such a beautiful island. It’s a beauty of nature. For tourists November to December is the best tenure. In this period sea remain calm. Weather would give the maximum support. It would be better if you contact with the Tourism department of Bangladesh. They could suggest you everything about hotel, way to go and obviously about safety. So ensure your enjoyable and safe journey.