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Saint Martin- Narikel Jinjira (Coconut Island)- Bangladesh

Saint Martin is the only and most beautiful coral island in Bangladesh. A place where you can enjoy beautiful coral reef and a sandy beach, coconut trees around the beach, beautiful marine life, deep blue water and most of all peaceful environment.
About 9 km south of the tip of the Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf peninsula, southernmost part of Bangladesh located in the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately 8 km west of the northwest coast at the mouth of the Naf River of Myanmar. Dhaka to St Martin is approximately 510 km in entire distance. St. Martin is only 8 sq km so it is possible to walk around the island within a day, which is reduced to about 5 sq km during high tide.
The original name of this island is Narikel Jinjira (Coconut Island). The Bengali name of the Coconut is Narikel.
Approximately 6,000 islanders stay on St. Martin’s island and they make living from tourism and fishing. Now a day the island has become quite popular from last few years and there are few luxury ocean liners in St Martin’s island routes. They are keary-Sindad, Sea-Truck and Kutubdia. November to February is tourist season of St. Martin.
Whenever you’ll think of St. Martin’s tour think about moonlight. The amazing beauty of full-moon in St. Martin’s Island never be expressed; whole night feel and listen the sound of the Bay of Bengal. Amazingly bountiful stars get on a moonless night, due to the lack of electricity on St. Martin.
Food of island is comparatively expensive than Cox’s Bazar. The islanders sell lobsters, see fish, dried see fish which is little expensive but very tasty. Crabs and Chickens are also available in there hotels.
You’ll get coconuts tasty water with very low cost. Don’t miss to drink coconuts to sit on coral with wetting legs in the sea, which is really amazing experience.
Cheera-dwip (Cheera-Island) is an extension part of St. Martin which is divided during high tides. It’s possible to go to Cheera-dwip by walk within two and half an hours from St. Martin, local motorboat or tourist boat is available to go to Cheera-dwip. A small bush is there which in the only green part of Cheera-dwip. People do not live in this Island, so advisable for the tourists to go there early and come back within afternoon.

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