Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Mission Sajek and Khagrachari



Tour Date: Nov 14-16, 2014

Prothome ekta bepar ektu clear korte chai... oneker question thake, "Sajek kothay? Rangamati naki Khagrachari te?" tader bolchi, Sajek Rangamati te... but Khagrachari diye jawa easy...

Sajek (সাজেক) jawar poka mathay dhoke October er prothom thekei... shuru te plan chilo ami r amar wife jabo, pore aaro kichu friend amar plan shune r Sajek er chobi dekhe jog dite chay... Amar wife er boro bon r dulavai army te achen, tader reference e Sajek e Runmoy e booking o peye jai onek kom takay... shuru te plan chilo asha jawa baade 2 din thakbo, pore ekta din bariye plan korlam jaate tarahura korte na hoy... shuru te plan chilo bus e jabo Dhaka theke, kintu pore jehetu Ami, amar wife, popy apu, Shuvo, Rifat, Shohag, Arif Bhai, Sharmin Vabi, Ahiyan r amar ek foreigner friend Jenny shoho 10 jon member hoye gelam, tai thik korlam Dhaka theke ekta Micro niyei rowna hobo... Shohag or BBQ er instrument  shathe nilo, amar wife coffee, coffee mate theke shuru kore Soyabean oil aaro koto ki je guchano shuru korlo... Rifat bechara k pathano holo Koyla niye ashte... Shuvo tomato ketchup, biscuit, muri, chanachur niye ready... Arif bhai er dayitto chilo Nan Ruti anbe, jeta amra BBQ er shathe khabo... mot kotha, birat ayojon...

Finally, November er 13 tarikh raat 11 tay amra 7 jon micro te rowna holam Dhaka theke... Arif bhai ra jehetu Chittagong thaken, So tara pordin shokale bus er first trip e rowna hoben... amader shathe Khagrachari meet korben... Amra Khagrachari pouche gelam shokal 8 tar moddhei... Khagrachari pouchei aage shobai break fast kore nilam... tokhoni shobaik bole rekhechilam, dupure  khawar shomoy pawa jabe na, tai keu chaile extra porata kheye nite pare... :P  

erpor hotel e gelam... Hotel Shoilo Shubornay ami aage thekei room book kore rekhechilam...  Arif bhai Khagrachari eshe pouchalen shokal 10 tar dike... 

Shokal 11 tar dike amader micro niye amra ber holam... Khagrachari te ami aageo 2 bar eschi, So amar shob chena janai chilo... Prothomei gelam Resung Jorna (Resung Waterfall) e... 







Resung Jornay jawar jonno jekhane amra gari theke namlam okhan theke 2.1 km hatte hoy pahari uchu nichu rasta dhore, iccha korle bike or chander gari  hire koreo jawa jay... but amar trekking tai prefer kori... 2.1 km hatar por opekkha korche 200 tar moto shiri...





shobai onek tired hoye porechilo but jokhon jornar kache pouchalo, nimishei jeno shei tiredness dur hoye gelo shobar...



Resung theke ber hoye ice cream khelam amra... onek moja chilo... :-)







Resung theke ber hoye amra gelam Alutila Cave... 



joto bar Alutila eschi totobar e amar moddhe ekta trilling kaj kore, r amar team er baki der obostha to onuman kortei parchi, ami chara baki shobar e eta prothom bar Khagrachari asha...

Moshal gulo okhanei kinte pawa jay...




shobai khub valo vabe Alutila cover diye ber hoye ashlam... shob cheye obak hoyechi, arif bhai er 3.5 yrs old baby Ahiyan k dekhe... Resung r Alutila cover diye shobai jokhon biddhosto, se tokhono furfura...




Alutila theke ber hoye amra gelam Oporajito Buddha Bihar e... 






Erpor gelam Zilla Porishod Park e... okhane ekta jhulonto bridge ache...




Zilla Porishod Park theke amra jokhon ber holam tokhn bikal 5.30 ta... 

shobar pete khuda... amra jokhon Alutilay chilam ami tokhoni System Restaurant e phone diye amader khabarer order ta diye rekhechilam... System Restaurant ta holo Khagracharir ekta tribal restaurant jekhane tribal traditional dish pawa jay... Khagrachari eshe System er khabar miss koren, emon lok mone hoy khuje pawa jabe na... Jai hok, amra 6 tar moddhe pouche gelam System e... 



Bamboo chicken, Bamboo vaji, chicken jhal fry, duck jhal fry, shutki, vegetable, daal r vaat... jehetu shobai amra lunch r dinner ek shathe korchi, tai khabar ashar shathe shathe shobai humri kheye porlam... 



raat 8 tar moddhe amra shobai amader hotel e chole ashlam... ek faake amra Chander Gari vara kore ashlam kalker jonno... jodio amra Dhaka theke micro niye eschilam, but Sajek jete chai Chander Gari tei... nahole ashol moja tai pawa jabe na,,, 


pordin shokale ekta group gelo Khagrachari bazare murgi kinte... ora murgi niye ashar por amra break fast kore rowna holam Sajek er uddesshe...


prothome niche boshleo Dighinala paar howar porei Chander garir chade uthe boshlam... 



ek kothay odvut shundor, vashay prokash korar moto vasha amar jana nai... voyongkor shundor!!!


jara shudhu Sajek gechen, tarai janen, koto shundor Dighinala to Sajek er rasta... r CHander garir chade na chorle ei shoundorjo valo kore feel kora jay na, tai bou keo ek faake chade niye ashlam...



5 ta check post paar hote hoy Sajek jete hole... Machalong bazar e amra ekta break nilam... tribal der dokane cha, biscuit kheye, abaro poth chola.., shesh 1-1.5 km purai upward slope!!!... 



Finally shopner Sajek... 1 mash dhore koto plan, finally eshe pouchalam... kolponar cheyeo onek shundor Sajek... ekebare chobir moto sajano-guchano...

Chander gari te motamuti 2.5-3hrs lage Khagrachari theke Sajek pouchate... Runmoy e check-in korlam... goshol kore fresh hoye nilam shobai... amra Runmoy e thakleo, khawa dawa korechi Army camp e...



Khawa-dawa korei ber hoye porlam char-pash ta ghure dekhte... 



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"Odvut, opurbo, joss, ki shundor"- erokom aaro onek word mukh diye automatically ber hoye ashbe apnar...

















ghurte ghurtei shondha hoye gelo... Army camp er lobby te boshe sun set dekhlam...



erpor shuru holo adda r shathe chilo muri makha...



muri makhar por shuru holo amader BBQ Party...






BBQ shesh howar por amra ber holam rater Sajek ghure dekhar jonno... erpor room e eshe shobai shobai ghumiye porlam karon pordin khub vor e uthe jete hobe Konglak Para...

Pordin Shokal 5 tay uthlam shobai, ber hote hote 5.30 ta... Rowna holam Konglak Parar uddesshe... 30 min er moto lage hete jete... 















Konglak Para theke ghure eshe Army Camp e break fast kore nilam... tarpor shesh barer moto ghure dekhlam Sajek er chaar-pash...




shokal 11 ta beje gelo totokkhone... ebar firte hobe... ferar shomoy mone hocchilo arekta din beshi thakte parlo khub valo hoto, but upay nai... office dhorte hobe kaal...


Sajek er shohoj-shorol manush gulor kach theke biday niye rowna holam Khagracharir pothe... Khagrachhari pouchalam dupur 2 tay... System e khelam abar... 3 tar dike amader micro niye rowna holam Dhakar uddesshe...oshadharon ekta tour shesh kore jokhon Dhaka pouchalam tokhon ghorite raat 11 tar moto...