Bangladesh is a land of natural beauty. Nature has lavishly bestowed on this land all her beauty and bounties. In Mughal dynasty and even in ancient period foreign travelers like caeser, Fredaric, Barniya, Ibna Batuta, felt attracted towards this land.
This land is unique in tourism. There are a lot of tourist spots here. Kuakata is one of them. It is a placid beach. It is called the 2nd largest sea beach of Bangladesh. It is located in the south west corner of Bangladesh in the coast of Bay of Bangal. Form the capital city Dhaka it is about 250 km away and one has to cross five ferries to reach Kuakata by road. It is in the district of patuakhali. Every year thousand of tourists from home and abroad come here to enjoy the unparalleled scenery of sunrise and sunset. For them here are many motels abounding with such comfort and pleasures as would make them feel really happy. Hundreds of tourists turn up at the coast to observe the sunrise scene In early morning.
When the sun comes up form the sea water it seems that a red disk is coming out of water. The whole sea beach turns reddish then.The largeness of sea vanish all agonies and sadness of an on looker. Normally it is low tied in the morning and small waves roll down to the shimmering sand. With the waves come a lot of shell fish on the shore. Little children and young people collect these shells. Sitting arrangements in various places are also seen for the tourist’s form where the tourists can enjoy the silvery beach with blue waters and while waves foaming along. Time passes by a high tide begins and thousands of shell fish get vanish in water. Tourists and local people come to the sea beach to bathe in the high tied. Bathing and swimming in the waters or tanning on the sand can be a lot of fun and excitement because the waters are safe form the sharks and the sun is just pleasant and invigorating. Fishermen are seen catching fish in deep sea water with there boats and nets. They usually make their living by catching fish. The waves become bigger size and many young people keep on floating on water with life jackets. In this way people bathe in the water for 3-4 hours at a stretch. Rakhain, a tribe lives in the adjoining area and they are mostly fisherman and earn their livelihood by catching fish form the sea and selling them in the local market. In the Rakhain locality the people prepare a kind of local wine called “MOHUA”. They serve this wine to there relatives and guests who gather in their locality on some occasions.
In this locality there is an old well and the beach ‘Kuakata” is named after this well. Kuakata means well. There is a temple for the Buddhists and it is the main attraction of this locality. In the Rakhine market all kinds of articles are available especially garlands made of shells for woman. A range of green trees of various kinds runs along the beach form a distance, it seem that somebody has planted them in rows.
The tranquil beauty of world around enchants the mind. Some steps ahead there is a jungle, inside which a lake emerald water lies with a number of sitting places and sheds over them. Gradually the sun slips down on the west horizon and sea water reddish. Every year in spring festival called “Ras utsab” is arranged. It continues for 3-4 days. Usually it’s action begins form the evening including singing, dancing of the tribal people. Natural seems to lose herself in raptures over her own breathtaking beauty. It is blessed with most enchanting natural beauty. All these make the Kuakata Sea beach the pleasure seekers paradise. Actually Kuakata is a natural beauty place so if you want to visit & enjoy you should visit this place to more enjoy and see natural beauty.
