Formed in 2010 by damming the Mahamaya stream between forested hill ridges in Mirsharai, this 11-square-kilometre reservoir provides water storage while creating an outdoor destination. Visitors hire kayaks or engine boats to navigate deep flooded coves bordered by thick jungle until reaching a natural rock waterfall at the far end. The lake remains far less crowded than urban parks, offering quiet waters surrounded by birdsong.
- Best time
- October to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳30; kayak hire about ৳200–300 per hour; boat tour to waterfall about ৳800–1,200 for up to ten people
How to get to Mahamaya Lake
At Durgapur in Mirsharai, about 60 km north of Chattogram city on the Dhaka highway. Highway buses stop at Thakurdighi gate (1.5 hours), where local auto-rickshaws take 10 minutes to the dam.
Chattogram town is about 245 km from Dhaka, around 5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Chattogram guide.
More to see in Chattogram
Photo: Moheen Reeyad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Patenga Sea Beach পতেঙ্গা সমুদ্র সৈকত
A popular coastal promenade at the mouth of the Karnaphuli River where ocean waves break against concrete sea blocks.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Free entry; auto-rickshaw from city centre about ৳250–350; fried seafood snacks roughly ৳100–200
Photo: Fahad Faisal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Foy's Lake ফয়'স লেক
A historic reservoir created in 1924 by the Assam Bengal Railway, surrounded by forested hills and an amusement park.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳350 including boat ride; amusement park rides extra; auto-rickshaw from town about ৳100–150
Photo: Shahidul Hasan Roman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chandranath Temple চন্দ্রনাথ মন্দির
A sacred Hindu pilgrimage shrine perched atop Chandranath Hill in Sitakunda, roughly 1,020 feet above sea level.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free entry; bus from Chattogram about ৳70–100; walking sticks at base roughly ৳30
Photo: Md. T Mahtab, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Chittagong War Cemetery চট্টগ্রাম ওয়ার সিমেট্রি
A Commonwealth war cemetery established after World War II, holding the graves of over 700 soldiers and airmen who fell in the Burma campaign.
- Best time
- November to March
- Give it
- About an hour
- Cost
- Entry free; rickshaw from GEC Circle about ৳30–50