Known in the Tripura language as Mayung Kopal or Elephant Head, this razorback hill ridge resembles the forehead and trunk of an elephant rising above the valley floor. To connect isolated hill villages, engineers erected a steep 308-foot steel ladder straight against the sheer rock face, earning it the traveler nickname Stairway to Heaven. The viewpoint at the summit looks out over miles of virgin mountain folds and Chengi river ravines. The final ascent requires ascending hundreds of narrow metal rungs exposed to the wind, so it is unsuitable for those with vertigo.
- Best time
- November to February
- Give it
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free access; CNG to Perachhara about ৳150 each way; hiring a local village guide roughly ৳300–400
How to get to Hatimatha Ridge
About 9 km north of Khagrachhari town in Perachhara union. Take a CNG to Perachhara bazaar, cross the Chengi river by foot or boat, then trek 45 minutes along hill tracks.
Khagrachhari town is about 270 km from Dhaka, around 7.5 hours by road. Every way to get there is in the Khagrachhari guide.
The open iron staircase is exposed and dizzyingly steep; avoid climbing during rains when metal treads turn slippery.
More to see in Khagrachhari
Photo: ANKAN GHOSH DASTIDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Alutila Cave আলুটিলা গুহা
A mysterious 100-metre dark rock tunnel carved naturally into the hill, with ankle-deep spring water running along the stone floor.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Complex entry ৳10; bamboo torch roughly ৳15–20; CNG from town about ৳150–200 each way
Photo: ANKAN GHOSH DASTIDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Risang Waterfall রিছাং ঝর্ণা
A multi-tiered hill waterfall cascading over a smooth sloping rock face, set in green forested terrain near Matiranga.
- Best time
- July to November
- Give it
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Entry roughly ৳10; CNG auto-rickshaw from town about ৳200–250 each way
Photo: ANKAN GHOSH DASTIDER, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Horticulture Heritage Park হর্টিকালচার হেরিটেজ পার্ক
A 22-acre botanical recreation park in town featuring an arched hanging bridge, artificial lake, and hill walking trails.
- Best time
- October to March
- Give it
- 1–2 hours
- Cost
- Entry ticket roughly ৳30; town auto-rickshaw about ৳30–50