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Monday, May 29, 2023

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

May 29, 2023

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

This blog is about a trip to a beautiful mountain track called NAPITTACHHORA. So let's dive into the beauty of "Napittachhora Trail".



One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

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Another blog on another amazing place. A mesmerizing place in the mountains with 3 waterfalls.
The place is called Napittachhora. Napittachhora is in Mirsorai, Chittagong. To be exact, the area is known as Noya Duar Bajar. You'll see a Red Signboard saying 'Napittachhora' in Bangla like the photo.


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail


The mountain is a bit far from here. You’ll have to walk through a village. After passing the village you’ll have to a cross rail line and go to the road on the other side. From there it is a one-way lane.


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail


 You'll see hotels on the way. Fun fact: You'll have to order food in advance before going to the waterfalls. Or else they will not serve you anything. Because they cook after you place an order. So by the time you visit the waterfalls and return, the food will be cooked by then. They charge a lot for the food. The best advice is to try buying some snacks from the Noya Duar Bajar entrance. While passing the last hotel there will be some people sitting beside the road. They sell tickets.  Each ticket costs 20 tk/-. 

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

Then you'll have to follow the road and you’ll reach another locality of the tribe community. People of the mountains. If you get lost you can ask them. They will help you. At the end of the area starts the main trail.  

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

There are 2 ways. A long one and a short one. The long one directly leads you to the first waterfall which is the last one according to the downside of the mountain. The short one will take you above the bottom waterfall. The 2 ways connect at that point.  Basically, my friends and I went to the long route to go 3 waterfalls accordingly.  From bottom to top. Again,  One way long trip with no diversions.  Just need to follow the water.

You'll need to walk carefully because there are many insects and creatures. Definitely beware of leeches because you will not get a single clue when they get stuck to your body and start sucking blood.
Another advice is to wear shoes with good soles. If your shoe doesn’t give a good grip on the surface, you might end up in a terrible accident. 

The best season to visit Napittachora is in the rainy season or a few days after the rainy season. By rainy season I do not mean 4-5 days of rain. I meant the actual 2 months of the rainy season. Because when we reached the first waterfall it was all dried out despite it rained for 4 days onward. There was a small amount of water in the bottom. We felt bad at first but after climbing up the cliff of the fall we were happy.  There was wind blowing hard.

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail
1st stream

 It was very refreshing there. We thought we could sit there all day. But suddenly it started to rain.

Then we started moving to the 2nd waterfall which was on the top. You'll see 2 ways. One is on the left with a red flag on a tree and the other one on the right is like a stairway to the upperside of the mountain.  The Red flag indicates 'Danger Zone'. Because people died there by drowning as the depth of the area is unknown. So avoid going there.  Take the stairway and climb up.

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail
Red flag zone (Danger spot)

 After climbing you'll see 2 shelters made with bamboo. we took a small break. Ate some food and drank water. The rain was pouring heavy so we had to wait for quite a while.


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

You'll have to go to the left side of the road.  If you visit this place in rainy weather,  walk carefully because the track is wet and slippery. If not then you might fall 100-200 meters at the bottom.  Again you’ll end up in a one-lane waterway.  

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

Follow that and walking for 15-30 minutes you’ll reach a point where to lane takes you to 2 different waterfalls. The one lane on the left takes you to the big waterfall and the left lane takes you to the 2nd waterfall.

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

 We went to see the big one first on the left lane. The lanes in the jungle are filled with big boulders. You have to climb them to pass them. While walking in the water put your steps very carefully because you might encounter big and deep holes. Best if you use a mid-size stick or bamboo. The boulders are also very slippery. Avoid which has green moss on them. My friend injured himself twice. 

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

You will see a big mountain like a V shape which surrounds you. You'll see water falling in the middle. That's the big waterfall or the main waterfall of Napittachora. Also the most beautiful one. But don't get fooled by the beauty easily. You might get down in the waterfall without noticing the depth of it. In the middle, it is deep down.  So check before putting your steps.


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail
V-shaped 2nd Stream

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail
2nd Stream

We returned to the 2 way lane and went to the 3rd waterfall. Again a way track. You’ll reach the place in the photo thinking of it as a small waterfall but you have to climb it and move forward. 

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail

Thanks to the rain there was quite a good amount of water falling from the waterfall. Sometimes you just get goosebumps thinking how it is all structured the way nature furnished itself so beautifully.

One Day At The Napittachhora Trail
3rd Stream


One Day At The Napittachhora Trail
3rd Stream

 We spent some moments and returned the exact way we came. After returning to the shelter we didn’t go for the stairways.  We took the other side to get down the mountain... That is the shortest and quickest way to the locality.

In the end, it was an amazing adventure.  I hope to live 1000 more lives to see what The Almighty has left for us in this world. The pure art of creation only GOD can offer to human beings. Maybe again I'll return to the call of mountain and share my experience with you.

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Estimated cost : (Per Person)

Chattogram city - Mirsorai (Noya duwar bajar) : 70/-
Ticket: 20/-
Mirsorai - City return: 70/-

Total base cost - 160 tk/- or US$ 1.49 ( Without any food)

Sunday, October 16, 2022

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

October 16, 2022

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy 


This blog is about a trip to a mesmerizing spring of Komoldoho. So let's dive into the beauty of "Komoldoho Spring".


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

Waterfalls, A word that is close to my heart. A word that gives me peace and happiness. I inherited that peace. Some ago I visited a remarkable place. One of the most beautiful hillside waterfalls. 'Komoldoho Waterfalls'. Every hill and waterfall in Bangladesh is in Shitakunda, Chittagong. Komoldoho is one of the very popular places of Sitakundo among other waterfalls.  So I'll share my experience of my visit to Komoldoho briefly. 


October 4th, 2022. Me and my boys started our journey at 8:30 A.M. We reached A.K. Khan Mor within 25 minutes.  Overall our journey started at 9 A.M.  We got onto a bus that was going to Feni Zilla. The fair rate was 60/- tk for each person. Before getting onboard, you’ll have to bargain a lot or they will rob you quite well. So our destination was 'Boro Darogar Hat'. We reached the destination within an hour.  After getting off at the Boro Darogar Haat Bus Stand, you have to walk forward for 3-5 minutes and go to the opposite side of the road.  There you’ll find a road with a red billboard that says 'Ruposhi Jhorna'.

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy
Entrance to Ruposhi Jhorna 

You’ll have to start walking on that path. You can take a rickshaw or C.N.G to reach the Main entrance of 'Ruposhi Jhorna'. We choose to walk all the way to save money. We went through a small village. The route was long enough to the Main entrance of the waterfalls. 


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

 While going through the village we stopped at a store to buy something to eat and drink on the waterfalls. I won't be adding those costs as they are variables. After walking for a while we reached in front of these 2 shops.  We had to buy tickets to the trail from the Paharika Hotel. The people who sell tickets sit at the table outside Paprika Hotel. Ticket will cost per person 20/- tk. By the way, if you want to have lunch or any meal from these shops, you will have to pre-order your meal. Suppose you are thinking while returning from the waterfalls you’ll eat from one of these shops then you have to pre-order the food before going to the waterfalls. I will not recommend these hotels as they are very costly. Instead, I will advise you to bring food from outside. 

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy
Paharika hotel

After buying tickets we walked for another 3-5 minutes to reach a hill with a signboard.  There were 2 roads. We went to the left one. After a few steps, we reached the start of the trail.

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

 This trail is a one-way trail, so you won't have to struggle to find the waterfall. We followed the water trail. The trail is more like zig zag.  After walking for 10-15 minutes.  We reached the bottom waterfall.  The pressure of the stream was slow. But the waterfall was an amazing sight to be seen.


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy
First stream (Bottom stream)

 We spent 20-30 minutes in that fall.. After that we saw there was a way to go to the second stream which was on the top of the bottom stream. On the right of the bottom stream, we saw a rope lying on the face of the hill. It was tied up on the top side of the hill. We used that track to go to the top. It was a bit slippery.  If you go there, be sure to track safely.

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

After reaching the second fall we saw the water flow was weak. We didn’t want to stay there, so we started climbing the same track again and went to the top of the second stream. 


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy
Second stream (Middle stream)

Again there is another one-way trail. We followed it. In between every 20 minutes, we took a break, drank water took some pictures, and started walking again.. 


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

After walking a while we saw 2 ways.  First, we had gone the straight way and that was the wrong route. So we got back and took the left route.

The distance from that place to the stream was 5 minutes. We again encountered two routes. This time we took the left one. So basically you have to take all the left routes to reach the 3rd and the mainstream. After walking a bit further we reached the stream.

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy
Third stream (Top stream)


Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

The stream was a lot bigger/ taller than the other two. The flow of water was strong. We enjoyed the moment. Had some snacks we took with us. In about 5 minutes, It started raining. Pretty hard.

The stream was totally a different scenario.  It changed like magic. The water flow of the stream was extreme. I couldn’t take pictures because of the rain. 

After spending some time, we started our journey to return. While returning, there is only a one-way route. After reaching the second stream, the level of water reached our ankles. 

Then we got down from the hill and reached the first and the bottom stream of the waterfall. We were thinking that we reached a new destination. The bottom stream was so beautiful because of the strong water flow, we thought we had never seen that stream before. We had a cup of tea near the falls. And again we started our journey towards home. 

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

Komoldoho - Let's Get Lost In The Springs of Joy

This was one of the best trips I had in my life. Beauties are hiding in the jungle, in nature.  We just have to explore and find them out. Nothing can heal your soul without this beauty that The Creator has created for us. Travel while you have time or you will be left out of the activity that will make you regret the rest of your life.

I hope you’ll also enjoy the trail of Komoldoho Rupoahi Jhorna and I also hope that my blog may be useful to you. 

Thanks for reading, hope you have a great day.