Rangamati রাঙ্গামাটি
A lake of hills, boats and cloud-top villages
Rangamati is built around Kaptai Lake, a huge reservoir whose flooded valleys turned hilltops into islands. Boats are the main way to get around, past Chakma villages, Buddhist temples and waterfalls. To the north, the Sajek Valley sits high on a ridge above the clouds.
- Kaptai Lake
- Hanging bridge
- Sajek Valley
- Chakma culture
- Biju festival
Places
Place Kaptai Lake
কাপ্তাই হ্রদThe country's largest man-made lake, a maze of green islands best explored by slow boat.
Place Rangamati Hanging Bridge
রাঙামাটি ঝুলন্ত সেতুA red suspension footbridge over an arm of the lake, the best-known landmark of Rangamati town.
Place Sajek Valley
সাজেক ভ্যালিA ridge-top village in the far north of Rangamati, famous for sunrise over seas of cloud.
Place Shuvolong Waterfall
শুভলং ঝর্ণাA tall cascade tumbling down a cliff straight into Kaptai Lake, reached only by boat.
Place Rajban Vihara
রাজবন বিহারA large Buddhist monastery complex on the lakeshore, beside the palace of the Chakma Raja.
Place Kaptai National Park
কাপ্তাই জাতীয় উদ্যানHilly evergreen forest beside the Karnaphuli at Kaptai, with forest trails and riverside picnic spots.
Representative photo Place Tribal Cultural Institute Museum
ক্ষুদ্র নৃগোষ্ঠীর সাংস্কৃতিক ইনস্টিটিউট জাদুঘরA small museum in Rangamati town on the dress, crafts and history of the Hill Tracts' peoples.
Foods
Representative photo Food Pajon
পাজনA Chakma festival curry of many vegetables cooked together, served to every guest during Biju.
Food Bamboo Chicken
ব্যাম্বু চিকেনSpiced chicken sealed in a green bamboo tube and roasted over coals until smoky and tender.
Food Kaptai Lake Kachki and Chapila
কাপ্তাই হ্রদের কাচকি-চাপিলাTiny silver kachki and chapila fish netted fresh from Kaptai Lake, fried crisp or cooked with onion and chilli.
Food Naniarchar Honey Queen Pineapple
নানিয়ারচরের হানিকুইন আনারসSmall, very sweet Honey Queen pineapples grown on the hills of Naniarchar.
Food Rangamati Hill Orange
রাঙামাটির পাহাড়ি কমলাHome-grown hill oranges from Naniarchar and nearby upazilas, sold in Rangamati town in December and January.
Traditions
Where to stay
Hotel prices in every district →- Budget hotel
- ৳800–2,000
- Good hotel
- ৳2,000–3,600
- Upscale / resort
- ৳5,000–15,000
Peak season: Sajek has about 100–135 resorts and cottages; on long holidays (Eid, December) every room is booked in advance, so book before you go.
Named hotels (1)
- Parjatan Holiday Complex (BPC) Deer Park, near the Hanging Bridge, Rangamati non-AC cottage 2,000–2,500; AC cottage 3,500–3,600
Where these prices come from
Mid level from 2026 Parjatan Holiday Complex rates; budget from Rangamati town hotel tariffs on the district portal (undated); Prothom Alo (May 2026) puts Rangamati rooms at 2,000–7,500 and Sajek at 1,000–15,000. Upscale band is the top of the Sajek range (estimate).
Prices come from newspapers, the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation website and the hotels' own listings. Call the hotel to check the rate before you book.
Where to eat, and what it costs
This district's meal costs are estimated from nearby districts. Any restaurants listed below have their own sourced prices.
Room and food together here come to roughly ৳900–2,600 per person a day
From a budget hotel and local eateries up to a good hotel and good restaurants. We assume two people share a room, so each pays half the room rate. Travel, tickets and upscale places are extra.
We don't have restaurant prices for this district yet.
Taste these
- Pajon Chakma homes during Biju; some indigenous restaurants in Rangamati serve it in April
- Bamboo Chicken Restaurants and cottages in Sajek; order a few hours ahead About 600–1200 BDT per tube (approx.)
- Kaptai Lake Kachki and Chapila BFDC fish landing ghat in Rangamati town for fresh catch; rice hotels in Rangamati town and lakeside island restaurants
- Naniarchar Honey Queen Pineapple Naniarchar bazar and the fruit ghats around Rangamati town (Samata Ghat area) in season
- Rangamati Hill Orange Samata Ghat area and town bazars in Rangamati, and Naniarchar bazar, in December–January About 300–450 BDT per kg, depending on size
Where these prices come from
Thin data, mostly Sajek: travel guides list rice-dal-bhorta meals at 100-200 Tk, bamboo chicken at 220-300 Tk (250-500 Tk in a 2026 guide) and 450-700 Tk for three meals; no sourced restaurant prices for Rangamati town were found, and these figures may be a few years old.
Prices come from newspapers and the restaurants' own listings, and they change over time.
