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Rangamati District · Chattogram Division · সাজেক ভ্যালি
Sajek Valley travel guide
A valley of clouds about 1,800 ft up; Ruilui Para, sunrise on Konglak Hill.
At a glance
- Height
- About 1,800 ft (Ruilui); Konglak is higher
- Location
- Baghaichhari, Rangamati (reached via Khagrachhari)
- Distance
- About 70 km from Khagrachhari
- Army escort
- From Dighinala at set times
History and details
Sajek is one of the largest unions in Bangladesh, near the Mizoram border. The name 'Sajek' is thought to come from the Sajek River. The Lushai, Pangkhua and Tripura peoples live in Ruilui and Konglak villages.
After roads and facilities were built with the army's help in the mid-2010s, Sajek quickly became the country's most popular hill destination. Ruilui Para now has over a hundred resorts and cottages, painted wooden houses and a helipad.
Sunrise over a sea of clouds at dawn, sun and cloud playing at midday and a sky full of stars at night — you see several kinds of weather in one day, hence the name 'land of clouds'. From the top of Konglak Hill you can see the hills of Mizoram.
Things to do
- Watch the sunrise over the clouds from the helipad or Konglak at dawn
- Visit the Lushai village at Konglak Para
- Campfire and bamboo chicken at night
- Stop at Hajachhara Waterfall on the way
How to get to Sajek Valley
3 hours by chander gari from Khagrachhari town (army escorts at set times).
Rangamati is about 310 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 7–8 hours.
- 🚌 By bus: Shyamoli, Hanif, S. Alam from Sayedabad/Kalabagan; non-AC ৳800–950, AC ৳1,300–1,800.
- 🚗 By road: For Sajek, chander gari from Khagrachhari town (via Dighinala, with an army escort).
Where to stay
- Runmoy Resort
- Sajek Resort (army)
- Many cottages in Ruilui Para
What to eat
Bamboo chicken, Kaptai Lake fish, food at hill restaurants
Good to know
- Army escorts leave Dighinala at set times in the morning and midday
- Book cottages ahead on holidays
- Get up early to see the sunrise from Konglak Hill
- Electricity and mobile signal are limited — bring a power bank
More to see nearby
- Konglak Hill (2 km from Ruilui)
- Hajachhara Waterfall (on the way)
- Dighinala Ban Vihara
- Alutila Cave (on the way back)
More places to visit in Rangamati district
- Kaptai Lake — The country's largest man-made lake, ringed by hills; you can spend a whole day on a boat.
- Hanging Bridge — The hanging bridge over the lake, Rangamati's symbol.
- Shuvolong Waterfall — A waterfall dropping from the hills beside Kaptai Lake; loveliest in the monsoon.
- Rajban Vihara — A large Buddhist monastery by the lake, built with the Chakma Raja's support.
- Kaptai National Park — Hill forest, the Karnaphuli River and the Kaptai Dam.