Cox's Bazar, Chattogram
A forest safari park on the road to Cox's Bazar, good for a stop with children.
The safari park at Dulahazara, in Chakaria, lies beside the Chattogram–Cox’s Bazar highway. It was set up in 1999 in a stretch of hill forest, and it was the first safari park in Bangladesh.
Animals live in large fenced areas of natural forest rather than small cages. Visitors follow paths and roads through the park past Bengal tigers, lions, Asian elephants, bears, several kinds of deer, crocodiles and many birds, with watch towers for looking out over the enclosures.
It is an easy break on the long road to or from Cox’s Bazar, and a good half day with children who have had enough of the beach.
Get off at the park gate on the highway and buy your ticket.
See the tigers, lions and elephants first, while it is cool and they are moving about.
Walk the forest paths to the other enclosures and climb a watch tower for the view.
Eat in Chakaria, then continue to Cox’s Bazar or back towards Chattogram.
November to February, in the morning, when the weather is cool and the animals are most active
On the Chattogram highway at Chakaria, about 50 km north of town. Buses towards Chattogram stop at the park gate.
