Alipur Fish Market Kuakata

Alipur Fish Market is located on the road adjacent to Barisal-Patuakhali in Patuakhali district on the shores of the Bay of Bengal . There are local and marine fish stocks here. There are many fishes available in the market from small haor to big rivers and seas. Different types of marine and local fish including crab, roopchanda, coral can be found in this market. Even small sharks are often found. Wholesale and retail fish traders from different parts of the country flock to Alipur fish market to visit the market and buy cheap fish.

After visiting the Alipur fish market, you can visit the boat wharf near the bridge. Deep sea sampan boats always pass through this wharf. And it is with these boats that fishermen go out to hunt fish. You can also join the fishermen if you want. But in that case you have to contact first.

Kuakata can be reached from Dhaka by river and road  . With the opening of Padma Bridge, the road from Dhaka to Kuakata can be reached in much less time and easily. Distance from Dhaka to Kuakata is about 294 km. It will take about 6-7 hours to go by bus. From Sayedabad, Abdullahpur, Arambagh or Gabtali bus stand in Dhaka, buses from Sakura Paribahan, Shyamoli, Greenline, Euro Coach, Hanif, TR Travels and many other transport companies go directly to Kuakata. Non-AC bus fare from Dhaka to Kuakata is Tk 750-900 and AC bus fare is Tk 1100-1600. Alipur fish market can be reached by battery operated van from Kuakata.

There are various quality residential hotels near Zero Point to stay in Kuakata. Among them are Youth Inn Hotel, Holiday Homes, Hotel Graver Inn, Sea View Hotel, Beach Haven Hotel and Sea Girl.

Most of the residential hotels in Kuakata have food facilities. Sea Beach offers a wide variety of seafood and exotic foods. But in this case you must check the price.

Other places to visit in Patuakhali include Kuakata Beach , Majidbaria Shahi Mosque, Seema Buddhist Temple , Char Vijay, Water Museum, Sonarchar and Fatra Char.

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