Chagolkanda Waterfalls Chittagong

Chagolkanda Waterfalls is one of the unknown waterfalls of Kamaldah Trail in Sitakunda Upazila of Chittagong District. On the extraordinary Kamaldah Jharna Trail, you will see the beauty of Chagalkanda Jharna along with 4 other small and big waterfalls located upstream. If you proceed along the highway from Bara Darogar Hat towards Dhaka, you will first see a brickyard. Pass the brickyard and proceed along the first dirt road on the right. After walking along the dirt road for some distance, you will find the Jhiripath, after walking along the Jhiri path for about 200 minutes, you will reach Kamaldah Jharna. Kamaldah Jharna is basically a cascade. The water of this 3 step fountain is flowing down. Only 1 step of the fountain can be seen from below.

To see Chagalkanda Jharna one has to climb up the slippery path of Kamaldah Jharna hill. After walking for about half an hour, you will see that the road splits like an English letter Y and goes in two directions. After going a little further along the road on the left side, you will come across the road again. This time also proceed along the road on the left hand side. After walking for some time you will reach Chagalkanda, the 2nd spring of Kamaldah trail.

If you want to go to Chagalkanda Jharna from Dhaka, first take a Chittagong-bound bus at a fare of Tk 400-1200 per person and come to the Darogarhat market in Sitakunda. And if you want to go by train, it is best to get off at Feni railway station. Train ticket fare is Tk 265-909 per person. You can reach Bara Darogahat market by local bus from Feni railway station.

If you proceed towards Dhaka from Bara Darogar Hat Bazaar, you will find a brickyard. Crossing this brick pit and going a little further along the dirt road on the right, you will see Jhiri Path. Basically, you can see the lotus fountain along this stream. If you cross Kamaldah Jharna and take Jhiri upwards, you will reach Chagalkanda Jharna.

After climbing over Kamaldah Jharna and crossing a small cascade, if you go a little further on the Jhiri Path, you will see that the Jhiri Path is divided into two parts and goes to the right and left. First proceed along the jhiri path on the left hand side. If you follow this trail, after a little distance, you will find another trail on the right hand side. A little further along the straight path you will see Chagalkanda Jharna.

Mirsarai has not yet developed a residential hotel system for tourists, so you have to stay overnight in a standard residential hotel located in Sitakund Bazar. You can contact Hotel Saimun, rent 300-500 taka. Phone: 01827334082, 01825128767. Hotel Saudia, rent 800-1600 taka. Phone: 01991-787979, 01816-518119. You can also try to stay at the official post office located in Sitakunda.

Sitakunda has several hotels for dining. Among them, the food at Al Amin Hotel is of fairly good quality.

Sitakunda has numerous attractions. Notable among them are Sitakunda Park , Chandranath Temple, Banshbaria Beach, Guliyakhali Beach , Kumira Ferry Ghat, Jharjhari Jharna Trail etc.

Feature Image: Mohammad Ibrahim