Imagine you are standing on a hill 1800 feet high. Clouds are moving around. You can't even see objects in the distance behind the clouds. Sometimes coming very close and touching the clouds is increasing your shiver 6.
Our journey started from Dhaka at 10 pm by taking Shanti Paribahan bus, purpose - Sajek. The story of Sajek that I have only heard in public so far, now it is the turn of that dream to come true. The bus of peace dropped us off at Dighinala very early in the morning. There were 34 of us in the whole group. We didn't have breakfast down there. Then we set off in a pre-arranged Chad car to get lost in the realm of clouds.
1st day
On the way to Sajek there is a fountain on the left hand side. The name of the waterfall is 'Hajachara' waterfall. We got off the bus to see this waterfall and did not delay a moment. Somehow I left with breakfast. But sadly we did not see the fountain. The army did not give permission for security reasons.
Anyway, our car started moving forward through the hilly terrain of Khagrachhari. Around 9 am we reached Dighinala cantonment. The army escort will leave from here at 10.30 am. Nothing to say about the Army escort. This escort leaves twice a day. One at 10.30 am, the other at 3 pm. All the tourists' vehicles were collected and taken to Sajek by the army guards in front and behind. If you miss the escort in any way, but eat bash. A group of us miss the escort on the way back, for which we eat bash, coming later.
After Dighinala, the vehicle crossed Khagrachhari and entered Rangamati district. And with that began the wonderful beauty of the mountains. Rows and rows of hills around! The horizon is wide green and green. Occasionally there are some small zoom houses in the distance. In the middle of the high and low hills, our car started moving forward on the road which was moving like a snake. Even in this remote area, the Bangladesh Army has built a road for the movement of vehicles by breaking bones in the mountains :-). On the way, I saw the houses of the hills on both sides. Small children on both sides were standing smiling for chocolates. In this way we reached the 'Masalang Bazar' army camp. Here all the cars are collected together. Then the journey started again. It took about two hours to reach Sajek from Dighinala. When we reached Saje, we ran with our bags in the pouring rain.
Arriving at the resort, we freshened up with a shower. How about the water there! Even after washing my hands with soap, it seemed that there was more soap left in my hands. There is a water crisis in the mountains. Those of you who go to the mountains should try not to waste a single drop of water as these waters are brought with great difficulty (water should not be wasted anywhere). Anyway, after lunch I went and sat on the veranda of the resort. I was shocked !! My God !! I see so many clouds !! So far I have only come after reviews in travel groups. The fact that the clouds are really frozen like this was beyond my imagination. This awesome beauty can be enjoyed from almost all the resorts of Sajak. As far as the eye can see, there are rows and rows of hills and mountains on the horizon. And sometimes the raft of white clouds is frozen! He will never be able to feel how beautiful he is without seeing face to face. It seemed that this scene would not satisfy the taste of life!
2nd day
At 4.30 in the morning, a line of light can be seen in the eastern sky. The whole sky is becoming brighter with the colorful six of light! As if in anticipation of its arrival.
We quickly got ready and headed out for the helipad. The color of the sky then gradually became brighter. After a while a certain part of the nearby sky became brighter. It was getting late for us. And soon after that the sun rose. That sun thousands of years old! For centuries, every day, green has been appearing at the gates of this world with such great pride. This is the first time in life to see so close!After watching the sunrise from the helipad, a total of 11 of us set off for the highest peak of Sajek Valley - 'Kanlak Hills'. This mountain seemed a bit mysterious to me. Its height is about 1800 feet above the ground. The trail to climb the hill is fairly easy, although it will take about 30-40 minutes. People live in such high mountains. The Lusai and Tripura tribes have been living here for hundreds of years. I had a long talk with a local Tripura shopkeeper. I looked around and saw their way of life, environment, culture !! Everyone was busy taking pictures then. I wandered around the whole neighborhood alone, as was my old habit. Half of this neighborhood is Hindu and half Christian. There is a Christian church and cemetery.
For some reason, Kangla's mind did not stay for a long time. It was as if there was a strange smell all around. There is a police camp on one side of Kanlak. From there, the mountains of the Indian state of Mizoram can be clearly seen. But if you can get up to Kangla, you will get a touch of fresh clouds. There is more wind here than in Sajak. The clouds in front of our eyes were touching us with their cool hands! Aha! Life is heavy and beautiful.
On the way down from Kanlak, I bought mountain bananas from a shop and ate them. 1 small pair of bananas 10 rupees, very sweet. When I returned to the room, the sun was almost over my head. I had breakfast and rested for a while. After a while another trek will start - 'Kamalak Jharna'.
Another name for this fountain is 'Pidam Taisa' fountain. Some even call it ‘Lusai Jharna’. I bought a bush on the way to Kangla in the morning. I started the journey with that. I still couldn't think what was in front of me: / This fountain is about 1500 feet below the ground. Understand the situation. When I got off, I just kept going down the steep slope. There is no name or smell of any plane. At the very bottom of the slope! I'm getting down! It never occurred to me then how much it would take to get there. Anyway, about 40 minutes down the akabaka road, I heard the sound of a fountain in the thick green. There was a lot of water in the fountain as there was no rain. But I realized how much its youth blossomed in the rainy season. We all got wet for about an hour.
This time I went on many more trails before the turn to get up. But this trail really made me almost muddy. At 60-65 degree angle, I'm just getting up! As if the path never ends! There is no way to stop and take a rest. The fear of the same joke, the mountain mosquitoes swarming over it. Many in our group came on such a trail for the first time in their lives. The condition of each of them was very bad. I was getting up and thinking about the hills living here. No matter how hard they live here !! Eventually this terrible trail also came to an end. We crossed the 7/8 trail and came to the locality and rested for about 20 minutes. The whole group is behind then. About 40 minutes after entering our room, they appeared one by one with tired bodies.
It was raining outside when I sat down to eat at the hotel next to the resort at noon. Some local boys are soaking in the rain water with great joy. We are lucky to have seen about 2/3 different weather. I decided to get wet in the rain after eating. But as soon as I finished eating, the omni rain stopped.Back in the room, some were chatting, some were sleeping. In the afternoon I went for a walk again in another helipad. There are many resorts in Saje. However, the most beautiful resort I have visited is 'Runmoy'. This resort is owned by Bangladesh Army. I was feeling sorry, Ish! If I had an officer's rank today, I would probably come here. Immediately the mind said again, stay, this time it did not happen. Next time, I will swing in the swing of Runmoy holding the hand of my beloved man with the rank of officer.As long as I was there I tried to try all the different dishes of Sajek. I drank bash tea twice. Along with some sweet and sour cakes made by the hills. On the night of the 2nd, we had dinner with bamboo chicken.Thus the times were enjoyed.Thank you all very much.