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looklook 84M
4553 posts
11/13/2018 2:05 am

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Journey to a Valley Where One Gets Lost Into the Clouds!

The Sajek Valley-- the mystical abode of clouds

There are places in the world where one can get lost into the clouds while viewing the amazing beauties that nature has offered to the people living in such places!

Some of these places may still remain almost hidden from the onrush of tourists for various reasons. One of such reasons could be the unwillingness of the people living in these regions to welcome tourists in large numbers during tourists season fearing that the serenity of the regions may be destroyed by such on rush of travelers!

One can find such places in this part of the world mostly in the hilly regions of the countries located in the north eastern Indian sub-continent! The countries are mainly Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.
Lovers of Mother Nature can explore breathtaking natural beauties around them if they want to be in any of the countries mentioned above now and until the end of December.
In late spring, rhododendrons bloom spectacularly, flooding the Bhutanese valleys with color which is feasts for the eyes!

In my homeland, Bangladesh, the Sajek Valley is the region where visitors get lost into the cloud!
It is one of the mesmerizing valleys located in my country. The natural beauties of the valley are simply breathtaking!

It is located among the hills of Kasalong range of mountains in Sajek Union of Baghaichhari Upazila in Rangamati District. The Rangamati District is one of the three districts that consists the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The valley is situated 1800 feet above the Sea level. Sajek Valley is also known as the “Roof of Rangamati”.

The Sajek River that flows between Bangladesh and India originates from the Karnafuli River. It is the border between the two countries. It is needless to say that the valley got the name from the Sajek River.

Apart from the Sajek River, many more small rivers flow through the mountains, dense forests and grasslands that surround the valley.

In spite of its amazing beauty, the Valley remained unexplored and hidden from the travelers even after Bangladesh became an independent country.
But it is now emerging very rapidly as a traveler’s destination.
The permanent residents of the Valley are mostly welcoming and friendly as well as gentle too. They are ethnically minorities consisting of Lushai, Chakma, Marma, Pankua, Sagma and Tripura people mostly.

To a traveler, the entire Sajek Valley may be looked like an imaginary haven!
Here below I take the opportunity of quoting the views expressed by a traveler on arrival there in the valley at dusk time:

“The Valley takes us in by the light of dusk. The hills are perfectly Green with a red tiled house at the far end. A wind mill is turning somewhere and you look up to realize the sky is never just blue. This invigorating clouds encircling above you as you lie down on the grass hold infinite shades of colors that change by the moment.”

Once a traveler arrives in the Sajek Valley, everything including time becomes obsolete and words redundant!
Absolute silence that suddenly reigns around him makes him completely speechless!
He feels the timelessness of the valley!

As stated above, the valley is in Rangamati but the travelers could reach there from Khagrachhari town too.

The route is Khagrachahari-Diginala Bazar-Bagaihat Bazar-Machalong Haat-then Sajek. It is 62 km from Khagarachhari. Diginala to Sajek is 40 km.
Main transport is “Chander Gari”— an old jeep or if the traveler is lucky- a vintage world war 11 Jeep!


We may now view the amazing scenes of this wonderful valley appended one after another to please our eyes!

Revised Version.











looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 2:59 am

An unforgettable Journey by Chander Gari.....


MrsJoe 76F
17308 posts
11/13/2018 4:33 am

Living in the flat heartlands of our country, I really enjoy the beauty of the mountains and valleys as we travel. Thank you for a lovely look at your part of the world.

Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 6:41 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    Living in the flat heartlands of our country, I really enjoy the beauty of the mountains and valleys as we travel. Thank you for a lovely look at your part of the world.
Thank you so much for your comments, Mrs. Joe. Your part of the world is no less lovely than our part of this wonderful planet! I have heard about Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. I still regret for skipping your State while I visited your great country in 1984.
Have a pleasant week!


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 9:15 am

    Quoting  :

You are absolutely right about the clouds, earthytaurus. They look like cotton balls. However, you may not be able to pluck one from the sky; however you will surely get excited while walking through the clouds and touching them with your hands like any other traveler. I am glad that you liked the photos.
Take care and stay well.


Rocketship 79F
18530 posts
11/13/2018 5:04 pm

Thank you for sharing this beautiful area with us, both in words and pictures.

What a wonderful planet we live on!!


GLUMO 88F
9730 posts
11/13/2018 6:17 pm

Hi Looklook! Thank you for the narrative of that lovely place in your country. Must be wonderful to spend a long quiet vacation over there!


Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 7:40 pm

    Quoting  :

Deb...I feel really encouraged to write reading your comments that you usually leave here on my blog pages from time to time. Sajek Valley is a tribal region of the country where I was born and live. I could not resist myself from visiting this wonderful region each year in the month of December when I was a young Bank Executive. I still feel like going there to enjoy the amazing beauties that nature has offered us to view and also to be with the gentle local people who live there in harmony! Have a pleasant week, Deb.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 7:49 pm

    Quoting Rocketship:
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful area with us, both in words and pictures.

    What a wonderful planet we live on!!

Rocket....No doubt; we really live in a wonderful planet as stated by you. It pains me to observe when we humans do not hesitate to destroy the serenity that Mother Nature has offered us!
Thanks Rock for your comments left here. Stay well and Happy always.


starwomyn 70F
8871 posts
11/13/2018 7:55 pm

I love walking through fog aka clouds. It's an other worldly experience. We lived in San Francisco briefly and I remember it well.

Abracadabra


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 8:17 pm

    Quoting GLUMO:
    Hi Looklook! Thank you for the narrative of that lovely place in your country. Must be wonderful to spend a long quiet vacation over there!
Thank you so much for the comments that you have left here for me to read. Yes Glumo, it is really wonderful to live there among those tribal people who are hospitable, polite and gentle for a week or so. They may not be rich but they are people who would welcome a stranger with open arms.
Take care, Glumo and stay happy and cheerful.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/13/2018 8:29 pm

    Quoting starwomyn:
    I love walking through fog aka clouds. It's an other worldly experience. We lived in San Francisco briefly and I remember it well.
Thank you so much for stopping by the blog of mine, starwomyn. Your comment at above has simply taken me back to my childhood when I enjoyed immensely every morning running through the fog that usually covered the open fields around our ancestral village home during December and January each year! Ah ha... those were the days! Enjoy a wonderful week.


Archer62 83F
7051 posts
11/14/2018 4:34 am

I'M SURPRISED YOU ARE IN THE CLOUDS AT ONLY 1800 FEET ABOPVE SEA LEVEL. IT MUST BE EXCEPTIONALLY DAMP UP THERE. LOVELY SCENERY THANKS FOR SHARING.


looklook 84M
3925 posts
11/14/2018 5:00 pm

    Quoting Archer62:
    I'M SURPRISED YOU ARE IN THE CLOUDS AT ONLY 1800 FEET ABOPVE SEA LEVEL. IT MUST BE EXCEPTIONALLY DAMP UP THERE. LOVELY SCENERY THANKS FOR SHARING.
The weather pattern in Sajek Valley is amazing. A traveler could find different types of weather in Sajek at different time same day! Yes, Sajek is located at 1800 feet above sea level. You may Google Sajek Valley and then click 'Clouds of Sajek in different times and weather’ from the drop down page. Though the narratives are in Bengali yet you will be surprised to find out about the weather pattern that a traveler could experience there on the same day if he is lucky.
Stay well and Cheerful always, Archer.