The Hill Heart

The Hill Heart
The hill tracts are comprised of three districts: Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari. They are primarily populated by people from different indigenous groups. Even though the heights of these hills are not much, it is very different from the rest of the flat country. About half of the ethnic group population are Chakma, and most of the remainder are Marma and Tipera. Among the te

n much smaller groups (Murung, Tengchangya, Khumi, Lushai, Pankhu, Bhom, Mogh, Kuki and Reang), the Murung stand out as being the most ancient inhabitants of this area. Each of these tribes have very distinctive rites, rituals and dress; the Chakma woman, for example, all wear indigo and red-striped Sarongs. They also have their own language and cultural pattern. HOW TO GET THERE
There are several public bus companies operating the service directly between Dhaka and Bandarban. But most of these companies have non air conditioned bus. The other options to go to Bandarban includes taking a train to Chittagong or fly to Chittagong or take an air conditioned bus to Chittagong and from there transfer to Bandarban. It is around 2-3 hours drive from Chittagong to Bandarban. NECESSARY PERMISSION

All foreign nationals travelling to Bandarban are required to obtain a official permission prior to entering the Bandarban town. This permission is obtained from the District Commissioner’s office at Bandarban. We, the Hill Heart Tours take care of the necessary paper work for the foreign guests staying at our resort for a charge of BDT 500/person for their permission. IMPORTANT FACTS

All the tourists travelling to the Bandarban Hillside resort are requested to respect the local tradition and social rules at all time. They are also requested to take permission before taking any photographs of the local indigenous people.