One of the tourist attractions of Patuakhali district, Lebur Char is located 5 km east of Kuakata Beach. Lemon Char is also known as Nembu Char to the locals. The 1000 acre lemon pasture has various species of trees including Keora, Gewa, Goran, Kadai, Golpata. Although it was part of the Sundarbans in the past, this char is now separated from the Sundarbans.
If you stand at the end of the Lemur pasture, you can see the rows of green trees of the Sundarbans. The golden glow of the sun hitting the vast pastures at sunset casts a mesmerizing unearthly scene around. Surrounded by natural beauty, Lemur Char is known as an attractive place for tourists
How to go
Kuakata can be reached from Dhaka by river and road. With the opening of the 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 Dhaka’s Syedabad, Abdullahpur, Arambagh or Gabtali bus stand, buses from Sakura Paribahan, Shyamoli, Greenline, Euro Coach, Hanif, TR Travels and many others directly go to Kuakata via Padma Bridge. Non-AC bus fare from Dhaka to Kuakata is Tk 750-900 and AC bus fare is Tk 1100-1600. Besides, launches of various companies from Dhaka’s Sadarghat Naval Terminal go to Kuakata via Patuakhali or Barisal. Usually between 6 pm and 7 pm these launches leave for Kuakata.
From Kuakata there is a facility to go to Lemur Char by bicycle and van. And in the case of going to Lebur pasture, if you leave early in the morning from Kuakata, you can return to Kuakata in the afternoon.