Nilachal tourist center is situated on a hill in Tiger Para at a height of about 2000 feet above sea level, just 5 km from Bandarban city. The sky, mountains, and clouds are beautiful in the blue sky and the natural beauty is unmatched. Nilachal takes its full form both during the play of cloud rafts in the morning and sunset in the afternoon. The entire Bandarban city can be seen from Nilachal, and if the sky is clear, the distant Cox’s Bazar sea beach beckons tourists. The curvy roads of the hills equally enthrall the tourists. Clouds play close at hand during monsoons, autumns, and winters. Different natural beauty can be enjoyed from each place of Nilachal.
There are several rest houses and resorts here for the convenience of visiting tourists to observe the Nilachal form. Tourists can usually stay in Nilachal from sunrise to sunset. Later only those staying overnight at the resort were allowed to stay. If you want to see the clouds, you have to go to Nilachal early in the morning.
How to go
Bandarban can be reached by direct bus from Dhaka. From different parts of Dhaka, Shyamli, Saudia, S. Buses of Alam, Unique, St. Martin Paribahan, Hanif, etc. leave for Bumperban. The fare of these buses is Tk 800-900 for Non AC and Tk 1200-1800 for AC respectively. If you leave at 9-10 pm, you will reach Bandarban by 7 am. Besides, you can go from Dhaka to Chittagong by train or air, and from there you can go to Bandarban.
Two buses named Pubali and Purbani leave for Bambarban from Baddarhat in Chittagong. These two buses cost Tk 220 per person.
CNG, Chand cars, and Jeeps are available to go to Nilachal from Bandarban city. Depending on the time of stay in Neelachal, auto-rickshaw fares from 500 to 1000 taka, jeeps from 800 to 1200 taka, and moon cars from 1000 taka to 2000 taka. Whatever transport you go for, bargain a little and get it right.