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The Nilgiri and Chimbuk hills drive is a day in the open-backed local jeeps known as chander gari, climbing the winding road out of Bandarban to two of the highest viewpoints in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. On cool early mornings the valleys below fill with cloud, so the views often look down on a white sea.
It suits travellers who enjoy mountain scenery and want an introduction to hill life without a multi-day trek. Thowai Marma, who comes from these hills, sets the pace to the group and arranges the transport. The route includes time in a Mro village, where homes stand on raised bamboo platforms, and a stop at a roadside waterfall on the way back to town. Foreign visitors should note the official rules: authorities need 10 days' notice of travel to the Hill Tracts, so send passport details early and carry your passport and visa every day. Thowai guides in Bangla, English and Hindi.
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Bandarban town
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Bangla, English, Marma
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Thowai Marma
Local guide- 8Years guiding
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Speaks Bangla, English and Marma
Thowai is from the Bandarban hills and leads walks and treks through the hills and villages of the area.
He arranges local permits and transport, and keeps the pace to the group.
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- Based in Bandarban, Bangladesh
- Joined bookingMentor in October 2026
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Timing & weather
About 8 hours.
Most often on cool mornings after rain and in the winter months.
The best time to visit Bandarban is Oct to Mar. Dry trekking weather.
Prices & payment
US$35 per person.
General
In Bandarban town. The guide confirms the meeting point when you book.
Thowai Marma, who is from the Bandarban hills and arranges local transport.
A jeep, usually the open local chander gari used on the hill roads.
An indigenous community of the Bandarban hills who live in bamboo houses built on raised platforms.
Beside the hill road near Bandarban town, visited on the way back.
Bangla, English and Hindi.
Yes. Since the June 2025 reopening of Ruma and Thanchi, the Bandarban administration requires tourists to travel with registered local guides and register at check posts. Thowai Marma handles this.
Visa & documents
Foreigners must give the Bangladesh authorities 10 days' notice before entering the Chittagong Hill Tracts, according to UK government advice. Send your passport details to the guide early so he can file them, and carry your passport and visa on the day.
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Getting there
The Nilgiri and Chimbuk hills drive tour is led by Thowai Marma, a local guide on bookingMentor. Thowai speaks Bangla, English and Marma. To ask the host something before you book, use "Message host" in the "Meet your host" section of this page.
Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is the main airport for Bandarban.