Foy’s lake is located close to the Khulshi area of Chittagong. It was created in 1924. It was made using a stream to reserve water so that nearby people could access it. I heard about its beauty from my friends. Most of them have visited that place many years back (maybe 15/20 yrs). The lake has few boats which you could rent to explore the lake. It has a sea world at the other corner of the lake. You have to go using a boat. Visitors can enjoy the small amusement park, specially the children. It has a small zoo if anyone is interested. This is a nice place to go for a family outing during the weekend. This Foy’s lake is probably one of the oldest tourist attractions from the Chittagong.
The entry fee for Foy’s lake is 150 take. I didn’t like the idea of a ticketing system as it was maintained by a private profitable organization. Also the economy of Bangladesh is not that much developed. Considering the overall population the ticket price is a little bit high (specially when you find the area is not well managed). It could have been like visiting the lake for free but to access the amusement park and sea world you’d need a ticket.
The lake has few boats which you could rent to explore the lake. We didn’t use the boat as the price was a bit high compared to our budget. Also we were expecting to have a boat ride towards the Sea world. That is also a kind of boat riding. That’s why we didn’t hire any other boat. But a boat would be a nice idea to explore Foy’s lake.
There is a sea world at the other corner of the lake. You have to go using a boat. There is a virtual Wave pool there but the water was too dirty. I think the authorities need to take care of this issue. There were few other rides in Sea world of Foy’s lake. I’ve liked a few of them as I’ve never done something like this before. Also I liked the locker rooms as well. We’ve put our belongings inside the locker. This Sea world would be a nice place for a family day trip. Especially for the kids.
Foy’s lake & Sea world,
District: Chittagong,
Division: Chittagong,
Country: Bangladesh,
GPS coordinate (22.3758573,91.78758)
Written by Lonely Traveler,
For blog alonelytraveler.com
Saturday, 27th March 2010
As a Chittagonian, I truly agree with u that there is no reason to take 150 tk to visit a lake. it should b open for all.