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This small coral island is about 14km southwest of the southern-most town of Teknaf of the mainland is a quaint tropical paradise with beaches fringed with coconut palms and bountiful marine life. There's nothing more strenuous to do here than soak up in the sun and drink green coconut water, but it's a clean and peaceful place without even a mosquito to disrupt your serenity. It's possible to walk around the island in a few hours because it measures only eight sq km, shrinking to about five sq km during high tide. Most of island's 5,000-odd inhabitants live primarily from fishing and close to the boat landing at the island's wholesale fish market. A ferry leaves Teknaf for St. Martin every morning (as per tides) and takes around 3 hours. It's difficult to go and return in one day, so plan to stay at least one night. The lone 8-room hotel is rather costly, the only alternative is with a local retired teacher in his most humble 'guest room'.

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