Kaptai Dam

Kaptai Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Kaptai Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Kaptai Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 22.49390, 92.23214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kaptai Dam

• Kaptai National Park · sanctuary · Chattogram Division · ~7 km · Must-see
• Buddha Dhatu Jadi · Buddhist site · Chattogram Division · ~38 km · Must-see
• Quaish Chandgaon Sri Sri Shama Mondir · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wali Khan Mosque · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~54 km · Must-see
• Masjid-e-Siraj ud-Daulah · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fakir Mosque ফকির মসজিদ · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laldighi Shahi Jame Masjid · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chittagong Commonwealth War Cemetery · attraction · Chattogram Division · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cheragi Pahar · fort · Chattogram Division · ~55 km · Must-see
• Biplob Udyan · park · Chattogram Division · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chatteshwari Temple · temple · Chattogram Division · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jamiatul Falah Eidgah · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Bayazid Bostami · dargah · Chattogram Division · ~56 km · Must-see
• Central Railway Building · fort · Chattogram Division · ~57 km · Must-see
• Batali Hill · viewpoint · Chattogram Division · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chittagong Zoo · park · Chattogram Division · ~59 km · Must-see
• Foy's Lake · lake · Chattogram Division · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jamboree Park · park · Chattogram Division · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kaptai Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Kaptai Dam

• Foy's Lake · lake · Chattogram Division · ~59 km · Must-see
• Boga lake · lake · Chattogram Division · ~78 km · Must-see
• Prantik Lake · lake · Chattogram Division · ~55 km
• পুরাতন কন্ট্রোলের মোড় মসজিদ · lake · Chattogram Division · ~64 km
• Mahamaya Chhara Irrigation Extension Project · lake · Chattogram Division · ~96 km
• Muhuri Project Sluice Gate · lake · Chattogram Division · ~111 km
• গুইয়ার ছড়া বাঁধ · lake · Chattogram Division · ~113 km
• Bijoy Singh Dighi · lake · Chattogram Division · ~130 km
• Upoban Lake Watch Tower · lake · Chattogram Division · ~149 km
• Lake View Spot · lake · Chattogram Division · ~3 km

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