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Kota Bharu Cottage Tour In the outskirts of Kota Bharu, along the beach and villages are the sites of thriving cottage industries which give you the opportunity to see Kelantanese culture at its best. |
Kota Bharu Country Side Tour Kota Bharu is famous for its ornately and colourfully designed trishaws and is a stopping point for many visitors on their way to neighbouring Thailand. A mixture of old and new architecture can be seen throughout the city. It has the visible charms of an ancient city but also modern infrastructure for the convenience of the people. |
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Kelantan Fishing Village Tour A visit to Kelantan would not be complete without visiting its fishing villages. Two of the most well known ones are at Sabak Beach and Kuala Besar, both about 14 to 15 km from Kota Bharu. |
Wakaf Che Yeh Night Market Tour Wakaf Che Yeh along Jalan Kuala Krai in Kota Bharu is a favourite shopping destination in Kelantan and attracts people from all over. This place is a huge 24-hour market, and is more active at night when traders set up numerous stalls selling unusual local food, exotic tropical fruits, cheap clothes, second hand goods as well as fresh produce. |
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Gua Ikan Caving Tour Gua Ikan or Fish Cave which derived its name from a solitary rock shaped like a fish.Explore the cave and its surroundings and you may just stumble upon treasures believed to have been stashed away there during the Japanese Occupation. |
Gunung Stong State Park & Waterfall Tour One of Kelantan’s highest peaks at 1,422 metres is Gunung Stong. Tackling this mountain is a challenge not to be missed by adventurers and mountain climbers. |
Around The Country
Kelantan offers a kaleidoscope of colourful traditions in a State where the people have managed to keep alive age-old customs. The people here still take pleasure in enjoying the simple things in life. The Kelantanese are renowned for their warmth, hospitality and old world charm. Kelantan’s rich enchangting heritage and traditions, its beautiful beaches and idyllic rural villages soothe the tired traveller’s soul.
GEOGRAPHY
Kelantan, which translates as the "Land of Lightning," is located in the north-east of Peninsular Malaysia. It is bordered by Thailand to the north, Terengganu to the south-east, Perak to the west, and Pahang to the south. Much of the east coast of Kelantan faces the South China Sea.
Kelantan is mostly a rural state, with paddy fields, quaint fishing villages, and beaches lined with gently swaying casuarinas trees. Most development is seen in its capital, Kota Bharu. Kota Bharu is famous for its ornately and colourfully designed trishaws and is a stopping point for many visitors on their way to neighbouring Thailand. A mixture of old and new architecture can be seen throughout the city. It has the visible charms of an ancient city but also modern infrastructure for the convenience of the people.
HISTORY & CULTURE
Kelantan boasts of a historical past going as far back as 8000 B.C. Ancient Chinese historical records are said to mention the existence of a government in the Peninsular that had ties with the Imperial Court of China.
In the 18th century, the provinces that now form the state of Kelantan came under the powerful warrior, Long Yunus, whose descendents presently make-up the royal house of Kelantan. The state came under Thai and British influence before becoming part of the Federation of Malaya in 1957.
The current population of Kelantan is approximately 1.5 million. The vast majority of the people in Kota Bharu are Kelantanese Malay Muslims, and the balance other races such as Chinese, Indian and Thai. Being near the Thai border, Thai influences are strong in many areas including the local food. The Kelantanese dialect is also a unique mix of Bahasa Malaysia and Thai.
