Cycling IN MALAYSIA
We’re happy to inform you that we have put together a few cycling packages to different destinations in Kelantan. This province is a beautiful, relatively unexplored piece of nature and very suitable for exploring by bike.
We have customized different tours for you, starting from Pasir Belanda and bringing you all the way to the are of Bachok and Tumpat.
We have found very friendly homestay families where you are invited to spend the night and learn about local customs and food.
The Tumpat Temple Tour starts and ends at Pasir Belanda and so does the Beach & Kampung Tour.
BEACH & KAMPUNG TOUR 5D4N
You arrive at Pasir Belanda Resort. Enjoy the relaxed kampung atmosphere! Order dinner with your host family for an excellent local dish.
Your first day of cycling. You set out from Pasir Belanda in Kota Bharu and cycle about 19 km on small village trails to Kuala Besar and come back to Pasir Belanda. Small villages, beaches and visits to a local kite maker, fish cracker factories, World War II bunker and a puppet maker (wayang kulit) will make this journey unforgettable. You stay overnight in Pasir Belanda Resort.
Today you leave the area of Kota Bharu and cycle along the coast of the South China Sea (37km) and through some villages. On the way you’ll see a beautiful Thai temple, white beaches, fishing boats and enjoy the breeze in the tobacco fields. Tonight you stay at Haiku Villa, a pretty holiday house at the beach.
Leaving the coast, today’s route leads you more to the interior to a village called Seterpa. The journey is about 35 km and will follow small roads, avoiding traffic and motorways as much as possible. Your host for tonight will explain about the life in this village which is dedicated to the ‘home stay’ program of Tourism Malaysia.
Time to say goodbye to your home stay family and hit the road again! Today you’ll be cycling 33 km back to Pasir Belanda. Along the way you’ll see some rice fields and you’ll visit Sabak village, famous for its colorful wood carved fishing boats. If you are lucky you might see some fishermen arriving with their catch sometime in the afternoon. From Sabak it’s only a short ride to Pasir Belanda resort, the start and end destination of your journey.
At Pasir Belanda Resort you can take up activities such as walking, a cooking workshop, a kite decoration workshop or just relax and ask for a massage. Please contact Pasir Belanda Resort for prices.
TUMPAT TEMPLE TOUR 4D3N
You arrive at Pasir Belanda Resort. Enjoy the relaxed kampung atmosphere! Order dinner with the host family for an excellent local dish.
(19km) Your first day of cycling. You set out from Pasir Belanda in Kota Bharu and cycle on small village trails to Kuala Besar and come back to Pasir Belanda. Small villages, beaches and visits to a local kite maker, fish cracker factories and a World War II bunker will make this journey unforgettable. You stay overnight in Pasir Belanda Resort.
You cycle from Pasir Belanda to your home stay address in Tumpat. The journey is about 27 km (can be shortened to 20 km) and will follow small roads, avoiding traffic and motorways as much as possible. The Tumpat area is situated on the other side of the Kelantan river and you need to take a ferry to get there. Here’s where you find lots of Thai temples with colorful decorations like the ‘Wat Photivihan’, the temple of the sleeping Buddha. ‘Wat Machimmaram’ is the temple of the sitting Buddha and in ‘Wat Pikulthong’ you will see a standing Buddha. Have a good look out for rattan furniture factories. It’s interesting to see what they can make out of this local grown species of rattan. You’ll spend the night in a traditional village house near Tumpat town.
Another day of sightseeing in this area mixed with Malay, Thai and Chinese cultures. Have a look around in the old heritage town of Tumpat (6 km). In the past this town was a hub for sailors and it’s harbour was used as a storage place for export goods like rubber and palm oil and iron ore from the interior. When you climb the old lighthouse you’ll have a nice view of the natural harbour of Tumpat and it’s railway station. You can also make a detour (23 km) if you would like to visit the Thai border and do some shopping there. The journey back to Pasir Belanda is about 14 km. You can visit another beautiful temple, the ‘Wat Mai Suwankiri’. Two enormous dragons are crawling around the temple site! Visit a Wayang Kulit maker (Shadow Puppets) and a Serunding factory (dried and spiced meat floss) before you cross over by ferry to Kota Bharu.
At Pasir Belanda Resort you can take up activities such as walking, a cooking workshop, a kite decoration workshop or just relax and ask for a massage. Please contact Pasir Belanda Resort for prices.