"This beach was formerly known as Pantai Cinta Berahi (Beach of Passionate Love) - reputedly named by a lovelorn British soldier during World War Two. Today, the beach has been renamed Pantai Cahaya Bulan (Moonligh Beach)."
Visitors to Kota Bharu must visit its famous beach, Pantai Cahaya Bulan (Moonlight Beach). It used to be called Pantai Cinta Berahi (Beach of Passionate Love), a name reputedly given by a lovelorn British soldier in a moment of fantasy while he was at the beach during World War Two. Today, some locals still use the old name, although many now prefer to just refer to it as 'PCB'.
With a long, wide and sandy beach, it is a popular spot for local family outings especially during weekends. The beach is well-developed for visitors' convenience, with a resort hotel, chalets, restaurants, food stalls, a camping ground, public restrooms and changing rooms.
The journey to the beach from Kota Bharu will take you through quaint, traditional Malay villages. This area is famous for the small industry of traditional handicrafts. Look out for simple advertisements along the roadside as you pass through, indicating batik printing, songket-weaving, brassware and kite making shops. You can buy these handicraft items directly from these producers at a good price.
Last viewed - July 06, 2008
Getting there
From Kota Bharu town, take the D1 Route headed north towards Pengkalan Chepa. Pantai Cahaya Bulan is located some 10km down this road. If you are taking public transportation, take Bus No.10 from the town centre. The journey takes about 20 to 25 minutes.
User recommendation
"beautiful..cool..windy...but it's quite dirty..." by Nawri
"selamat berkunjung dan nikmatilah keindahan anugerah ilahi...." by eastdragon
"Very nice and panaromic view!" by Erety
"One of the most beautiful beach that I had ever seen in the world. Che mek molek wei...comek lotek toh leh nok tehen... Really a nice place for family outing."
"First I'm impressed on how they changed the name from Pantai Cinta Berahi to Pantai Cahaya Bulan. Whichever it is..we can still call it PCB. The beach is not so clean, hope that the local put some awareness on this. This could be a beautiful relaxing beach." by moose
"It's good and make us feel comfortable exspecially in the evening!" by Azham and Yati
"It was not nice to see and very dirty" by Ben Kamps
"aku rasa...pantai ini hilang taringnya sejak namanya bertukar..tapi okla..mendamaikan jiwa" by Iwan
"I lov dis place...ya wanna 2 know why? Coz im lovin it...oh how sweet..." by chef millie
"Sapo kato Patai Cahayo Bulan tok co me weh h h h. Cu bo le lah ja le sekali. Sepanje jalang penoh deng gei warong2 dan kedai2 jual lei kain2 batik sutrei dei batik basa he. Sele lah da tei." by Mok Minah
"nice place and it have a traditional village near that place."
"one of my favorite beach, but it's so far from KL. I wish the beach is just 1 km from my house." by On Foot
"so nice!!!!!!!!" by norihan ismail
"Good and relaxing!!!!
" by Nor Hayati Shariff
"The sea is wonderful,the beaches fantastic ,but i'am not satisfied the cleaniness still unbelievable.The stalls should no be that way .There should be a systematic way to stall them. not much hotels and resorts near by the beach,why not build some.I preferred a water front nearby,some benches should have for public to seat and relax.No proper parking places and why is the Municiple Council dont courage businesses like boating,kayaks,snorkling etc.etc.
Hope the better ideas be introduced to boost PCB in the future." by long time travel
"beautiful beach" by simon
"no so good, it's very hot during night time."
"Pantai Cinta Berahi atau Pantai Cahaya Bulan, kawasan persekitaran pantainnya tetap sama tanpa perubahan." by shoana
"Antara tempat popular di negeri Kelantan. Kemudahan yang disediakan di sini agak mendukacitakan." by Fitri Alia
