Batu Caves Iconic Nature Tourism in Malaysia

Patung Batu Caves Malaysia

Batu Caves Located 15 kilometers from Kuala Lumpur. Located between trips from the city to Genting. Batu Caves tourist attraction is a combination of natural tourism and religious tourism.

This 400-million-year-old limestone cave is laden with nuances of Hinduism, paintings and statues of gods that adorn the surroundings of the cave.

Arriving in front of Batu Caves we will be greeted by a 42-meter-tall statue of God Muragan. Many people often call this a statue of Malaysia. because there are so many people in Malaysia taking pictures in front of this statue. This golden statue makes it very eye catching.

Every year thousands of Hindus come to celebrate the Thaipusam festival held in late January.

In Batu Caves there are 4 interesting places that we can visit

Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave is the main cave that can be reached by climbing 272 stairs. At its peak we can see the beautiful view of the city center. This cave is used as a Hindu temple and offered to Dewa Muragan. Be careful when climbing stairs because we will be approached by monkeys asking for food.

We can see the entrance of the Dark Cave on the way to Temple Cave. Dark Cave is the rarest spider habitat in the world. Trapdoor Spider. This attraction offers adventure in the cave accompanied by science education. When taking an Educational Tour that lasts 45 minutes. Tourguide will provide a helmet and flashlight. We will be invited to see the arrangement of cave stones, bats, and feel thousands of cockroaches passing through our feet. As for the Adventure Tour which lasts 3-4 hours, we will get wet and pass through the narrow cave crevices. This tour is only available on Saturdays and Sundays, and is valid for ages 12 and above. But, to take an Adventure Tour, we must make a reservation in advance one week before by sending an e-mail to info@cave-management.com.

But usually there are very few who join this program, mostly just going up the stairs to the top then going down again.

Then we can also go to Cave Villa at the foot of the cave. Colorful lights illuminate along the cave displaying various sculptures, poems and figures from Hindu mythology. There were also placards with words of wisdom and glass boxes containing various types of snakes and reptiles.

Interesting place in the fourth Batu Caves is Ramayana Cave.

located not far from the Hanoman statue. As the name suggests, this cave is filled with statues and scenes from the epic Ramayana story. Outside the cave there is a statue of a five-legged cow, who used to live freely around the cave until he died of old age.

Going to Batu Caves is not difficult. We can take the Commuter train KTM from KL central to Batu Caves Komuter Station. The train is equipped with a special seat for women. We can also try using the monorail from KL central to Titiwangsa Station. From there we take a bus to Batu Caves. Another option is to take the intracota bus number 11D from the Central Market or number 69 cityliner bus from Jalan Pudu to Batu Caves.