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Departs: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Overview
What's Included
Air-conditioned vehicle
English-Speaking Professional Driver
Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off
What's Not Included
Food and drinks, unless specified
Personal Expenses
Traveler Information
- ADULT: Age: 2 - 99
Additional Info
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Face masks provided for travellers
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
What To Expect
Batu Caves
Batu Caves Is One Of The Most Popular Hindu Shrines Outside India, Dedicated To Lord Murugan. It Is The Focal Point Of Hindu Festival Of Thaipusam In Malaysia. It Is Also Known As The 10th Caves Or Hill For Lord Muruga As It Is One Of The Ten Most Important Shrines In India And Malaysia. The Lord Murugan Statue At The Foot Of Batu Caves Is The Second Tallest Hindu Deity Statue In The World With A Heroic Height Of 42.7 Metres (140 Ft.). The Limestone Forming Batu Caves Is Said To Be Around 400 Million Years Old. Some Of The Cave Entrances Were Used As Shelters By The Aboriginal Temuan / Besisi People (A Tribe Of Orang Asli). As Early As 1860, Chinese Settlers Began Excavating Guano For Fertilising Their Vegetable Patches. However, They Became Famous Only After The Limestone Hills Were Recorded By Colonial Authorities Including Daly And Syers As Well As American Naturalist, William Hornaday In 1878. The History Of Batu Caves Started In 1891 When Mr. K. Thamboosamy Pillai, Who Also Founded The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam, Kuala Lumpur, Sent His Very Close Associates, Sri Thiruvengadam Pillai And Sri Kanthapa Thevar To Survey For An Ideal And Suitable Place Of Worship For Lord Sri Murugan. It Was In That Year, That The Influential Descendant Of Indian Immigrants From Tamil Nadu, India, Mr. K. Thamboosamy Pillai Installed The ‘Murti’ Or Consecrated Idol Of Sri Subramaniar Swamy (Lord Murugan) In The 400-Ft. High Temple Cave. From 1892 Onwards, The Thaipusam Festival In The Tamil Month Of Thai (Which Falls In Late January/Early February) Has Been Celebrated There As The Annual Festival Of Batu Caves. Wooden Steps Up To The Temple Cave Were Built In 1920 And Have Since Been Replaced By 272 Concrete Steps. Rising Almost 100 M Above The Ground, The Batu Caves Temple Complex Consists Of Three Main Caves And A Few Smaller Ones. The Biggest, Referred To As Cathedral Cave Or Temple Cave, Has A 100 M-High Ceiling And Features Ornate Hindu Shrines. To Reach It, Visitors Must Climb A Precipitous Flight Of 272 Steps.
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
Battu caves tour
Jeni160189, 20-08-2019
Really nice excursion with nice guide !
Beautifull temple and you can meet friends like monkeys ! Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Beautifull temple and you can meet friends like monkeys ! Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Memorable
Donna_D, 10-01-2023
Our driver iliyas was very prompt and polite and answered any questions we had about the Batu caves and Kusla Lumpur itself . I would defiantly recommend using this company sgsin .
Loved the exercise
Michele_R, 25-02-2020
Transport was very comfortable, just rang driver after visiting the caves and he got to us within 5 mins. The caves are well worth the visit and I wished I would have bought more at the markets as they seemed to be very reasonable prices.
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