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Just watch out for the monkeys they will steal anything, Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur |
Located just north of Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves is a series of caves and cave temples in a 400-million-year old limestone hill, named after the Batu river which flows by. It is now one of the most popular Hindu pilgrimage sites outside India. Known to the local aboriginals for hundreds of years, it was said to be "discovered" by a local wealthy Tamil trader in the 1800s. The largest cave, called Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave, has a 100-metre high ceiling and houses several Hindu shrines. It is reached by climbing a 272-step stairs, first built in 1920. At the base of the steps stands a 42.7-metre tall statue of Lord Murugan, completed in 2003, the tallest in the world. Two further cave temples at the base of the hill are the Museum Cave and Art Gallery Cave, and there are also other undeveloped caves. Batu Caves is also famous for its resident families of macaque monkeys.
It is easiest to catch a taxi to Batu Caves, as the site is relatively isolated. An alternative is to catch Cityliner bus no. 69 from Jalan Pudu or Intrakota bus no. 11D from Pasar Seni. Address: Gombak district.Phone: +60 3 22879422Directions: 13 km north of Kuala Lumpur city centre. |
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Lying just north of Kuala Lumpur not far from Templer Park are the Batu Caves, another visually enchanting natural marvel. Carved out of limestone, these meticulously sculpted caverns are sacred Hindu shrines. Nevertheless, visitors are allowed to visit daily. Inside you?ll find a Hindu Temple, as well as an art gallery featuring mythological Hindu statues. Discovered in 1878, the Batu Caves are part of a large limestone outcrop and house several items of religious significance to Hindus. An exhausting, 272-step climb, during which scores of cute but aggressive monkeys beckon for munchies, brings you to the Temple Cave,
a well worth trip and climb the caves are magnificant Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur |
My cabbie took me here as a part of a pretty cool half-day tour. Of course, he didn't walk up the 260+ steps with me, or warn me about them before I got there (bring a wide brimmed hat and sunglasses). On the way up the stairs to the caves are all these monkeys with attitudes, eating out of leftover coconuts and discarded potato chip bags.
Sooo, I'm all sweaty after my stairclimbing in the midday sun, and in my delirium am convinced that taking a picture with an anaconda is a good idea. So as I have this 10 pound snake wrapped around my head, the tamer casually mentions the 20 ringitt fee for taking the picture WITH MY OWN CAMERA! What am I supposed to do with this snake now?? So I talk him down to 10 after hearing this story about how the snake starves because he needs to feed it chickens...hence the sweat and fear on my face in the photo.
Of course, Cabbie and Ticketguy also convinced the gullible American to pay 15 ringitt more for a recorded voice tour with headphones, but you don't need them. There are some interesting Hindu statues and shrines, but the cave itself is the show stopper.
Batu Caves was defintely worth the money and the trip, even with the anaconda. It's not everyday you can have a photo shoot with one in a cool cave in the middle of Malaysia, right? Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur |
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Oh, what a climb to the Batu Caves and back down. There are some interesting statues. Directions: Northern part of Kuala Lumpur |
One of the most-visited caves is the cavernous Temple Cave (also known as the Cathedral Cave). Some parts of the ceiling are as high as 100m. Leave a Comment Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur on the way north to Ipoh |
Only a short distance from the Coty centre of KL is the Batu Caves. It is sort of like a big out of nowhere rock with a cave in it the trek up the stair is a long and slow one but the view is great and there are plenty of monkeys to say hello, It is very touristy so there can be large numbers of people there. Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur |
So, the all encompassing tours that are given through the hostels or other organizations can be long and daunting. I took one to go see the Batu Caves, a traditional stilt home, a rubber tree field and more. Some of it was annoying. Like when you go to a shop and the tour leaders try to get you to buy things, because they've made a deal with the shop owners. But some of it was great too. Like getting to tap a rubber tree and take some of the goo with me! I recommend these types of tours, even though they can be odd. Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur |
Supposedly even the longest journey starts with one step. After a 13 km trip from Kuala Lumpur to the north and a leisurely climb of several hundred steps after the first, you'll arrive at the entrance to Batu Caves, a colorful and mysterious Hindu temple.
They consist of three main caves and a number of smaller ones. The caves are made of limestone and they were discovered in 1892. The temple caves are devoted to several Hindu gods and goddesses and the atmosphere in the caves gives you a mystical, transformed feeling, even if you're not a Hindu. Perhaps there is also an entrance to a parellel universe.
No doubt Batu Caves inspired Fritjof Capra to write The Tao of Physics. His book describes the parallels of Eastern philosophies and modern physics, the absence of foundational matter, the interrelation of all things and events, and the fact that process is primary, not things. Capra finds the same notions in modern physics as well as in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Leave a Comment |
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