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Batu Caves is an interesting place to visit. There are 272 steps to climb but then it is worth it to see the caves which are a Hindu shrine
There are several facets which are interesting.There is the natural characteristics of Batu Caves and then its deep religious significance to members of the Hindu communuity Leave a Comment Address: It is to the north of the city.
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You climb hundreds of steps to get to the caves which house a temple and shrines. There are lots of monkeys at the caves and they'll steal anything edible that you may have!
You can easily get to the caves by public bus.
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After a miscommunication with the Taxi driver, he brought me to this place.
It looks nice in the beginning with the great number of stairs to take to get up. Still, arriving in the temple it is not that nice anymore. There are a lot of souvenir shops which don't breath the espected atmosphere. Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur
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Hi,
I reached batu caves in 20 mins flat from masjid india, no problems since time chosen was before 6 p.m., the office rush hour starts right after that.
taxi charges are 12 RM by meter, had no problems while coming back at 6.30 also, taxi was available with no problem again i attribute this to packing off during day time.
monkeys are a scary lot. don't mess with them. i saw some folks teasing them don't do this.
try going in some slip on shoes if you want to take blessings from priests.
TIP: go during daylight. non office hours Address: batuk cavesPhone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur
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I wasn't impressed with the Batu Caves. After a half-hour taxi from KL, we had to climb 272 steps to the main cave. There are a few colourful temples, but frankly nothing worth the effort and expense getting there and back. The smaller caves are a bit better, but my advice would be not to go unless it is a stopover on a day trip when you take in a number of sights Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur
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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
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These huge caves are the best known attraction near KL. They are in a towering limestone formation.
Hindu shrine was built in the vast open space. Each year in late January or early February, almost a million pilgrims come to the caves during the Thaipusam festival to watch the the spectacular, masochistic-looking feats of devotees - 'Piercing Devotions'.
The main cave is reached by a straight flight of 272 steps. Delving into the cavern, it opens to an atrium-like cave at the rear. Many visitors are more spellbound by the monkeys that scale the vertical cliff faces than by the shrines on view (which are dwarfed by the scale of the cave).
Several other caves exist in the same formation including a small one at the base of the outcrop, reached by crossing over a turtle pond. This cave contains elaborately painted sculptures of various Hindu gods. Lord Subramaniam takes centre stage as the dancing Shiva and other deities such as the fearsome Durga - Shiva female half - are arranged to tell parables from the Bhagavad Gita and other Hindu scriptures.
The cave is opened from 8am to 8pm daily and admission is free. Car park fee is about MYR2.
Note: during Thaipusam fesitival, special trains and buses carry devotees and onlookers to the caves. Leave a Comment Address: Short distance off the Ipoh roadPhone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur. You can reach the caves on Intrakota bus no. 11D (MYR0.90, 30mins) or Cityliner bus no. 69 (MYR1) from Medan Pasar, near the Central Market in KL. No. 11D also stops along Jl Raja Laut in the Chow Kit area.
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You should only go during the Hindhu Thaipusam festival in January to see all the gory and piercings carried out by pious devotees. Be respectful though as we Malaysians are toward each other.
A similar event takes place in my hometown of Penang as well.
Otherwise, you may like to explore the limestone caves with a guide. There are some other limestone caving adventures elsewhere; Gua Tempurung in Perak and Gua Kelam in Perlis being examples. Leave a Comment Address: Batu CavesPhone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur; procession starts from the Sri Mariammam Temple near Petaling Street (Chinatown) on a walking pilgrimage to Batu Caves' limestone caves.
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i saw these caves whilst on a tour group but i was given enough time to climb the stairs to the top...there are loooads, but again its worth it, if you like culture. i wouldnt bother going to the so-called 'museum' though, its interesting if you can speak hindi, and this is also where i had my encounter with the snake and the monkeys scared the life out of me...otherwise this place wasnt bad Leave a Comment Phone: +60 3 2287 9422Directions: 13km north of Kuala Lumpur
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