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Malaysia Sights

Batu Caves

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Good for: Monkeys, Cardio workout

Not good for: history, Information

  • Address
    • Ipoh Road Selangor
  • Transport
    • Intrakota bus 11D, Cityliner bus 69
  • Hours
    • 08:00-21:00

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Lonely Planet review for Batu Caves

Just north of Kuala Lumpur a towering limestone outcrop is home to the impressive Batu Caves. The caves were 'officially' discovered around 120 years ago by American naturalist William Hornaday. A short time later a small Hindu shrine was built in the vast open space, later known as Temple Cave.

A flight of 272 steps leads up to Temple Cave. Beyond the towering main cavern, the space 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 which are dwarfed by the scale of the cave. The whole spectacle has been enhanced of late by an enormous golden statue of Muruga, also known as Lord Subramaniam, to whom the caves are dedicated.

Each year in late January or early February up to a million pilgrims visit here during the three days of Thaipusam. Lord Muruga's silver chariot takes pride of place as it makes its way from the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in KL's Chinatown to the caves.

 

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    Worth a visit. 2.50 ringgit on the bus. And Free to enter.

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    It'll take about an hour to get here on a public bus from Chinatown. Not much to see, really. I spent about 45 mins here. It would be quite a different (amazing) place when there is a festival on. I understand that the self-mutilation that occurs here during Thaipusam is now banned in India, so a lot of Indians now come here for the privilege of doing it and seeing it.
    It's probably not wise to feed the monkeys. But you know that already, don't you?

    Good for: Monkeys, Cardio workout

    Not good for: history, Information

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