Batu Caves was once just a Hindu Temple in a cave, but as it grew, it became one of Kuala Lumpur’s most popular attractions. Batu Caves is located in Gombak district, 13 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. Only a short distance off the Ipoh road. Batu Caves is a must-visit tourist spot if you are staying in Kuala Lumpur for more than 2 days. Every year hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees congregate here for the colourful Thaipusam festival.The easiest way to reach Batu Caves is by Komuter train from KL Sentral station. You can also take a taxi or by bus from Bangkok Bank Terminus Titiwangsa.
Batu Caves consist of three main caves and a number of smaller ones. The caves are made of limestone and 400 meters long and 100 meter high. The Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave is the best known and biggest of the Batu caves. To reach the Temple Cave, you must make your way up 272 rock stairs and through numerous macaque monkeys. That’s why bringing drinking water would be a great idea as the climb up the 272 stairs might be a challenge at hot weather. The ceiling of this cave is more than 100 m above ground and the area is illuminated by daylight through holes in the ceiling. Here you will see elaborately painted sculptures of various Hindu gods.
Dark Cave which is below Temple Cave is not a show cave. This 2 km long cave contains a large number of endemic cave animals. Inside the Dark Cave, you can see rock formations and a number of animals found nowhere else.To visit Dark Cave, permission from the Malaysian Nature Society is necessary.
The other main cave is the Art Gallery Cave located at the foot of the steps to Temple Cave. There are statues and wall paintings showing scenes from Hindu mythology.
Rock Climbing at the Batu Caves
You can rock climb at 4 spots with more than 160 climbing routes of the limestone hill that also hosts the famous Batu caves temple. The routes, rated from 5A to 8A+, have something to offer for climbers of all skill levels. Climbing the walls is free of charge unless you want to take courses.
Thaipusam Festival
Once a year they celebrate the Thaipusam festival in the Batu Caves. Thaipusam is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February). It’s a celebration for the son of Shiva (Subramaniam) and the becoming “one” of Pusan and the Brihaspati stars. Every year, Tahipusam Festival at Batu Caves attracts over one million devotees and tens of thousands of tourists.
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