Countryside & Batu Caves Tour

One amazing half day trip from Kuala Lumpur to discover the Batu Caves Temple, home to one of the most revered Hindu shrines in the world and to an exceptionally colourful and steep staircases that became quite famous itself. To reach the highest level of the caves, be prepared to ascend a little less than 300 steps.

On the way to the Batu Caves, we will stop at the Royal Selangor Pewter, Malaysia’s leading company in pewter products, and to visit a Batik factory where you will have the opportunity to see some of the most exquisite Malay textiles.

Depart for Batu Caves, home to Malaysia’s most important Hindu temple. Batu Caves is around a 20-minute drive from the city center. The temple is dedicated to Lord Subramaniam and serves as the site of the annual Thaipusam event. We must ascend 272 steps to reach the top of the Caves. There is no minimum fitness requirement, although individuals with walking difficulties are discouraged from going to the top. The tour continues with a visit to a small batik factory where a demonstration of this painting technique is conducted, followed by a visit to Royal Selangor Pewter, a modern yet intriguing facility where pewter objects are expertly handcrafted.

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The program may also be subject to changes based on traffic, weather or other events beyond our control. In this case we will take care of evaluating the necessary changes together with the travelers. 

Batu Caves Temple is one of Kuala Lumpur’s most visited tourist attractions: it’s a limestone hill housing three major caves and several smaller ones, home to one of the most revered Hindu shrines in the world, dedicated to lord Murugan. Have fun climbing the steep and colourful staircase leading to the caves, an ideal landmark for beautiful rainbow photos.

• The Batu Caves Temple is a religious place of worship, kindly be reminded to dress appropriately.
• Reaching the highest levels of the caves require to ascend a little less than 300 steps, which might be challenging for visitors with mobility issues. That said, there’s still plenty to see at the ground levels.
• Watch out for Monkeys! Along the staircases at Batu Caves, there are many monkeys, some will try to reach for your phone or snacks. Don’t feed them and keep some distance.
• Visiting the Batu Caves is forbidden for 3 days during the Thaipusam (a religious festival that happens between the end of January / early February)

As the hotels have different seasons that vary from hotel to hotel, the tour price will be on request, and the final amount will be calculated at the time of booking, according to the travel dates chosen and the number of participants.

Prices are per person on request in (US$) US Dollars

Travelers can cancel the tour before the deadline of cancellation; charges will be applied according to the cancellation deadline. The date of cancellation is the date in which the written communication od cancellation is received by the company.  Charges are a percentage of the total tour price per person, including surcharges but excluding any amendment charges and any insurance payment.