Ipoh Highlights: Explore Limestone Caves, Temple, Historic Sights and Mining Museum
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Gopeng
Discover the highlights of Ipoh, Malaysia, including limestone caves, temples, historic sights, and a mining museum. Hotel pick-up and drop-off included.
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Gua Tempurung - TEMPURUNG CAVE IT IS POPULAR AMONG SPELUNKERS, OR CAVING ENTHUSIASTS. MORE THAN 3 KM LONG, IT IS ONE OF THE LONGEST CAVES IN PENINSULA MALAYSIA. THE TUNNEL OF THE CAVE RUNS FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2 KM UNDER THE LIMESTONE HILLS KNOWN AS GUNUNG TEMPURUNG AND GUNUNG GAJAH. IT IS MADE UP OF 5 LARGE DOMES AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE EXISTED SINCE 8,000 B.C., ABOUT 10,000 YEARS AGO.

EACH OF THESE DOMES HAS DIFFERENT CALCIUM FORMATIONS AND MARBLE THERE EXIST IN DIFFERING TEMPERATURES AND WATER LEVELS. THESE CAVES ARE FAMOUS FOR ITS BREATHTAKING GALLERY OF STALAGMITES, STALACTITES AND OTHER AMAZING ROCK FORMATIONS THAT ARE SUPER SPELEOLOGICAL WONDERS, FOUND ONLY IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.

What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • English-speaking professional driver
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
  • FOOD AND DRINKS, UNLESS SPECIFIED
  • PERSONAL EXPENSES
Additional Information

IPOH IS A CITY IN NORTHWESTERN MALAYSIA, KNOWN AS A GATEWAY TO THE CAMERON HIGHLANDS HILL STATION. IN THE FORMER HAKKA MINERS’ CLUB, HAN CHIN PET SOO IS A MUSEUM ABOUT THE TIN-MINING INDUSTRY AND HAKKA COMMUNITY.

SAM POH TONG IS A BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN A LIMESTONE CAVE. TO THE SOUTH, KELLIE’S CASTLE IS AN UNFINISHED MANSION BUILT BY A SCOTTISH PLANTER. SOUTHEAST, THE VAST GUA TEMPURUNG CAVE HAS DRAMATIC ROCK FORMATIONS.

IPOH HAS MANY NICE ATTRACTIONS AND SIGHTS IN AND AROUND THE CITY. ONE POPULAR ATTRACTION IS THE RAILWAY STATION, TOWN HALL AND HIGH COURT. OTHER ATTRACTIONS ARE: IPOH HERITAGE WALK, KWAN YIN TONG TEMPLE, PERAK TONG CAVE TEMPLE, LING SEN TONG TEMPLE, PERAK CAVE WITH ITS NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL BUDDHA STATUES.

HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF INCLUDED.

Location
Gua Tempurung
Jalan Gopeng, Pusat Pelancongan Gua Tempurung
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Elena_l
Oct 22, 2023
Great tour - Ipoh is such a beautiful place, great tour, worth visiting, but wish I had spent a night there... a little too long for a day trip from Kuala Lumpur.
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