Batu Caves and Kanching Falls Tour: Explore Traditional Crafts and Enjoy a Hot Spring
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63 Ratings
Pelabuhan Klang
Embark on a 6-hour tour to Batu Caves and Kanching Falls, uncovering the beauty of traditional crafts and indulging in a relaxing hot spring experience.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kuala Lumpur - 09:30 AM- Greet & Meet at your hotel lobby or start your wonderful journey

Meet & Greet by our chauffer at Hotel Lobby. Today enjoy the countryside landscapes and handicraft tour by leave the streets of Malaysia’s capital city from Kuala Lumpur. Visit one of the nation’s most beloved shrines, located in the Batu Caves and see how two of the country’s traditional crafts are made during stops at the Royal Selangor Pewter factory.

  • Royal Selangor Visitor Centre - Visitor center taking guests through the history of Royal Selangor’s pewter manufacturing. Wander through museum exhibits and live demo on pewter crafting.Watch how pewter crafting is done real-time from casting, polishing to assembling.

Snap a photo with the world’s largest pewter tankard. An iconic visitor centre landmark. A unique rendition of the petrons twin towers made from over 7000 tankards.

  • Jadi Batek Gallery - Next we stop at Batik Factory ‘96 see how Batik is designed and printed. Craft center since 1976 with batik demonstrations & classes, plus Malaysian-made gifts & clothing
  • Batu Caves - Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor. The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Some of the cave entrances were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of Orang Asli).

The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, and is dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of the Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.

Batu Caves in short also referred as 10th Caves or Hill for Lord Murugan as there are six important holy shrines in India and four more in Malaysia. The three others in Malaysia are Kallumalai Temple in Ipoh, Tanneermalai Temple in Penang and Sannasimalai Temple in Malacca.

Note:

  • Keeping your eyes open to be aware of the monkeys. Don’t feed them!
  • Hold cameras close and use a neck strap if you have one.
  • Please don’t carry any plastic bags, monkeys will aggressive on this.
  • Hot Springs Selayang - Your next stop is Selayang Hot Spring, where you can soak your tired feet in the healing mineral waters. According to the locals, this place has been in existence for the past four decades and is a popular spot among the locals. They believed that this spring water is able to cure them of skin diseases and other ailments. Hence it is not surprising that you see many elderly and young people coming here to take bath especially during the weekends.
  • Kanching Rainforest Waterfall - Then continue on to Kanching Falls for a look at the impressive seven-tiered waterfall. You decide how long you’d like to linger in the shade, scramble on the boulders, or take a refreshing dip.

During lunch time we will bring you for Set Local lunch or Packed Food

End of the tour return to your hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.

03:00 PM - Hotel drop off in Kuala Lumpur City Centre & Bukit Bintang area

What's Included
  • Set Local Lunch/Packed Food
  • Hotel Pickup & Drop-off (city center 5km radius)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English speaking driver (driver is also the guide)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Experience a 6-hour journey exploring the remarkable sights at Batu Caves and the tiered waterfalls of Kanching Falls. On this trip, an expert guide takes you on a unique path, beyond the usual tourist trails. Along with these renowned attractions, take some time to relax your feet at Selayang Hot Spring, and gain insights into the manufacturing process of two significant local crafts during visits to the Royal Selangor Pewter factory and a batik center.

  • Escape the bustling city to venture into the captivating countryside of Kuala Lumpur
  • Visit the Batu Caves, a Hindu shrine and enjoy the view of the city from atop 272 stairs
  • Uncover the rich heritage, traditions, and customs in the suburbs of Malaysia
  • Selayang Hot Spring, a perfect place to rest your weary feet in the therapeutic mineral waters.
  • Witness the magnificent seven-tier waterfall at Kanching Falls.
  • Get a close view of the time-honored art of batik painting
  • Glimpse into the fascinating world of pewter at Royal Selangor
  • The schedule is subject to change depending on traffic and weather conditions on your activity date
  • What to Wear - Light and comfortable clothing (preferrably dri-fit material), Walking shoes
  • Shorts, Sleeveless shirts, Open-toed shoes not allowed to wear for visit Batu Caves, It is recommended to wear closed shoes
  • What to Bring - Change of clothes , Sunscreen, Caps or hats, Swimwear, Toiletries, Camera, Sport sandals, Water shoes, Insect repellent, Sunglasses
  • Tours are conducted in English only
  • This tour will push through rain or shine. In case of rain, please do bring an umbrella or poncho
  • Dress Code to Follow in the Batu Caves Temple - Cover your shoulders and knees as a general rule of the thumb. Since this temple is uphill, you will have to walk a lot. So, avoid wearing heels. Remember to remove your shoes outside the prayer halls.
Location
Port Klang Cruise Terminal
Cancellation Policy

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

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Michael
Mar 29, 2024
Batu Caves trip - Brilliant. Super value for money. Rajan was great and really knowledgeable and was a great guide. The lunch was really nice and was a great experience eating like locals with your fingers off a Banyan leaf. Can't recommend enough.
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Leah_y
Mar 22, 2024
Nice variety of activities - As mentioned, this is more of a private drifter than tour, but still we enjoyed seeing everything. Pewter tour is fast and interesting and there is a cafe to get a snack and coffee, before continuiting on your day. Batik stop is about 2 minutes to see professionals paint and you try one blob. Not authentic, mostly a stop to buy clothing, but nice quality and cheap price. We thought we were getting a chance to actually paint. The caves were disappointing, as the guide and the location didn't offer any information to their history or significance. Better to google in the car beforehand. But it's busy, hot, and a strange mixture of tourist, influencers, and Hinudus making the trek to the series of temples and shrines. Tourist taking pictures of people practicing their religion was uncomfortable. It's beautiful going up and down, and seeing the series of caves. This is a free experience- but there is a donation box at the top. Nice for everything to leave a donation to help with restoration. Is a beautiful place, just wish tourist were more prepared and respectful. The hotsperings were nice to do after the Bantu steps, as we were HOT! Would suggest bathing suits under clothes for the day, to make changing easier and less sticky. Also, glad I had my teen daughter Ina. Swim shirt and skirt, looking modest, as the swimming hole was all men and she was happy to be covered. It was a very hot day and the walk up was so hot, so we enjoyed this refreshing dip. Water was clean and we finally felt cool! Lunch was a quick stop and we thought this was confusing, as we got one dish to share among 3 people, but the guide had a whole plate of food. But sometimes when you travel, things get lost in translation. Overall, this was an enjoyable way to see a lot of the outskirts of KL and we all enjoyed it a lot. The van was large and clean and cool, our driver was fun and happy to have us and pointed out interesting things along the way and answered our questions.
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Nitishpandey
Mar 20, 2024
Satisfying Tour - Albinhar Mhd Fikal was our enthusiastic and patient who kept us well informed with more than just the points of the trip. He made the trip very pleasant and satisfactory
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Vanessa_c
Mar 9, 2024
Fantastic guide - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable on all of our places we visited on the day , he was very attentive to our needs as we were travelling with children , he made sure they had water and were comfortable throughout the day
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Mbath56
Mar 5, 2024
Easy going well paced tour - Todays tour was extremely enjoyable. Our tour guide Albinhar was pleasant and informative. We were a small group and we’re able to visit at our own pace which was nice. Pewter and Batic factories were interesting, Batu Cave was beautiful and fascinating, hot springs were very very hot and the waterfalls were a nice way to cool off afterwards. It was followed by a nice lunch. Very good
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Meander51839511942
Mar 3, 2024
Batu caves,hotsprings and waterfall - We had an amazing tour with Lawrence who was knowledgeable and very funny. He made our trip great. Highly recommended..
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Sherricel2020
Feb 26, 2024
Excellent tour with Lawrence our tour guide! - This was an excellent tour. Lawrence is extremely knowledgeable and customer focused. He went over and beyond to make it an exceptional experience. He shared about the culture, the background to many customs and he ensured we all.were actively involved. The tour ended with a mouth watering lunch! He gave us options and I'm glad we all chose to go with the Indian restaurant. Our meal was on a banana leaf!! I loved this tour immensely!!!
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330randyo
Mar 20, 2024
Batu Caves& Kanching Waterfalls. - The BATU Caves was just a pretty now as it was 10 years ago. Was mot going to go back again. but glad I did. The Hotsprings & Batik no so much, could have left both off the tour. Nothing special to see or really do at the hot springs. The waterfalls was probably my favorite. They were very nice and since I went during the week days it was not crowded. My only complaint was that they did not number them, so was not sure how many I saw. Would also go back again.
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Brett
Mar 11, 2024
Mediocre trip for the time poor. - Just do it yourself, this is a 'dive to' experience and from this trip the Batu caves and waterfalls were excellent, everything else was forgettable, unfortunately. The driver was a nice chap but I feel like I spent double what the tour was worth and sadly would only recommend it if you're cashed up and lazy 3/5. Sorry.
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Clivepopeye
Mar 12, 2024
Rubbish waste off time and money - Absolutely ridiculous no tour just get your own taxi a RIP off.no explains of any sort off tour told there would b internal investigation thanks 4 waisting a day off my holiday TripAdvisor please take off books so it doesn't ruined any one else's day if could gi ve if could give 0 I would
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