Batu Caves is one of the top tourist attractions in Malaysia, known for its spiritual atmosphere, unique cave formations, and vibrant culture. During my visit, I explored the main temple cave, climbed the rainbow-colored 272 steps. and experienced the local food and monkeys around the area. [Chapters] 0:00 Train to Batu Caves 1:26 Cinematic 1 2:02 Indian Food 2:44 Storage Locker 3:02 What's new? 3:19 Pongal Festival 3:48 Monkeys 4:08 Sri Ramayana Cave 5:07 Cinematic 2 5:23 Fresh Coconut 6:01 Cave Villa 7:38 272 Rainbow Stairs 9:03 Temple Cave 9:41 Outro
Video Summary
AI Generated
This guide provides practical tips for visiting Batu Caves, covering transportation from KL Sentral via KTM commuter trains, local dining options, and essential visitor rules. It highlights key attractions including the Hanuman statue, Cave Villa, and the iconic rainbow staircase leading to the historic Temple Cave.
If you're planning to go to Batu Caves,
riding a train is the easiest and most convenient
transportation. In KL Central, look for KTM commuter counter.
Unfortunately, they only accept cards,
travel pass and KTM wallet.
Hi everyone, today we're going to Batu Caves and we just purchased
our ticket. So let's take a look. How much?
2 ringgit and 60 cents per person.
Once you have your ticket,
2 ringgit and 60 cents? Yeah.
check your platform and proceed entry to KTM gate.
What
time
is it?
It's
already
9.08.
Okay so approximately 30 minutes from KL Sentral.
We are now here at Batu Caves.
So we're going to check what's inside.
They say there's a Punggol festival.
So let's go check it out.
We will have our breakfast because it's morning
and see what are the things inside.
Roti.
I feel like you're in India, Chennai.
Onion roti canai.
In Batu Caves, Indian food
is everywhere. Personally,
I love roti with dal and curry.
It's cheap, light and healthy. Let's finish
our meal with hot delicious Indian chai.
If you're carrying a lot of bags,
they have a storage locker near the toilet area.
You can now leave your belongings ranging from XL to medium sizes.
Instructions is very easy to follow.
Then check the amount and pay via card.
For people returning to Batu Caves,
you might notice a commercial building next to the temple.
It's a new building where you can find many Indian restaurants
and even Chinese restaurants.
And oh, you can
also buy
souvenirs.
So let me just
be clear,
for tourists,
they are not allowed to feed the monkeys unless allowed
and directed by the locals or management.
So guys in front of Ramayana cave stands
the Hanuman statue which is 50 feet.
So if you want to follow
the story of Ramayana,
you just start
from the first one
and follow the order.
Really,
really
sweet.
Freshly
opened
from the
shell,
from the
coconut
shell.
After a long walk,
you can just simply buy bottled water everywhere, 7 ringgit.
And it's really really sweet.
It's good and it's fresh.
And refreshing.
It's working, it's working, it's working.
Hi guys, now we're going inside
of Cave Villa.
And we already got our ticket for only 5 ringgit.
Come on, let's go.
Cave Villa has also a mini waterfall
and a lake full of fish and turtle.
Now let's climb the rainbow staircase.
Before you plan to climb the rainbow staircase,
there are rules and dress code to be followed.
For male, shirts are allowed but disrespectful.
Sleeveless allowed but disrespectful. Shoes and
slippers are allowed. For female, shirts are not allowed.
Sleeveless are not allowed. Any kind of
shoes, slippers are allowed.
If you really want to go up, you can rent scarf for 15 ringgit.
After climbing 272 steps,
you might feel thirsty while the good news is drinks are available
for sale.
Not only that, souvenirs are also sold here.
Welcome to Temple Cave.
From history, these caves were used as shelters
by the indigenous Temuan people in 1860.
Every year, Thaipusam is celebrated
in Baru Caves as a remembrance of Lord Murugan.
These extraordinary limestones are more than 400 million years.
Formation of stalactites and stalagmites can also be seen.
It's no doubt, Batu Caves is one
of the most iconic landmarks in Malaysia.