Hello wanderlust, as I am being true to my words of sharing most of the interesting places and foods that I have encountered during my trips locally and abroad, here I am at this hour ticking the keyboard of my mac just to share this tiring but well worth-it adventure of mine in Kuala Lumpur late last year.

As we plan to visit KL Malaysia, we make sure to have this cave on top our list just right after the well known twin towers, as we wanted to check out and experience Hinduism at a glance. This is a sacred place or the  shrine where they celebrate and worship their deities. Please don’t get me wrong, as I only wanted to see their ways and not to watch them.  I heard that one of the most diverse religion in terms of rituals are the Hindus. Although I am a Christian, I do believe and respect others religion and beliefs as well.

Early that day, after eating curry and sausages a lot (as we knew that this cave will burn a lot of calories), we leave the hotel early at 7.00 in the morning.  We wanted to be there as early as possible as we do not want to explore this cave at the peak of the sun, we don’t want to get burn as we knew how hot and humid KL the other day. Getting there was a brisk, luckily we’re staying at Frasers Place Malaysia at that time of which is centrally located so we just have to walk few minutes to get to the train station. There are lots of different trains there so be sure to end up with the pink line. See the route map below for reference.

Going to City Center for LRT 🙂

See the Train its in PINK – The Kelana Jaya Line

Click the Train Route Map to See it in Larger Size

I posted here the whole Line for your reference but for those with iphone, you can download this route easily just search for it and you can find at least one decent map on your apps. If you’re not staying within the city center, do not worry as KL have a good metro train connecting lines. There’s also a bus for everywhere so getting there is easy. You can also just hail a cab if you’re a group of four since Taxis here are cheap and metered. As for our transportation, we took the train and alighted at Gombak Station for 2RM,  afterwards we take a short 10 min taxi ride to the cave that costed us a little I just forgot how much but it wasn’t that much and it is metered.

THE BATU CAVE EXPERIENCE
The cave is a bit touristy and crowded as this shrine is on their must-see top list. I don’t doubt that as this place is truly-magnificent. The gigantic Lord Murugan statue amazed me at the facade. They must have spent Million RM for this and it is the tallest Hindu Deity standing in Malaysia at 140ft and the second in the world.

Me and my boo enjoying the Scenic View 🙂

Still Rich in Natural Fauna

Going Up…

WHAT’S INSIDE

You have to take hundred of steps (272) before you reach the cave. The mountain or hill itself is made of limestone. You can find several shop at the ground and even inside the cave. Water and souvenirs are available that’s make this place more of an attraction than a sacred place. Although at the time of visit we saw a lot of Hindu who pays tribute to their Gods. They leave their footwear and go up barefooted. They respect the monkey more than the usual and  kissing the ground is in their norms. I am not disappointed that day as I learned so many ways of Hindus. I would love to visit Nepal and India soon to know more about Hinduism. I don’t know but I got this cravings after reading the eat pray love novel of which has a light touch with ashrams teachings.

Have you seen a monkey with an Ice Pops?

Beware of them, they snatch food and bags…

Another good tip that you have to bear in mind is that you have to take care of your bags and foods as there are lots of monkey roaming around and ready to snatch any thing that they find amusing so be aware of your belongings. Watch out for these monkeys and they get agitated at times causing a little trouble.

Weather wise, wear loose clothing and make water handy at all times as KL’s weather is very humid and hot so drinking plenty of water is essential not to mention again that you’re going to take 272 steps, if you have an asthma like me an inhaler is a must.

Also, as pilgrimage this serves as Hindus focal point of Thaipusam in Malaysia. All in all this Ramayana (BATU) Cave should be in your itineraries. This sanctuary is for people who would like to experience more diverse experience beyond Petronas.

Thank you for reading as always,