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Batu Caves

Limestone hill to the north of Kuala Lumpur which has a series of caves and cave temples. They are are sacred place for the Hindus in Malaysia.

- Climb up 272 steps to the main caves and watch lots of monkeys on the way
- The 42.7m high statue of Lord Murugan (at Batu Caves) was unveiled in Jan 2006
- Open daily from 7 to 21h

Take Intrakota bus No 11D from the Central Market or the Cityliner bus No 69 at Jalan Pudu to get to Batu Caves. Taxis are also available anywhere around city. Currently the metre price for a taxi from Bukit Bintang to Batu Caves is RM17 (Oct 2009).