Batu Caves

Middle Ring Road II (or MRR2) at Batu Caves, Phone: +60 3 2287 9422

Limestone hill in the north of Kuala Lumpur with a series of caves and cave temples. They are a sacred place for Hindus in Malaysia and the location of the famous Thaipusam celebrations at the end of January attended by up to one million devotees.

statue of Lord Murugan and stairs up to Batu Caves

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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

How to get to Batu Caves
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).
Batu Caves can now also be reached by KTM Komuter train (Batu Caves station).

local bus stop in Chinatown (in front of Bangkok Bank) where the bus 11D leaves to Batu Cave