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Genting Highlands Tour: Fresh Air and Scenic Views
Batu Caves
Discover Genting Highlands: cool air, mountain views, strawberry farms, and a cable car ride. Explore Batu Caves and lush rainforests. Customize your adventure.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Batu Caves - Batu Caves is a limestone hill, which has a series of caves and cave temples, located in Gombak district, 13 kilometres (8 miles) north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu or Batu River, which flows past the hill. Batu Caves is also the name of the nearby village. Batu Caves is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia. It is also known as the 10th Caves or Hill for Lord Muruga as it is one of the ten most important shrines in India and Malaysia. The Lord Murugan statue at the foot of Batu Caves is the second tallest Hindu deity statue in the world with a heroic height of 42.7 metres (140 ft.). The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old.
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- English-speaking driver
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Awana Skyways Genting Highlands Cable Car Ticket
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
Breathe deep in Genting Highlands where, unlike nearby Kuala Lumpur, the air is fresh and clean. Aside from its resort life, visitors flock to hill station to enjoy cooler temperatures, mountain scenery, strawberry farms, and a relatively undisturbed, natural rain forest. The cable car ride up the hill is included but all other entrance fees and activities are at your own expense so you can choose what you want to do.
Location
Batu Caves
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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