Kuala Lumpur Half Day Tour: Hindu Pilgrimage Site and Batu Caves Exploration

Embark on a 4-hour exploration of one of the most significant Hindu pilgrimage sites, the Batu Caves, from Kuala Lumpur. Ascend the 272 steps to gaze upon the golden Lord Murugan statue. Then, visit the 6-tiered Thean Hou Chinese temple and National Mosque.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Batu Caves - After a 30-minute scenic drive, arrive at the Batu Caves to discover the home of Hindu shrines and various religious deities. Listen as your guide explains the Hindu roots of the nation and climb the 272 steps to the golden statue of Lord Murugan.
  • Thean Hou Temple - Thean Hou Temple, a 6-tiered pagoda temple atop Robson Heights. Completed in 1987 and officially opened in 1989, it was built by the Hainanese community of Kuala Lumpur and is dedicated to the goddess Tian Hou (The Heavenly Mother).
  • National Mosque (Masjid Negara) - see the stunning National Mosque of Malaysia (Masjid Negara), set in 13 acres of beautiful gardens. Admire the bold approach taken by its architects who designed it in the late 1950s as a symbol of the aspirations of the newly independent nation
  • Petaling Street Market - Continue to China Town to enter the site of dozens of restaurants and food stalls tended by Chinese, Indian, Malay and Bangladeshi traders. Watch as they serve up local favorites, such as curry noodles, Hokkien mee (a Fujian noodle dish), ikan bakar (barbecued fish) and asam laksa (a sour, fish and tamarind-based soup).
  • Little India Brickfields - Vibrant Brickfields is home to Little India, a colorful maze of textile shops and jewelry stores, plus low-key restaurants serving dosa pancakes and banana-leaf curries. Over by KL Sentral station there’s a mix of laid-back trattorias, upscale bistros and classy cocktail bars. Sri Kandaswamy Kovil is a Hindu temple with golden statues, while Buddhist Maha Vihara temple features a bodhi tree and domed pagoda
What's Included
  • English speaking driver / guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (Only Kuala Lumpur City)
  • All tax and service charges included
  • 4-hour tour in an air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • On Friday tourist not allowed to visit National Mosque, so if you have tour on Friday, you will not visit National Mosque.
Location
Batu Caves
Gombak
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Trip791769
Sep 29, 2024
Ticks the boxes! - Great tour, fantastic value for time and money. Yuvanesh was a fantastic tour guide for us, giving us great background on the history and cultural impact of each site. Nesh's knowledge is also fantastic for the rise between each stop as he covers the history and cultural impact of each site and places of interest along the way. Bring a fan! The stairs to enter Batu Caves is tough work, but the humidity is tougher. The National Mosque is gorgeous and serene, and the tiles and the breeze cools you from the earlier work. Visiting the temple and markets gives you the best experience of the cultural mix unique to Malaysia, and Yuvanesh's knowledge for each location is top tier!
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Martaquarta94
Sep 28, 2024
A well-spent time around KL - The tour allows you to visit some of the most important sites in KL, and it’s really worth doing it. Our guide Aru talked us through the monuments we were visiting but also gave us a lot of information around Malaysia’s history, politics, economics and traditions. Very well-organized!
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N461dfemmah
Sep 27, 2024
Action Packed Morning - Sathesh was an amazing tour guide, he was very knowledgeable in all of the sights he showed us. It ended up being a very personal trip with just us.
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W732kiandreass
Sep 27, 2024
Very organised - Very well conducted and a lot to see. Definitely will recommend to anyone if they end up doing this tour. Professionally ran
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Flyer04403215845
Sep 27, 2024
Great experience with the guide aru - Aru was an amazing guide. Really recommend the tour and the guide aru. Recommend the tour esepecially if you are short on time.
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Abloh99
Sep 24, 2024
Perfect for a short trip to Kuala Lumpur - We had a limited amount of time in Kuala Lumpur, and hadn’t considered how we were going to fit everything we wanted to do in until the night before this tour. We made a last minute booking and we were extremely glad we did! Our guide Siva was courteous and polite. He took us around the main sights, and even added a bonus trip to the palace whilst we waited for the rain to die off so we could go to the mosque. We felt like we had enough time at all of the stops we visited. Our tour was 9am - 1pm, and because we’d essentially ticked off everything we wanted to see before having our lunch, it allowed us time to relax and enjoy KL at a slower pace in the afternoon and evening. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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902anon
Sep 18, 2024
Great introduction to Kuala Lumpur - Our driver and guide was Sathesh and he was excellent. He was very responsive prior to the tour to confirm all details and was punctual. We had a great time seeing some sights and learned a lot from Sathesh about KL and Malaysia. Recommend!
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Rvguntur
Sep 15, 2024
Very Good Experience, - Very good tour, the guide has good knowledge regarding the visiting areas, very happy with the services, I recommend this tour
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Quest01177872218
Sep 14, 2024
Great Tour! - We did this tour today, just my brother and I, it was absolutely fantastic. Special thanks to Aru, our Tour Guide - he went above and beyond. Batu Caves was our favourite, apart from hearing all of Aru’s knowledge of Malaysia.
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Hollypf2802wh
Sep 11, 2024
Perfect morning tour (Batu Caves/KL) - We had an amazing morning visiting the Batu Caves. The place itself is amazing and somewhere we have wanted to visit for many years. Our guide, Sathesh, took some great photos and did not rush us on our visit. We then were taken to the Chinese temple which we thoroughly enjoyed. We learnt a lot and were allowed to take more lovely photos. We then visited the market streets at our own leisure. We have been on many trips before and have learnt that the tour guides really do make the trips. Sathesh was the perfect host. He was super friendly and so knowledgable (not to mention a great photographer!). We loved enjoying the tour at our own pace and would highly recommend Sathesh as a tour guide. Thank you!
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