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One of the places to explore and discover when you are in Kuala Lumpur are the amazing Batu Caves. The Batu Caves at Kuala Lumpur is one of the visited cultural sites in Malaysia. This cultural destination attracts many tourists around the globe. Since many tourist travelers come to the Batu Caves to explore this Malaysia’s tourist attraction, this cultural site becomes one of the premier cultural destination in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The Batu Caves are known to be the sacred place for the Hindu’s in Malaysia.

The Batu Caves are situated thirteen kilometers (seven miles) north of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. This beautiful tourist attraction consist of many caves, three main caves and a number of smaller caves. The caves to the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur are made of limestone with 400 meters long and 100 meter high. This beautiful ancient cultural site was discovered in 1892 by an American naturalist William Hornaday.

The Batu Caves are accessible from Kuala Lumpur. If you are in Kuala Lumpur and want to explore this magnificent tourist destination, you can ride a taxi to public bus. Upon reaching the Batu Caves, tourist and travelers will be greeted by a lots of long tailed-macaque monkeys. Visiting the religous and breathtaking Batu caves is not an easy task because tourist and travelers will have to climb 272 steps before reaching the caves.

The best time of the year to visit the Batu Caves is during the Thaipusam festival. Tourists and travelers will see how devotees show their form of penance and sacrifice to the Gods. Many of these devotees carry kavadis  (literally, “burden,” such as a pitcher or jug). These are large, brightly decorated frameworks, usually combined with various metal hooks and skewers which are used to pierce the skin, cheeks and tongue. The festival is held in the tenth month of the Hindu calendar (mostly the end of January).

In the Batu Caves, the popular and known cave is the Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave. This cave is also the biggest of all the caves found in Batu Caves. The Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave is visited by many devotees all year round.

Tourist and travellers can discover and explore the Batu Caves in a day trip activity in their vacation holiday tour in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Tourists and travelers who wants to visit this beautiful cultural tourist attraction are escorted by professional tour guides. In this day trip tour, tourist and travelers will visit the Batu Cave Indian temple, 6-tier Thean Hou Chinese Temple and witness the art of batik designing.

The Batu Caves day trip caving tour is a great activity to experience Malaysia’s multi-racial and multi-religion influence. Here in Batu Caves, tourists and travelers will also have chance to discover worship places that features the elements of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

Popular Hotels in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

List of popular hotels in Kuala Lumpur for your luxurious and comfortable accommodation. These luxury hotels gives great hotel promotion, special offer and discount package. If you happen to travel to Kuala Lumpur then stay in these hotels recommended by travelers: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Grand Millenium Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel, JW Marriot Hotel, Traders Hotel, Hotel Imperial, Berjaya Time Square Hotel and Hotel Nikko.

Popular Tourist Attractions in Kuala Lumpur

Here are the popular tourist attractions in Kuala Lumpur: Petronas Twin Towers, Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque, Kuala Lumpur Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur), Batu Caves, Thean Hou Buddhist Temple, Dataran Merdeka (Merdeka Square), Gallery at Star Hill (The), Malaysia Tourism Centre and many more.