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Group Tour: Batu Caves & Cultural Exploration Tour

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205 reviews

Activity provider: Travelvago
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    Group Tour: Batu Caves & Cultural Exploration Tour

    Activity provider: Travelvago

    4.5

    205 reviews

    From US$ 30.31 per person

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    Explore Kuala Lumpur’s unique structures of historical and modern architecture. You will learn about the country's harmonious culture, multi-racial environment and uniqueness of this city.

    About this activity

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    Duration 4 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English
    Pickup included
    Hotel Lobby (City Hotels Only)

    Experience

    Highlights
    • Discover a mix of old and new, East and West
    • Drive to the Hindu shrine at the Batu Caves
    • Enjoy some retail therapy at the Central Market
    • Visit the National Mosque & Thean Hou temple
    • Learn the cultural significance of this marvelous city
    Full description
    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. Once at the top, go to Cathedral Cave to see the largest cave in the complex, and hear about the background to this most intricate of Hindu shrines. Visit 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. Continue to Chinatown and enjoy dozens of 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). Next, see the stunning National Mosque of Malaysia on 13-acres of beautiful gardens and designed it in the late 1950s as a symbol of the newly independent nation.
    Includes
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off (Only from Kuala Lumpur hotels)
    • English-speaking driver/guide
    • 4-hour group city tour
    • Lunch at local restaurant (simple and basic)
    • Air-conditioned Vehicle.
    • Water
    • Entrance tickets
    • Food and beverages
    • Gratuities (optional)

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    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes
    • Cash

    Not allowed

    • Pets

    Know before you go

    • A basic level of physical fitness is required for the stair climb to Lord Murugan statue
    • Entrance tickets are not included
    • Food and beverages are not included
    • Optional gratuities are not included
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.5 /5

    based on 205 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.6/5
    • Transportation
      4.7/5
    • Service
      4.5/5
    • Organization
      4.5/5

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    We booked this 4 hours tour very last minute during our short KL and I it was such a great time investment! Our guide, Kartihk (i hope I spelled the name right!) arrived for the pick up right on time and he’s been very friendly and accommodating throughout the journey. He’s taken us through all the great places included in the description and shared with us information which we wouldn’t have picked up ourselves if we were to go without a guide. 5 Star experience!

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    March 23, 2023

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    GetYourGuide traveler – Spain Verified booking

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    The Guide, Nantha, made the trip exceptional. He was jovial, very knowledgeable, very patient. He explained everything in detail and gave ample time to enjoy it. Excellent tour!! The guide gave us TWO hours of his time. I was coping with a foot injury and not once did he rush me, so I felt very comfortable! Great person. The fact that he was " eye candy" did not hurt one bit!

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    March 23, 2023

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    Our guide and local travel service communicated clearly to us about pickup location and time. Our driver told us a lot about the city of Kuala Lumpur and the culture of Malaysia. The Buta Caves were great and we also visited other city highlights. Overall a good experience.

    March 23, 2023

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