Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comBatu Caves and Temple Tour from Kuala Lumpur
based on 42 reviews
Duration: 3 hours (approx.)
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Product code: 3705KUL11
42 reviews of Batu Caves and Temple Tour from Kuala Lumpur
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If you are Hindu, you would probably appreciate this much more. The giant Hindu goddess was amazing, but the cave is really just a cave. It was cool stopping at the rubber tree and learning about latex and rubber. We skipped the calligraphy place and whipped through the pewter factory. The tour guide was interesting and a wealth of information, but apparently doesn't normally do the tours.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Canada, May 2009
The driver was also the guide and it was difficult to hear him & understand. Slight change to the itinerary whereby we didn't go to Selangor Pewter Factory as shown, however, we did visit Batik Factory which was ok but obvious we were only there to buy souvenirs.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Australia, April 2009
The tour guide was great but the cave is just nasty. Not worth the effort to get up there even though the site itself is quite beautiful.
Reviewed by: William B, United States of America, January 2009
This excursion did not measure up to any of our previous outings in other countries. It was interesting to visit the Batu caves, but we were not taken to a pewter factory as indicated and the batik factory showed very little of the actual process. We were given a two minute explanation on batik and then expected to make purchases from the shop. We were taken to a white gold jewelry shop and again expected as tourists to purchase something. The guide was in fact a "taxi driver" who just dropped us off at the various venues, giving very little information. Also included was a visit to a Chinese temple which was not on the itinerary. The excursion was interesting, but not entirely what we had expected.
Reviewed by: Hendrik H, South Africa, December 2008
Had trouble confirming the booking and then rang and had to change as there was a Hindu festival on the day. It happens the same time every year so I would of thought they would of know about it. You need to be fit, there are a lot of stairs. I made it to the top but was disappointed at the amount of rubbish left up in the caves the monkeys are a bit nasty so be careful.
Reviewed by: Julie W, Australia, January 2008
The tour could have been better. The trip to Batu Caves was marvelous, but the seemingly efficient and knowledgeable driver spoilt the whole experience by insisting on negotiating heavy traffic and bad weather to put us through a visit to a batik factory, which was very clearly a cover for coercing us to buy overpriced batik shirts shirts. Even though there were only four of us in the group, three males and one clearly uninterested female, the lady at the factory insisted on showing us 10 different ways of tying a silk scarf. We had planned to tip the driver handsomely for the first part of the trip, but changed our minds.
Reviewed by: Siddartha N, New Zealand, November 2007
Our driver was fabulous and told us lots about the city whilst on this trip. It is interesting to see if you like culture and things like that, you stop in a couple of different places on the way. It only takes a few hours, so it's worth checking out if you're there.
Reviewed by: Catrin R, United Kingdom, September 2007
The main drawback was the short time the tour lasted.
Reviewed by: Astrid Helena I, Colombia, May 2007
The Batu Caves were not so impressive, but the Selangor factory visit was fantastic.
Reviewed by: Joseph G, Philippines, May 2007
The coach used for transportation is not okay: the driver is not that good in speaking English but he's okay when he tries to answer our inquiries.
Reviewed by: Peachie May P, Philippines, October 2006
I am sorry to say but I was very disappointed by this tour because of the horrible tour guide that we had. He did not bother to introduce himself to us, and he was constantly and deliberately ignoring my wife and I. He would walk to other group members and personally explain the sites to them but not to us. He did not bother to walk to the caves with us so we really had no idea what we were looking at. He was rude and really really bad. Also, the tour itinerary said we would see traditional jewelry making which we did not. I would not recommend this tour mainly because of the really horrible job the tour guide did.
Reviewed by: Stavros M, Cyprus, July 2008
The caves could have been beautiful but the floor and surroundings were very dirty. A man approached us as we got off the tour bus trying to pressure us into purchasing a 'video tour' and our guide didn't assist us in getting rid of him. Didn't like the fact of being taken to a shop and factory and feeling under pressure to purchase something, although the pewter factory was immaculate and quite interesting.
Reviewed by: Simon G, United Kingdom, September 2006
