Among all the exciting activities of Malaysia, cave exploration is extremely prominent and significant. Blessed with a vast number of one of the largest and longest caves, Malaysia is the prime fascination of global traveler. These caves are sited within rich rainforests and mangroves, presenting sanctuary to astounding wildlife. Some of the caves are the constructions of 40,000 years back. These caves are loaded with patent paths and platforms. Some are reachable by boat or need the explorer to rough it out and crawl on all fours.
Names of some caves in Malaysia :
Gua Tempurung, Kundu in Perak, Gua Kolam in Perlis, Batu Caves in Selangor and Gua ikan in Kuala Krai are the names of some of the most popular caves of Malaysia.
Adventure caves of Malaysia : Drunken Forest Cave,
Loagan's Cave.
Show caves of Malaysia : Deer Lang and Clear Water Caves in Mulu National Park, Sarawak are the caves opened for public watching with conducts, lights and walkways.
Cave attractions of Malaysia : Exotic living creatures have been carefully festooned in the caves of Malaysia. Some major attractions of the caves in Malaysia are: The skeleton of a big cat fossilized in the top of Gua Harimau in Kinta Valley, the blind catfish of Loagan's Cave and the Trapdoor Spider of Batu Caves. The Niah Caves in Sarawak offers walls that display antique prehistoric paintings determining the existence of early Man.
Entering into caves in Malaysia : The ideal time to go for an exploration of caves in Malaysia ranges from March to October. Permission may also be required for entering the caves. The visitors have to take permission from respective state forestry departments at the cost of RM10 to RM40.The cave expeditions are mostly done at day time.
