Firefly, Templers Park Water Falls And Batu Caves Tour
KUALA SELANGOR IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE VISITORS CAN WATCH THE SYNCHRONIZED FLASHING OF THE FIREFLIES. WHERE VISITORS GET TO KNOW THE BLACK SILVER LEAF MONKEYS THAT CALL MALAYSIA HOME. FOLLOWED BY A TRIP TO SEE THE NIGHT SKY LIT UP BY CALM SWARMS OF THE FIREFLY-LIKE INSECTS THAT GIVE THIS TOUR ITS NAME: 'A NIGHT OF A THOUSAND STARS'.
BATU CAVES IS AN ICONIC AND POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION IN SELANGOR. SITE OF A HINDU TEMPLE AND SHRINE, BATU CAVES ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPERS AND TOURISTS. BESIDES A STEEP 272 CLIMB UP ITS STEPS TO FINALLY VIEW THE STUNNING SKYLINE OF THE CITY CENTRE. MONKEYS FROLIC AROUND THE CAVES.
TEMPLER PARK IS LOCATED JUST AFTER KANCHING RECREATIONAL FOREST IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING FROM RAWANG TOWARDS KUALA LUMPUR TRUNK ROAD. IT HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 1200 HECTARES AND IS ABOUT 7 KM AWAY FROM THE TOWN OF RAWANG. MAY WANT TO HIKE A FURTHER 40 MINUTES TO THE WATERFALLS.
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Firefly, Templers Park Water Falls And Batu Caves Tour
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Batu Caves
BATU CAVES IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR HINDU SHRINES OUTSIDE INDIA, DEDICATED TO LORD MURUGAN. IT IS THE FOCAL POINT OF HINDU FESTIVAL OF THAIPUSAM IN MALAYSIA. IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE 10TH CAVES OR HILL FOR LORD MURUGA AS IT IS ONE OF THE TEN MOST IMPORTANT SHRINES IN INDIA AND MALAYSIA. THE LORD MURUGAN STATUE AT THE FOOT OF BATU CAVES IS THE SECOND TALLEST HINDU DEITY STATUE IN THE WORLD WITH A HEROIC HEIGHT OF 42.7 METRES (140 FT.).
Templer Park
TEMPLER PARK IS LOCATED JUST AFTER KANCHING RECREATIONAL FOREST IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING FROM RAWANG TOWARDS KUALA LUMPUR TRUNK ROAD. THIS PARK IS ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR A TIME OF RECREATION FOR THE LOCALS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEEKENDS. IT HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 1200 HECTARES AND IS ABOUT 7 KM AWAY FROM THE TOWN OF RAWANG. THIS PARK WAS NAMED AFTER SIR GERALD TEMPLER WHO WAS THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO MALAYA IN THE 1950S. THIS PLACE IS GOOD FOR JUNGLE HIKING, PICNIC AND DIPPING YOURSELVES IN THE POOL AT THE BASE OF THE PARK. DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FACILITIES OR MAINTENANCE. BASIC TOILET AND BATHING FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PLACE WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CARS. HIKING UP TO THE POOL TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IF YOU ARE ADVENTUROUS, YOU MAY WANT TO HIKE A FURTHER 40 MINUTES TO THE WATERFALLS.
Sri Shakti Temple
SRI SHAKTI TEMPLE IS THE ONLY TEMPLE IN THE WORLD WHERE MANIFESTATIONS OF ALL 51 SHAKTISARE INSTALLED. CONSCIOUSLY INTERSPERSED WITHIN THIS SPACE ARE 96 CARVED PILLARS THAT DEPICT THE 96 UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES OF HINDUISM. ENCIRCLED BY A HUGE DECORATIVE WALL, ENTRANCE INTO THE TEMPLE IS VIA A MAGNIFICENT RAJA GOPURAM. SOARING TO A HEIGHT OF 74 FEET, THE 5-TIERED RAJA GOPURAM IS A PROUD PROCLAMATION OF THE ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES WITHIN. THE TEMPLE’S MAIN ENTRANCE COMPRISES 18-FOOT HIGH SCULPTURED GRANITE FRAMES WEIGHING UP TO 4 TONNES, CARVED BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN FROM THE ANCIENT CITY OF MAHABALIPURAM IN TAMILNADU, INDIA.
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- HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF
- SEAFOOD DINNER
- LUNCH - MALAY / CHINESE / INDIAN
- BOAT RIDE
- ENGLISH-SPEAKING PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
- AIR-CONDITIONED VEHICLE
- FOOD AND DRINKS, UNLESS SPECIFIED
- PERSONAL EXPENSES
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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PICK-UP & DROP-OFF AT ANY HOTELS / APARTMENTS & RESIDENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY
