Breathtaking Batu Caves
Our first day in Kuala Lumpur started with an early wake up call. Having researched through many Youtube channels, we knew that we should visit Batu Caves early morning to avoid the peak crowd. When we woke up around 6.30AM, to our surprise the sun wasn’t up yet. It was still more than hour’s wait for the twilight to break. Nevertheless, we got ready in darkness, groggy-eyed. Yeah, I wish I had this dedication for morning walks back home.
Checking out food options around, we had found a few Indian restaurants just across our hotel. Yes, I feel many eyes rolling already. After the previous midnight hunt, I decided to grab a bite at one of these places before starting the long day ahead.
Instead of taking a cab, we decided to explore the city using its expansive local transportation. We walked to KL Sentral (a multi-modal transportation hub) and asked for the ticket at the counter. We were politely refused and were directed to fetch it from the kiosks by ourselves. After minutes of navigating through numerous routes and languages, we managed to get two tickets for KTM Komuter train taking us to Batu Caves.
We quicky made our way to the platforms and were pleasantly surprised to see no checkpoints unlike Indian metro stations. Train was delayed by around 30 minutes, every minute increasing the number of tourists we were trying to avoid.
Around 10AM we entered the Batu Caves premises. The sight full of food and shopping stalls, just like outside any other Hindu temple, welcomed us. It was hard not to feel like we have been transported back to India. We made our way amidst the crowd to capture few photos.
Batu Caves is a 325-m tall mogote with a series of limestone caves in outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Famous for its colorful 272 steps and 140ft golden statue of the Hindu God, Lord Murugan, Batu caves attracts visitors from all over the world.
We started our climb to visit the temples through these steps meeting many monkeys on the way. The atmosphere inside the caves was absolutely serene. The sunlight making its way through the opening above the caves shone like enlightenment over our heads. Many locals dressed in yellow were joining the tourists to offer their prayers. This place holds special place amongst the Tamil community, as was visible from their dedication.
Making our way back to the ground, we chose to eat at one of the many vegetarian restaurants. It was a very homely experience when the restaurant owners spoke in Hindi and told us to have our meal without any worries. I secretly rejoiced at the battle won, one meal at a time.
We savoured the feeling of relishing the sumptuous meal of Aloo paratha in a foreign land. With our hearts full of gratitude, it was time to carry the caravan of our adventures forward.
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Beautifully written. Would love to visit the caves someday! ❤
I am glad you enjoyed the caves. I was really scared of the monkeys there. Some had managed to snatch ice creams and were delightfully relishing their loot. It was funny and scary at the same time. Loved your description of the place.
Would you believe it, as a Malaysian, I’ve not visited Batu Caves? I’ve driven past it numerous times but sadly have not actually gone there. I’m glad you managed to navigate our public transportation system – yay you!