Ipoh Caves, Heritage And Cave Temple Tour From Kuala Lumpur | La Vacanza Travel

Ipoh Caves, Heritage And Cave Temple Tour From Kuala Lumpur

Duration: 12 hours
Destination: Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur
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  • 12 hours
  • Kuala Lumpur
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

IPOH IS A CITY IN NORTHWESTERN MALAYSIA, KNOWN AS A GATEWAY TO THE CAMERON HIGHLANDS HILL STATION. IN THE FORMER HAKKA MINERS’ CLUB, HAN CHIN PET SOO IS A MUSEUM ABOUT THE TIN-MINING INDUSTRY AND HAKKA COMMUNITY.

IPOH HAS MANY NICE ATTRACTIONS AND SIGHTS IN AND AROUND THE CITY. ONE POPULAR ATTRACTION IS THE RAILWAY STATION, TOWN HALL AND HIGH COURT. OTHER ATTRACTIONS ARE: IPOH HERITAGE WALK, KWAN YIN TONG TEMPLE, PERAK TONG CAVE TEMPLE, LING SEN TONG TEMPLE, PERAK CAVE WITH ITS NUMEROUS BEAUTIFUL BUDDHA STATUES.

SAM POH TONG IS A BUDDHIST TEMPLE IN A LIMESTONE CAVE. TO THE SOUTH, KELLIE’S CASTLE IS AN UNFINISHED MANSION BUILT BY A SCOTTISH PLANTER. SOUTHEAST, THE VAST GUA TEMPURUNG CAVE HAS DRAMATIC ROCK FORMATIONS.

HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF INCLUDED.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Jalan Gopeng Pusat Pelancongan Gua Tempurung, Gopeng 31600 Malaysia

TEMPURUNG CAVE IT IS POPULAR AMONG SPELUNKERS, OR CAVING ENTHUSIASTS. MORE THAN 3 KM LONG, IT IS ONE OF THE LONGEST CAVES IN PENINSULA MALAYSIA. THE TUNNEL OF THE CAVE RUNS FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 2 KM UNDER THE LIMESTONE HILLS KNOWN AS GUNUNG TEMPURUNG AND GUNUNG GAJAH. IT IS MADE UP OF 5 LARGE DOMES AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE EXISTED SINCE 8,000 B.C., ABOUT 10,000 YEARS AGO.

EACH OF THESE DOMES HAS DIFFERENT CALCIUM FORMATIONS AND MARBLE THERE EXIST IN DIFFERING TEMPERATURES AND WATER LEVELS. THESE CAVES ARE FAMOUS FOR ITS BREATHTAKING GALLERY OF STALAGMITES, STALACTITES AND OTHER AMAZING ROCK FORMATIONS THAT ARE SUPER SPELEOLOGICAL WONDERS, FOUND ONLY IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple and Zen Gardens, Gunung Rapat, Ipoh 30450 Malaysia

THE KEK LOK TONG CAVE TEMPLE IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION. THE CAVE TEMPLE SITS ON A 12 ACRE SITE AND WAS USED AS EARLY AS 1920 AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP. IN 1960, THE CAVE BECAME PART OF AN IRON MINING SITE, THIS TEMPLE IS SET IN A HUGE CAVE IN THE LIMESTONE OUTCROPS BEHIND GUNUNG RAPAT.

THE KEK LOK TONG COMPLEX COMPRISES A CENTRAL ALTAR FEATURING A NUMBER OF BUDDHIST FIGURES AS WELL AS VARIOUS DEITIES OF THE CHINESE PANTHEON. THE MOST UNIQUE ABOUT THE CAVES IS THERE ARE ANOTHER GREAT GARDEN VIEW ONCE YOU GET INSIDE THE CAVES. THE LIMESTONE HILL IS MADE UP OF LIGHT GREY TO WHITE CRYSTALLINE KINTA LIMESTONE INTER BEDDED WITH ABOUT 5 MM TO 1 CM THINK ARGILLACEOUS MATERIAL BANDS. PRIMARY IRON CAN STILL BE SEEN WITHIN THE LIMESTONE. THE AWARD WINNING LANDSCAPE GARDEN FEATURES A JOGGING PATH CIRCLING TWO LAKES AND ONE OF THE LONGEST REFLEXOLOGY FOOTPATHS IN IPOH.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Perak Tong Cave Temple, 6 Km's North of Ipoh on road to Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Kawasan Perindustrian Tasek, Ipoh 31400 Malaysia

TRAVELS ABLE TO SEE A GOLDEN SITTING BUDHHA STATUE 40 FEET STALL DOMINATES THE TEMPLE.THE WALL OF THE CAVERN ARE DECORATED WITH COLORFUL MURALS DEPICTING CHARACTER AND EVENTS FROM CHINE MYTHOLOGY.BEHIND THE STATUE A FLIGHT OF STEPS MORE THEN 450 STEPS MAKES WAY INTO FAR RECESSES OF THE CAVE OUT THROUGH OPENING ON THE SIDE OF HILL ON THE REACHING THE HIGHEST PAVILION VIEW OF THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF IPOH.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh Malaysia

THE SAM POH TONG TEMPLE IS A CHINESE TEMPLE BUILT WITHIN A LIMESTONE CAVE AND IS THE OLDEST AND THE MAIN CAVE TEMPLE IN IPOH, PERAK, MALAYSIA. THE TEMPLE WAS BUILT IN A RAW LIMESTONE CAVE IN THE MOUNTAINS LOCATED ABOUT 5 KM FROM THE CITY CENTRE AND FOLLOWS THE BUDDHIST BRANCH OF MAHĀYĀNA BUDDHISM.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Perak Guanyin Cave, 31350 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

PERAK KWAN YIN TONG (ALSO KNOWN AS TOKONG KWAN YIN TONG OR KWAN YIN TONG TEMPLE) IS A CAVE TEMPLE LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF GUNUNG RAPAT ON JALAN GOPENG, IPOH. THE CAVE AT KWAN YIN TONG EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 20 METRES UNDER THE CLIFF. THE FLOOR OF THE CAVE HAS BEEN PAVED OVER WITH MARBLE TILES AND THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE WALLS HAVE BEEN SMOOTHED OFF AND WHITEWASHED. THE UPPER WALLS AND ROOF HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THEIR ORIGINAL NATURAL CAVE STATE.

THE TEMPLE IS BUDDHIST AND DEDICATED TO THE BODHISATTVA GUANYIN COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE GODDESS OF MERCY. NUMEROUS STATUES OF GUAN YIN, BOTH LARGE AND SMALL LINE THE WALLS OF THE CAVE TEMPLE, TOGETHER WITH COLOURFUL MURALS.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ling Sen Tong Temple, Gunung Rapat, Ipoh 31350 Malaysia

LING SEN TONG PROBABLY PICKS UP A LOT OF TOURIST VISITORS WHO ARE HEADING TO THOSE MORE FAMOUS CAVE TEMPLES. THIS TEMPLE IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM ITS NEIGHBOURS. THE GARDEN IN FRONT IS DECORATED WITH COLOURFUL STATUES OF CHARACTERS FROM CHINESE MYTHOLOGY SUCH AS THE MONKEY KING FROM THE CLASSIC TALE JOURNEY TO THE WEST.

THE ALMOST CARTOON-LIKE CARICATURES OF DRAGONS, THE GODDESS KUAN YIN AND OTHER FIGURES GIVE THE TEMPLE A CHILDREN'S THEME PARK ATMOSPHERE AND I AM SURE THIS PLACE MUST BE A HIT WITH KIDS.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Concubine Lane, Jalan Panglima, Ipoh 30000 Malaysia

IPOH OLD TOWN WAS SUCH A QUIET TOWN THAT TRAVELLERS WOULD CALL IT A LAID-BACK TOWN WITH CAFES, TRADITIONAL COFFEES AND FOOD AND FLOURISHING STREET ARTS. NOT MUCH WAS HEARD OF THE THREE CONCUBINE LANES. IN JULY 2016, LONELY PLANET LISTED IPOH AS ONE OF THE BEST ASIAN DESTINATIONS TO VISIT. PHOTOS OF THE CONCUBINE LANES STARTED APPEARING IN NEWS ARTICLES.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ipoh Railway Station, Jalan Panglima, Ipoh 30000 Malaysia

THE IPOH RAILWAY STATION WAS INITIALLY MEANT TO BE A HOSPITAL AND USED BEFORE THE 20TH CENTURY AS SUCH BEFORE BEING TURNED INTO A STATION. THE ORIGINAL COMPLETION YEAR OF 1917 WAS DELAYED FOR THREE YEARS DUE TO LACK OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AS WELL AS HIGH COSTS DURING WORLD WAR I.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ipoh Town Hall and Old Post Office, Ipoh 30000 Malaysia

IPOH TOWN HALL IS ONE OF THREE COLONIAL ERA BUILDINGS IN IPOH DESIGNED BY WELL KNOWN BRITISH ARCHITECT ARTHUR BENISON HUBBACK. THE OTHER TWO, IPOH HIGH COURT AND IPOH RAILWAY STATION, ARE A SHORT DISTANCE APART. IPOH RAILWAY STATION IS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IPOH HIGH COURT IS THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR.

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions
  • AIR-CONDITIONED VEHICLE
  • ENGLISH-SPEAKING PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
  • HOTEL PICK-UP & DROP-OFF
  • Entry/Admission - Ling Sen Tong Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Perak Guanyin Cave
  • Entry/Admission - Ipoh Town Hall and Old Post Office
  • Entry/Admission - Ipoh Railway Station
  • Entry/Admission - Kek Lok Tong Cave Temple and Zen Gardens
  • Entry/Admission - Perak Tong Cave Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Concubine Lane
  • Entry/Admission - Sam Poh Tong Cave Temple

Exclusions
  • FOOD AND DRINKS, UNLESS SPECIFIED
  • PERSONAL EXPENSES
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Stroller accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
PICK-UP & DROP-OFF AT ANY HOTELS / APARTMENTS & RESIDENCE IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY

Voucher info

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Duration

12 hours


User's Reviews

LOUI_A

22 Jan, 2024

12 hour tour was to begin pick up at 830AM. Driver did not show up till after 9 AM. After driver gassed up his car, left KL around 911 AM.Long drive from KL to caves and temples by car, difficult on the legs.. Seeing the caves were interesting but not that exciting as I have seen more spectacular ones in other countries. The temples were quite well maintained and different in that some were incorporated into the mountains and caves. Quick drive into and through Ipoh 4PM to 430PM . Drove past railroad station,, post office, court house and city hall or administration under renovation. Quick stop in town to walk through concubine street. Had to wait 20 minutes for driver at drop off/pick up point as he went for a cup of tea and did not return till 450 PM. Gassed up and left back for KL at 505 PM. Back into KL at 705PM. Since this was just driver and the two of us, schedule very flexible. Skipped stop for late lunch got back to KL early and requested drop off at Megamall/Garden City area to walk around and have supper. Driver James has seven years in the business appeared to know area information well. Quite informative but as tourists sometimes could not relate to names and accent per conversation through traffic noise, etc. Total trip around eight hours but schedule flexible so you could of easily stayed longer at each stop. All in all it was an OK tour. give driver and tour an EIGHT as James was down to earth and made every effort to inform us of area and sites and trip was flexible. Tipped him $20.00 US after he dropped us off back in KL. Room for improvement would be punctual pick up time at hotel and after short walk on concubine street. Buy gas before he picked up passengers and buy gas while passengers touring concubine street, would of saved passenger about one hour time.

Mecky_D

24 Jan, 2023

We made the booking in La Vacanza Travel thinking it is reliable and we had to pay in advance which is just fine. But the operator, RIYAS TRAVEL MALAYSIA, called and said they don't have driver and will try to get one, 30 mins after sched they cancelled and said refund will be given, to this date 10 days after no refund and not even advise on status. VERY DISAPPOINTING at least refund if you can't give us the tour you advertised.

ho ming k

04 Aug, 2022

the tour is fruitful and the schedule is quite tight. The first viewpoint is a cave inside of a mountain and we enjoy the path quite much, as the lights are simple but able to show the environment correctly. The rests of the views are temples of chinese-style. they are quite beautiful and stylish and all of them are built in caves that make them special. - cousin brother The guide is a very open and nice person. His name is Muhammad. He guided us into the gua tempurung cave for an hour. And we walked around the rest temples by ourselves. He knows a lot about Malaysia sightseeing places and it is such a great experience having him travelling together. For the lunch, basically you can ask him to take you to any nearby places or ask for his recommendation. -cousin sister

597heideg

08 Oct, 2023

Die Tour hat meine Erwartungen voll erfüllt. Der Reiseleiter gab ausführliche Informationen und sprach gut Englisch.

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