Nature Escape: Fireflies, Waterfalls, Hot Springs with Batu Caves
Description
Discover the 9 hours tour take in the impressive sights at Batu Caves and the terraced cascades of Kanching Falls. On this tour you're accompanied off the beaten track by a personal guide. In addition to these popular gems, soak your feet at Hot Spring. And then enjoy the boat ride along the river banks of Kuala Selangor Firefly Park to catch the colonies of fireflies producing magnificent twinkling lights. - Energetic atmosphere at the holy site of Batu Caves - Hot Spring, where you can soak your tired feet in the healing mineral waters. - Kanching Falls for a look at the impressive seven-tiered waterfall. - Historical & rustic town of Kuala Selangor - Glorious & glistening fireflies along mangrove swamps - Freshly caught dinner at a native restaurant - Free hotel pickup and drop-off included
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Itinerary
Your first stop for this tour will be at the limestone hills of Batu Caves that comprises of three caverns and several smaller caves. It is the shrine of Lord Murugah, a Hindu deity – a flight of 272 steps lead up to the temple cave. Another cave, called the museum cave, is filled with images of deities and murals depicting scenes from the Hindu scriptures.
Your next stop is Setapak Hot Spring, where you can soak your tired feet in the healing mineral waters. According to the locals, this place has been in existence for the past four decades and is a popular spot among the locals. They believed that this spring water is able to cure them of skin diseases and other ailments. Hence it is not surprising that you see many elderly and young people coming here to take bath especially during the weekends.
Then continue on to Kanching Falls for a look at the impressive seven-tiered waterfall. You decide how long you'd like to linger in the shade, scramble on the boulders, or take a refreshing dip.
Sri Shakti Dhevasthanam Temple is a breathtaking Hindu temple dedicated to the divine feminine energy, Shakti. Renowned for its detailed craftsmanship, the temple features thousands of intricately carved statues of Hindu deities, all created using traditional techniques and natural materials.
The second half of this tour will start in Kuala Selangor, situated northwest of Kuala Lumpur. You can see Fort Altingsburg, built by the second sultan of Selangor in the 18th century to defend the city against foreign invasion. A bird sanctuary park is located at the foot of the fort, where you can watch for migratory birds. Also found here are mysterious silvered leaf monkeys, a primate descended from the lineage of Old World monkeys.
Formerly named Altingsburg Lighthouse, after a Dutch governor. Built in 1907 and started operating in 1910. Beautiful lighthouse on the top of bukit melawati, kuala selangor. It's a good place to take photo. However, tourists are not allow to enter in the lighthouse. Malacca Strait Have a look of Strait of Malacca: Straits of Malacca is a narrow, 550 mi stretch of water between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. As the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, it is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world
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Continue your trip with a boat ride along the mangrove swamps. Here, catch these bio luminescent fireflies flashing and producing glimmering lights in synchronized rhythm. Follow up with deliciously freshly caught dinner at a local restaurant. There are 3 main Jetty for fireflies watching in Kuala Selangor namely Kampung Kuantan, Bukit Belimbing & Pasir Penambang. For this tour we choose Pasir Penambang Jetty using a powerboat that can bring a small group up to 30 passengers at one time.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free hotel pick up & drop off from your hotel located at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (5km radius from KLCC). You can also join our tour from Kuala Lumpur meeting point namely Malaysia Tourism Centre (MaTic): 109, Jalan Ampang, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An additional surcharge of USD 10 per person for hotel pickup outside 5km radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(9)
I would never recommend this company to anyone. There was no communication prior to our trip and on the day nobody turned up at the appointed time. The company did try and make amends, but we were given a driver and not a guide. The driver scarcely spoke with us. She was a terrible driver and made us both anxious. She had no consideration regarding our age - we are both in our 70s - and forced us over wet mossy rocks at the waterfall with no assistance.
Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we sincerely apologize for the disappointing experience you had with our tour. We understand the importance of clear communication and reliability, and we are truly sorry for any inconvenience caused by the lack of communication prior to your trip and the delay on the day of your tour. We deeply regret that you were provided with a driver instead of a guide, and we acknowledge the driver's shortcomings in communication and consideration. Your concerns regarding the driver's driving skills and lack of assistance at the waterfall are taken seriously, and we assure you that we will investigate and address these issues to prevent such occurrences in the future. We genuinely appreciate your honesty and the opportunity to improve our services. If there's anything more you'd like to share or discuss, please feel free to contact us directly. We value your feedback, and we hope to have the chance to regain your trust in the future.
We thoroughly enjoyed this as a family trip. Rajan was amazing tour guide, imparting so much interesting knowledge of the region, had a friendly/warm demeanour and nothing was too much trouble. He made us feel auper safe and secure whixh meant alot as we only landed the night before the tour. The activities were all great, a highlight for the kids was swimming in the water falls and feeding monkeys.
Had a great day with our guide. He drove us to places we would not be able to find by ourselves in Kuala Lumpur and in the country side. We really likes the monkeys and it was a perfekt finish with the sunset and the fireflies, even if the blue tears experience did not match the pictures. Really recommend this trip if you visit KL with a short amount of time
I booked this having read previous positive reviews and am now compelled to share my experience. The tour was stress-inducing from start to finished. 1. The driver was late to our pickup time. I had received Whatsapp confirmation of pickup and day schedule the night before with the driver's contact info. I called him asking for ETA and he indicated he'd wasn't planning to arrive until TWO HOURS after my confirmed pickup. I questioned that with my confirmation message and he arrived thirty minutes later (30 minutes late). 2. "Van with air conditioning" is an overstatement. Looking around us on the highway, we saw other touring companies' logos on large private buses with proper seating, air conditioning, and a microphone for the guide. That's NOT what we received. We received a packed-to-the-brim van with four air vents in the front (none in the back), no microphone, and a nearly silent guide. We rode in silence until I asked him to explain to us what we were seeing around us and even then, those in the back could not hear. Once we realized we'd need to google our own information en-route and accepted the van for what it was, we focused on the actual attractions, which were lovely and stunning. The Museum, Batu Caves, and the Firellies were all the highlights of the tour (lead by other guides and people...) Hire another company that will send a proper sized vehicle for your group, will get the time right, and provide an actual guide.
Hello Valued Cusomer Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We truly value your feedback and apologize for the inconveniences you faced during the tour. We understand the importance of a smooth and enjoyable experience, and we're sorry that we fell short of your expectations. To address your concerns, we would appreciate if you could kindly provide us with the name of the driver who provided the service also with the Booking Reference number. This information will help us investigate the matter thoroughly and take appropriate actions to ensure better service in the future. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the attractions despite the initial challenges. Your comments are taken seriously, and we will work diligently to improve the quality of our services. Please feel free to share the driver's name or any additional details so that we can address this matter promptly. Thank you once again for bringing this to our attention
Amazing day with Aris. The Batu Caves are stunning. Feeding the silver leaf monkeys was the highlight for my kids, and Aris made sure we found a good spot and had plenty of food to hand out. The pewter and batik stops were also very interesting. And to close the day, the fireflies are a must see. The seafood dinner is also very good and easy, as Aris took care of everything. Definitely recommend this tour, as you hit several can’t-miss stops in one day.
Very grateful to our private tour operator Rajin. A lovely gentleman. The car was comfortable and air conditioned as we were driven around the countryside with stories of Kuala Lumpar. Answered all questions we put to him, very knowledgeable. This tour was amazing. The dinner was fresh and delicious. The locals were all very welcoming and the monkeys are gentle when they climb onto you. Would highly recommend this door, Rajin went above and beyond service. Thank you to everyone whom made this tour possible. Kia Ora, Wiremu and Kiri xox
Brilliant trip - a real great way to explore outside KLCC. Our guide Fauzi was great fun and really knowledgable. The entire tour was interesting and well organised, and gave us a great appreciation for Kuala Lumpur, it’s history and culture.
Overall this was a very good tour. Rajan the driver and guide did a great job today with adapting the schedule to do things that were interesting since we had time to spare before the fireflies in the evening. He was courteous, knowledgeable, and funny. One of the better guides I have had in quite a long time. The tour as a whole was well organized and thought out. There were little to no unanticipated variables and the the experience overall was very good. If you have a day to spare in KL I would highly recommend this tour. It’s got a little bit of everything.
Raja is an excellent tour guide, I would like to highly recommend him. He was very flexible and showed me also places that were not in the tour description. Also, he is very knowledgeable, gave me a lot of interesting information about the places we visited. I enjoyed every place I saw on this tour. Well worth doing this excursion.
