Great place to drop by while in Kuala Lumpur. The place has changed since I have been when I was young. High deities figures. The colorful stairs to go up the temple. We had the Indian Roti and food at the bottom of the temple. Recommend tourists to go. Only note- As Malaysia is hot and humid, we often wear shorts. The temple do not allow ladies in shorts so you need to cover with any scarf around your legs and wear T shirts with sleeves.

My wife and I visited the Batu Caves on a cruise ship excursion, so we had a fixed amount of time here, around an hour, which was fine to get a flavour of the place but not enough time to do the caves and also to see the various sights at ground level. In the end I focused on climbing the 272 colourful steps to the cave complex and my wife explored the temples and sights at the bottom of the stairs. It's an impressive place of worship with a temple built 100 years ago in limestone caves dating back hundreds of millions of years. The caves were stunning and it's no wonder the location is a popular stop off for tourists as well as those who go there to worship. There are loads of monkeys around the site especially around the coloured stairs...they will grab anything they think contains food so best to keep a safe distance and not dangle bags or possessions close to them. You can't help but notice the huge (140ft) golden statue of the Hindu God, Lord Murugan. It's one of the tallest statues in the world. At the foot of the stairs there are market stalls with reasonably priced gifts, magnets, etc. There are also toilets (small charge applies). We went there by coach, and there is plenty of car parking available for a small fee. The caves are easily reachable also by train and bus. One of the highlights from our cruise.

Great fun during Thaipussum. Beautiful Temple and staircase leading to cave. Majestic lord Morgen gold statue a real wowzer. I enjoy coming here year after year! Love the monkeys.

I went there in the morning, and it was already crowded with tourists and people praying. The monkeys were cute, walking leisurely without attacking, probably because they were well fed. There were a lot of people, but the uphill and downhill sections were separated, so I didn't feel that unsafe. Looking at the timetable for the train on the way there, it sometimes stops for about 30 minutes at Kuala Lumpur Station, the next station after KL Sentral, so depending on the train, it can take an hour. I paid about MR10 or MR15 to enter the small limestone cave on the left just after getting off the station. I think it was good that I didn't go in. It was a mysterious space like a paradise in Detective Night Scoop.

We visited with a guide in January 2024. An interesting Hindu complex. There are many temples where prayers, blessings and offerings to the gods take place. An iconic place for Hindus. Everywhere you need to take off your shoes completely. And considering that these are Indians, it’s not entirely pure. We were there for about 3 hours, but I advise you not to rush and wander there for 5 hours or more. And it’s better to take an umbrella with you.

We toured with GET TOuRs and Jay was our pilot for the day to the Batu caves and other cultural sites. The tour is a must do and if you get Jay you will be very happy He is the consummate tour guide. My wife wasn’t initially going to do the 270+steps up into the caves but after seeing so many younger folks struggling in the heat, she decided to strike out and make the climb. So proud of her and she enjoyed the accomplishment. It’s a great attraction to see but sadly the lack of respect from tourists who just drop their rubbish everywhere spoils it a bit for everyone else. KL is largely a very clean and tidy town on a par with Singapore but tourist areas like this do suffer when tourists are disrespectful to the site. Despite that, if you visit KL it should be a definite stop on your bucket list

A good place to go when visiting Kuala Lumpur, a long walk up the steps. I didn't like all the monkeys sitting on the steps, but that's just me I'm scared of everything! They were actually quite harmless unless you wind them up. The caves at the the top are very pretty.

Went late afternoon as recommended as supposed to be cooler and less busy. It wasn't. It is quite something to see. Costs nothing but an incredibly cheap taxi from klcc. (Approx £5 on grab app). It was like a zoo. And I don't mean the monkeys. Although they were cute. It was sooooooo busy. Like a market. Stalls, street food and rubbish. Shameful to see so.much discarded plastic in the temples. Has to be seen though and thoroughly recommend..

The place was dirty but it was just after Thaipoosam cavadee, recommended to go in the morning or late afternoon, use grab and avoid peak time. There is usually dense traffic around. Try to bargain in the market for stuffs. Also, there is a lack of appropriate place for you to wait for taxi or grab, they just shove you to a place outside in the sun and along dustbins. Needs good maintenance.

An overall fabulous experience at the caves complex. It’s free to enter (although there are some side shows/activities with a minimal entry fee like 5RM but I didn’t enter those). I came in via the MRT side, to the far left of the famous stairs and golden figurine, so there were monkeys everywhere which is exactly what I wanted to see! Plus it was cool to see monkeys climbing all over one temple. The famous stairs and golden statue are truly magnificent to come upon. I opted to climb the stairs - I didn’t find it that difficult it but I’m an avid hiker and walker- but keep in mind the BLATANT misgendered approach to attire. Women can’t wear shorts but men can 🙄 Women can’t go with spaghetti straps on a top but still can show shoulders on a higher necked blouse. I grudgingly paid 5 RM for a scarf (that stinks like industrial petrol or chemicals) for my shoulders in order to climb the stairs. I hate to admit it was but it was worth it because the cave is fantastic: huge and the temple inside is wonderful to see. There is another adjacent set of stairs inside the main cave to a smaller one with a less impressive temple. The view of KL in the distance from the top of the main cave stairs is impressive. There are plenty of shops and another beautiful temple at the base of the stairs I recommend seeing. I also got a 5RM cheese roti dish in one of the restaurants at the base of the stairs. I’m ixnaying a star just because I’m surprised how overall dirty the complex is with lots of rubbish on the ground and on the stairs (and in the shrubs next to the stairs.) Also for the blatantly sexist dressing policy.