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Batu Caves Private Tour with Pick-up from Kuala Lumpur

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Batu Caves Private Half Day Tour
  • 4 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Take in the impressive sights at Batu Caves off the beaten track on this half-day private tour with a personal local guide. You'll also get a chance to see the Lord Murugan Statue, a must-see attraction. Private transport is included from centrally located hotels in Kuala Lumpur.
  • Pickup and drop-off from centrally located hotels in Kuala Lumpur
  • Explore with a private guide for a personal and customizable experience
  • Enjoy the luxury of transport by private car or van
  • Experience Batu Caves from a local perspective
  • Photo opportunities of hidden gems
  • Can be 100% personalized to your wishes

What's Included

  • Guest pick-up & drop off
  • Tickets for Batu caves
  • Private tour
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • This tour is carbon neutral

    Meeting and Pickup

    Pickup points

    Select a pickup point

    Pickup details

    The host will pick you up at your accommodation or central meeting point in Kuala Lumpur. Please mention your contact details and after the time of booking your host will contact you regarding the preferred pick-up point.

    What To Expect

    Your half-day tour begins with pickup from your centrally located hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Depart by car or minivan to suit your private group, and relax on the short drive to your destination, the Batu Caves.

    The statue of Lord Murugan greets you at the stairway to the Temple Cave; your guide shares fascinating tales and walks with you up the steep stairs toward the Ramayana Cave. Explore this limestone wonder at your own pace. The more you explore Batu Caves, the more you'll discover why this place is so important to the locals and its cultural relevance. Thanks to this private day trip, you'll be able to say that you got to see Batu Caves from an exclusive and authentic perspective.

    If you'd like, order the Malaysian national dish, nasi lemak, for lunch (own expense); it consists of coconut rice and chili paste served in pandan leaf. Then head back to your vehicle for the return drive to your hotel and receive more recommendations from your guide.

    Kuala Lumpur

    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Batu Caves

    2 hours 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Kanching Rainforest Waterfall

    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Lord Murugan Statue

    30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

    Petronas Twin Towers (Pass By)

    Kuala Lumpur City Gallery

    15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

    Pavilion KL (Pass By)

    Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Pass By)

    Kuala Lumpur Bird Park (Pass By)

    Royal Selangor Visitor Centre (Pass By)

    Menara Kuala Lumpur (Pass By)

    KLCC Park (Pass By)

    Jalan Alor (Pass By)

    Suria KLCC Mall (Pass By)

    Thean Hou Temple (Pass By)

    National Mosque (Masjid Negara) (Pass By)

    Aquaria (Pass By)

    Perdana Botanical Garden (Pass By)

    Central Market Kuala Lumpur (Pass By)

    Chinatown (Pass By)

    Petrosains Science Discovery Centre (Pass By)

    Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (Pass By)

    Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur (Pass By)

    Sultan Abdul Samad Building (Pass By)

    National Museum (Pass By)

    Kuala Lumpur City Gallery (Pass By)

    Merdeka Square (Pass By)

    Lake Symphony (Pass By)

    Jamek Mosque (Pass By)

    Additional Info

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
    • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
    Operated by Withlocals

    Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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    Featured review
    Druann W
    Champ was a great tour guide and started well by being on time. His local knowledge was very informative and easy to understand. Going to Batu Caves early was a good idea as it was getting busy by the time we finished. Definitely recommend the private tour as it was a great way to get around rather than a bus tour.

    Reviews

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    Viator and Adnan to make the most of your visit to Kuala Lumpur
    William_J, Apr 2024
    A Viator private tour was the best way for us to see the most and learn the most in our limited time in Kuala Lumpur. Our driver and guide, Adnan, met us at the dock as arranged using What's App. His knowledge of the area was extensive and he shared many stories and a great deal of background information as we drove to Batu Caves. He negotiated traffic like a pro and knew right where to go without any delays. Adnan was very accommodating and took us to all the highlights of the city, willingly stopping for photos as we wished. We would highly recommend this Viator private tour and in particular, Adnan as a guide, to make the most of a visit to Kuala Lumpur. Bill and Jinny J
    Beautiful journey to Batu Caves
    Susan_S, Jan 2024
    Our driver/guide, Paul picked us up at the port Klang cruise terminal and made a quick stop in Kuala Lumpur to take photo of the Petronius tower and on to Batu Caves. Dropped us off at the entrance and parked and found us before the hike up the stairs. It was very crowded but did not take away from the beauty of the cave formations and the beauty of the temple. On the way back he took us to Chinatown. Then drove us back to the port, to re-board our cruise ship. Great guide and very friendly person. Would definitely hire him again.
    Worth the trip/experience
    Leandro_I, Aug 2023
    Great service, you get a personal guide tour who will work with you all the time and explain the history/details of every sight. Worth trying, booked at 6 am and they picked me up ay 8.30 am sharp. Paul my guide was outsdanding
    NOT RECOMMENDED - Taxi Ride Only
    wstsfzvmw6, Jan 2023
    Do NOT fall for the ratings. This is literally a taxi ride to mount Batu, and should normally cost you Pennie’s per person. We paid over 300 USD for 2 people and it was just a taxi ride that we could’ve simply taken from the street. Do not buy. Not recommended at all
    Response from Host, Jan 2023
    Hi there, at Withlocals we want our guests to have the best experience of their trip so we are very disappointed to find out about your negative tour experience. As we cannot directly get in touch with you from here, please email us at info@withlocals.com and we will make sure to follow up on this issue. We are looking forward to your email. Thank you and please accept our apology on behalf of Withlocals. Have a great day, Withlocals
    Best Private Tour Ever!!
    Roszi_S, Sep 2022
    The private tour was a blast and Paul Wong was the nicest, friendliest and the best tour guide we’ve ever had!!
    Excellent tour just out of Kuala Lumpur
    Vladimir_Y, Jun 2022
    This is an excellent tour to explore malaysian culture and nature without goong too far from Kuala Lumpur and witout spending too much time. Povan is very polite and pays attention to the wishes of the participants.
    Lovely trip
    Justin_R, May 2022
    A great time. Guide was knowledge and friendly. He was also very flexible in arranging the timings of pick up.
    Kuala Lumpur day trip
    Shoaib_H, May 2022
    Joel who was conducting this tour has lot of knowledge on history. Very accommodating and giving solo customers a good company.
    Trip to Malaysia
    Rasoul_S, May 2022
    Our tour guid was excellent and he went over what he was supposed to do. I definitely enjoyed having him as our tour guid. Thank you so much Ramesh
    Excellent trip.
    Vijay_A, Oct 2021
    Booking, communication, guide & time management, everything was good. Guide Povan was excellent to have this trip with.
    Excellent Tour
    UnclePumpy, Jan 2020
    Excellent knowledge tour & service provided by out guide Hoopy. The great thing about a private tour is the ability to choose an earlier start time to fit your itinerary & never rushed.. We choose a 08:30 start to avoid the busy crowds at the Batu Caves. Great to see the steps & the caves with minimal people in them. As we were leaving the crowds began to come as the big tour buses arrived. Took my parents who were in their 70’s & they had no problems with the steps & everything was done at our own pace, so never rushed. We had plenty of time to see all sights & our guide took & sent pictures to us afterwards. Would highly recommend.
    Great tour
    Druann W, Jan 2020
    Champ was a great tour guide and started well by being on time. His local knowledge was very informative and easy to understand. Going to Batu Caves early was a good idea as it was getting busy by the time we finished. Definitely recommend the private tour as it was a great way to get around rather than a bus tour.
    1/2 private tour Batu caves, waterfalls & Hot Springs tour
    talty2019, Nov 2019
    We were picked up from our hotel by Hoopy on time and had private tour. Hoopy was knowledgeable, well spoken, friendly and she gave us a wonderful morning sightseeing. Highly recommend Hoopy as a guide.
    Effective half day
    Lontoo, Nov 2019
    Overall satisfactory tour, even tough the guide was 2 hours late. But after that the tour was nice. I really enjoy of the cascades and thehot springs. The cave was awesom, butpacke with tourists.
    Must Do!
    Michael_F, Nov 2019
    This tour was amazing! Ramesh was personable and knowledgeable. He let us be flexible with how much time at each stop and added a couple of little surprises along the way. Would recommend this tour to anyone!
    trip to batu caves etc
    Irene C, Oct 2019
    it was an interesting place but i would like the guide to be more knowledgeable of the area visited and the history and local circumstances of the area
    Great day! Joel was a fab tour guide
    Grace_C, Oct 2019
    Super friendly and knowledgable. A really great way to experience the area and feel safe in unknown parts, as we were two young girls it was perfect.
    Batu Caves, excellent!
    connornixon, Oct 2019
    Great guide! Very knowledgable about all sights that we encountered. Friendly and was able to pick us up and drop off at our hotel. Was early to pick us up and was an overall unforgettable experience!
    Excellent, Super, Great experience. Great Tour Guide
    Shawn_A, Sep 2019
    was a perfect day. Very nice experience. It was planned in the best way, tour guide helped us a lot and was a brilliant day
    Great Day
    Brett_W, Jul 2019
    We had an amazing experience visiting the Batu Caves made all the more special by our wonderful guide Ramesh. His knowledge and obvious passion for the site and Malaysia in general made the day a highlight of our holiday

    From $150.18

    Price varies by group size

    up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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