Five great chambers
Ceilings like a coconut shell.
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One of the longest limestone caves in Peninsular Malaysia, running more than four kilometres under the hills near the town of Gopeng, about twenty-four kilometres south of Ipoh, with around two kilometres open to visitors. Its name means coconut shell, because the ceilings of its five great chambers resemble the hollow of a shell. Inside are vast chambers of strangely shaped stalactites and stalagmites, each differing in temperature, rock and water, with a river running through the depths. Boardwalks and lit stairs make the dry tours easy, while the wet tours wade the river and crawl between rocks with a guide and gear. There are four tours: a short dry one of about twenty minutes, a longer dry one of about an hour and three quarters to the top of the cave, and two wet ones of two and a half to four hours. Foreign adults pay roughly twenty to fifty ringgit depending on the tour; the cave opens from nine to five, and tickets for the wet tours must be bought before half past ten in the morning. For families the long dry tour is plenty; it has many steps, so wear comfortable shoes. If you choose a wet tour, bring a change of clothes, as you will certainly get wet and muddy. It pairs with Kellie's Castle on the same road.
Ceilings like a coconut shell.
Wet tours wade through it.
From twenty minutes to four hours.
Gopeng, about 24 km south of Ipoh
The long dry tour to the top of the cave: lit walkways and stairs, no water or crawling, about an hour and three quarters. The wet tours are for fit adventurers only.