Tempurung-huleudforskning i Ipoh

We had a wonderful experience! Our guide, Awa, was passionate, knowledgeable, and friendly. She gave clear instructions throuhgout the tour and consistently checked on everyone's safety, which made us feel comfortable and well taken care of. The tour was unforgettable! The first two stages mainly involve climing stairs, but the real fun begins at Stages 3 and 4. You don't have to be super fit, but be prepared to hike, crawl, slide, and swim (I am 5ft, water levels reached my shoulders). We also got to spot bats, spiders, and crickets along the way - so be sure to dress appropriately. After the tour, we were served lunch. Nothing fancy, but it was decent after all the adventure. The cave is about 30min away from the meeting point. So, including registration, travelling and the meal afterwards, the overall expereince runs from 9am to 3pm. Do note that there's an additionaly RM5 charge for headlights.

Great tour!! We booked the 3rd level in a group of 3, I highly recommend. The reviews are 100% right :) This was my first experience caving, so my bad stamina + minor heart issues was a concern (informed the receptionist during briefing, and she reassured me it would be fine). Our guide, Najmi, was very attentive and understanding, stopping for frequent breaks and check-ins. Level 3 was perfect, the first 2 levels are just a lot of stair climbing, but after that you walk through cold, crisp, clean water. Najmi was very calm and reassuring throughout the tour, especially the parts where we slid down rocks and crawled through short tunnels, he handled our fear very well! We LOVED the experience. Transport and food was great! They provided so much snacks and food that we couldn't finish it haha. Showers were clean!! Everyone at Riverbug was so kind, even the receptionist gave us food recommendations <3 What a wonderful experience! I'm so glad I booked with Riverbug. Thanks Najmi!!

En must-go-rute, hvis du er i området... huleudforskningen giver os mulighed for at gå dybt ind for at lære mere om huleformationer, kalksten osv. Vi valgte trin 2 til tør udforskning, og du kan vælge trin 4 til dybere og våd udforskning. En særlig tak til vores guide Awa, hun er meget venlig og minder os altid om at passe på trinene... og hun er meget vidende om hulen og man kan mærke hendes passion/hjerte for det, hun laver... Vi havde en fantastisk tid med hende som vores guide, og vi nød helt sikkert hele tiden med udforskning og læring. Måske prøver vi trin 4 næste gang.

Rejselederen hr. Razi var virkelig venlig og vidende. Vejret var fantastisk, og heldigvis var vi kun os to plus guiden, så tempoet var passende. Turen var ret udfordrende, især etape 3 og 4. Vi startede etape 1, 2, fortsatte derefter til 4 og vendte om til etape 3. Turen er pengene værd. Efter huleudforskningen tog vi tilbage til Ulu River Lodge og spiste vores frokost, da den var inkluderet. Derefter gik vi til floden for at slappe af. Kan klart anbefales.

The cave exploration was one of most adventurous experience. thanks for our tour guide Totti (hope spell the name correctly) for intentionally led us through the most challenging path. he is friendly and share alot of his experience and knowledge about the cave exploration. however, I think the food quality can still be improved. the water pressure for shower facilities too low as well.

Neyo (eller Neo) var vores turguide, og han var meget professionel, venlig og vidende. Vi rejste sikkert gennem grotten uden problemer. Vi lærte meget om grottesystemet og dets funktioner. Maden og bruserne, der var inkluderet i pakken, var et godt supplement, men vi havde en vegetar i gruppen, og vi fik ikke et godt vegetarisk alternativ. Alt i alt en fantastisk oplevelse, de skal bare arbejde på inklusivitet.

Would highly recommend. The caves themselves were impressive and varied between huge caverns to low ceilings covered in stalactites, and the running river. The Grand tour was an adventure that involved scrambling, crawling and sliding, and traversing through through the river (getting wet up to chest-height). You needed to be agile and stable on your feet. I would recommend bringing a torch and headlamp, and shoes you don’t mind getting wet and dirty. —The tour took us about 4hrs, but allow extra time for commuting to lunch, showering and eating. We appreciated the shower. The lunch (vegan option) was very filling and delicious. —Our tour guide, Awa, from Riverbug Perak, was amazing. She was very friendly, and insightful about the history and geology of the caves. We felt safe with her. She demonstrated and gave instructions on how to navigate and climb the caves safely. —Terima Kasih!

Stage 4 Cave exploration is a unique adventure for anyone who is fit and looking for something exciting to do. We certainly enjoyed ourselves especially since we were lucky not only to have the guide all to ourselves, but practically the whole cave to ourselves too on a Friday. We paid an additional 70ringgit per person to the tour company (Riverbug Perak) for transportation from and to our hotel in Ipoh. It’s advisable to book at least a week in advance so as to facilitate communication. We bought several items from Decathlon to prepare ourselves for this activity, including aqua hiking shoes, hiking socks, gloves, knee paddings, elbow paddings. Our guide, Awal, is a gem. Amiable and very patient as well as detailed in her instructions.

Kan varmt anbefales! Det tager i alt 4 timer, da man går fra trin 1 til 4 på én gang, men det er en oplevelse, man ikke kan få i Japan. Først går man op ad 1000 trappetrin i hulen til trin 2. Undervejs går man langsomt frem, mens man løser quizzer som "hvad ligner denne stenart eller dette stenmønster?". Jeg blev overrasket over, at der voksede græs i denne mørke hule takket være lyset fra belysningsarmaturerne. Efter trin 2 går man ned ad en aflåst trappe, tager en pandelampe på (kan lejes for 5 RM), og så begynder eventyret med at gå på klipperne. Man bevæger sig gennem grusveje, sandstier og mellem klipper, mens man hører lyden af vand i det fjerne. Hvor store klipper blokerer vejen, kravler man én efter én gennem sprækkerne under dem, går på alle fire halvt nedsænket i vand, eller bevæger sig i en lav stilling, skubbet af strømmen, hvor vandet er dybt, alt sammen med hjælp fra guiden. Jeg blev nervøs, da lyset fra den lejede pandelampe af og til slukkede, men da vi var et hold på 6 personer, fulgte vi bare de andres fodspor. Når man først er kommet i gang, kan man ikke komme op til overfladen med det samme, så børn skal have en vis udholdenhed og tålmodighed (og et hjerte, der elsker eventyr!). Det var ærgerligt, at der var graffiti og affald inde i hulen. Dette er noget, der gælder for hele Malaysia, og jeg synes, det bør forbedres. Frokosten efter turen var virkelig lækker. Det er dejligt, at maden fra RIVERBUG er så velsmagende, at den også passer til japanere.

DU VIL IKKE FORTRYDE AT BOOKE DENNE TUR! Vi havde den venligste og mest høflige turguide Bob, som tog min mand, mig og vores 9-årige datter gennem hulerne ALLE stadier! Det var absolut spændende, medrivende, vidunderligt og magisk! Der var dele, hvor vi måtte stoppe, og Bob var fantastisk til at holde min datter engageret! Jeg kan stadig ikke tro, at vi gjorde dette! Bob var super vidende, holdt tempoet oppe og holdt os motiverede og sikre. Kæmpe tak til Bob og Riverbug for minder, vi vil værdsætte hele livet! Også frokosten, der blev serveret ved floden ved lodgen, var en så speciel detalje og blev meget værdsat!