Kuching Caving – Big Spaces, Cool Streams

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Caving in Kuching on the big spaces, cool streams tour, Sarawak, Malaysia.
© James Handfield-Jones

Caving in Kuching on the big spaces, cool streams tour, Sarawak, Malaysia.
© James Handfield-Jones

Caving in Kuching on the big spaces, cool streams tour, Sarawak, Malaysia.
© James Handfield-Jones

Depart Kuching at 0845 hours and drive for about 1½ hours to a Bidayuh village in a pretty farming valley. Once the equipment and safety briefings are complete there is a 10-minute walk across some of the area’s prettiest farmland to the staircase to the cave entrance. Once in the cave there will be a briefing on its history and pre-history as you look at the cave paintings that cover the walls. Then head deeper inside the cave. Ceilings in this cave can be as high as 100m and there are streams, waterfalls and enormous calcite structures to admire as well as a wide range of cave dwellers. The easy route visits two chambers before leaving through the main exit. The intermediate route goes much further into the cave including passing through to the bird nest chamber before we retrace our steps. We enter a second cave in a clear refreshing river. Swimming is possible but not essential. After a short climb we return to the river for a further 50 metres and into a magical chamber which is the end of the route. After cleaning up a meal is provided either in the Kampung (village) or at a restaurant on the way back to Kuching. Return time is about 1900 hours.

Remarks:

Timing may vary. Helmet, lamps, trousers, boots and gloves are provided. Easy and intermediate routes are available. No rope work required. No Lunch is served on this tour. We recommend you to bring along some energy bars, other high-energy snacks or packed lunch. Bring along a full change of clothes, a towel and possibly insect repellent and sun block. We reserve the right to alter the routing and activities of the trip in the rare case of extreme weather conditions or circumstances beyond our control. Liability release form to be signed by all participants. Hotel pick-up from Kuching only.