THE CAVE OF DARKNESS

(GUA KELAM)

Perlis Indera Kayangan a place situated in north peninsular Malaysia where there are Gua Kelam recreational park. Gua Kelam is located about 33km north of Kangar, the state capital of Perlis. This cave is famous for its attraction and its enhancing ‘cave walk’ where the visitors can enter the cave and come out at a different location.

WHAT SO SPECIAL ABOUT THIS CAVE?

This limestone cave is 370m long and near the small town namely Kaki Bukit. The only path to the cave is via an eight-foot wide wooden suspension bridge. This bridge connects Kaki Bukit to the Wan Tangga Valley, a valley on the opposite end of Gua Kelam. The long underground river that flows through approximately 400m of limestone ranges can be seen while going through this cave. This underground river is a natural phenomenon. While walking, you will hear the sound of water from a stream flowing below, the sounds made by bats and stalactites dripping water from the slab of the stone combined to form a unique natural sound.

I recommended wearing proper attire at this cave. It is to prevent any accidents from occurring during at the cave. This cave has 30 set up routes and 6 climbing sites. If you lucky, you can see the bat hanging above the cave, spiders crawl on the walls of caves amid and variety of insects inside the cave. There are lot of attractions within Gua Kelam such as gallery developed by State Forestry Department to exhibit artifact collection, usage and historical materials. At the end of this cave, there are secret garden with pond and staircase to another cave. The view at here very peaceful and calming your mind. There are cottage break available for visitors to picnic at Secret Garden. If you do not come to this cave, you will not find this Secret Garden. I think this is the uniqueness of this place compare to other caves in Malaysia. 

OPENING HOURS

Weekdays from 8:00am till 5:00pm. Weekends and public holidays from 8:00am till 6:00pm.

ENTRANCE AND PARKING FEE

            Entrance fee to enter this cave just RM1 for adults and RM0.50 for children above 7 years of age. For parking fee is RM1 per entry. The price is cheap and affordable for the visitors.

TRANSPORTATION

1)  Bus

You can take a bus to reach at Kangar, Perlis. From Kuala Lumpur, take a bus at Puduraya Bus Station. At here, there are plenty of buses that leave to the north destination such as Star Mart, Transnational, Pancaran Matahari, City Express and many more. Choose a bus that stop at the Express Bus Station on Jalan Bukit Lagi in Kangar. From there, take a taxi or the HBR Express to Kaki Bukit. The ticket price from Pudu to Kangar is RM43.00. 

2) Plane and Taxi

There is no direct air service to Perlis. You have to fly into Alor Setar in Kedah and then take a 45minutes taxi ride to Kangar. The price usually a set rate, but sometimes can be lower if you flag down a passing taxi on street. The taxi fare from Alor Setar to Kangar is RM50.

BAJET HOTEL AT KANGAR, PERLIS

Sri Mawarni Inn

Sri Mawarni Inn situated at No. 49 Medan Raja Syed Alwi, Kangar Perlis. It offers free Wi-Fi access and complimentary parking spaces for its guests. It takes just 25minutes drive from Jetty Kuala Perlis and Padang Besar. The Sultan Abdul Halim Airport is an hour’s drive away. Air-conditioned rooms offer a TV and coffee or tea making facilities. The attached bathroom comes with hot showers. Sri Mawarni Inn provided 24-hour reception staff that will assist with luggage storage or booking of meeting rooms.  

WHERE TO EAT?

Mona Ikan Bakar

Mona Ikan Bakar is located at Laman Brasmana food court (in front of Putra Brasmana Hotel). This restaurant popular with seafood and you should try Jenahak grilled fish and ribe spicy crab. This restaurant provided facilities such as toilets, prayer room and parking for customer convenience.