Gua Tempurung, is located in Gopeng, Perak, and can be reached from the North-South

Highway by exiting through the Gopeng Interchange (about 25 km south of Ipoh). You
then take Federal Route 1 and proceed south about 2 km until Kampung Gunung Mesah.
Turn left and drive through the kampung road for about 4 km. This kampung road can
support heavy vehicles including buses. As you drive through this kampung area you
begin to see the limestone hills in the distance. Approaching the caves is a very mystical
experience with the mist hovering above the hills.
Believed to have existed since early 8000 B.C., Gua Tempurung is probably the largest
natural limestone structure in Malaysia. Explore Perak's best-kept secret, the Tempurung
Caves. One of the most majestic white marble and limestone towers in Malaysia.
Concealed within the massif structure is an intricate system of caves filled with various
combed dimensions. Known to the locals as Gua Tempurung, the name conjures images
of mystery and intrigue that ensures a peek into its deep and dark secrets.
It comprises of five huge domes with cielings resembling cocunut shells. Each of these
domes have diffrent calcium formations and marble that exist in differing tempratures
and water levels. These caves are famous for its breathtaking gallery of stalagmites,
stalactites and other amazing rock formations that are superb speleological wonders,
found only in this part of the world.

There are various tours into the caves being the main attraction here. These caves are
located under the limestone hills and form tunnels that runs from east to west, nearly
1.9km in length. Visitors can experience these tours with specific requirements of prior
preparation. Certain tours such as the River Adventure Tours require visitors to bring a
change of clothes and shoes. Torch lights and safety helmets are available for rent.
TYPE OF TOUR IN GUA TEMPURUNG & TICKET PRICE

Description

Entrance
Catwalk To
Platform 2
Entrance
Catwalk To
Platform 5
River Entrance
To Mid Gergasi
Entrance
Catwalk To
Platform 5 And
Back By River
River Entrance
Through The
Cave And Back

Tour Name

Golden
Flowstone

Top Of The
World

Short River
Adventure
Top Of The
World &
Short River
Adventure
Gua
Tempurung
Grand Tour

Time Frame

40Mins

Remarks

Ticket Price
Adult

Child

RM6.00

RM2.50

RM9.00

RM4.50

RM9.00

RM4.50

Exiciting And RM11.00

Challenging

RM6.00

Easy

1Hr 45Mins Non Strenous

2Hrs
00Mins
2Hrs
30Mins

3Hrs
00Mins

Non Strenous

Challenging
And
Strentous

RM22.00

RM11.00

Estimation Cost
Tour Name: Top of the World & Short River Adventure (2Hrs 30min)
Entrance fees 20 participants @ RM11.00
(1 week confirmation)

RM220.00

Refreshment Cost - 20 @ RM15.00

(Breakfast and Lunch)

RM300.00

Others

RM50.00

Total Cost

RM570.00

Tentative Exploration Schedule

Date

- 9th October 2010 ( Saturday )

10.30 am

- Assemble at PHS Plant

11.30 am

- ETA at Gua Tempurung , Gopeng.

11.30 am

- Start Exploration (2 1/2hrs)

2.00 pm

- Lunch

3.00 pm

- Depart to Padang Rengas.

Gua Tempurung
Wondrous Cave

Useful Information
Location:

Near Gopeng, Perak. 25km south of Ipoh. North-South Expressway, Gopeng exit, south on
Federal route 1, after 5km turn left, 2km to Gua Tempurung. Signposted from Gopeng exit.

Open:

All year daily 10-16. Closed Hari Raya. [2005]

Fee:

Golden Flowstone Tour: Adults RM 6, Children RM 2.50.

Top of the World Tour: Adults RM 9, Children RM 4.50.
Top of the World & River Adventure Tour: Adults RM 11, Children RM 6.50.
The Grand Tour: Adults RM 22, Children RM 11.
[2005]

Classification:

Karst cave.

Light:

electric.

Dimension:

L=4,500m, river passage: L=1,600m.

Guided tours:

Golden Flowstone Tour: D=40min.

Top of the World Tour: D=105min.
Top of the World & River Adventure Tour: D=2.5h.
The Grand Tour: D=3.5h.

Bibliography:

Address:

APT Consortium Sdn. Bhd., 8A Laluan Rokam 15, Pekan Razaki, 31350 Ipoh Perak, Malaysia.
Tel: +60-5318-8555, Fax: +60-5318-8557. E-mail:
At the cave: Mr Danial +60-17-5901625, Cik Feza : +60-12-5928952.

Last update:

$Date: 2010/05/19 23:26:27 $

History
1950 to 1960 used by the communists as a hideout.
early 1970's mining for tin at the Gergasi Chamber.
1998
opened as a show cave.

Description
Gua Tempurung is a large cave system with beautiful speleothems like
stalagmites, stalactites, rim stone pools, curtains, straws, calcite crystals, and
pillars. It is located inside Gunung Tempurung (Tempurung Mountain), which it
is named after. The marble and limestone mountain is crossed completely by the
1.6 kilometre main passage with its cave river.
This cave is very well developed with paths, stairs and electric light. It is a
really young show cave, as it was developed in 1998. Before this it was already
toured a lot, because it is so huge, the visit had no big difficulties.
It is now possible to choose between four tours of different length, from a
short show cave tour to a long spelunking tour. The shortest tour is very easy and
enters the cave at the main entrance. It leads into the Golden Flowstone
Chamber, where it turns around at platform two. This tour is very easy with only
a very small ascend.
A little longer is the Top of the World Tour which leads to the place called
Top of the World, which is the highest point of the main passage. Here at

platform five the developed part of the cave ends. While the tourist tour ends
here and visitors return on the same path, there is also an adventure tour which
returns through the river in the lower level. And finally there is a spelunking tour
which completely crosses the through cave along the river, which is close to the
original cave visits which were made before the cave was developed.