You can get to Kangar using several interstate, air-conditioned bus services such as Transnasional (Tel: 603-20703300) and Sutera Express (Tel: 03-20267199) departing from the Puduraya bus station in Kuala Lumpur. These buses will stop at the Express Bus Station on Jalan Bukit Lagi in Kangar. From there, you can take a taxi or the HBR Express Bus to Kaki Bukit.
By Plane
There is no direct air service to Perlis. Visitors have to fly into Alor Setar (in Kedah) and then take a 45-minute taxi ride to Kangar. From Kangar, you can take a taxi or the HBR Express Bus to Kaki Bukit.
By Boat
You can also get to Kuala Perlis from Kuah jetty in Langkawi via ferry boats. The ride costs between RM12 to RM15 per person, one way and takes about 45 minutes.
Located at the northern-most edge of Peninsula Malaysia, the state of Perlis is easily accessible via the North-South Highway, which links Kangar, the state capital of Perlis, to Kuala Lumpur. From Kangar, you’ll need to drive north for another 36km to the small town of Kaki Bukit where Gua Kelam is located.
Gua Kelam (Kelam Cave)
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With stalagmites and underground streams gushing as if from nowhere, the scene within Gua Kelam can be beautiful yet eerie."
Gua Kelam is one of the most distinctive caves in Malaysia. The 370-metre long limestone cave is quite near to the small town of Kaki Bukit. Literally means Cave of Darkness in Bahasa Malaysia, it is located about 33km north of Kangar, within the Perlis State Parkwhich borders with the Nakawan Range of Thailand..
GuaKelamRecreationalPark is popular for its enchanting 'cave walk', where you can enter from one end of the cave and come out a different end. The only path in is via a suspension wooden bridge made of an eight-feet wide wooden walkway. This bridge links Kaki Bukit to the WanTanggaValley, a valley on the opposite end of Gua Kelam.
Its history goes back to 1935, when an Englishman saw the water pathway as a brilliant method of transporting tin ore from a mine located near the stream entrance through the underground cavern to Kaki Bukit.
Now, only locals and tourists make their way through the cave via a brightly illuminated wooden walkway inside the cave. You can still find remnants of the tin mine operation inside. As you make your way through the cave, the sound of a swirling dark subterranean stream below reverberates forming a concerto with the squeaking bats and dripping water from the stalactites.
It may sound a bit spooky, after all this was once the home of the Stone Age men.
Among the facilities at the cave site is a resting hut, resting bench, toilet, indoor hall, cafeteria and a camping site, and this can cater to as many as 80 people at one time.
There are some charges to enter the cave, and they differ to the type of activities and whether you want to camp there or otherwise – call the PerlisState Park at 04-9776626 for further information.
However, for just entering the cave, it is just as low as RM2 for adults, and RM1 for school children under 18 years old.
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"What happened to Oh Hock Teik who ran the tin mine around the 1920s till 1950s? His name is not even written in the plaque at the entrance to Gua Kelam. His son and all the desendants are planning a vist to Gua Kelam, Wang Boo & Tasso Estate, the 700acre rubbber estate he owned, which is now the Kangar reservoir- Tasek Timah Tasoh." by Dr.K.Goh
"Very beautiful scenery and one of the best cave for you to go." by Irwana Ameera
"sangat unik...but..its very scare..the bridge like hendak jatuh....:P" by vicney
"Gua Kelam is one of the the well-known attractions in Perlis. Previously, the place was famous with the mining activities that involved a lot of Chinese. So along the way to the cave, u would see a lot of Chinese residents that most of them are the pioneer in that area. " by iamja
