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Meeting point : Pigeon square in front of the flight of steps leading up to the Temple Cave in Batu Cave
Time : 9.00 a.m
BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON DARK CAVE
Dark cave, located immediately adjacent to the temple cave and generally unknown except to scientist and cavers, consist of approximately 2 km of passages on several levels. They were at one time developed for tourism but, after their closure in 1980, the fittings had been left to decay. It was removed in the late 1980’s and a new and better walkway built to cover the guano dropping from the ceiling.
The main attractions of these caves are their size and formations, and their ecology. Some large passages are enough for airplanes, and others so tight that one can hardly crawl through them. They consist of seven major sections named Cavern A through to Cavern F and the originally devised in the 1920’s by the leaders of the first major scientific research group and, for the sake of convenience, it is still retained today.
PURPOSE OF THIS TOUR:
- To have first hand experience and knowledge on caving. In addition to instill the love for nature, develop and inclination towards environment awareness and conservation.
- To strengthen visitors abilities to handle both mental and physical strengths when going through obstacles. It also help in team building as visitors are require to help each one another.
OBJECTIVES OF THE TOUR:
Our objectives in conducting the activity is to share our understanding in limestone cave formation and to introduce the type of formations that can be found in the caves such as stalactites, stalagmites, columns, pillars and etcs. The exercise will also give good exposure to the visitors to the types of fauna that can be found in the caves such as caver cockroaches, millipedes, and bats on their contribution to the eco-system.
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