Gua Tempurung
My Visit to Gua Tempurung: Located in Gopeng Perak Malaysia and can be reached via North-South Highway. Exit the NS Highway at the Gopeng Interchange then proceed south towards Kampar using the old Federal Route. About 5km turn left and you will reach Gua Tempurung in about 10 minutes drive from the junction. Here are two breathtaking pictures that I managed to capture with my handphone camera but unfortunately others are blurred or rather dark due to insufficient light inside the cave.
Top right:I call it 'A Secrete Face'. (Best view in thumbnail). As for your information, there are a lot more natural eye-catching limestone formations that can be found in the magnificent and wondrous cave . To name a few, a stalagmite named after Osama, the stalactites that resembling a butterfly, a leg of a woman and an elephant head complete with its trunk, on the wall of the cave I also could see clearly some of the "paintings" which looked like a cat, chicken and etcetera. Beside all those stuffs one of the most beautiful sights that I have ever seen was the subteranean river with crystal clear water flowing inbetween its beautiful marble banks underneath the cave. To sum up I guess it is a perfect place for somebody who wants to know more about caves. Are you a speleologist? hehe..
Looking foward to my next trip and hopefully I shall be able to complete the whole tour of which will take about four hours over the 4km trek.
*Note:
This cave was used by the Communists as a hide out from 1950 to 1960, there are drawings and writings in Mandarin found on the wall in the Rolls Royce Chamber.In the Gergasi Chamber, you will see some tools left by the Communists and miners who were mining for tin in the early 1970's. There is a beautiful hanging rock garden at Alam Chamber.
