Caving - Gua Musang
For our accommodations, we stayed at the park, Etnobotani. It was named after Taman Etnobotani which was situated near the entrance. It is a short drive away from Gua Musang town and has various facilities for camping, team-building and recreational activities.
Caving - Gua Musang
Gua Musang is a small town, and you could catch a view of it in this photo!
Caving - Gua Musang
A majestic limestone outcrop surrounds the Gua Musang railway station. The cave we were going to explore is right behind the railway tracks.
Caving - Gua Musang
Such splendor! Little wonder the Karst Society is working very hard to preserve all of this.
Caving - Gua Musang
Walking along the railway tracks, we had a closer view of this magnificent outcrop.
Caving - Gua Musang
AO's a complete mess as we prepared ourselves and our gear for caving.
Caving - Gua Musang
A peek at what we brought to the cave. Torchlights to light our way, water to quench our thirst and of course.
Caving - Gua Musang
We first had to walk to the end of the station before crossing the railway tracks towards the entrance cave.
Caving - Gua Musang
Carefully we tread across the tracks, while watching out for any oncoming trains... Which never came! :-P
Caving - Gua Musang
Before we reach each cave, we had to attempt a short climb towards the entrance of the cave. Gua Musang was no exception.
Caving - Gua Musang
A view of the cave's ceiling. As this was no underground cave, layers of algae grew on the surface of the limestone ceiling, all thanks to the sunlight shining in.
Caving - Gua Musang
We proceeded deeper into the cave, exploring its chambers.
Caving - Gua Musang
Unlike the caves we explored before, Gua Musang had a large central chamber instead of many smaller ones.
Caving - Gua Musang
We had a bird's eye view of the town of Gua Musang through one of the many openings of the cave.
Caving - Gua Musang
Preparations for a short slippery climb up towards the upper levels were underway.
Caving - Gua Musang
The cave opened out onto a small forested area and we were treated to the cave's natural formations at the opening.
Caving - Gua Musang
As we were climbing out, the group took the opportunity to explore the areas around the cave opening.
Caving - Gua Musang
It was saddening to see graffiti scribbled all over the walls of the cave, defacing what is to be a beautiful work of Nature.
Caving - Gua Musang
Eric carefully carries his son, Ek Hern as both of them climb out of the cave.
Caving - Gua Musang
And this is why we need torchlights to light our way as Fred photographs Mich exploring the cave.
Caving - Gua Musang
Fred poses for the camera as he holds a huge torchlight, an important tool in cave exploration.
Caving - Gua Musang
A brief pitstop on the platform was in order as we completed our caving adventure.
Caving - Gua Musang
The gang taking a break.
Caving - Gua Musang
Ek Lynn sipping precious water to quench her thirst after the adventure.
Caving - Gua Musang
Back at the park, we explored areas around Taman Etnobotani the next morning.
Caving - Gua Musang
A wonderful bird's eye view of the various limestone outcrops surrounding the town of Gua Musang.
Caving - Gua Musang
We descended the hill after a failed attempt at birding in the park. Eric managed to get a shot of a Striated Swallow though.
Caving - Gua Musang
Along the famed Stairway to Heaven while heading back to Singapore, we noticed limestone formations everywhere!
Caving - Gua Musang
When it comes to adventure, this is our favourite ride!
Caving - Gua Musang
As we end our adventure to Gua Musang, we commemorate a first for Fred as he drives in Malaysia for the first time after getting his license barely one week before the trip.
