While exploring Mulu caves a year ago, I remember being convinced by my friends from STB, Michael and Angela, to visit Kuching’s very own caves, Fairy Cave and Wind Cave for its beautiful cave system. I finally had the chance on this Tsdayout Special Edition : Selangor Meets Sarawak to explore these two caves. I can now say they were right. I find Fairy Cave and Wind Cave very enchanting; what little time I had was not enough for me to set my tripod and take good pictures. Because I came with a large group, I had no choice but to make use of that little time I had.
Itsy Bitsy Spider outside the Fairy Cave
Located 60km from Kuching, the Fairy Cave is larger in size and has impressive cave system where one has to walk into a dark cave and enter into a garden abyss with varied vegetation at the entrance. The rock formation within is also nice and you could see water dropping that shapes the rocks.
A Bidayuh story relates that during a Gawai festival villagers laughed loudly at some cruel tricks played. They laughed so much that a violent storm blew up and the rain came followed by thunder and lightning. When the storm eventually passed, the whole kampung and all its inhabitants had been turned into stone, and become the rocky mountain of Fairy Cave and Bukit Kapor.
Chinese stories tell of how the cave is home to fairies, gods and goddesses. (The Brunei Times, http://www.bt.com.bn/travel/2009/04/19/sarawaks_smelly_cave_no_longer_on_the_nose)
At some areas, flashlights are essential because it could be pitch dark. A headlamp would come handy.
The area which is well-lit by the opening at the cave roof.
Simply won my heart by being one of the most greenish cave I’ve seen so far.
The rock formations at Fairy Cave, Kuching.
Cave floor with green vegetation.
I notice Fairy Cave as well as Wind Cave have less pungent smell of “bats’ shitte”.
The Fairy Cave is not accessible by public transportation. You have to go with travel agents or rent a car. It is possible to do a combo with Semenggoh Wildlife Centre and Wind Cave.
The trip to Fairy Cave, Kuching was made possible by Tourism Selangor and Sarawak Tourism Board as part of #tsdayout Special Edition Selangor Meets Sarawak. Airasia flies direct to Kuching from Kuala Lumpur 12 times a day.
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fairy cave sgt cantik kan!
saya pergi tahun 2012
love sarawak nature