Khatulpica Adventure ( Malaysia ) : Gua Kelam ( The Dark Limestone Cave ) at Northern Perlis State,Malaysia

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Gua Kelam ( The Dark Limestone Cave ) at Northern Perlis State,Malaysia

Happy New Year to all friend fans adventure sports recreation,backpackers Traveller here in my hometown Perlis,Malaysia centre is a near 45minute to Langkawi Islands 15minute to border southern Thailand

Kaki Bukit small town location Gua Kelam ( The Dark Cave ) is favourite place to camp at rainforest,sports & motivation camp,trekking,night watching animal raptor flora fauna also camping.rock climbing site have a route for climbing,caving.

Limestone cave is one of the most interesting cave in Malaysia, the cave measuring 370-meters long with a small town near Kaki Bukit Hills.Cave is located in the foot hill about 36 km far from the town of Kangar.Cave formerly known ore mines that produce quality.Gua Kelam cave also be a connecting road between the people of Bukit Wang Kelian and small town Kaki Bukit. The latest, Dark Cave will be the new attractions in Perlis. Covering 370m limestone caves and is located in a small town in Foot Hill.Cave is called in conjunction with the condition in which the position in the foothills and dark atmosphere that always surrounds this cave.

To cross into the cave, provided a suspension bridge to the visitors. Dark Caves Recreational Park is famous for its street cave ("cave walk"). Long underground river about 400 meters flow through limestone ranges can be seen in the cave. This underground river is a natural occurrence of the phenomenon. Electricity supply is provided for visitors to enjoy the beauty of the cave. In 1935, a British citizen to realize that the path of the river here is a good way to transport tin ore from a mine near the river through underground caves to the Foot Hills.

Now local and foreign visitors can walk through this cave using a wooden path floodlit.Situated within Kaki Bukit town, the highlight of this park is Gua Kelam, limestone cave which is filled with interesting stalactite and stalagmite formations. This well-lit cave is believed to have been hollowed out from a limestone massif by an underground stream over many eons. Located nearby is Gua Kelam ii which is suitable for more experienced cavers & Camping site in Rainforest

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KHATULPICA HISTORY

Founder & Owner of KHATULPICA has REGISTERD name since 2008 when I research 1997 in rainforest at Perlis state north of Malaysia activity climate season factor in rainforest, animals, flora biodiversity & plantation.

Khatulistiwa & Tropica an Equator it is a circle of latitude parallel for north & southern hemisphere. Khatulistiwa season sometime rainy and are normaly days temperature.

Tropica season November - March

Day temperature around 30-38 degree and at Night temperature was cooling down to 20 degree sometime under 20 degree Celcius below.

Depends on wind situation blowing from Siberia to north of Malaysia Peninsula ( we call Angin Timur season ). Only Perlis state in Malaysia have this situation and some other place Kedah state & border of southern Thailand

TRAVEL FOOD HOUR

Traveller backpackers, friends sports adventure, ride cycling,exploration was arrive in here before move on travel activity explore camping rainforest

From Kangar Town

10 minute to Jetty Kuala Perlis to Langkawi Islands

20 minute to Padang Besar or Wang Kelian borders of southern Thailand

FLIGHT -

The Sultan Abdul Halim Airport in Kepala Batas,

Alor Star Kedah receives daily flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). At the airport taxi or buses to Perlis available. Langkawi International Airport also available

TRAIN -

You can also catch ETS train from Kuala Lumpur to Haadyai Thailand at last station in Padang Besar. from Singapore if choosing to kangar town or Langkawi islands will drop in station Arau station.

From Kuala Lumpur 4hour 30minute will be arrive

CAR -

For those who prefer to drive, the state accessible by road via the North - Southern Highway.You can choose to drive private car or rental car in here are available

FERRY Langkawi island

At Kuala Perlis jetty & Kuah Langkawi jetty you can get a tickets directly at counter 7.am - 7.00 pm or reservation date.

1. Ferry for passenger

2. Langkawi RO-RO Ferry services provide the transport wheeled vechile and passenger.

ROCK CLIMBING IN MALAYSIA

Limestone Outcrops on Peninsular Malaysia,granite

boulders and monolihts at the east coast, limestone

crags and sandstone mountain in Sarawak and alpine granite big walls in Sabah.

However,this vast potential is still awaiting exploration & development by a small, but growing community. The hub of Malaysian Climbing is still in Kuala Lumpur region are located at Batu Caves, the last limestone outcrop on Peninsular Malaysia.

Futher south there is nothing but granite, must of it

hidden by dense jungle great place in Johor state is Dragon Horns in Tioman Islands. The huge potential

north of Kuala Lumpur Templer Park. In the state Perak around Ipoh,Perlis,Kelantan and Pahang where hundreds of limestone crags wait for being explored.

ROCK CLIMBING ROUTE & CAVING SPELEO IN GUA KELAM RAINFOREST

SECTION A & B - 15 route & dificulity

1.Dewi kandi 5.7

2.Pawana 5.10a

3.Serakah 5.10c

4.Seladang + Labi 5.10a

5.Kantoi 5.10a

6.JimRumy 5.10a

7.Ubi Karim 5.10b

8.Bati Berjuntai 5.10b

9.Sebarau 5.10a

10.Expresi 5.10d

11.Penyengat Baru 5.10b

12.Aqot + Abot 5.9

13.Eqoism 5.10b

14.Rambang Mata 5.10d

15.Project

SECTION C - 3 route

16.Naked But Scared 5.10d

17.Sentence to Climb 5.11a

18.Unsung Heroes 5.11a

SECTION D - 2 route Big Wall

19.Ninja 5.10d

20.Project

SECTION E - 9 route Big Wall

21.Ends of Darkness 5.12c

22.Project

23.Where 5.10c

24.Kerja Gila 5.10c

25.Free from associaton 5.10d

26.J.B Iguana 5.10a

27.Lambat no.. 5.10b

28.Uno 5.12d

29.Sijilorotelu 5.10b

SECTION F - 6 route

30.Achtung 5.10d

31.Californication 5.11c

32.Project

33.Project Route

34.Project too

35.Romanian Trio 5.11a

ROCK CLIMBING & CAVING SPELEO AT BUKIT KETERI

The unique limestone crag was one of the 2 areas chosen by the Mammut & Camp5 bolting expedition that was held in Malaysia in Febuary 2007.Opening & Declare one of eco tourism destination in Perlis State by DYTM Tuanku Raja Muda Perlis.DULI YANG TERAMAT MULIA TUANKU SYED FAIZUDDIN PUTRA IBNI TUANKU SYED SIRAJUDDIN JAMALULLAIL
At this point only one of the two hills has been developed, currently it holds 53 quality routes from 3a to 8c(+).
This outcrop holds breath taking cave that cuts through the entire mountain at a hight of about 30m forming various holes and overhangs that cater for steep and photogenic routes.
Just amazing World Champion Rock Climbing David Lama & Friends have completed done this route rock climbing

Belly buton - 3 route

Raja - 12 route

Gulag - 24 route

Mata - 3 route

Robot Wall - 8 route

Topo Keteri climbing route

Goggle that site

www.camp5.com/pdfs/topo_keteri.pdf

CAMPING GUIDE IN RAINFOREST ( Booking Your date ) Person/Group

Camping in rainforest will be give more best travel exprience backpackers,individual,group program or family trip fun hapiness,photography Fun &Harmony get in exprience Everyday & Public Holiday

BOOKING TRIP FOR Group /Person pax

Travellers will be assist to log into book journey

Locate Camping Site

1. GUA KELAM - HUJAN HUJAN CAMPSITE

Be exprience to you on caving limestone cave 140 meter bridge, night trekking wildlife animals raptor rainforest biodiversity cooking bushcraft food tradition,rock climbing & swimming pool nature from cave river

2.TASIK MERANTI ( Meranti Lake )

campsite 2km from Gua Kelam, will be trekking to a lake of Meranti. When trekking you can see biodiversity in around nature. The tree Meranti is higher and is canopy this area. If you have chances to look that tree Meranti spread seed. The seed from top of tree flying around like be same a helicopter is flying down to floor rainforest.

3.BUKIT AYER WATERFALL

campsite is near waterfall and great limestone waterfall in north Malaysia. Trekking will be around of many fruits from rainforest nature we call Dusun (people village have their own since ancestor place )