Fairy Cave

Fairy Caves in Kuching, Sarawak Borneo is located about 50 km from the capital and getting here is quite easy. The caves are about 8 km to the nearest town called Bau which used to be a gold mining town back in the day. The Fairy Cave is also known as Gua Kapor in Malay and is one of the very interesting caves to visit while here.

Take the Batu Kawa-Tondong Highway towards Bau town. When you reach the traffic lights near Bau, turn right and continue driving. The t-junction to Wind Caves is on the right and the Fairy Caves on the left. Keep driving till the end of the road and you will see the Signpost for the Fairy Caves. Anyway, there is a 5 storey structure at the entrance of the caves. Do not go alone, best to go in a group if you plan to explore without a guide.

Upon reaching the Fairy Caves, there will be local Sarawak Tourism signpost with the cave name on it. This is the place where allow vehicle to parked here. There used to be a counter that probably collected money but it seemed abandon for a while. So entrance is free. To enjoy the great scenery walking up a concrete staircase 5 floors high or 30 metres high is a pre- requirement.

When reached the centre of the cave and look around to see that the cave is really huge with abundance of plant life scattered throughout the main cave area. The smell of Guano (Bat Droppings) is quite strong. After a quick climb through the cave with torchlight, the cave opens up into a main chamber. Sunlight streams into the chamber, enabling to view the limestone formation of several types. View the beautiful and some eerie shape of nature creations, the stalactites and stalagmites. There is a formation that has been likened to the Goddess of Mercy which at about 3 meters in height resembles a woman dressed in classical Chinese robes, complete with hat, look down benignly upon worshippers. Another formation looks like an old man crouching down.