The next stop of our tour of KL were the Batu Caves right outside of Kuala Lumpur. The caves are a Hindu Shrine and one of the largest Hindu religious sites outside of India. We then scaled the 200+ stairs to the top to find some of the most colorful religious statues I had ever seen.
While some of the excitement was dimmed when we found out that we were not going to be able to see the main temple, because it was closed for a ceremony, we were just happy to be there before the rain came!
The major deity and the steps to the top!
The cave was as breath taking as some of the statues
colorful statues
Another large deity next to the caves
One of the Cave Monkeys
Last stop in Kuala Lumpur was the Elephant Sanctuary. We had a great tour guide that seemed to get us all the perks. We were given an awesome elephant ride and our own time to swim with baby elephants in the river. Amazing.
It's bath time!
This little guy is less than a year old and had his foot ripped off by a trap.
It's no lie....elephants LOVE peanuts
Getting clean in the river
Deerland was the next stop on the tour. It turned out to be this place that was used for breeding deer meet and then one day the owner decided that he wanted to make it a park and give up selling deer meet. We saw few visitors and had lots of interactions with the animals in comparison to the US zoos I have been to.
One of the deer climbed on top of me to get to the potatoes we were feeding them. I then had hoof prints on me for the rest of the day.
Interesting fact. Ostriches are only scared of things that are taller than them.
Ten seconds later this bear turned his head and clawed my face to pieces.....just kidding...he was too interested in his coconut.. thank god..
While some of the excitement was dimmed when we found out that we were not going to be able to see the main temple, because it was closed for a ceremony, we were just happy to be there before the rain came!
The major deity and the steps to the top!
The cave was as breath taking as some of the statues
colorful statues
Another large deity next to the caves
One of the Cave Monkeys
Last stop in Kuala Lumpur was the Elephant Sanctuary. We had a great tour guide that seemed to get us all the perks. We were given an awesome elephant ride and our own time to swim with baby elephants in the river. Amazing.
It's bath time!
This little guy is less than a year old and had his foot ripped off by a trap.
It's no lie....elephants LOVE peanuts
Getting clean in the river
Deerland was the next stop on the tour. It turned out to be this place that was used for breeding deer meet and then one day the owner decided that he wanted to make it a park and give up selling deer meet. We saw few visitors and had lots of interactions with the animals in comparison to the US zoos I have been to.
One of the deer climbed on top of me to get to the potatoes we were feeding them. I then had hoof prints on me for the rest of the day.
Interesting fact. Ostriches are only scared of things that are taller than them.
Ten seconds later this bear turned his head and clawed my face to pieces.....just kidding...he was too interested in his coconut.. thank god..
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