Actually Ipoh itself is a city surrounded by mountain, most of it is Limestone, thus it had many temples built inside caves. At north part of town, which near JALAN kANGSAR, where there are many branded car outlet and service centre, there are PERAK TONG{perak cave } temple, which for the first timer to Ipoh, a MUST GO PLACE. Parking... More

There are several "temple" Caves I do not see this one reviewed ? - also note there are Caves WITHOUT temples! For years I was taken to the famous Perak caves but today did the lessor known Gua Kek Look Tong with Temple and the Gua Tempurung without temple. What a mistake to have missed these. Gua Kek Look Tong... More

Very nice one of the best Buddhist temple I have seen . Take the bus . Is located at Gunung Tasek and houses over 40 Buddha statues and many murals. More

One of the caves (forgot the name) had a sign outside that says you can feed the turtles with KangKong at the turtle pond. However, we went inside and could not find any turtle pond. Perhaps a good idea to update the sign if no longer available. We visited all the caves, found all of them nothing much and not... More

We visited three of the cave temples and they are well worth the time. One is very natural and north of Ipoh. It is extremely large wonderful monuments, turtle pond and koi. The other two south of Ipoh are more ornate and very colourful. More

Perak Tong cave temple is located just north of Ipoh and is one of the oldest temples and famous for the murals. The temple is very interesting and then you can climb a lot of stairs up to a back entrance, and from there you can continue to the top of the hill where there are great views over the... More

Must visit perak cave temple. there is a 450 steps to the top of the cliff. wear a good pair of walking shoe and camera. Has a fortune teller counter, can try it out too. More

Recently, I visited Perak Tong - One of the largest limestone cave temple in Malaysia. Built in 1926 by a Buddhist priest from China, Perak Tong houses over 40 Buddha. Beyond the main altar, a passage leads into the cave's interior. After a steep climb of 385 steps, the cave opens again to reveal a wonderful view of the surrounding... More