The Wind Cave, Fairy Cave and Jambusan Caves

The Wind Cave and the Fairy Cave are a really nice day trip from Kuching. They are not that huge than the caves in Niah and Mulu but here your dont need a guide and you can explore the caves on your own.

The Wind Cave (Gua Angin)
If you follow the road to Bau you get to a junction just before the small city. Turn right and after 3 km there is a small street coming up on the right which leads to the Wind Cave. The entrance fee is 5 RM and in the cave are proper nice boadwalks. There are thousands of bats and swiftlets. If you turn right after around 50 m on the boadwalk you will reach a platform and find a narrow path behind on the left which leads up to beautiful chambers with swiftlet nests and bats hanging around - very nice for fotos. Don´t be afraid, there is no possibility to get lost, its always very easy to find the way out again - just follow the signs on the walls. The other parts of the cave are quite developed and easy to access. In the middle is a little river which leads through all the cave into the Bau River.

After enjoing the cave you can walk to the end of the road and take a refreshing bath with the locals in the clean Bau River. If you walk/swim 100 m upstream you can find the place where the small river runs out of the cave. Be very careful upriver while swimming in the deeper parts. There are huge stones and tree trunks under water and better don´t jump like the young local may do.

The Fairy Cave (Gua Kapor)
The Fairy Cave is around 6 km further on the right on the same road after the Wind Cave. Follow the small paved road to the end. There you see a tower with steps which lead to the entrance of the cave. The cave is huge and impressive. In the part behind is a boardwalk on the right side which will lead you all the way through the dark part. In the end you find some ladders (some steps are missing). Here you can leave the cave to a platform surrounded by rainforest. You can walk up to the summit of that mountain (45 min one way), but you need enough water and good shoes. The path up is quite steep and leads through beautiful jungle. If you are afraid of getting lost, mark the trail to be sure you find the way back. Inside the cave are no possibilities to get lost. You can walk wherever you want. There are lots and lots of bats, small swiftlets, cave frogs, strange cave insects and even cave crabs. There is much to explore!

Jambusan Cave (gua jan bu san)
Jambusan (Bird-nest Hill) is a village about 3 kilometers from Bau main road. There are plenty of limestone caves around the hill which produce plenty of the famous edible bird-nests. The two most popular bird-nest producing caves are Gua Jawang near the Kampung Merembeh and Gua Puang which is just in front of the Jambusan Bazaar. We haven´t been there yet - we will be happy about further informations.

Picture Gallery - Please click to enlarge!
Near F. Cave	Fairy C. entrance	Inside main hall	Fairy Cave
Fairy C. main hall	Fairy Cave	Fairy Cave	Fairy Cave  inside
Fairy C. inside	Summit of Fairy C.	Wind C. Boadwalk	Swiftlet nest
Wind C. Chambers	Thousands of Bats	in the Wind cave	Bau River/Wind C.
What to bring for the trip:		How to get there
Walking boots or sport shoes Food and enough water Swimsuit (river in wind cave) Torchlights and enough batteries Medical aid, mosquito repellent Mobile: Celcom Net is available		1hr (45 km) SW of Kuching Ask Eric to bring you there by car Rent a car to go there Almost impossible to get there by local bus. There are no facilities to stay.