# Blog | Batu Caves Tours

> News and seasonal updates from Batu Caves Tours: Thaipusam planning, operator updates and the facts we correct that other sites still get wrong.

URL: https://batucavestours.com/blog/

# News & seasonal updates

Time-stamped posts only: festival planning, operator news and corrections. Our evergreen Batu Caves knowledge lives in the 

guides

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![Thaipusam crowds filling the Batu Caves forecourt before dawn](/images/featured/thaipusam-crowds-filling-the-batu-caves-forecourt-.webp)

[/blog/planning-your-visit-for-thaipusam-2027/ →](/blog/planning-your-visit-for-thaipusam-2027/)

Seasonal 25 August 2026 · 6 min read

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Planning Your Visit for Thaipusam at Batu Caves, 22 January 2027

[/blog/planning-your-visit-for-thaipusam-2027/ →](/blog/planning-your-visit-for-thaipusam-2027/)

Thaipusam falls on 22 January 2027, drawing over a million people to Batu Caves. How to plan your visit now: crowds, timing, transport and a respectful approach.

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![A guide talking with two travellers at the base of the Batu Caves staircase](/images/featured/a-tour-guide-and-two-travellers-talking-at-the-bas.webp)

[/blog/why-we-publish-the-free-option-and-the-dark-cave-truth/ →](/blog/why-we-publish-the-free-option-and-the-dark-cave-truth/)

News & Updates 10 August 2026 · 5 min read

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Why We Publish the Free Option — and the Dark Cave Truth

[/blog/why-we-publish-the-free-option-and-the-dark-cave-truth/ →](/blog/why-we-publish-the-free-option-and-the-dark-cave-truth/)

Our new Batu Caves site names the licensed operator behind it, publishes the RM 2.60 KTM option in full, and corrects the Dark Cave error competitors still get wrong.

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## Planning around a date?

Festival periods and public holidays change everything at Batu Caves. Ask us before you lock your itinerary in.

call 012-948 7050

[tel:+60129487050 →](tel:+60129487050)

 

Ask us first

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