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ADVENTURE CAVES

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL

For your safety and the safety of the cave you must be accompanied by a World Heritage Park Guide.

Adventure caving involves varying degrees of difficulty. All participants require a reasonable level of physical fitness

and the ability to be underground in small dark places. Caving at ulu often involves !ading across rivers orstreams" squee#ing bet!een rocks and crevices" s!imming through underground rivers" and of course" gettingcovered in dirt.Caves have been rated as beginners" intermediate and advanced. $isitors to those caves !ith an %advanced& ratingrequire previous e'perience. ()ee the advice belo!*

LAGANG CAVE + ,ntermediate -evel. (not suitable for children under / years of age*-ength 0 appro'. km )uitable for the ine'perienced.

1his is a beautiful cave !ith many stalactites" stalagmites and !onderful e'amples of cave sediments. 2quipped !ith

helmets and torches you scramble over boulders and along ancient rivers beds. 2'perience the thrill of seeing this

underground !orld by torchlight and the anticipation of !hat is around the ne't dark corner. 1here is no climbing in

this cave !hich makes this is a great adventure" ideal for family groups.

COST Rm160 per person which inc!"es # on$%o#& &rip re&!rn &o '#r( )*

RACER CAVE + ,ntermediate -evel. (not suitable for children under / years of age*-ength 0 appro'. km )uitable for the ine'perienced.

1his often depends on the si#e of the group" the more people in the group the longer it !ill take (the ma'imum is 3*-ights and helmets are provided but you !ill get muddy so bring old clothes and good !alking shoes. 1he guide !illlead you through the cave climbing up and do!n the passage!ays !ith the aid of ropes. 1his cave can require someupper body strength but most people are successful. 2n4oy the great feeling that comes !ith discovering yourabilities and meeting a physical challenge.

COST Rm160 per person which inc!"es # on$%o#& &rip re&!rn &o '#r( )*

CLEAR+ATER REVIVAL + ,ntermediate -evel. (not suitable for children under / years of age*-ength 0 appro'. .5km )uitable for the ine'perienced.

Clear!ater 6iver 6evival 1our !ill take you on a 4ourney through the ancient underground river into areas only ourmost advanced cavers usually e'perience. 7y entering and e'iting the system through the board!alks of Clear!aterCave this tour is suitable for intermediate cavers !ith confidence in !ater and rock climbing. 1he adventure begins!hen you step off the sho! cave board!alk and into the cool" clear !aters that have been carving out the e'pansive/88km of passages in the Clear!ater system for over / million years. 9epending on the !ater levels you !ill !ade"s!im and climb to the far reaches of Clear!ater Cave and return via the same passage.

Packaged !ith a longboat ride and picnic lunch" !e think Clear!ater 6evival !ill be a hot favourite for our adventure

caving enthusiasts in /85:

; Please note that this tour is !eather dependent as high river levels prevent access into the river systems ofClear!ater Cave.; 6eservations are essential and helmets and headlamps are provided.62 )W,,?G A7,-,1@" 62A)?A7-2 -2$2- F F,1?2))" C-)29 ,? )H2)" WA126P6FCA26A 6 96@7AG ,) ?2C2))A6@ F6 1H,) 1=6. @= W,-- G21 W21:

COST Rm,00 per person which inc!"es # on$%o#& &rip re&!rn &o '#r( )* - 'icnic L!nch

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ADVENTURE CAVESAdvance level caving is a tour for visitors that

Can demonstrate c!rren& mem%ershipof an internationally recognised speleological society or caving

group" or Can provide details of; pre.io!s c#.in$ e3perienceor

Have compe&e" one o4 &he e#sier &o!rs at ulu first.

5inim!m pre.io!s e3periencefor this cave is described as an e'pedition of at least 5 hours duration in a !ild cave!hich has no lighting or path!ays.

; $erifiable !ritten evidence on each participant&s previous caving e'perience and ).6.1. e'perience must beprovided to the Park anager for approval. ,t should list the caves visited" their location" and describe the trip e.g.vertical rope !ork" cra!ling in confined spaces" climbing" s!imming" hori#ontal or vertical systems.

,nformation about your caving e'perience should be sent toPark anager" ulu ?ational ParkFa' 8B5 D/E83 1elephone 8B5 D/E88 2mail enquiriesmulupark.com

,f you do not have previous e'perience you can go to 6acer Cave or )tonehorse Cave first !here your guide !illassess your abilities and if successful an advanced adventure caving trip can be organised as per scheduled.

CLEAR+ATER CONNECTION Advance -evel. (not suitable for children under 3 years of age and allparticipant must be able to s!im*-ength 0 appro'. .Bkm.

1his trip is relatively long (.B kilometres* and depending on levels of fitness takes bet!een to B hours. 1he largerthe number of people in the group the longer the trip !ill take (up to 8 hours*.

1he tour begins in the sho! cave section of Wind Cave before leaving the constructed trail and moving into a !ildcave chamber off of the ings Chamber in Wind Cave. 1he route taken is over highly broken terrain that includesstre!n boulders and requires some climbing up and clambering do!n short faces. Areas that are ha#ardous havefi'ed ropes attached and guides carry personal ropes to assist visitors in short sections that require climbing. 1hetour continues on for about one kilometre before arriving at the sho! cave section of Clear!ater Cave. For many the

river is the highlight of the tour being e'ceptionally beautiful and refreshing follo!ing the hard caving .

1he Clear!ater Connection tour is !eather dependent" as it is not safe to run the tour !hen the !ater levels in theClear!ater 6iver are too high. 6eservations are essential" helmets and head lamps are provided.62 )W,,?G A7,-,1@" 62A)?A7-2 -2$2- F F,1?2))" C-)29 ,? )H2)" WA126P6FCA26A 6 96@7AG ,) ?2C2))A6@ F6 1H,) 1=6. @= W,-- G21 W21:

COST Rm,00 per person which inc!"es # on$%o#& &rip re&!rn &o '#r( )*

SARA+AK C)A5BER OVERNIG)T AT CA5' 1 Advance -evel. (not suitable for children under3 years of age and all participant must be able to s!im*

?e! tour for )ara!ak Chamber !ill require you to stay night at Camp .

)ara!ak Chamber is a particularly challenging tour even for visitors that have good fitness and are e'periencedcavers. 1he tour takes / days night" beginning from park headquarters" follo!ing the )ummit 1rail up to!ards thesouthern side of Gunung Api. 1he trail takes appro'imately three hours before reaching the mouth of Gua ?asib7agus (Good -uck Cave*. 7efore entering the cave" the guide must assess the !ater levels at the cave mouth ashigh !ater levels make it unsafe. ,f the !ater levels are too high" the tour !ill be cancelled and the group returns topark headquarters.

,f the !ater level is lo! enough the tour proceeds for appro'imately B88 metres along a river channel !ith sheer rockfaces rising to about 58 metres on either side. 1o!ards the end of the river there is a traverse" using fi'ed ropes" ofappro'imately /88 metres. Follo!ing the traverse the tour then proceeds up a steep boulder slope to the chamberitself. 1he chamber is pitched at a steep angle and the floor is covered in boulders. 1he tour stops at the mouth ofthe chamber.
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ADVENTURE CAVESFollo!ing this the group returns to camp via the hour 4ungle trek and another E hours to Park H< the ne't day.62 )W,,?G A7,-,1@" 62A)?A7-2 -2$2- F F,1?2))" C-)29 ,? )H2)" WA126P6FCA26A 6 96@7AG" 2A-) I )-22P,?G 7AG ,) ?2C2))A6@ F6 1H,) 1=6.

?12@es )ara!ak Chamber is the largest cave chamber in the !orldJ therefore" !hen you finally get there you !ill see

nothing but a large black space. ,t is too large to be lit by any torch light.

CA?C2--A1,? 7@ 1H2 PA6 )1AFFA set of guidelines for )ara!ak Chamber must be read and signed before the tour is booked and paid for.

,f the trek is cancelled before leaving the Park office then there !ill be a full refund.

nce you have left the Park ffice there !ill be no refund !hatever the reason for the tour not going all the

!ay to )ara!ak Chamber e.g." fitness levels" !ater levels" and sickness.

,f during the trek the guide believes that !ater levels !ill be too high in )ara!ak Chamber but still suitable at

9runken Forest or -agangs (through trip* then the tour !ill be changed at no e'tra charge.

COST Rm,70 per person

VISITORS 5A8 NOT ENTER AN8 O T)E CAVES +IT)OUT A LICENSED 'ARK GUIDE

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