Fairy Cave just about 10 minutes' drive apart (6 KM) from Wind Cave, another landmark of Bau Town, former gold mining town in Sarawak ( the legend Tasik Biru or "Blue
Lake" - the name "blue" is given because the water of the former gold mine crater looks blue). The staircase leading to the mouth of the cave is 3-storey high and the stairways with almost 117 steps to climb. Once inside, further narrow steps to ascend and you will found huge cave chamber with height of 7-8 storey building. Sunlight streams into the chamber, enabling you to view the limestone formation of several types. View the beautiful and some eerie shape of nature creations, the stalactites and stalagmites. 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 have no time to visit Niah or Mulu, this cave is an absolute must while you are in Kuching. There is a Fairy statue in the cave that droplets of water from the caves roof drops on it’s head and it is believed to be holy water and now the water dropping is a few feet away. The Fairy Cave area is also used for Rock Climbing and this spot can be found a few meters away from the Cave Entrance.
How to go Here:
Rent a car to go there
Rent a motorbike to go there
Contact local Travel Agent
Use local bus near Mosque in Kuching (Bau Transport Company Bus) and upon arrival Bau Station, from there, you may chartered a local Taxi to Fairy Cave / Wind Cave
Use local van in front of the Electra House
There are no facilities to stay.
Immediately exit the Wind Cave, at T-junction turn right and drive another 10 minutes until death end for Fairy Cave.The trip to the caves was very scenic where we are passing a lots of greenery.The rock out-crop lining the roadside inside the corn farm of the local.The trees lining the road to the Fairy Cave.The hut for the visitors to rest near the paddy field after cave adventure.The paddy field landscape the Fairy Cave surrounding.
Around the Entrance of Fairy Cave:
The entrance to the Cave. The right side is the customer service center running by Sarawak Forestry Department cum the ticketing booth for the visitors.The rest house operated by the local Bidayuh .The canteen operated by the local.The independent travelers with their bike.The 3-storey stairways with 117 footsteps ascending to the mouth of the Fairy Cave.The mouth of the Fairy Cave.The first steep staircase for first entrance to the cave. The staircase is slippery and wet from water dropping from roof of the cave, beware your head because the entrance/exit roof is too low, the mouth is about 3/4 feets height.A narrow and wet tunnel that has a stairs upwards. Once you pass this tunnel, you’ll start seeing bright lights that shines through the Fairy Cave’s roof.
Inside the Cave:
Fairy Statue in the cave that droplets of water from the caves roof drops on it’s head and it is believed to be holy water.You see how small a hiker in this photo compare to the size of the chamber.The steep staircase inside the chamber.The huge chamber of the Fairy Cave.The view of the chamber backing the sunlight that streams into the chamber.The chamberThe stalactite hangs downward like an icicle and the stalagmite is below and sticks up.Just before the entrance to the Fairy Cave, there is a local canteen cum rock climbing sport center.
p/s: All photos taken using Camera phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 3)
