Page 5 - Merapoh - Caving Paradise

Merapoh Caves In Brief

Merapoh is located in the district of Lipis, Pahang. It

is less than 10 km towards the Sungai Relau entry
point to Taman Negara. Many are unaware that Mer-

apoh which has at least 85 limestone hills is regard-

ed as a “cavers’ paradise”.

Merapoh has some nice world class caves. Some
caves are archaeological sites, others are beautiful

with stalagmites and stalactites, and underground

rivers. They are home to a wide variety of cave fauna
such as bats, swiftlets, snakes, and invertebrates.

These include insects, spiders, beetles, cockroaches,

centipedes and millipedes.

Peninsular Malaysia’s limestone hills cover only

0.3% of the land area but are home to 14% of her
plant species. Interesting discoveries were made at

the limestone hills around Merapoh – rare, endemic

plants, even unrecorded ones.