Gua Charas Panching Kuantan

Visited on 23rd December 2025. Greeted by the dogs. The dogs will not harm. Can just give food. Have to be careful when going up to the temple as the stairs and pathway can be wet. Apparently we reached early where the priest haven't reached yet. So we used the opportunity to have a closer look at the hindu gods statues. Good vibe.

Worth the visit if u are visiting kuantan. The cave was easy to reach via a short flight of metal steps. The inside of the cave was magnificent although there were some grafitti on the wall. But compared to the cave I visited in Ipoh, the one in Ipoh was more breathtaking. If u drive there, beware u have to pay 3 rm for the parking..

There’s a SivaLinggam inside this cave. Mesmerising. The atmosphere inside the cave is nice. Different kind of vibrant. Hope the local authorities maintain this place well. Be careful if you travel with children. Saw some cave snakes and hundreds of Bat on the way to the SivaLinggam. Close at 5pm.

Have been here few times, such a peaceful place and a perfect spot to visit if came across Kuantan.

It's a really good place to visit a Hindu temple and a buddha temple in the caves. Not too high to climb. But the upkeeping is really bad. Beer cans everywhere. I'm really upset by that. And the priests smoke in the temple. It's quite sad to see this. Thought of giving it there stars, but two should suffice.

Gua Charas is a cave temple near Panching village, hidden in a palm oil plantation about 25km west of Kuantan. A 400millions years limestone masiff that towers around 300 meters high, the hill has a large cave chamber accessible by steps from the foot below. Inside, a reclining Buddha statue is housed at the end of a large rib cage-like passageway, along with smaller altars placed at random recesses along the walls. Lit by lamps, interesting limestone formations can be viewed along the statues, the ground wet at some parts from dripping water, a natural feature of such landscapes. Open daily from 9am till 5pm, small ticket and parking fees are charged on visitors. It is recommended to visit during noon when sunlight enters the cave for nice photo effects. Some shirtless Hindu priests were washing an altar and a black pillar named Jala Lingam, representing the deity Lord Shiva. Nearby, statues of an elephant and a monkey were kneeling before a Buddha while towards the rear of the cave, another holy man was attending to a modestly sized Reclining Buddha statue. Between 11am and 12noon we can see the sun light thru caves hole reach Buddha face. It is not the most attractive reclining Buddha in Malaysia but the fact that it was constructed in such a setting is impressive. Every corner of the caves you can see the water dripping and real lively caves which we called stalagmite and stalactites. It’s really huge caves would say 4 to 5 times bigger than Batu Caves. I was amazed with the way they build the path way and some of the shrine with just depend on rope and public help. The temple was well clean and I was blessed when reached the temple around 11am with Abhishegam continue with prayers at 12noon. Those who really wanted see the temple and caves please try to reach by 11am. Note: Please do not touch any of caves stones especially when it’s wet which will affect the growth.

A place on the way to Lembing. Tickets and parking price are reasonable. The steel stairs outside the cave is a bit scary, be careful. But it worth the climbing up! The cave is very chill inside, and I can see the pavements inside the cave have been improved a lot over the year. A interesting place to see many Hindu and Chinese temples co-exist in one cave.

My journey to Sivan temple gua charas was very astonishing. Of course it is a steep climb to reach the cave entrance, so kindly take note as it is not safe to take small kids or anyone having trouble climbing stairs. The interior of the cave is well constructed. But the steel steeps leading to the cave entrance are quite rusty , some steeps look like it is in danger of breaking . So again a gentle reminder, please be cautious . However if you managed to reach inside the cave many wonderful deities, like shivan, yinayagar, Hanuman , sleeping Buddha and many others do inquire before going there as the signboards say the cave is closed at 5pm. There are toilets right at the parking area and also inside the cave.