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Bat Caves

East of Yapak, 5608, Philippines
Ranked #20 of 31 attractions in Boracay
3.0 of 5 stars 9 Reviews
Type: Caverns/ Caves
Description: At twilight every day, thousands of bats awake from the caves and fly over White Beach.
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Edmonton, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

don't let the official tour guide badge fool you, this is a country specializing in knock-offs . The cave itself is pretty cool, but there is no easy, or safe way in or out. I have crocs on and it was extremely slippery and steep, one wrong slip and you would be a statistic. This place would benefit by some... More

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Perth, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

Nice interesting tour, guide was great and new lots bout the area

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Hsinchu, Taiwan
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

This was my first bat cave experience, so I'm unjaded in saying that it was an awesome one. The trek through the jungle is ok, but the cave itself is steep, slippery when wet, and fairly dangerous on the best of days. So naturally my girlfriend and I were interested in doing it. There's a pool at the bottom of... More

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Bangkok, Thailand
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

This was really cool, but quiet dangerous - you should have proper hiking shoes on to go deep into the cave. It is incredibly hot and smells like, well, poop. There is bat poop everywhere, be prepared to get VERY DIRTY. It was a very neat adventure, but I dont think I would do it again. The Crystal Cave (next... More

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Oslo
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73 reviews 73 reviews
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106 helpful votes 106 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
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Many people like to go to this location, but in my opinion its a waste of time I rate it as average as others may like it. To get to the caves, you must deal with a myriad of hustlers trying to charge you for this or for that or in some case trying to take advantage of unwary tourists.... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2011 via mobile
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The 2 of us hired a tricycle from White beach to the bat cave which took about 15 minutes. There was a shonky tourist info stand which was empty so the driver went straight past it. Another guy on a motorbike came up alongside and showed the driver where to go. At the top of the hill (the tricycle couldn't... More

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manila
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 July 2010
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Once again on the other side of Boracay, we went on a batcave tour with this local. truly, this is a disgrace. There are no more bats, whats left is the stenge of a thousand bat droppings hardered and dried up from years ago. I hear there is another cave callled crystal cave which is a lot better

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Nevada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2010
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Tens of thousands of sleeping bats on the ceiling, crystal clear underground pools of water. well worth the price of the guide. just wear good shoes. Its slippery!

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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