Wind Cave

Wind Cave is a limestone cave system within the Wind Cave Nature Reserve near Bau town in Bau District, Sarawak, Malaysia, about 30 km southwest of Kuching. Managed by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation, it is known for its extensive stalactite and stalagmite formations, bat colonies, and cool draughts that give the cave its name. The reserve features illuminated boardwalks and is often visited together with nearby Fairy Cave.

Visitors can expect a developed limestone cave with concrete boardwalks, staircases, and electric lighting leading through narrow passages and chambers filled with stalactites, stalagmites, columns and flowstones. The cave is home to bats and swiftlets and has a cool, breezy interior. The surrounding reserve has forested limestone hills, a small stream, and interpretive signage. Exploration is self-guided along the marked walkway with viewing platforms inside the cave.

Wind Cave is part of the Bau limestone formation dating to the Jurassic period and lies in the historic Bau gold mining district. The caves were formed by water erosion of limestone and have been protected as a nature reserve under the Sarawak Forestry Corporation for conservation, research and recreation.

The cave is a well-known natural attraction in Bau and is valued locally for nature education and recreation. It is commonly paired with Fairy Cave as part of Bau's cave tourism circuit showcasing the region's karst heritage.