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Hill station and resort area in Pahang and Selangor, Malaysia
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Hindu temple.
A grand religious site located on a sharp, rocky slope near the peak of Resorts World Genting. Embark on a cultural journey through a visual depiction of the afterlife, or simply enjoy the magnificent mountainous landscape from the temple. Key landmarks include the iconic nine-story lamp-lit pagoda, the open-air SkyTerrace and a 15-metre tall statue of Buddha. It also has a vegetarian restaurant.
Located along the road side along the road up to Resorts World Genting, this special large rock has been standing in a perfect balance on top of other rocks below. There is a parking space purposely built beside the rock for visitors.
The farm consists of strawberry farm, lavender garden, hydrangea garden and mushroom farm.
Enjoy the natural goodness of honey cultivated in the farm; view a vast collection of unique and weird insects from all corners of the earth and also to feast your eyes on a beautiful spectrum of dancing colours as butterflies of species from all over the world perform their natural behaviour of flitting from flower to flower collecting nectar for food.
Masjid Yayasan Mohamed Noah
A mosque established in 1981 named after the Malaysian politician Tan Sri Mohammad Noah, one of the founders of the Genting Highlands.
An extraordinary orchestra of audio, visual and motion graphics programming through a dynamic transformation of 1,001 winch balls suspended from a four-story high ceiling. The current theme shown are The Goddess, Ocean Groove with Maestro Ning, Jungle Jam, Moondance, Urban Symphony and Party In The Sky.
A small outdoor garden behind Genting SkyWorlds Hotel facing down towards Kuala Lumpur.
Gohtong Memorial Park
The memorial park for the founder of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong Resorts World Genting and Genting Berhad. The memorial hall features a wooden effigy of Lim surrounded by orchid blossoms with a mural of Resorts World Genting in the background.
It also houses the Genting Club for Genting Rewards Gold and above members.
The main casino area spans over two floors on 1st and 2nd floor. The 3rd floor houses the SkyCasino Premium Gaming for Crockfords Platinum Club and SkyCasino Gold Club members.
Hosts music concerts and shows most weekends. It has a capacity of 5,132 seats.
This only theatre in Genting Highlands features an IMAX cinema.
GICC
Convention centre with various halls capable of hosting events, concerts and performances for up to 2,000 people.
Show and concert venue with weekly performances from various shows and artists. It has a capacity of 1,000 seats.
Genting Outdoor Theme Park
features various themed rides, suitable for adults and children. It spans over the following themed section areas: Studio Plaza, Eagle Mountain, Central Park, Rio, Andromeda Base, Liberty Lane, Epic, Robots Rivet Town and Ice Age. The Genting SkyWorlds Virtual Queue "VQ" mobile app is available for visitors to make reservations on the entry time to some rides to skip the general queue.
First World Indoor Theme Park
Indoor theme park located inside First World Plaza. Spans over around 4 hectares and has more than 20 rides.
Explore the virgin jungle of Genting Highlands through jungle trekking which are divided into three trails: biodiversity trail (2.7 km), conservation trail (800 m) and herb forest trail (1.7 km). The forest spans over an area of 200 hectares. Visitors can also camp at the CampX Malaysia.
18-hole golf course surrounded by lush greens and year-long crisp mountain breeze.
Mini Formula ride for children.
10 lanes bowling alley.
Centre for tennis, gymnasium, swimming pool, badminton, squash and tai chi.
An amusement centre with thrilling experiences which consists of 4D Trick Art Museum, Infinity, Jurassic Research Centre, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium and Zombie Outbreak.
Cross the boundaries of time, distance and physical limitations with cutting-edge virtual reality technology. Step into new worlds where you can do all the things you’ve never thought you could. Be it an airborne adventure, a deep ocean discovery, or even a thrilling otherworldly mission, you know you’re up for a full-sensory experience that will defy the realms of reality. The attraction is divided into RoboCoaster, SkyGlider VR and VORTEX.
Easy Store, Hot & Cold Drinks, Hot Plate, JR Curry, Marrybrown, Nasi Campur & Lauk Lauk, Only Mee, Umi Nasi Ayam.
Food court.
Food court with around 20 hawker food stalls.
Malaysia's own fast food restaurant.
Hot pot restaurant.
The restaurant and poolside lounge which showcases a special smokehouse and grill menu, regional dishes, healthy delights and an extensive cocktail list for both sun-kissed afternoons and moonlit dinners.
Vegetarian restaurant.
Taiwanese steamed dumpling and noodle restaurant.
Japanese restaurant.
Korean BBQ restaurant.
Northern and southern Chinese cuisine restaurant.
Malaysian and western restaurant.
Japanese restaurant specialized in ramen from various regions in Japan.
126 河鱼饭店
An international buffet in plush settings, with many chefs cooking on-the-spot upon your orders. It serves 6 different cuisines - Local, Nonya, Chinese, Japanese, Western and Indian. Recommendations include Penang Fried Kway Teow, Chicken Rice, Indian naan, Japanese sashimi (really fresh) and medium-well beef steak. Breakfast (5:30AM-10:30AM) RM 35 nett, lunch (noon-2:30PM) RM 55 nett, dinner (5PM-9:30PM) RM 65 nett. Children pay half price for all meals. The Go Genting Golden Package (see above, 'Get in by bus') may be used to cover the cost of a buffet lunch here.
High-quality Cantonese cuisine perfect for sharing, including live seafood, a variety of meat and vegetables and dessert, including dim sum breakfast.
Genting's signature award-winning restaurant, located in the hotel lobby, attractively done in a very modern style. Very expensive, but if you're going to splurge, you might as well go whole hog and try the Wagyu steak, flown in directly from Japan.
Bar with live entertainment and music.
Consists of Empire, RedTail Genting, RedTail Sports Bar, RedTail Karaoke and FUHU Restaurant and Bar
The only hotel in Malaysia to receive the 5-star rating by the Forbes Travel Guide for four consecutive years (2019–2022). This is the most expensive hotel in Genting Highlands.
Catering towards the masses and the budget conscious, this three-star monolith with gaudy exterior paint is the biggest hotel in the world, with 7,351 rooms in three towers. Self room check-in and check-out kiosks are available for faster processing time. Room numbers have five digits and the enormous First World Cafe's breakfast buffet has all the charm of a reform school cafeteria. Standard/deluxe rooms are spartan but clean. The main selling point is the price.
Genting Hotel
The second hotel to open in the Highlands, this 5-star hotel offers a wide range of entertainment and recreational facilities such as heated indoor swimming pool. Rates from RM 235 nett (low season).
Theme Park Hotel
A tropical rainforest-themed hotel located exactly across the main entrance of Genting SkyWorlds Theme Park. It is connected to the extension building named Valley Wing for more rooms. This hotel is the upgraded version of the previous Theme Park Hotel, the first hotel at Genting Highlands built in 1971.
Maxims Hotel
This 5-star hotel is supposed to be furnished as a Scottish castle with dark oak panels and low lighting. 932 rooms.
A four-star hotel adjacent to the Genting Grand Hotel with its three F&B outlets. Standard low season rates from RM 160 nett.
36-room resort in the middle of tropical rainforest.
Hotel with 252 rooms.
Experience watching the sunrise and sunset from the hotel. It also comes with indoor swimming pool, children's pool, kids playground, arcade game zone, karaoke party game room, fitness centre and sauna. You can also do flying fox and rock climbing at the hotel vicinity. It has more than 500 rooms spread across 4 buildings.
Beside the Chin Swee Temple - 110 rooms, all rooms with attached shower; off-peak single/double RM 50, triple RM 70; peak single/double RM 110, triple RM 130.
Exclusive camping in the middle of Genting Highlands forests.
Some of its facilities and services are restaurant, convenience store, banquet hall, meeting room, cafe, souvenir/gift shop, Surau (prayer room for Muslims), laundry service, dry cleaning, Wi-Fi in public areas, safety deposit boxes, 24-hour reception, 24-hour security, daily housekeeping service and room service.
A private retreat on 0.4 hectares of green land surrounded by rainforest.
First World Complex
The First World Plaza has to be the coolest, if not the highest shopping destination in Malaysia. It houses the Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park.
This 4-story shopping mall features the SkyCasino and the upper station of Awana Skyway. It features the SkySymphony colorful hanging balls orchestra.
Experience the shopping experience at this shopping mall which spans over the three ground floor area of three hotels, namely Genting Grand, Highlands and Resort Hotel. It houses a huge gaming arcade called the Vision City Video Games Park.
This shopping mall houses more than 20 dining, retail and service outlets. It is connected to Genting Highlands Premium Outlets by two link bridges. It houses the Awana Transport Hub at level 1 and Awana Station of Awana SkyWay at level 4.
An outlet with various choices of designer fashions and sportswear, fine leather and luggage, houseware and home furnishings, accessories and jewelry, gifts and special items and shoes. It also features various facilities on food and drinks, kids playground area etc. It spans over three floors, namely high street, middle street and low street.
By train
From northern region of Peninsular Malaysia, take train to Batang Kali Station and transfer to Aerobus Shuttle Service for destination to Genting Highlands.
By car and taxi
Genting Highlands can be reached by car from Kuala Lumpur in about 1 hr on the Karak Highway.
By bus
There are frequent buses operated by from various points in Kuala Lumpur (first bus at 9:00AM), including KL Sentral train station (two hourly), Gombak (two hourly), Pudu Sentral (two hourly), Jalan…
All hotels and attractions in Genting Highlands (except Awana Resort, Gohtong Jaya and Genting View Resort) are connected by sheltered walkways, lifts and escalators, so you never actually need to go outside.
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