Chukai Tourism & Travel Guide

Genting Highlands: This is 45 minutes away from the KL city. Genting highlands are an integrated resort with casinos, theme parks, hotels perched on top of Gunung Ulu Kali Mountain. One can reach the resorts by the cable car. Genting cable car is the world’s fastest mono cable car. The view in the cable car is just awesome. We visited the snow world there and had a great time. Also, one can explore around and enjoy various entertainment opportunities the place has to offer.

When we generally hear Malaysia, what we think of is beaches, city life and food, etc but I never imagined how it’s like to be in the hilly areas of Malaysia. This was in August when I went to Malaysia for the first time for 5 days and stayed in Hotel Awana- Genting Highlands, which is a hill resort. With this word hills we always make a picture of small lane, risky driving, but beautiful and serene views, but this perspective changed in Malaysia.Hills there are so organized that they have proper two way lanes with a divider in between and proper security on the edges which minimalize the chances of danger. Also, they have planted beautiful trees both sides which actually gives you the goose bumps cuz it’s same all the way long for 25-30 kms.Luckily I got my room on 26th floor which gave me pretty scenic and serene views. I guess we people are made like that when we see hills, we tend to relax and I did the same. I did not even think of going to the city for 4 days. It was quite a pleasant weather there.As there is a shuttle service in Genting Highlands which runs between the skyway station to Grand resort, it covers almost everything like strawberry farms, casinos, etc. So it was pretty easy for me to commute to the local areas. It all felt like home, going to the strawberry farms or cable car, to the casino and coming back to the hotel. It was all just very easy as the local people were really very helpful. Interacted with a lot of local people and they sounded so happy and satisfied with their lives.While I was in Genting resort, I saw a little girl, she seemed very beautiful but I was hesitant to go up to her and tell her the same. But meanwhile, she came to me and told me that “You look really beautiful”. That time I realized we are all beautiful in our own way, what matters the most is how we see the world and express our feelings.I guess that’s the travel all about, knowing new people and their stories as we say you never know we learn something new after meeting a stranger.I am a proud Indian and I love to carry our National Flag with me when I travel. And when I hoisted the Flag in a foreign land, it just felt so united and proud.So this was my story of the HILLS of MALAYSIA. I hope to cover other parts of Malaysia soon and write about them too. Till then stay tuned and keep travelling.

A Day outing for people visiting KL, Malaysia. 3-4 hours, CASINO experience, Uphills, beautiful green landscape, Asia's longest Cable Car its all about - Genting Highland

The only resort in Malaysia, Genting Highlands is essentially about fun and frolic. Situated some 2000 metres above sea level, it is home to an elaborate indoor and outdoor theme park, a casino, several noisy food courts and as many as six hotels. The impenetrable rainforest below stands in stark contrast to this entertainment paradise. Genting will soon be home to the 20th Century Fox World which will automatically transform it into the USP of Malaysia tourism.

It is so different from all the touristy places. When you reach here, you'd literally feel like you're living in the clouds. Also, you have to take the sky way that is a cable car through which you can reach the hill resort. It's the longest and the fastest skyway in South East Asia and also one of the best in the world. Those 2.10 miles will take your breath away! Then, there are amazing malls, restaurants, an indoor theme park and also a groovy outdoor theme park with some amazing rides. However, this time when I went there, the outdoor theme park was closed because of renovation. So, I suggest you to better find out before making the bookings. At night, Genting looks like a spectacular world and it will be very cold out there. But, the atmosphere, the climate and the view is all worth it.

We also did a day trip from KL to Genting. We took a cab for going to the Gondola start point. The gondola ride was very long and scenic. At Genting we visited the indoor theme park and the kids enjoyed many rides. We came back by bus and reached our hotel at night.