Genting Highlands The Las Vegas of Malaysia

Malaysia is a country where most of the population and all their top leader is Islam. Islam forbid gambling, and most of the Islam country that I had known doesn’t have a legal casino. But somehow it exist in Malaysia, and it also legal. Well, money, who doesn’t want it!

I have never spent a night in Genting Highlands, so I can not recommend you which hotel is best suit for you there. Usually, me and my family departed from Kuala Lumpur by car at 10am and we would be there around 11am. Driving by a car to Genting Highland is very easy and convenient. Genting highlands it’s about 54km from Kuala Lumpur.

If you bring your own car, park your car at the Genting Skyway Cable Station, it’s about 4 km from Genting Highlands. Genting Skyway Cable Station is the station for the cable car in Gohtong Jaya. This cable car is amazing, and I think you’re kids would be happy riding it. This cable car is the longest cable car in South East Asia, about 3.8 km long, and you will be surrounded by tropical rain forest a long the way to Genting Highlands. It took us about 20 minutes to Genting Highlands. Fare is about RM5 one way and RM10 return.

The first time in Genting Highlands I was only wearing a T-shirt with a short pants and sandals. Wow, I felt cold and I also just realised that the average temperature is between 16-23 degree celcius in Genting Highlands. So I would recommend you to wear some clothes that suitable for the weather there. For you who are coming from a cold weather western country, this is shouldn’t be a problem for you, but for an asian guy like me who usually lived with an average temperature 28-32 degree celcius, this is too cold without wearing a proper clothes!

For families with children you would be pleased with this place. It has 2 park, indoor theme park and outdoor theme park. Indoor theme park has a roller coaster, snow world, Ripley’s believe it or not, bowling area and also a water park. In Indoor theme park you can also find a Genting Sky Venture, the only free fall skydiving simulator in Asia. It’s amazing to saw how people is flying there. In outdoor theme park you will find something similar like in the Disney World, but in a small edition. It’s very cold at outdoor theme park, and sometimes the fog is coming down and block your eyes sight. Bring an umbrella, it’s a must tool if you want to go to outdoor theme park, because the rain sometimes will come up without any sign.

If you are 21 years old, non muslim, bring a passport, and wearing a nice long sleeve shirt with tie, you can go to the casino and play some Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Blackjack and Carribean Stud Poker. Malaysian muslim citizen can not go inside the Casino. I never went to the casino in Genting Highlands, so , I can not give you any information about it. I heard that Muslim non Malaysian can go to the Casino also, as long as they bring the passport and wearing a proper clothes.

There are also another outdoor activities, like hiking and golf. With hiking you can explore the surrounding tropical rainforest. For those of you likes to spending money on shopping, go to The First World Plaza, there are a wide variety of things with local brand or international brand around here.

Personally, one full day in Genting Highlands is enough for me, I didn’t feel that I need to stay any longer. Maybe, if I spent one more day here, I would be bored. But, if I were a gambler or a teenager who likes to play at the amusement park, it would be a different story then. I have a friend who once told me that he wish that he could spent 3 days and 2 nights in Kuala Lumpur than spending that time in Genting Highlands.

You will see a long queue everywhere in Genting Highlands at week end. And I also found my self difficult to find a parking place, even they provided us with a huge and free parking places. Do yourself a favour, come at week days, it will save your time from a long queue.

The most convenient and economical way to go to Genting Highlands is by using a bus. These buses are leaving from various locations in Kuala Lumpur and it called Genting Express Bus Service. Right now there are 6 Genting Express Bus Service station in KL which is in Terminal Putra, Kajang, KL Sentral, Puduraya, Pasar Rakyat, and 1 Utama. You can check the map of the Genting Express Bus Service in KL here. Maybe the easiest for you is get the ticket from Genting Express Bus Service at KL Sentral Station. KL Sentral Station is the main hub of train in KL. It will cost you around RM8 to RM10 and 1 hour time journey.

Until now there are no buses would take you straight to Genting Highlands from LCCT Airport or KLIA Airport, unless you take a taxi that will cost you a ton of money. My suggestion is take a taxi, bus or train from the airport to the KL Sentral. From the KL Sentral you can take a bus to Genting Highlands.

A bus from Singapore straight to Genting Highlands are also available, check it here. If you are on a ‘unlimited budget mode’ , don’t bother with a bus, go take a taxi or even a limousine here, and win some money back from the casino. Happy gambling!!!

Video of Skyline Venture in Genting Highlands