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| A Cool Cool & Fun Fun Visit |
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| Day Ticket Rm128 (US$28.40 Seniors) Normal Adult Rm179 (US$39.80) Validity July 1 > Sept 30 2022 Park Hours 11.00 > 18.00 |
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| World First Hilltop Premium Outlet Center |
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| Cable Car Ride Rm5 (US$1.10 Senior) Awana Station > Chin Swee Temple > SkyAvenue, Genting Highlands |
" Hard time are sometimes blessings in disguise. Let it go & let it makes you better "
" My Staycation No 23 (Transition to Endemic Phase) free & easy visit (07.00 > 16.30) together with my wife to Genting Highlands, Pahang, travelling by Rapid KL LRT from SS15, Subang Jaya > KL Sentral & then by Genting Resort bus from KL Sentral > Awana Skyway cable > Genting Highlands, Pahang; my 56th outdoor trip after a National Lockdown (Movement Control Order / Emergency) imposed by the Malaysian Government on May 6 2021 due to a spike in Covid-19 cases; a National Vaccination campaign is currently being implemented by the Malaysian Government (Phase 1 started in Feb 2021), as at Feb 5 2022, a total of 22.9 million individuals or 97.9% of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccinations; Malaysia is now under the Transition to Endemic Phase starting from April 1 2022, an exit strategy that could allow Malaysians to return to near-normal life after nearly 2 over years of battling the pandemic "
My travel buddy: my wife
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| Chin Swee Caves Temple Genting Highlands |
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| First World Hotel, Genting Highlands |
Total Cost incurred (day trip): Rm63 (US$14)
Rapid KL LRT train rides: Rm2 x 2 (Senior)
Genting Resort bus & cable car: Rm12 x 2 (Senior)
Food: Rm35
Travel Itinerary: Subang Jaya, Selangor > KL Sentral > Awana > Chin Swee Temple > SkyAvenue, Genting Highlands, Pahang & return (approx 71km one way)
Genting Highlands is a hill station & mountaintop city located on the peak of Mount Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800m elevation. Located in the state of Pahang, the primary tourist attraction is Resort World Genting, a hill resort where casinos & theme parks are situated & gaming is allowed. Genting Highlands resort was developed & founded by the late Chinese businessman Lim Goh Tong in 1965.
My last visit to Genting Highlands was in July 2018 ! As for my wife, her last visit was probably 25 years ago ! So I suggested that both of us should do a re-visit (by bus & cable car) from Kuala Lumpur to the cool Genting Highlands Resort hence making this visit a reality - also to get a feel of various touristy places making 3 stopovers along the way focusing our visit on Genting Premium Outlets, Chin Swee Caves Temple, Genting Grand Complex, SkyAvenue Mall (a new outlook), SkyCasino (no gambling for me !), Skytropolis (a new indoor Theme Park) & a panorama view of SkyWorlds (a new outdoor Theme Park) from the High Line Roof Market & SkyWay cable car rides.
Indeed it was a very enjoyable staycation for two senior citizens doing this free & easy visit from Kuala Lumpur to Genting Highlands - very refreshing after the visit !
1) The start of my Rapid KL LRT train ride (Rm2 Senior) from SS15 Subang Jaya > KL Sentral (07.15 > 07.50)
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| SS15, Subang Jaya LRT station, Selangor |
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| KL Sentral Station, Kuala Lumpur |
2) Boarding a Genting Resort bus (Rm7 one way for senior, normal adult is Rm10 = US$2.20) departing KL Sentral Station (08.45) > Awana (approx 50km, 1 hr 15 mins & a brief stop in Gombak LRT station to pick up passengers), first bus departure from KL Sentral to Awana Genting is 08.30 & the last bus is 19.00; from Awana Genting, the last bus departure to KL Sentral is 20.30, both Genting Resort & AEROBUS (less frequent) companies provide daily bus services to Genting Highlands, each following a timetable of fix schedules. During the peak hours ie early / mid morning & mid-day, Genting buses depart every 15 minutes from KL Sentral lower ground floor.
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| Genting Resort Bus Ticketing Counter Lower Ground Floor, KL Sentral |
3) Arriving at the Awana Bus Terminal, Genting Permai Resort, Genting Highlands, Pahang
4) Stopover No 1 at Genting Highlands Premium Outlets (10.30>11.00) - Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) in Genting Highlands Premium Outlets (1 minute walk from the Awana Bus Terminal); my wife first visit, quiet in the early morning, shoppers have yet to show up, good for window shopping at this moment cum a morning stroll, cool & pleasant weather, scenic view of Genting Highlands from the higher floor of the Premium Outlets ! KM, welcome back since your last visit here in July 2018 ! Both of us enjoy our leisure walk around the High Street, Middle Street & Low Street of this outdoor shopping center away from the hustle & bustle of city life in Kuala Lumpur !
5) Awana SkyCentral - Awana Transport Hub, Genting Highlands Resorts, Pahang - a number of F & B outlets in Awana SkyCentral have yet to open business (no thanks to Covid-19 pandemic) so a bit quiet at the food business front !
6) Awana SkyWay, Level 4, Awana Central, Genting Highlands, Pahang - a gondola lift system connecting Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple & SkyAvenue in Genting Highlands, Pahang, since Dec 2016, one way cable car ride to Chin Swee Temple & SkyAvenue Mall costs Rm5=US$1.10 (Senior)
8) Stopover No 2 at Chin Swee Caves Temple (Free Stop, 11.00>11.45), Genting Highlands, Pahang - spectacular views of Genting Highlands as we walked downwards using 4 to 5 of the elevators to explore the Chin Swee Temples, the most scenic site of Genting Highlands, a 28 acre plot of forested land donated by Genting Group founder, the late Lim Goh Tong.
9) Chin Swee Caves Temple - a grand religious site on a sharp, rocky slope near the peaks of Resorts World Genting, enjoy the magnificent mountainous landscape from the temple, open air Sky Terrace, iconic 9 storey temple pagoda, temple prayer hall, red pillars of the temple, hanging red & yellow lanterns, handcrafted doors etc
10) Goh Tong Hall - dedicated to the Founder of Resort Genting, Tan Sri (Dr) Lim Goh Tong
11) Statute of the Founder of the Resort Worlds Genting, Tan Sri (Dr) Lim Goh Tong
12) Giant Buddha Statute - large 50ft high stone Buddha statute
13) Chinese Deities, god & goddess statues, Chinese folktales with morals - Monkey King, Hua Gua San & Journey to the West, Guan Yin Goddess, 18 Deciphers of Buddha, Legend of 8 Immortals, story of the 10 hell chambers & a cultural journey through a visual depiction of the afterlife.
14) A Panoramic view of Genting Highlands from Chin Swee Caves Temple
15) Cable ride from Chin Swee Station to Sky Avenue Station, just enjoy the ride & admire the uphill scenery of Genting Highlands, misty & foggy at the peak !
16) A panoramic view of SkyWorld Theme Park from the cable car's windows
