Genting Highlands travel guide
Cool hill resort with a cable car, temple and theme park. Most people stay Day trip or 1 night. Best months: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug.
Highlights
- Awana SkyWay cable car
- Chin Swee Caves Temple
- Genting SkyWorlds
- Premium outlets
Things to do in Genting Highlands
- Genting Highlands day trip (cable car, Chin Swee temple and the hilltop) · 8 h · about ₹3,000 per person. About 1h by road from KL; many tours stop at Batu Caves on the way. Carry a light jacket — the hilltop is around 18–23°C.
- Awana SkyWay cable car · 1 h · about ₹500 per person. Glass-floor cabins cost a little more; the line stops in high wind and thunderstorms.
- Chin Swee Caves Temple · 1 h · free. A stop on the Awana SkyWay; mist often rolls in after midday.
- Genting SkyWorlds theme park · 5 h · about ₹4,000 per person. Some rides close in rain or lightning; check height limits for children.
- Genting Highlands Premium Outlets · 2 h · free. At the Awana SkyWay mid-station; the hilltop casino admits non-Muslims aged 21+ only.
Where to stay in Genting Highlands
- Gohtong Jaya (mid-hill) (budget, ₹2,000–₹4,000 a night): Cheaper rooms by the Awana SkyWay station and outlets.
- Hilltop resort complex (mid, ₹4,000–₹10,000 a night): Theme park, casino and restaurants under one roof; rates jump on weekends.
What to eat
- Steamboat (hot pot): Hilltop food courts and restaurants
- Dim sum breakfast: Gohtong Jaya mid-hill restaurants
Getting there
- Bus from KL Sentral or TBS ~1h, or car
- Awana SkyWay cable car from the mid-hill station to the hilltop
Good to know
- Weekends and public holidays are crowded and hotel rates jump.
- Mist and rain often close in after midday; go in the morning.
Malaysia itineraries with Genting Highlands
- Kuala Lumpur first trip with Genting · 5 days · 5 days, Kuala Lumpur · from ₹23,600 per person, base estimate before flights. One hotel in the capital: the towers, temples, food streets and a cool day in the hills at Genting.
- Family: Kuala Lumpur, Genting & Langkawi · 8 days · 8 days, Kuala Lumpur → Langkawi · from ₹40,850 per person, base estimate before flights. Kid-friendly pacing: aquarium and bird park in the city, a cool day at Genting, then four beach days with short outings.
- Grand tour: the peninsula and Sabah · 15 days · 15 days, Kuala Lumpur → Cameron Highlands → Penang → Kota Kinabalu → Kinabalu Park & Kundasang → Sandakan & Sepilok · from ₹1,18,050 per person, base estimate before flights. Two weeks from Kuala Lumpur's towers to the tea hills and George Town, then across to Borneo for the mountain and the wildlife.