Travel: Malaysia - Genting

[penglee]

Besides the cool weather, we love the themeparks

(not the adult-pull-jackpot type, but the indoor/outdoor rides).
A short 5 hours drive, Genting is always one of our favourites
for a short getaway. For this trip, we actually stayed over at
Sunway for 2 nights first before driving up the hills.

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Read our blog for our Sunway+Genting Fun :celebrate:
http://sengkangbabies.blogspot.com/2011/02/day-5-genting-theme-parks.html

For those interested, you might want to see how we navigate uphill
(not recommended for first timers) -->
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVQJCjwnPwA

[penglee]

June:

Happy Friday


Can someone share with me driving experience to Genting, is the road up to Genting tough to get up? Does a 1.5l can able to take the slope up?

Hubby thinking of driving up cos the coach bus will only depart from Genting at 2.30pm which means when we get to SIN should be close to 9-10pm. Thought of driving up so that we can have the felixibility to leave Genting at a earlier time and reach SIN earlier. And where should we park in Genting and what the parking fees like?

Any car can go up (only slow of fast)
- but u need to off aircon, roll down windows

Drivers are always careful when going uphill, but the danger is downhill!
In-experience drivers will keep braking (until brake loss effect, we should use engine brake, and low gear instead)

Going back to Singapore.
GPS might not be helpful when going to Genting. GPS brings you shortest route, which is through massive jams in KL central! (u should take ring road heading towards KLIA and Seremban.

[thumbelina]

Intending to take those 18 or 24-seater coach to genting during the june holidays… need to check which company provides good and responsible service. Can anyone share with me yr experience with the services offered by Five Star or WTS or Grassland as well as their coaches? I would prefer the pick-up pt to be in the west where is nearer to me.


Many thx in advanced.

[raynreg]

I went with Five Stars in December and took their luxury coach which holds 12 to 15 people. They have pick up in the west near boon lay. I remembered that they have a ticketing counter there as well.


I find the lunch break too short for my liking. Basically, we have only 30 mins to finish our lunch. On the way back, there was a stop over at some confectionery shops for us to buy their local products. We reach SG at past 10pm even though we left Genting at 2pm.

[CharleneX]

Hi


Planning to make a Day trip to Genting this June holidays and aware that it’s also school holidays for our neighbour as well.

We will be staying in KL. May I ask, for those whom have been there before during the June Hols:

1) Is there always a long wait/ queue to almost all the stations?

2) Going on a Weekday and Weekend do make a difference i suppose?

3) Is there any kind of discounts for the All Park Day Pass? Say Booking online?

Thanks in advance.

[Vevey]

CharleneX:

Hi


Planning to make a Day trip to Genting this June holidays and aware that it's also school holidays for our neighbour as well.

We will be staying in KL. May I ask, for those whom have been there before during the June Hols:

1) Is there always a long wait/ queue to almost all the stations?

2) Going on a Weekday and Weekend do make a difference i suppose?

3) Is there any kind of discounts for the All Park Day Pass? Say Booking online?

Thanks in advance.

1) There r long Qs for the more popular rides. Be prepared to wait ard 30min or more. Sometimes, I'll stand in the Q 4 the kids while DH brought them to play at a less popular ride 1st.
2) Weekends r definitely more crowded. Do reach early. Think the opening hrs during sch hols is earlier.

4) Not sure abt online discount but there's an annual pass. Quite worth it if u r going often.

[sean wife]

Need some advice to get to the strawberry farm. How much will a taxi ride from first world cost?

Thanks

[mwchua]

hi,


Anyone can share what is the estimated taxi fare from KL city area to First World Hotel?

Many thanks.

Rgds,
Ming

[needtoupdate]

Went genting 10/6 -12/6

NEVer go during weekend esp school holidays , too much Qs everwhere, can check rwgenting.com theme park info calender for malaysian school holiday season

via coach
took starmart reasonable fare $35/person for 26 comfortable seater , one movie
shown, the guadian kevin costner

return 707 $ 32 cheaper because discount given to world card ember
no movie shown
BUT longer by up to one hour return because the toilet rest breaks bus takes detour to off expressway to stop at commission shop outlet instead of direct highway rest stop.

hotel
apply for genting world card via internet to book direct from rwgenting.com. the rates are even cheaper than asiatravel.com or agoda.com

stayed at theme park hotel Superior rm which had queen bed + single bed . Simple check in as not too many guests converging at once.
this is the original first hotel built in 1970s but rename to theme park hotel as its lobby is next to entrance of the theme park.
Room is refurbished so interior is updated.

Food
just across theme park hotel lobby is 24 hour canteen basic low cost meal available or you can have cafe style OLD town cofee next door to the canteen .

ate also at gotong jaya : chuan kee shop number 28-30,spent Rm 96 5 dishes for six persons , pork belly,egg yolk, toufu , string beans one more item, next door shop Guan kee also popular

theme park rides
get discount if myKad or worldcard member

Strawberry farm
at gohtong jaya, there is a free resortword shuttle bus every half hour that passes by at the .gotong jaya bus stop but still have to walk a further ? 8 mins to the strawberry farm

[Admummy]

needtoupdate:

Went genting 10/6 -12/6

NEVer go during weekend esp school holidays , too much Qs everwhere, can check rwgenting.com theme park info calender for malaysian school holiday season

via coach
took starmart reasonable fare $35/person for 26 comfortable seater , one movie
shown, the guadian kevin costner

return 707 $ 32 cheaper because discount given to world card ember
no movie shown
BUT longer by up to one hour return because the toilet rest breaks bus takes detour to off expressway to stop at commission shop outlet instead of direct highway rest stop.

hotel
apply for genting world card via internet to book direct from rwgenting.com. the rates are even cheaper than asiatravel.com or agoda.com

stayed at theme park hotel Superior rm which had queen bed + single bed . Simple check in as not too many guests converging at once.
this is the original first hotel built in 1970s but rename to theme park hotel as its lobby is next to entrance of the theme park.
Room is refurbished so interior is updated.

Food
just across theme park hotel lobby is 24 hour canteen basic low cost meal available or you can have cafe style OLD town cofee next door to the canteen .

ate also at gotong jaya : chuan kee shop number 28-30,spent Rm 96 5 dishes for six persons , pork belly,egg yolk, toufu , string beans one more item, next door shop Guan kee also popular

theme park rides
get discount if myKad or worldcard member

Strawberry farm
at gohtong jaya, there is a free resortword shuttle bus every half hour that passes by at the .gotong jaya bus stop but still have to walk a further ? 8 mins to the strawberry farm

hi \"needtoupdate\", your post came in just in time cause my family planning for Genting trip...just to check with you, did you face any difficulty going through Malaysia Customs with the new biometric fingerprint scanning system? Do they have any special Q for travellers via coach (travel agencies)? Is it compulsory for everyone to do the fingerprint scanning? What about children and baby, any exemption?

How about shopping? any great sales going on over at Genting? Besides the currency differences, what is worth buying at Genting?

BTW, did you buy the Holiday card during your trip (http://www.rwgenting.com/en/promotions/2008/holidaycard/default.htm)
? Quite tempting to get it coz it's cashless and outright 15% savings at the point of purchase. But a bit unsure whether there will be technical glitch and end up the card cannot be used in most shops? Any comments?

Thanks in advance!