Genting Highlands

We arrived at Malaysia's LCCT at around 8:20PM via Air Asia, and the plan was to go directly to Genting Highlands via Skyvan, hoping that we can catch the last normal fare trip at 9:00PM. Unfortunately, we got out of immigration and customs at around 8:50PM and at that point, I knew that we would not be able to catch that last trip. So on our way out of the airport, I saw some taxi ticketing stalls and inquired about the fares. We got a taxi for RM215, just a little over our budget for the Skyvan, which was RM190 for me and my wife. Considering that it would be just the two of us in the taxi and the Skyvan is shared with other travelers, I think it was a good deal. Add the fact that there's also a RM20 surcharge per van for Skyvan trips past 9:00PM and the price looked much better.

First World Hotel, as seen from the outdoor theme park

We arrived at First World Hotel at around 10:40PM, and we immediately went to the information counter for our booking. Originally, we wanted to check in at Theme Park Hotel, but it was fully booked at that time. Anyway, we got a Superior Deluxe room at First World Hotel for RM239 and also reserved 2 All Park 1 day unlimited ride tickets for RM112. After our reservation was confirmed, we were handed the keys to our room - room 19937. Yup, I think every digit here is significant, unlike other hotels' room numbers. Since First World Hotel is the largest hotel in the world - as confirmed by Guinness World Records, I think they really need all those numbers.

We woke up at around 9:00AM the next day, then headed straight to the 8th floor (if I remember correctly) for our complimentary breakfast. There were many choices, and all of them conform to Halal standards. We had a quick breakfast, took some shots of the view outside the restaurant then went straight to the theme park.

There are actually two theme parks, the indoor and the outdoor theme park. Since our tickets covered both, we never had problems moving from one park to another. However, except for the Flying Coaster of the outdoor park, most of the rides were the usual ones, and special attractions were not included in the unlimited ride ticket. We went to see Sky Venture but weren't that interested with skydiving simulation, so we just went to Snow World instead. Unfortunately, we cannot bring our cameras inside.

After lunch, we checked out of the hotel, deposited our bags and spent most of our time in the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum just within the indoor park. Tickets cost RM22 each, but I think the experience was priceless. Every section and item in the museum was interesting.

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The lady on the right will not be there if you'd look from where my wife stood.

That's me getting dizzy. It's like everything moves in this bridge.

After the museum, we took our bags and went to the cable car station to go down to the bus terminus. Cable car tickets cost RM5 each. Unfortunately, we weren't able to catch the bus and had to wait for an hour for the next trip. There were also "taxi drivers" offering their services, and if you'll opt to ride them, I suggest you try your best to haggle. There was another lady who missed the bus, and she asked us if the three of us can share a taxi, and we got one for RM90 going to Kuala Lumpur.

Some links:
Skyvan
Resorts World Genting