Holiday travel tips and experiences: Genting Malaysia, KL & Malacca 4th July

Theme Park Hotel, Genting Highlands Resort

This morning we met our friends at their Genting Highlands Resort accommodation, Theme Park Hotel, at 1100hrs. They were still asleep when we got there, so we went up to their room to wait for them. It was a nice and spacious room with one queen bed and one single bed which they managed to book at the last minute.

Nice art around the room in Theme Park Hotel

Very spacious room

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The weather was a little warm especially with the sun shining forth making it a warm 25 degrees C. We proceeded to D’Ark Resort in Janda Baik. It was a beautiful place with the main building built in the 1960s. It was only ten years back when the place was opened to public and more accommodation units were built. We loved the gardens and the so-called bungalows that they have.

Here are some pictures of the various D’Ark Resort. Puan Aida who entertained us was very friendly and approachable and we managed to get a tentative quote on the spot.

Rustic looking chalets

Lobby

Well-furnished guest room

Flowing river to enjoy

Click on D'Ark Training & Resort for more pictures and description.

Next we went to the Malay stall opposite D’Ark Resort to have lunch. However, it seemed that we were not fated to have any meals there as they had run out of rice and at 1430 hrs, we were all too hungry to wait half an hour for the rice to cook.

No opportunity to try the food here

Thus, we made our way to Selesa Hill Homes and Resort where we hoped to see some food outlets along the way. However, we seemed to have gone on a roundabout way and by the time we reached Genting Sempah, it was almost 1500 hrs.

We stopped by Zheng Ji coffee shop and had the wonton noodles which cost RM3.50 each.

Noodles at Zheng Ji Restaurant

We then made our way to Selesa Hill Homes and Resort, located in the gentle hills of Bukit Tinggi, Pahang Darul Makmur, which was just 5 minutes away to check out the venue. Here we had Encik Khalid, the Manager on Duty to bring us on a tour of the grounds.

Selesa Hills Homes and Resort

Reception block

Guest room

Set amidst lush greenery

Place to relax, away from the hectic city life

Plantations

After checking out the venue, we made our way to Bukit Tinggi as we thought of bringing our friends to take a look at Colmar Tropicale, the French themed resort. However, as we approached the area, we had to pay a fee of RM12 (USD3.87) per person in order to go up to Colmar Tropicale. We decided to turn around and made our way back up to Genting Highlands where we stopped by Chin Swee Temple along the way.

Chin Swee Cave Temple is a Taoist temple located in Genting Highlands. If you are heading for Genting Highlands Resort, you will pass by Chin Swee Temple on your way up.

Pagoda at Chin Swee Cave Temple

Modern day Emperor & Empress

The weather was turning cool as the sun had set and the clouds were coming in. It was a beautiful evening as we enjoyed the scenery of the Pahang mountain range.

Genting Highlands Resort covered in clouds

Pahang mountain range covered in clouds

Clear view of Genting Highlands Resort

Upon completing our visit to Chin Swee Temple which was built by Datuk Lim Goh Tong, we made up way up to Genting Highlands and headed to First World Plaza where we did some shopping before stopping at the Hot Pot Restaurant where we had the steamboat cum BBQ dinner for RM26++ per person.

You could choose either the chicken soup or the tom yam (spicy) soup. There was a variety of food from which you could choose and you had a choice to either cook it in the soup or barbeque the meats. It was a good and full meal where you can also have some delicious soup to accompany your dinner.

Range of food to choose from

Sample of food available

Steamboat cum bbq

Next was more shopping in First World Plaza before we stopped by in Starbucks for a cup of drink. There was online access and this allowed us to get on the internet to reply to some of our emails.

First World Plaza

Care for a gondola ride?

First World Plaza

By the time we parted company, it was already almost 0100 hrs. We made our way to our room to place our bags there before heading to the casino to spend a few hours on the jackpot machines before retiring to bed.