Most people who visit Genting Highlands head straight for the casino or the theme park and do not stop off along the way. This is a pity because there are other attractions in the area that are well worth spending some time on.
The road which winds its way up hill towards Genting Highlands first takes you past the township of Gohtong Jaya. This basically consists of a long strip of scruffy modern blocks housing seafood restaurants which is a bit odd seeing how far this place is from the ocean. The restaurants seem popular. In this vicinity is a strawberry farm where you can pick your own fruit.
The next point of interest on the road is the Chin Swee Caves Temple which for me is the highlight of any tour in this area. This temple complex is built into the hillside on multiple levels. Its pagoda has 9 storeys and 285 steps and from the top you can get a great view of the area. (There is no lift in the pagoda).
The grounds contain pavilions, a large stone Buddha, characters depicting the Journey To The West and a fascinating series of grottos explaining the Ten Chambers of Hell. There is a restaurant serving tasty Chinese vegetarian food. The temple even has overnight accommodation at reasonable cost but this is intended for religious devotees only.
Sources: http://www.samyeap.com/chin-swee-caves-temple-genting-highlands-malaysia/
On leaving Resorts World the road's one-way system takes you to the start of the road going back down to Kuala Lumpur. Before you go down look for the signposts to Taman Cendawan (mushroom farm). You can take a look inside the sheds where they cultivate mushrooms which seem to sprout out of bottle-shaped packs of soil. Mushroom varieties include Lingzhi (an exotic looking fungus attributed with remarkable medicinal properties for complaints like asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.), oyster mushrooms, shitake and many more.
These can be bought from the farm shop or eaten in the farm restaurant. The shop also sells home grown vegetables and daylilies which are cooked like green beans in stir fries and taste very good.
Sources: http://www.gentinghighlands.info/mushroom-farm.htm
Accomodation
The Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort is centrally located for visiting the attractions describedon this page. The open air lobby has a pleasant resort hotel feel to it.
There is a Korean and Japanese restaurant on the ground floor which probably indicates the resort's popularity with golfers from that part of the world.
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