Cable Car Ride

The Genting Skyway Cable Car ride, opened in 1997, is one of the longest and fastest gondola lifts in Southeast Asia. It spans 3.38km from the base station in Gohtong Jaya town all the way up to the resort at the peak. However, visitors can alight at Chin Swee Temple station midway for sightseeing before catching the next cable car up. It is complemented by an earlier built cable car system, Awana Skyway, which takes over operations when Genting Skyway is closed for maintanence. Running at six meters per second, the cable car completes its journey up in 11 minutes. Each cabin carries eight passengers, with enough cars to support 2,000 people per hour.

Visitors can take the ride up from the base station in Gohtong Jaya, which is housed in a 5-storey building with adjoining 10-storey car park. The station has a small shopping mall contained inside while express buses and taxis from Kuala Lumpur drop by regularly. If you've booked a room in one of the resorts at the peak, you can even check in your stay along with luggage at the station. The cable car service runs from 7.30am to 11pm daily, but operates till midnight or late during weekends and peak periods. Tickets start from MYR5 for a one-way journey, double the rate for return. A single trip to Chin Swee Temple station costs MYR3.

As for safety, the cable car system features Swiss technology, with periodic maintenance and solid pylons dug into 40 meter bedrock, so you shouldn't have to worry about your carriage falling hundreds of feet from the sky. Even the stations are structurally independent from the buildings they're house in, to provide added integrity and safety. While being quick and economical, the cable car ride is also a great way to see the highlands, with amazing views of lush rainforests and landscapes from high up in the air. The ride finally ends at the upper station located in Highlands Hotel, where after your stay, can choose to descend the same way.