Famous Destinations Malaysia Genting Highlands
Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, fondly called Kuala Lumpur, with a fantastic and fascinating night skyline, is an attractive city with a multi-ethnic society, where Indians also have been residing in large numbers. The interesting mix of culture is reflected in its architecture, cultural and literary life, as tall skyscrapers, palm and rubber trees contribute to an essential part of its character. With a highly-developed infrastructure, it is one of the world’s most-visited cities. This glittering capital has the world’s longest painting on the walls of its’ Pudu Jail and the most prominent edifices such as the Petronas Twin Towers and the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The city with its diverse cultural heritage is highlighted because of its green beautiful sightseeing and landscape with a wide range of delicious food and an amazing range of ancient and modern festivals that the travellers can enjoy. This eminent and popular destination includes beaches.
Kuala Lumpur is the place to be for major holidays and festivals. Including the Chinese New Year celebrations. Special cultural performances and food fiesta around town. The major tourist sites include the Mederka, the House of Parliament, the Petaling Street, the National Palace (Istana Negara), the Kuala Lumpur Tower, the National Museum, the Central Market, the National Monument and religious sites such as the Jamek Mosque and Batu Caves. The National Museum has a collection comprising of artifacts and paintings collected throughout the country, and the Islamic Arts Museum has a Cultural Craft Complex coupled with a museum that displays some rare exhibits such as a variety of textiles, ceramic, metal craft and weaved products. The National Mosque of Malaysia, Masjid Negara is situated amongst a beautiful garden and is a bold and modern approach in reinforced concrete, symbolic of the aspirations of a then newly-independent Malaysia. It is a uniquely designed building that embodies a contemporary expression of traditional Islamic art with its tall minaret having the shape of a “closed blue umbrella”. Many of the buildings here derive their design from traditional Malay items such as the songkok and the keris and some of the structures have Islamic geometric motifs integrated with the designs of the building, signifying Islamic restriction on imitating nature through drawings.
Kuala Lumpur is one of Malaysia’s premier shopping destinations due to its location beneath the Petronas Twin Towers. Apart from this, the Bukit Bintang district has the highest concentration of shopping malls in the city and it houses various cafes, alfresco dining outlets and retail malls. The Bangsar district also has a few shopping complexes, including Bangsar Village, Bangsar Shopping Centre, Mid Valley Megamall and The Gardens. Apart from shopping complexes, there are numerous designated zones in the city to market locally manufactured products such as textiles, fabrics and handicrafts, the most populous of them being Chinatown, commonly known as Petaling Street, including curios in porcelain and semi precious stones, watches, bags, perfumes, sometimes at highly discounted rates. Kuala Lumpur Central Market (Pasar Seni), which was once the city’s wet market, offers an assortment of arts and craft merchandise, varying from antiques and paintings to souvenirs and clothing.
The cuisine here reflects the multi-ethnicity in restaurants, malls and street-side hawkers’ stalls as in Kuala Lumpur food is served in buildings which are housing cafes, restaurants, fast food outlets and street hawkers, offering a delectable gourmet adventure with a blend of Indian, Continental, Chinese, Malay and Japanese food fare. The most popular Malay food is char kwey tiaw, asam laksa, rojak and nasi goreng. Protected by the Titiwangsa Mountains in the east and Indonesia’s Sumatra Island in the west, Kuala Lumpur has a tropical rainforest climate which is warm and sunny, along with abundant rainfall, especially during the northeast monsoon season from October to March. Temperatures tend to remain constant, although the summer months are comparatively dry and sunny. The Highlands introduces itself in the form of strong concrete structures and glitzy theme parks set in this forested highland which are definitely eclatic!
While the casinos are central to Genting Highlands, the theme park provides fun rides and activities, and the First World Plaza is a colourful shopping centre with a collection of family restaurants and trendy outlets. It would be a unique adventure to get enthralled with The Chin Swee Caves Temple, a Taoist temple, and a picturesque monument set within Genting Highlands, possessing a majestic ornate roof with an outfit of architectural splendour. The Temple has a black statue of the Reverend Master Chin Swee seated in its enclosure, who is considered a deity in the Fujian Province for his supernatural abilities to summon rain and drive away evil spirits, as the exterior wall carries many inscriptions that depict his life. Behind the statue is a natural rock in a stream providing clear cool mineral water, called the `Dragon Mineral Water’. The Genting Skyway located at the Kuala Kubu Bharu, the Selangor side of Genting, is a monocable gondola lift serving the resort, and determining its illuminative impact on everyone! To view our suggested tours please visit here:- http://www.joytravels.co.in/international-holidays/malaysia-travel-packages.html
