Klias River Cruise: Wildlife and Fireflies Adventure

Embark on a thrilling Klias River Safari Tour from Kota Kinabalu. Explore wildlife, experience local life, cruise down the river, witness diverse monkey species, savor delicious refreshments, and end the day with a mesmerizing firefly dance.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Klias Wetlands - 1430hrs depart from the city hotel and the journey takes approximately 2 hours drive to the Southern part of Kota Kinabalu. Enjoy the scenic view as you pass through paddy fields, oil palm plantation and native houses among others. Upon arrival, light refreshment (local tea / coffee served with local cakes) is served in the…
What's Included
  • Hotel or Cruise Terminal pickup and drop off (please select the correct pickup point during booking)
  • Tour with English speaking guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Boat Cruise
  • Dinner
  • Light Refreshment
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Surcharge of USD 15 per pax for hotel pickup outside 1km radius from the city center is applicable.
  • Surcharge 30% to be applied during super peak / festive season & must be paid on the day of travel
Additional Information

Observe wildlife and fireflies along the Klias River during a river cruise from Kota Kinabalu that ventures deep into the protected Klias Wetland. Departing in the afternoon allows you to reach the river when animals are most active, and you’ll witness a breathtaking natural display as thousands of fireflies emerge after sunset. The evening wraps up…

Location
Masenang Tours and Travel
Lorong Api - Api 2
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Chris_d
Mar 22, 2020
Good value cruise - It was quite a long journey from the hotel, but well worth it. The river cruise provided excellent opportunities to view the wildlife and was followed by a really good meal. We then had a second cruise to see the Fireflies. The guide for the day had excellent knowledge and we thoroughly enjoyed the trip
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Cdearn
Jun 21, 2025
Unfortunately, would not recommend - If we’d have known this was an 7/8hr round trip we would not have booked. Unfortunately for us, we were the first to be picked up from our hotel. We knew we’d be on the mini bus longer than the other people in the group, since our hotel was 30/40mins outside of KK city. However, we were still not expecting the travel time to be so long. The mini bus was not suitable for such a long journey; old, dirty and uncomfortable. I’m not sure what the point of the guide was... She slept most of the way there and on the way back. Never offering any insights, interesting information, history, etc during the visit. Something I would have expected from an activity such as this. We were picked up from our hotel at 12:30, arrived at the Klias River at 16:15 and were back on the road for 19:30. While it was fantastic to see some monkeys in their natural habitat and see a few fireflies, we felt like this trip was a waste of time and money with so much travel involved for a mediocre experience. x2 adults - approx £60 each (June 2025)
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From $102
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).