Kuala Selangor Fireflies Tour: Experience Magic Glow in Mangrove & Discover Town's History

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Kuala Lumpur

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Experience the magic glow of fireflies in the mangrove forests of Kuala Selangor. Discover the town’s rich history and take a boat ride through the enchanting mangrove area.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Sri Shakti Temple - Built on an acre of elevated land in Bukit Rotan, Kuala Selangor, Sri Shakti Temple rises majestically as a unique beacon of Hindu architectural excellence in Malaysia.

What's Included

Bottled water
Admission to Firefly Boat Ride
Tickets for Blue Tears Watching Boat
Air-conditioned transportation

What's Not Included

Personal Expenses
Alcoholic beverages
Dinner
Gratuities

Additional Information

Embark on a journey to Kuala Selangor, located 55 km northwest of central Kuala Lumpur. In the 18th century, Kuala Selangor was the stronghold of the Sultanate of Selangor.
Kampung Kuantan is renowned for its dazzling fireflies, with many exclusive firefly nests found here. It’s frequently stated that these enchanting creatures are exclusively found in…

Location

THE FACE Suites

Jalan Sultan Ismail

For pickup please wait in front of the valet counter.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Tim_b

Nov 9, 2025

Where else are you going to get so many great experiences in one tour? - See a great temple. Have chilled out monkeys on your shoulders. A superb Thai meal for a small amount of money in a perfect setting as the sun goes down. See hundreds of fireflies along the riverside. Watch the water turn blue as your small net touches the plankton. Tour guide LG was excellent.

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Passenger22282902116

Oct 25, 2025

Wonderful Temple, Monkeys, River Tour. Helpful driver and guide. - The Sri Shakti Temple was delightful and memorable. Feeding the silver leafed monkeys was a highlight, the animals are very gentle and friendly, we could feed them bananas and green beans, available from a local stall. Plenty of time for it. A lovely experience. Lunch was available from a Thai Restaurant on the riverside. For vegetarians the in Tofu fried mixed vegetables was nice. The river tour on the Selangor river was a relaxing experience, fireflies and blue tears were amazing. We were well looked after, swimvests were handed ahead of getting on the boat. Our friendly guide looked well after us and knew the area well. Glad I went.

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Jhesicag2025

Oct 12, 2025

Amazing - Really enjoyed it! Thank you very much! Price wise was worth it. As it was a private tour. The tour guide was super friendly and introduced us to the places

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Michaelfm1946qw

Oct 11, 2025

Enjoyable and something a bit different. - Really good tour guide who pointed out little local points of interest. Adequate time at temple and fort to have a look, take pictures and interact with monkey's. Had food at the Thai restaurant on the waterfront, cheap even with a couple of beers. Blue algae is very visible but unfortunately the fireflies are hard to capture a good picture off. Just enjoy the sights. Traffic from KL centre is a bit of a chore on week nights.

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Jack_s

Sep 12, 2025

I’m still thinking how... - I’m still thinking how the water lights when you move it with a net! They call it Blue Tears. It’s a unique experience that you don’t get in other places. Afterwards, the seafood dinner was super tasty and cheap. The tour guide Guna was great and very helpful.

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Eleanor_c

Aug 30, 2025

This trip was incredible... - This trip was incredible - the temple was beautiful, great views at the fort despite a downpour of rain, the monkeys were a highlight of the trip, then watching eagles, fireflies and the blue tears. It only got better. It really felt like a magical experience. Our driver was brilliant.

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Matthias_k

Sep 7, 2025

Top - Nice, relaxed tour with a very nice guide. Dinner at a sea food restaurant was the crowning achievement.

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Edwige0203

Aug 30, 2025

A little disappointed.. - Nice without more!. What to do if you have never seen blue microorganisms, otherwise you may be disappointed. The visits are long and the fireflies were not very numerous. Too bad!

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O8217zasaraho

Sep 28, 2025

Expensive for what you get - This was a 6 hour trip but we spent 5 minutes watching the fireflies and 5 minutes with the bioluminescence. We were dropped off over an hour before the experience and told we should pay for another time to fill the time. Fireflies were amazing, but the tour was not worth the price and time

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Melanie_g

Sep 5, 2025

Disappointing - We had hoped for a lot of fireflies, but only saw a small light flickering in a few places. In addition, the plankton could hardly be called blue. Honestly, it's disappointing. Actually, we liked seeing the monkeys with the orange baby the most. The Tour was very well arranged.

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult