Fireflies and bioluminescent plankton - Well the fireflies were great, the tour guide was great, the dark still night air was great, and even faster that they didn’t mention is the super cool bioluminescent water. As we were paddling or moving our hand in the water, it glows bright blue.

Not worth the drive and waiting around - Very disorganised tour. We were told we would be back at the hostel by 2130 but it ended up being 2320. The actual experience lasted about 30 minutes and was pleasant but not worth the wait. From the way the surroundings are decorated with so many lanterns and how much it was bigged up, we thought there would be a lot more fireflies. We were also told we would hold a firefly but then nothing came of that either. Positives - the tour guide was nice, restaurant was really pretty and the actual experience was okay. I feel that kids who have never seen fireflies would really enjoy it though as long as you get lucky with the timings. I feel that the expectations could have been laid out better and it shouldn't have been made out to be really amazing as it was only okay.

Watching the fireflies from the boat was very nice. However, the overall evening experience was disappointing. - Watching the fireflies from the boat was very nice. However, the overall evening experience was disappointing. The two of us were added to a group of 7 others (9 in total) and we've been brought to a buffet restaurant in the city centre of Puerto Princesa to have dinner. This is not what was advertised and we had not been informed of the change. We regretted we did not go for dinner by ourselves for better value for money and experience. Also, the first place did not have any vegetarian food available (despite the fact that I sent multiple reminders to the organisers) so the group had to move to another location for the vegans and vegetarians of the group to eat. The car ride is a bit long, about 45 min each way for only 35 min on the boat. To conclude, I would advise you to reach the Fireflies place by yourself (worth it! And great to support the conservation of the area) and maybe take the opportunity to discover the North of Puerto Princesa by yourself instead of this group tour which does not add any value to your evening experience.