Glowing Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour

Posted By : D7936GBchrisc
The overall experience was good. Our guide spoke excellent English and was informative as we headed on the 1hr drive to the sea. The temple visit en route was very good and a great photo stop. The Fort was not great but monkeys were entertaining. Then at the river we had 45mins free time for eating then boarded our boat for the fire flies. The speed boat good fun as they hurtle down the river to the mangrove trees. We did see some fire flies but not too many. A few came into the boat, and overall probably one to tick on the bucket list but not as spectacular as the brochures show, the fireflies are very weather dependent so our stormy eveningwas not ideal. Then the boat takes you out to sea for the 'blue tears' experience. This phenomenon only occurs when the plankton is disturbed so nets are handed out which does create blue light in the net. Not worth the £8 each charge for this extra in my view.
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Posted On : 2024-05-13

Posted By : Jazzy_J
1st step till the end I did enjoy with the whole trip. Drive name LG was very friendly and humble person. I liked stopped at temple, monkey stop and finally at the firefly boat.. Wonder experience 👍👍💞
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Posted On : 2024-05-07

Posted By : paulinemX1045DC
Took this trip out of city to see fireflies. Stopped on the way to see monkeys which I was happy to look at from a distance and glad that they didn’t interact with you unless you bought the food to entice them on your back. The meal provided was excellent ( I don’t eat shellfish) there was chicken and veggies available. The boat trip was better than we expected. Not crowded and we saw lots of fireflies.
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Posted On : 2024-01-23

Posted By : Emily_S
The fireflies were cool, but everyone should be advised you don’t actually get to see the blue bioluminescent water they advertise, but they will happily try and upsell you for it. Our boat driver was also very unsafe and nearly hit another boat as well. Additionally we only were on the water about 30 minutes of the entire tour.
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Posted On : 2024-01-15

Posted By : jsteeleuk
Our driver and guide was good. He drove safely through the Kuala Lumpur traffic and gave clear information about the places we visited. The drive is long though because of the amount of traffic in and around KL. The temple was very interesting. It's a shame no photos are allowed inside the temple because it certainly is unique. The visit to Malawati hill was most memorable for the silver leaf monkeys which are adorable. We had to wait quite a long time for our boat ride. The fireflies were visible, but I wouldn't say spectacular. Maybe that's because I've seen them elsewhere. I know people on this trip who had never seen fireflies were thrilled.
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Posted On : 2023-12-24

Posted By : Roshan_T
Amazing exp n great app. On time profrssuonal n friendly. Driver was on time. Other people were nice as well.
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Posted On : 2023-12-19

Posted By : Graham_P
Our guide was great and pickup from hotel spot on time , couple of nice little stops on route to river trip Lovely river village with lots of local fish restaurants ( veg option available if needed ) trip up and down river was very exciting 👍🏼
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Posted On : 2023-12-05

Posted By : Tasmania6
When we arrived at the desk there was some confusion over the online tickets I had bought. I was told I needed to get new tickets (cash only)?? Tour itself was okay but with a little wind there were only a few fireflies.
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Posted On : 2023-12-01

Posted By : 622willamm
Long drive to see very little. Waste of time and money. Fireflies are stable and in the bushes. Yes, you do see the light. Almost nonexistent blue algae. We were given nets on a stick to stir the water and generate minute specs of color. Paid extra ten dollars each to see “blue” tiers.. lol. Our driver was nice and professional.
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Posted On : 2023-11-22

Posted By : lhoisid2016
The tour was great, we got time inside the Sri Shakti Temple (I was only expecting a photo stop), visit Melawati Hill and see the views and monkeys, buy our own dinner (because we didn't like the set seafood dinner tours), boat ride and fireflies. As with all things nature, its a bit of luck on whether you interact with monkeys and see fireflies. The success for our tour really comes down our driver and guide LG. It was raining in KL, it was a Saturday, traffic was bad meaning timing was tight, but we still got to through the itinerary, we didn't feel rushed, LG gave just the right amount of commentary, got us up Melawati Hill, and liaised with the boat company to get us sorted on the busy jetty. A very safe pair of hands. Re: the fireflies, there is a number of reviews that question whether its worth the tour. IMHO, sure they are like low wattage xmas lights, I'd recommend doing it if you haven't seen them before and because its an experience in a new country on top of the temple, hill, monkeys, commentary and boat ride.
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Posted On : 2023-10-15