15 Firefly Watching in Kuala Lumpur, Compared

1.Kuala Selangor Fireflies and Blue Tears Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 664 reviews · 8 hours · from $79Our pick

A night tour from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Selangor for fireflies, monkey encounters, a seafood dinner, and possible Blue Tears bioluminescence.

“We got lucky with the weather, and ended up with perfect conditions to see both fireflies and the blue tears very very clearly. But even aside from our luck, the guide and driver were lovely, gave great explanations, were very personable, and the van was great. No complaints!”

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2.Fireflies & Blue Tears Tour with Seafood Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 632 reviews · 6 hours · from $54

Kuala Selangor dusk tour: silver leaf monkeys, Altingburg views, riverside seafood dinner, fireflies and Blue Tears in 6 hours.

“We had an amazing time on this trip. We felt so privileged to see three rare species and phenomena: the silver leaf monkeys, the fireflies and the blue tears (luminous plankton). The tour ran smoothly and our guide Beatrice was just lovely - very welcoming, cheerful and knowledgeable.”

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3.Kuala Selangor Fireflies and Blue Tears Tour with Dinner (SIC)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 199 reviews · from $62Top rated

Fireflies at Bukit Melawati and Kuala Selangor Blue Tears by night boat, plus seafood dinner. Shared tour from Kuala Lumpur.

“Very fun trip for the whole family. We accidentally went during a thunderstorm but it added to the experience. Recommend bringing a towel or extra coat to leave on the bus because the raincoat was not enough. We also had a great time feeding the monkeys. Dinner was delicious as well.”

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4.Amazing Fireflies With Blue Tears Watching & Kuala Selangor Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 197 reviews · from $55

Evening boat tour to Kuala Selangor from Kuala Lumpur to see mangrove fireflies and blue tears plankton glow, with included tickets.

“Driver came late. It was not so great as advertised. Fireflies were ok but the blue water wasn’t as blue. The marine plankton wasn’t really impressive. I understand that this is nature dependent but was not happy with the tour. Expectations were high. Failed to deliver.”

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5.Glowing Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 154 reviews · from $44Best value

See Kuala Selangor fireflies by boat from KL, with temple and monkey hill stops plus easy hotel pickup, A/C ride, and a small group.

“It is interesting to see the blue tears and fireflies. Our driver was very good at answering questions.”

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6.Kuala Selangor Fireflies Evening River Cruise from Kuala Lumpur

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 150 reviews · from $60

Kuala Selangor fireflies boat cruise from Kuala Lumpur with hotel pickup, temple and monkey stops, and a quiet river ride after 8pm.

“The fireflies were extremely over hyped. It was a long boat 'race' with lots of others getting to the river bank sites. The firefly lights were in the trees amongst the leaves, and were small and not too dense. About ten minutes searching and looking and that was it. The 'glowing blue water' was a bigger disappointment. Despite the pictures in the ads of glowing water, you were given a small net on a stick to wave in the water. Someone out would create a glow for a few seconds, sometimes not. It was not at all as expected. The so at the temple was OK, but no natrative or…”

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7.Fireflies Tour and Seafood Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 113 reviews · 6 hours · from $119

Private Kuala Selangor fireflies boat ride from KL, wildlife at Bukit Melawati, and a simple riverfront seafood dinner in 6 hours.

“The trip was beyond magical, me and my family enjoyed it like a looot. Our trip started with two stops in local nice shops, one where we tasted a very delicious coffee and bought for our lovers, to that extent it was super yummy, the other one was for fabric and handmade Malaysian products, we have got ourselves a lovely staff to remember our tour in Malaysia. Then we headed to Kuala Selangor (for seafood and a fireflies boat trip), the restaurant was yummy and had a wonderful view, the fireflies trip and blue tears trip, oh my, it was touching, fun, magical, and full of joy alhamdulillah. I must…”

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8.City Sights, Batu Caves and Fireflies Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 107 reviews · 9 hours · from $103

A 9-hour Kuala Lumpur highlights, Batu Caves, and Kuala Selangor fireflies boat trip with seafood dinner and city views.

“It was great day trip - Batu Caves were amazing and boat trip with fireflies watching too, really enjoyed the seafood dinner. Our tour guide Joe was very nice and informative - we learnt a lot about history, landmarks and customs of this beautiful country. We would recommend it to everyone.”

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9.Kuala Selangor Tour from Kuala Lumpur with Fireflies Boat Ride and Seafood Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 91 reviews · from $88

Night fireflies by rowboat in Kuala Selangor, plus Kota Melawati ruins, nature park wildlife, and a local seafood dinner from KL.

“looooooved this. really calm and lovely. the fireflies were beautiful.”

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10.Private Tour: Kuala Selangor Firefly Blinkings including Seafood Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · from $95

See Kuala Selangor’s fireflies by night, stop at Bukit Melawati and Altingsburg, then finish with a set seafood dinner and pickup.

“Food was simple but overall tour was nice. We enjoyed!”

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11.Day Trip to Batu Caves & Firefly

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $81

Private Batu Caves and Kuala Selangor fireflies day trip from Kuala Lumpur with hotel pickup, temple sights, and a dusk boat ride.

“Very good. Nice clean car. Prompt and kept us informed. Bottle of water in the car. Would recommend this company. We did the all 3 activities. Enjoyed the eagle feed and fireflies but the blue plankton was disappointing”

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12.Batu Caves and Watching Fireflies in Kuala Selangor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $82

Private half-day trip from Kuala Lumpur combining Batu Caves and Kuala Selangor fireflies, with monkeys, temple stops, and a seafood dinner.

“We had a wonderful day with our tour guide Zach, who made our day extra special! He took lots of great photos of us and always had interesting information about each location. The fireflies and Batu caves were amazing and the monkeys were very cute 😄 thoroughly recommend this trip!”

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13.Batu Caves,Hot Spring, Monkey & Fireflies Tour with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $159

Batu Caves, Selayang hot springs, silver monkeys, Kampung Kuantan fireflies, and dinner on a private 8-hour KL tour with pickup.

“Everything was awesome .. fabulous driver and very knowledgeable 🙏 I would highly recommend this trip to anyone seeking the flavour of a new country”

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14.Kuala Selangor Fireflies – Batu Caves Temple- Malawati Hill DayTour With Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 28 reviews · from $91

Private day tour from KL: Batu Caves steps, Malawati Hill monkeys, Kuala Selangor fireflies, and a riverside sunset seafood dinner.

“I really enjoyed this tour. Our driver was very helpful and informative. The batu caves and the fireflys were both impressive, but the highlight was feeding the beautiful and relaxed silver leaf monkeys. Oh and the seafood was delicious with a nice view over the river, way too much for us to finish. Thank you so much this was the highlight of my Malaysian trip”

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15.Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour and Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 11 reviews · 6 hours · from $106

See synchronous fireflies on a boat near Kuala Selangor, plus a seafood dinner and wildlife stops from Kuala Lumpur in 6 hours.

“excellent trip, we have been briefed all the way Selangor with excellent information from Mr. Aru, he is fantastic, we fed monkeys on the way, saw firefly and we booked extra blue tears. excellent experience and thanks Aru”

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