The 15 Best Kuala Selangor Firefly Tours in Kuala Lumpur

1.Kuala Selangor Fireflies and Blue Tears Tour

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

Leave Kuala Lumpur for an evening in Kuala Selangor with an English-speaking guide such as Sasi, Chandran, Darwin, or Charlie. Visit Kota Melawati, feed monkeys, eat seafood by the river, then cruise for fireflies and search for bioluminescent Blue Tears. The natural sightings depend on weather and water conditions.

“Sasi was a great guide and we learned a lot more historical and cultural aspects during the trip. He answered all our questions and made sure that everyone was well taken care of. Would totally recommend it for others :)”

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2.Fireflies & Blue Tears Tour with Seafood Meal

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

Travel from Kuala Lumpur to Kuala Selangor with an English-speaking guide such as Dinesh, Abdul, or Wan. Meet wild silver leaf monkeys, visit Melawati Hill, eat a Chinese seafood dinner, then take an electric-boat ride for fireflies and blue bioluminescent plankton.

“We had a fab time, the monkeys were amazing and friendly ! The transport was comfy to the locations. The food was amazing and authentic with an amazing view of the river. Fireflies were very cool & the blue tears. Our host was so friendly and helpful with great knowledge of the area Thank you”

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

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

Spend about 7.5 hours outside Kuala Lumpur visiting Fort Altingsburg, meeting silver leaf monkeys, eating a local seafood dinner, and taking a night boat for fireflies and blue tears. Shared transport, an English-speaking guide, and hotel pickup in selected areas are included.

“It was an amazing experience. Our tour guide was awesome. She give us a lot of information about everything in Malaysia and related to our tour. I forgot her name but she is a wonderful grandma and if I want to repeat this trip I will dRead more”

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

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

Travel from Kuala Lumpur with a guide such as LG to Sri Shakti Temple, Bukit Melawati, and Kampung Kuantan. Your shared tour includes both boat rides, bottled water, and air-conditioned transport. Dinner is extra, and the blue tears depend on natural conditions.

“good service. Tour captain was really good. Timely all went well. Speed boat travel excellent. Overall nice experience.”

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5.Glowing Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour

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

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 4 pm for a six-hour evening outing to Kuala Selangor. With guide LG or Loga Nathan, you’ll visit Sri Shakti Temple, see monkeys at Bukit Melawati, and cruise the Selangor River past glowing mangrove trees. Firefly tickets, transport, and bottled water are included.

“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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6.Kuala Selangor Fireflies Evening River Cruise from Kuala Lumpur

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

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 3:30pm for Bukit Melawati, the Sri Shakti Temple, a fishing village, and a quiet one-hour firefly boat ride. An English-speaking driver such as Rajan, Bala, or Fauzi handles transport and guiding. Hotel pickup within 5km of KLCC is included.

“The trip is quite good, but I do not prefer to book it with dinner... because dinner is not worth the amount paid and also does not taste good... I enjoyed the trip, but I will not repeat the dinner experience again.”

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7.Fireflies Tour and Seafood Dinner

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

You’ll ride in a private car from Kuala Lumpur or Petaling Jaya with an English-speaking guide such as Yuvanesh, Jay, or Kathir, visit Bukit Melawati, feed macaques and silvered leaf monkeys, eat a simple seafood dinner, and row through Kampung Kuantan as fireflies blink in unison.

“We were with Linguesh - he was a lovely guide. We had a good experience feeding the monkeys and seeing the fireflies. The food was delicious! We also saw eagle feeding and blue tears which was an additional thing but thoroughly enjoyed”

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8.City Sights, Batu Caves and Fireflies Day Trip

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

Spend nine hours with an English-speaking driver-guide such as Jaya, Yati, or Amirul, combining Kuala Lumpur’s major sights, Batu Caves, Melawati Hill monkeys, a seafood dinner, and a night boat ride among Selangor’s fireflies. Hotel pickup is available, with several Kuala Lumpur drop-off points.

“Well whole tour really depands on ur guide. And our was just fantastic !!! Provide ton of informations about everything we came in touch with, give us a stop where we want and flexible update thigs to our needs. Fariz was just the great !”

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

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 91 reviews · from $88

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 3:30 pm for Bukit Melawati, Kuala Selangor Nature Park, a local seafood dinner, and a 30 to 45-minute wooden boat ride among mangroves lit by fireflies. Small groups of up to eight, hotel pickup, and guides such as BK make this an easy nature escape, though the drive is long.

“Great tour, lovey driver and lovely experience. Really enjoyed this trip and the river was so calming and quiet. Little shop for gifts as well. Highly recommend this tour!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · from $95

Travel from Kuala Lumpur to Bukit Melawati and Kampung Kuantan for a 6-hour evening outing. You’ll see silvered leaf monkeys, visit Fort Altingsburg and its lighthouse, eat a basic local seafood dinner, then share a boat ride beneath thousands of blinking fireflies. Hotel pickup and return are included.

“The tour states the following in the title: "Private Tour: Kuala Selangor Firefly Blinkings including Seafood Dinner" It's not a private tour as they state. It's a group tour. This was planned in the evening as a romantic event for both of us as we had Read more”

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11.Day Trip to Batu Caves & Firefly

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $81

Leave Kuala Lumpur with a private driver-guide for Batu Caves, Bukit Melawati, and Kuala Selangor. Climb 272 steps, see silver monkeys, eat by the river, and take an evening firefly boat. Guides including Arie and Razor have been praised for prompt service and flexible timing.

“The India temple is amazing. But the boat experience was bad. It rained at the time. The boat company should not sell the boat ticket in the bad weather because they know we won't be able to see anything. The boat was shaking in the big wave. Some passengers started screaming. So we were back in disappointed ☹️”

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12.Fireflies & Silver leaf monkey Gazing tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $57

Leave Kuala Lumpur around 4 pm for Sri Shakti Temple, Bukit Melawati, and a firefly boat ride. Feed silver leaf monkeys with help from your guide, then add eagle feeding, Blue Tears, or dinner at your own cost. Guides such as Sanjeev and Adam are praised for making the evening engaging.

“Excellent time, the monkeys and the firefly’s were a real highlight! Driver was informative, polite and friendly and really went out of his way to make sure we had a great trip.”

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13.Batu Caves and Watching Fireflies in Kuala Selangor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $82

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 3pm with a private guide such as Zach, Noorman, Dean, Robert, or Anuar. Visit Batu Caves and Sri Shakti Temple, meet silver leaf monkeys, cruise past thousands of fireflies, and finish with a simple seafood dinner by the Selangor River.

“This was amazing! Zach was so kind and knowledgeable. We learned so much and enjoyed our time. I would do this trip again- the fireflies are magical!”

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

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

Start at 2 pm with hotel pickup in Kuala Lumpur, then visit Batu Caves, Selayang Hot Spring, Bukit Malawati’s silver leaf monkeys, and Kampung Kuantan’s fireflies. A private driver-guide such as Ravi, Steve, or Savadaso handles the long day, with dinner and bottled water included.

“Our Tour Guide was great! He was really knowledgable on all the places visiting as well as the general culture of Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur! It was long but worthwhile day visiting the Batu Caves and Fireflies Etc. Definitely do it, if you want to experience more of Malaysia than just Kuala Lumpur itself :) 5*****”

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15.Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour and Dinner

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

Leave Kuala Lumpur at 4:00 p.m. with an English-speaking private driver-guide such as Nesh, Aru, or Karthi, visit Bukit Melawati, eat seafood, and row along Kampung Kuantan’s river as fireflies flash in unison.

“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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