The 15 Best Boat Trips in Malaysia

Langkawi: Kilim Mangrove Boat Tour with Lunch and Pickup - Pickup, van transfer, and the first briefing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 899 reviews · 5 hours · from $47Our pick

Review of Langkawi’s Kilim Mangrove Boat Tour, with hotel pickup, lunch, wildlife, limestone scenery, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The sceneries of Kilim Geoforest Park are most beautiful, and the activities of the Boat Tour are highly enjoyable and educational. Our guide SARA is probably the best in my travel experiences across the world - she spoke perfect English, very knowledgeable and is extremely kind, friendly and professional. Besides the main sights, she showed us many hidden treasures that probably only our group had the opportunity to enjoy, e.g. the tiny owl, the rare rock bees nests, the special fishes, etc. SARA is an example of outstanding guide, who brought professionalism, knowledge, fun and joy to all visitors, and made their tour a memorable experience in their life. Overall,…”

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5 Hours Sharing Basis Kilim Mangrove Safari Boat Tour in Langkawi

2.5 Hours Sharing Basis Kilim Mangrove Safari Boat Tour in Langkawi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 504 reviews · from $38Top rated

Review of Langkawi’s 5-hour Kilim mangrove boat tour, with wildlife, bat caves, lunch, beach time, pickup, price, and practical tips.

“Such a lovely trip I’ve ever had in Langkawi. The food is too good than the expectations. And special thanks to our guide, Sara who is such a great lady. Love to have her with us.”

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Langkawi: Mangrove River Cruise Sharing 3 Hours

3.Mangrove River Cruise Sharing 3 Hours

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 474 reviews · 3 hours · from $18

Review of Langkawi’s $18 mangrove cruise, with eagles, monkeys, caves, geopark views, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“I had a great experience on this activity. Hazley was a fantastic guide, very friendly and approachable, explaining everything clearly without being overwhelming, but also without leaving anything out. The walk itself was really enjoyable, and the landscapes were absolutely beautiful. I would definitely recommend it.”

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Bongawan River Cruise: Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies Mangrove

4.Bongawan River Cruise: Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies Mangrove

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 437 reviews · 8 hours · from $58

Review of Sabah’s Bongawan River Cruise, with proboscis monkeys, fireflies, Sky Mirror sunset, mosque, chocolate tasting, dinner and transport.

“Simon our tour guide was very good from the beginning, communicating to us the expectations from the beginning. Eventful day as it rained in the late afternoon non stop. Seeing the Fireflies even when it was raining was exciting. Simon is very knowledgeable and his stories made the trip even more fun 1 comment- Simon needs a microphone in his van so that we can hear his stories at the back.”

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Langkawi: UNESCO Global Geopark Mangrove Cruise

5.UNESCO Global Geopark Mangrove Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 383 reviews · 2h 30m · from $34

Cruise Langkawi’s mangroves with a small group, spot wildlife, and learn from an ethical English-speaking nature guide for $34.

“Jan was an amazing tour guide - he’s funny and friendly to everyone and we all had a great time: also the boat was nice and slow and quiet compared to other boats which was respectful of nature and allowed us to listen for nature sounds: most importantly Jan and his tour was respectful of wildlife - we didn’t feed them or invite monkeys onto our boat like other tours around us. A great experience.”

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Kuala Lumpur: Putrajaya Tour with Traditional Boat Cruise

6.Putrajaya Tour with Traditional Boat Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 355 reviews · 210 minutes - 4 hours · from $30

Explore Putrajaya from Kuala Lumpur with a pink mosque visit, government landmarks, lake cruise, and practical guided transport.

“its awesome the guide is very polite and helpful and also friendly”

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Half-Day Geopark Cruise from Langkawi

7.Half-Day Geopark Cruise from Langkawi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · from $75

Explore Langkawi Geopark by boat through mangroves, limestone towers, and wildlife-rich rivers with a small group and expert nature guide.

“We really enjoyed our Geoforest Cruise! It was a great couple of hours out on the water, and our guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. I especially appreciated that this tour does not feed the animals or eagles, which shows a real commitment to protecting the park’s wildlife. A responsible and memorable experience — highly recommend!”

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Kuala Lumpur: Malacca Day Trip with River Cruise and Lunch

8.Malacca Day Trip with River Cruise and Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 312 reviews · 10 hours · from $78

Explore Malacca from Kuala Lumpur with historic sites, a Peranakan lunch, river cruise, temples, and a traditional Malay village.

“The tour was excellent: excellent guide, excellent minibus. The city of Malacca is beautiful. It was a truly very interesting tour, and we saw incredible things, from the Strait of Malacca to the old town and the fort. Everything was very beautiful”

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Langkawi: Island Hopping Shared Boat Tour

9.Island Hopping Shared Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 291 reviews · 1 day · from $12

Review of Langkawi’s $12 shared island-hopping boat tour, with fast rides, Dayang Bunting Lake, eagle feeding, beaches, costs, and practical tips.

“Such a fun trip island hopping! Great boat driving and a fantastic way to see Langkawi. Do this tour”

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Kuala Selangor Fireflies Evening River Cruise from Kuala Lumpur

10.Kuala Selangor Fireflies Evening River Cruise from Kuala Lumpur

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

See Kuala Selangor’s fireflies by riverboat, visit Melawati Hill and a Hindu temple, and enjoy hotel transfers from Kuala Lumpur.

“This was such a great trip. The monkeys were fantastic . Rajen our driver bought some food for the kidds to feed monkeys . Then off we went to fishing village for a lovely meal , fire flies boat trip. We all had a great day . Ages 3 to 63 Thanks to our wonderful driver Rajen”

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Putrajaya Half Day Tour with Pink Mosque & River Cruise(SIC)

11.Putrajaya Half Day Tour with Pink Mosque & River Cruise(SIC)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $38

Review of Putrajaya’s half-day tour with Pink Mosque, 45-minute cruise, hotel pickup, practical tips, costs, stops, and drawbacks.

“Putrajaya is a very beautiful place, the mosque is stunning and the river cruise was calm and enjoyable.”

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Melaka: Melaka River Cruise E-Ticket

12.Melaka River Cruise E-Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 129 reviews · 1 day · from $9Best value

Cruise 600 years of Melaka history past red buildings, murals, Kampung Morten, and lit bridges on a practical 45-minute river ride.

“super petit balade sur la rivière de melaka. les enfants ont apprécié !”

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Borneo (Klias) River Cruise & Fireflies Tour

13.Borneo (Klias) River Cruise & Fireflies Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 126 reviews · from $50

Review of Klias River Cruise from Kota Kinabalu, with proboscis monkeys, Malaysian dinner, fireflies, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“We saw probiscus monkeys, small monkeys, fireflies, a crocodile and a hornbill! Our guide Sulani was very informative, roadworks on the 2 hour drive make it a bit of a journey, but overall it was a worthwhile experience.”

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Sky-Mirror Photographing and Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies Watching River-Cruise

14.Sky-Mirror Photographing and Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies Watching River-Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 109 reviews · from $81

Review of Kota Kinabalu’s Sky Mirror cruise, with proboscis monkeys, fireflies, dinner, hotel transfers, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Overall good experience. No message or communication prior to pick up so had to ask reception to call - it turns out they did not have my booking from Viator. They however quickly showed up at the hotel after calling (30 mins late). Good things - Mirror beach was fun, and fireflies were a real highlight. Dinner was a basic buffet but to be expected as in a remote location. Phots the guide took of us on the beach are great Things to improve - very long -Packed mini bus and took 1.5 hours to get there and then a lot of waiting around. The boat ride to see the…”

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