The 15 Best Firefly Tours in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Selangor Fireflies and Blue Tears Tour - Kota Melawati brings history before sunset

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

See Kuala Selangor’s fireflies, silvered leaf monkeys, seafood dinner, and Blue Tears on an eight-hour evening trip from Kuala Lumpur.

“Our guide, Charlie, offered great information without oversaturating us. The monkeys are cool to see though be warned if you pay to get food for monkeys, the monkeys will be on you until your food is gone. The supper was delicious and was at a local restaurant on the water. The fireflies and blue tears boat tour was a very memorable experience. Videos and photos don't do it justice. You need to see it in person! The tour length is 6-8 hours depending on traffic and weather. Be sure to bring and apply bug spray prior to the boat portion. Overall, it was a great tour!”

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Kuala Lumpur: Fireflies & Blue Tears Tour with Seafood Meal

2.Fireflies & Blue Tears Tour with Seafood Meal

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

Review the Kuala Selangor evening tour from Kuala Lumpur, with silver leaf monkeys, seafood dinner, fireflies, Blue Tears, and practical tips.

“A big thank you to our driver/guide Vijay! Our first stop was at the lighthouse, where we had a chance to feed the monkeys. The stop lasted one hour, which I think was a bit too long. Then we stopped for a seafood dinner. Seafood can be exchanged for those who have seafood allergies to chicken or vegetables. The dinner was delicious. Lastly, we enjoyed a boat ride to see the fireflies and blue tears. Absolutely amazing! I would recommend adding an age limit, as everyone needed to be quiet around the fireflies, but some children were talking nonstop.”

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Bongawan River Cruise: Proboscis Monkey & Fireflies Mangrove

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

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

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

See Kuala Selangor’s fireflies, blue tears, monkeys, Fort Altingsburg, and a local dinner on a practical evening tour from Kuala Lumpur.

“The fireflies were amazing but the blue tears did not appear although the captain tried hard. Unfortunately for me i do not like meals that are served on a lazy susan where it is a free for all so i ended up having to purchase my own meal. Also water on the table was hot. Tour guide was informative”

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Amazing Fireflies With Blue Tears Watching & Kuala Selangor Tour

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

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

Review of Kuala Selangor’s fireflies and blue tears tour from Kuala Lumpur, with temple, monkeys, river views, dinner tips, and honest advice.

“The temple visit was great. Monkeys are friendly but be careful with food in your hand, they are not patient, some local people explained us what/how to do or not to do later. The tour is without meal which means there should be a max half Read more”

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Glowing Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour

6.Glowing Kuala Selangor Firefly Tour

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

See Kuala Selangor’s fireflies, Hindu temple, monkey hill, and river at night on a practical six-hour tour from Kuala Lumpur.

“Honestly wasn’t really impressed by the stuff. We were also brought to a temple and saw some monkeys but I wasn’t too thrilled about it. Seemed kind of randomly put together.”

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Kuala Selangor Fireflies Evening River Cruise from Kuala Lumpur

7.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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Bongawan Wetland: Proboscis Monkey and Fireflies Shared Tour

8.Bongawan Wetland: Proboscis Monkey and Fireflies Shared Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 137 reviews · 1 day · from $65

Review of Sabah’s Bongawan Wetland tour, with proboscis monkeys, mangrove cruises, sunset, dinner, fireflies, costs, and practical tips.

“This was great fun. The van picked us up bang on time and the tour guides were lively, amusing and knowledgeable. We saw a big group of proboscis monkeys, and had a close interaction with the long tailed macaques. The dinner was a delicious home cooked meal. The beach was a pleasant stop (even without a pristine sunset) and the fireflies were a nice ending. Overall great value for money, would recommend.”

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Borneo (Klias) River Cruise & Fireflies Tour

9.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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From Kuala Lumpur: Fireflies Tour and Seafood Dinner

10.Fireflies Tour and Seafood Dinner

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

Review of Kuala Lumpur’s Kuala Selangor fireflies tour, with monkey encounters, Bukit Melawati, seafood dinner, boat ride, and practical tips.

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

11.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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Kuala Lumpur: City Sights, Batu Caves and Fireflies Day Trip

12.City Sights, Batu Caves and Fireflies Day Trip

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

See Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, silverleaf monkeys, seafood and Selangor fireflies on a packed private day trip.

“One Amirul as the tour guide, very attentive and with a nice sense of humor. we learnt a lot about Malaysia history and culture, thank you”

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 91 reviews · from $88

Review of Kuala Selangor’s firefly boat ride, seafood dinner, monkeys, historic sites, price, timing, and practical tips from Kuala Lumpur.

“This was such a disappointment. No one picked us up at hotel despite confirming with number provided. After an hour I had to phone and was told some one would come. 20 mins later a Chinese man came with a minibus. My friend and I were the only one's on the bus. 1.5 hrs to get out of KL - but it was Ramadan and nobody's fault. Monkeys at first stop were quite aggressive . Back down hill - driver did not stop at burial grounds - had to ask to go back. Then took us to a pretty dirty chinese restaurant on bank of river - seafood was very…”

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Private Tour: Kuala Selangor Firefly Blinkings including Seafood Dinner

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

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · from $95

Watch thousands of fireflies beside Kuala Selangor’s river, visit Bukit Melawati, and enjoy a simple local seafood dinner from Kuala Lumpur.

“We had a very nice driver who explained the tour to us and had our tickets. The kids loved feeding the silver monkeys and we enjoyed the firefly tour.”

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Bongawan River Cruise Proboscis Monkey, SkyMirror, Fireflies

15.Bongawan River Cruise Proboscis Monkey, SkyMirror, Fireflies

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $52

Review of the Bongawan River Cruise from Kota Kinabalu, with proboscis monkeys, sunset, fireflies, dinner, mosque, and chocolate tasting.

“Very interesting tour with our guide Simon, who with a lot of passion, knowledge and humour informed us about and showed us many aspects of the local culture, history and wildlife. Definitely recommended.”

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