Kuala Selangor Tour from Kuala Lumpur with Fireflies Boat Ride and Seafood Dinner
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get back to nature with a night away from Kuala Lumpur on a visit to Kuala Selangor. Tour a royal burial ground, an ancient fort and a local fishing village—where you’ll also enjoy a seafood dinner filled with fresh catch—and float through mangroves. Witness the wonder of thousands of glittering fireflies as the sun set and evening falls.
- Marvel at the beautiful twinkling lights of the thousands of fireflies at night – a truly magical experience!
- Explore a royal burial ground and Kota Melawati, an ancient fort
- Enjoy a relaxing, scenic evening boat ride through the mangroves of Kuala Selangor
- Dine on a fresh seafood dinner at a local fishing village
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- DinnerLocal seafood dinner
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Boat ride
- Gratuities
- Additional beverages during meals
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Hotel pick-up and drop-off service operates only for hotels within the Kuala Lumpur central city limits. If you are staying in the area of KL Sentral, Ampang, Petaling Jaya, Subang, Sunway, Seri Kembangan, Sepang, Putrajaya, etc, pickup service available with surcharge.
Operating hours.3:30 pm
Itinerary
Your friendly guide and professional driver will meet you at your hotel for this Kuala Selangor Tour from Kuala Lumpur with fireflies boat ride and seafood dinner. Travel by bus northeast of the city to Kuala Selangor. Once the royal capital of the state and home to Kampung Kuantan, this destination is home to one of the world’s largest firefly colonies.
Upon arrival, make your way to Kota Melawati near the mouth of the Selangor River. Venture into the ruins of this ancient fort with your guide and learn about the cannons and other remnants from the 1900s. You’ll also tour the Royal Mausoleum where graves of the first three Sultans of Selangor are buried. Climb the 100 stairs to the top of Selangor Hill and learn about the much-storied execution block.
After that, head to Kuala Selangor Nature Park and gaze up at migratory birds. Keep your eyes peeled for silver-leaf monkeys, rare butterflies and indigenous birds. As the sun sets you’ll head to a nearby fishing village for a typical seafood dinner before making your way to Kampung Kuantan. Set sail on a Malaysian rowboat and take in the quiet beauty that surrounds you as your oarsman rows upstream through picturesque mangroves. Once darkness falls you’ll bear witness to thousands of sparkling fireflies. Your magical boat ride will last between 30 and 45 minutes. Upon completion you’ll head to shore and make your way back to your Kuala Lumpur hotel in the comfort of your air-conditioned vehicle.
Upon arrival, make your way to Kota Melawati near the mouth of the Selangor River. Venture into the ruins of this ancient fort with your guide and learn about the cannons and other remnants from the 1900s. You’ll also tour the Royal Mausoleum where graves of the first three Sultans of Selangor are buried. Climb the 100 stairs to the top of Selangor Hill and learn about the much-storied execution block.
After that, head to Kuala Selangor Nature Park and gaze up at migratory birds. Keep your eyes peeled for silver-leaf monkeys, rare butterflies and indigenous birds. As the sun sets you’ll head to a nearby fishing village for a typical seafood dinner before making your way to Kampung Kuantan. Set sail on a Malaysian rowboat and take in the quiet beauty that surrounds you as your oarsman rows upstream through picturesque mangroves. Once darkness falls you’ll bear witness to thousands of sparkling fireflies. Your magical boat ride will last between 30 and 45 minutes. Upon completion you’ll head to shore and make your way back to your Kuala Lumpur hotel in the comfort of your air-conditioned vehicle.
1
Bukit Melawati
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
Kuala Selangor Nature Park (Taman Alam Kuala Selangor)
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Asian Overland Services Tours & Travel Sdn. Bhd (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes and an insect repellant are recommended
- Please note that hotel pickup and drop-off service operates only for hotels within the Kuala Lumpur central city limits. If you are staying at the following hotels, please either make your own way to a hotel in central Kuala Lumpur or contact the local tour operator after booking to arrange pickup service for an additional fee (contact info will be provided on your confirmation voucher):
- Greater Kuala Lumpur: Le Meridien, Hilton, Cititel, Boulevard MidValley, Pearl International, Eastin Hotel Petaling Jaya, Crystal Crown, Armada, Holiday Villa Subang, Grand Dorset Subang, Petaling Jaya Hilton, Sunway Lagoon, One World Damansara
- Sri Kembangan: Palace of the Golden Horses
- Shah Alam: Holiday Inn Glenmarie, The Saujana, all hotels within the Shah Alam area
- Putrajaya & KLIA: Putrajaya Shangrila, Putrajaya Marriott, Cyberview Lodge, Equatorial Bangi, Pan Pacific KLIA, Concorde Inn KLIA
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking (i.e. vegetarian)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Featured review
Lynda M
Excellent tour, guide BK was enthusiastic and keen to please. We saw and fed the monkeys . He got us to front of queue so minimal waiting fir the cruise, saw loads of fireflies. He also took us to a temple on the way back which was spectacular. Food good
Reviews
3.7
based on 91 reviews
Brendon_L, May 2019
Firstly, we had an excellent driver who was really friendly and knowledgeable about many things. We really enjoyed travelling with him. All parts of the trip were fabulous from walking along the mango swamps to seeing the fireflies. The boatman placed a firefly in my wife's hand and she was delighted. We really could not recommend this trip more, or this driver, or this company. From the pick up to the drop off, it was fabulous.
MarieVeronique_B, May 2019
The driver was on time to collect us at the hotel. The drive from KL to the Fireflies is very long at least one hour, it was a bit boring as we were on the motorway. The dinner was interesting. The Fireflies were beautiful.
Andyroobob, Jul 2018
BK our guide picked us up on time from the hotel in a small air conditioned van and kept us entertained and informed with facts and knowledge about KL, Malaysia and surrounding countries.
First stop was an Indian temple which was very impressive craftmanship, then to the monkeys on the hill which was the best part, they were so numerous, docile, friendly and climbing up on our heads. There was also a nice view from the hill.
After that we went for the tasty seafood dinner by a river and then continued on to the fireflies. We had to queue about 40 minutes for the sun to set and get on the boat as expected but we saw many twinkling xmas tree like bushes which was a great experience.
The whole day was nice, but it was made fantastic by the tour guide BK, highly recommend him!
Beverley u, May 2018
looooooved this. really calm and lovely. the fireflies were beautiful.
Simone R, Apr 2018
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. The seafood dinner was very delicious and we were lucky enough to see the fireflies up close. All in all an enjoyable evening.
4dddimitri, Mar 2018
Dirty river unispiring guide and a few fireflies.... horrible lunch....
Gemma_B, Mar 2018
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!
Russell_C, Mar 2018
The fireflies boat tour only went for about twenty minutes would have been good if it was longer. Dinner was poor, certainly not a buffet more like four dishes put on the table which you could select from. Compared to the large menu items at the restaurant youre given whats clearly the cheapest options designed to feed the most for the least dollars. For the price paid for the tour was definitely expecting more for dinner
Anita_M, Mar 2018
This tour was also great. The guide was friendly and very accommodating.
The only think I would change is the bush walk due to the amount of mosquitoes.
Amir_A, Mar 2018
The dinner was meh. Our guide who we had before was a bit rude and wanted to up sell the group on everything. I've been to Asia several times now and I get this is part of the business that tours and shops run together, but this guy put SO much pressure on us to purchase other stuff that it ruined the experience. The fireflies and boat was pretty, but I wish we had just taken an uber.
Lynda M, Feb 2018
Excellent tour, guide BK was enthusiastic and keen to please. We saw and fed the monkeys . He got us to front of queue so minimal waiting fir the cruise, saw loads of fireflies. He also took us to a temple on the way back which was spectacular. Food good
George M, Feb 2018
This trip is a great trip out of the city , the tour van was not very good I could hardly see out of the window and had to duck my head to look out, the tour guide was not that great and did not explain what was happening with our tour and stops , we would be at a place and not really know where we were and what we were doing . Plenty of monkeys , two kinds . Fireflies and boat trip was great but very short . Fireflies only come out if it is not raining , they dont tell you that , we were lucky
Abhijith B, Nov 2017
Was a very nice experience. Absolutely loved the experience. Buffet dinner offered was awesome too. Highly recommended.
Katerina S, Oct 2017
For all of our tours we were thinking of having booked with different agencies. Finally all travelers were picked up by their hotels and gathered in the touristic office. There we were split to different buses based on the destination and all of the times we were served by tour51 even though none of our bookings were with this agency. So my proposal is choose the cheapest and just be lucky to have a good guide! Our guide in this tour was not good at all. She seemed tired and not happy to be there and share info with us, in contrast with other guides we had in other tours. However tour is very nice and theme is fascinating.
Rodney R, Aug 2017
This was the best of our adventures in KL. The photos and videos we took would not do justice to the sight we had. The driver was great - good English and a good sense of humour mixed with excellent knowledge of the surroundings. The dinner was plentiful and a lot better than I expected after reading some of these reviews here - so at the very least they have improved their service. We travelled as family of 6 with wife, adult kids and a partner. We all agree this was the best of our holidays.
Frances_M, Apr 2017
I have sent a long email detailing all the issues with this trip, however no one has got back to me
Chris H, Apr 2017
This was great, wonderful feeding the monkeys, and so much food with dinner. The highlight was definitely the firefly boat trip, amazing
Margaret V, Feb 2017
Although the rep was lovely this tour lacked loads. The monkeys were funny, the sumptuous meal was awful could have been much bettter was a very poor meal on a very smelly river bank, badly presented no taste whatsoever. If possible hire a taxi and just do the fireflies, very magical and worth doing, the rest of the trip time wasted.
Clair O, Jan 2017
The guide/driver was informative and pleasant but the vehicle was a bit old and not in really good condition. The 1st stop was the interaction with the monkeys who live on the side of the road.. it was fun but a bit strange wondering around the road . The sea food dinner was not great and the time spent there could have been a bit shorter. Unfortunately for us it rained so not ideal conditions but we saw some fireflies anyway. The actual boat ride to the mangroves and around them was very short.. too quick. It seemed like they wanted to get as many people in and out of the reserve area as possible. Maybe the rain had something to do with it but I don't think so. Seeing the Flireflies was a magical experience so although conditions weren't good it was a worthwhile experience
ALI_A, Nov 2016
The river cruise to see the fireflies was an interesting experience. Also the silver-leaf monkeys were fantastic. The seafood was not to our expectations. If you are not an amateur of Chinese food you will find that the selected restaurant is not amazing at all
Neil M, Nov 2016
Its quite a long day out from Kuala Lumpur for about 20 minutes on the water looking at the fireflies. The fireflies light show is really worth seeing but the rest of the trip is quite forgettable. The lighthouse stop feels a bit like a tourist trap. Tour would be improved by leaving later in the day and allowing longer on the water with the fireflies.
Rhonda_M, Oct 2016
Another amazing tour. This was a shared tour where we met gorgeous people from around the world.
The experience of feeding and having a monkey sit on my shoulder will stay with me forever. What an amazing day! And then the serenity of the night in a boat looking at the wonders of fireflies. Amazing
Yeojin_Y, Sep 2016
Terrible. Would not recommend it. The highlight of the tour, fireflies boat ride, is only about 20 minutes and even that is spoiled by hundreds of other tourists popping camera flash despite advice against it. The queue to get into the boat took much longer than the boat ride itself. You do get to see the fireflies, but they are mostly sitting in the trees so what you see is trees lit up like Christmas trees, nothing more. The rest of the 8 hours is spent on driving, standing in queues from tram ride up the hill why is it even included in the tour? Nothing to see on the hilltop except for stray monkeys, killing time at the fishing village nothing to see either - we were strongly nudged to pay for a separate eagle tour which is just another boat ride to spot far-flying eagles and a bad dinner. Worst food - compared to what other individual diners were eating, what we got was the blandest and least fresh food offered at the restaurant. Very disappointed. Id expect much more.
Preston T, Sep 2016
This tour was mostly fun. Make sure you bring insect repellent for the firefly boat ride at the end!
Sharon_N, Sep 2016
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 disappointing - prawns were small and dried up. Whilst clearing the table next to us after a large chinese family - the boy threw a dirty nappy that had been left on table into the water. onto the fireflies - long wait in long queue for ticket office to be manned - again Ramadan so to be expected. Loaded into rickety boats and ferried out en masse - lots of rubbish and debris floating by couldn't help but wonder if it contained the nappy - short trip around bushes that contained fireflies but was pretty underwhelming.
Leah L, Aug 2016
A great experience - we could have done without the dinner and trip to the monument for the sake of saving time - the driver was over an hour late collecting us - annoying when you are only in KL for a short time.
Charles S, Aug 2016
Excellent tour. Not only saw fireflies which is extremely unique, but also fed, monkeys and eagles and saw lots of wildlife in natural habitat.
Laura C, Jul 2016
Overall, we enjoyed the tour. We could have done without the pewter factory tour and spent more time with the monkeys in Melawati. Dinner was good, and the fireflies were AMAZING! The tour guide and bus driver were nice, knowledgeable and accommodating. We were lucky the rain stopped in time!
kyliejoy_n, Jul 2016
We had an awesome time, our driver especially was the best we have had in a long time. Will definitely recommend this tour.
Pranab P, Jul 2016
Probably a little overhyped tour. Coming from a tropical country where such sights are seen in the countryside, I had expected much more.
The ruins of the fort of Bukit Melawati aren't all that awesome as other forts and castles around the world, but yes, it's part of Malaysia's history and heritage. The view of the Strait of Mallaca is great from the hilltop, but there are far grander views at different locales round the world.
From there on one moves to a quaint fishing village. If one arrives early, one can contemplate taking a speedboat ride to the mouth of the Selangor river to see eagles being fed the boatsman throws feed into the waters and eagles swoop down and pick them up with their talons. Again travelers from countries where eagles aren't common might be fascinated by this.
Dinner at the village comes in early at around 6:30pm. The food though is good. The dining area is neat, clean and hygienic. The people there are simple and very courteous. The sight of the sun setting over the Strait of Mallaca is quite colorful. Eat, stretch back and relax.
From there on we moved to the mangroves, a short drive from the village. Boarding onto to the boats is just after darkness, and as the oarsman quietly rows along the bank, we could see thousands of fireflies 'twinkling' in the trees. Fascinating for travelers who do not hail from tropical countries, and even for those who have never been to the countryside in those regions.
It's indeed a very commendable effort of the Government of Malaysia, environmentalists and the local inhabitants to have restored the ecosystem and the story of their efforts on illuminated boards on the boarding pier makes for interesting reading.
Worth taking this trip if one wants to see fireflies, but honestly I wouldn't have missed much had I skipped this tour on my visit.
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