Kuala Lumpur

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

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

From $76.93

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

  • 8 hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

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
  • 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.

What To Expect

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.

Bukit Melawati

1 hour Admission Ticket Free

Kuala Selangor Nature Park (Taman Alam Kuala Selangor)

45 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

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
  • 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):
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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
  • Near public transportation
  • Shah Alam: Holiday Inn Glenmarie, The Saujana, all hotels within the Shah Alam area
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • 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)
  • 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
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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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

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Outstanding. Everything we expected and more.
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.
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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.
Great day with an awesome guide
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!
looooooved this. really calm and...
Beverley u, May 2018
looooooved this. really calm and lovely. the fireflies were beautiful.
Thoroughly enjoyed this tour. Our...
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.
Dirty river unispiring guide and a few...
4dddimitri, Mar 2018
Dirty river unispiring guide and a few fireflies.... horrible lunch....
Great tour, lovey driver and lovely...
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!
The fireflies boat tour only went...
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
This tour was also great. The guide...
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.
The dinner was meh. Our guide who we...
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.
Excellent tour, guide BK was...
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
This trip is a great trip out of the...
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
Was a very nice experience...
Abhijith B, Nov 2017
Was a very nice experience. Absolutely loved the experience. Buffet dinner offered was awesome too. Highly recommended.
For all of our tours we were...
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.
This was the best of our adventures...
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.
I have sent a long email detailing...
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
This was great, wonderful feeding...
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
Although the rep was lovely this...
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.
The guide/driver was informative...
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
The river cruise to see the...
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
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