Private Tour

Kuala Selangor Fireflies Tour with Batu Caves & Fort Altingsburg

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Escape the busy city life of Kuala Lumpur with your trip to the hamlet town of Kuala Selangor. Enjoy the boat ride along the river banks of Firefly Park to catch the colonies of fireflies producing magnificent twinkling lights with dinner at a local restaurant. In addition to that, special stopover at one of the nation’s most beloved shrines, located in the Batu Caves.

- Historical & rustic town of Kuala Selangor

- Glorious & glistening fireflies along mangrove swamps

- Freshly caught dinner at a native restaurant

- Haven for local & migratory birds

- Energetic atmosphere at the holy site of Batu Caves

- Friendly guide to explain Malaysia's multicultural society

- Hassle free hotel pick up & drop off included

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

An additional surcharge of USD 10 per person for hotel pickup outside 5km radius from the city center is applicable and payable on the day of your activity.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The use of flash photography is not permitted during firefly tours.

Recommend to use mosquito repellent.

What to Wear - Light and comfortable clothing (preferably dry-fit material), Walking shoes, It is recommended to wear closed shoes

What to Bring - Insect repellent, Camera, Sport sandals & Insect repellent

Tours are conducted in English only

This tour will push through rain or shine. In case of rain, please do bring an umbrella or poncho

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Entrance fees and boat ride

English Speaking Driver

Set dinner (excluding beverages)

Air-conditioned vehicle

Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)

Gratuities

Beverages (You can purchase on the day)

Surcharge of USD 10 per person for pickup outside 5km radius from the city center is applicable

Tram Ride

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Kuala Lumpur

The fully air-conditioned vehicles will be manned by your own personal driver with pick-up times from 3.30 pm. Inclusive in the tour is a nice seafood dinner and the boat ride along the river in Kuala Selangor.

Admission Not Applicable

Batu Caves

Your first stop will be at the limestone hills of Batu Caves that comprises of three caverns and several smaller caves. It is the shrine of Lord Murugah, a Hindu deity – a flight of 272 steps lead up to the temple cave. Another cave, called the museum cave, is filled with images of deities and murals depicting scenes from the Hindu scriptures. Closed for 3 days on Thaipusam Festive (the day before, during and the day after festive)

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Private Tour with Dinner

Unforgettable Full-Day Private tour including set seafood dinner and boat ride. Suit for couple ,family & friends trip
Pickup included

Sharing Tour with Dinner

Unforgettable Full-Day Sharing tour including set seafood dinner and boat ride. Suit for couple ,family & friends trip
Pickup included

Reviews

3.88

16 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Amazing Day
Michael O,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was such good tour with an amazing guide. The Batu caves were spectacular but the real highlights of the tour for me were the monkeys at Fort Altingsburg and the firefly boat cruise. Rajan was our tour guide and he was fantastic. He is a very knowledgeable guide, he passed on lots of interesting information about the area and was very helpful with things like taking photographs. Although it wasn’t part of the actual tour Rajan was able to help us get tickets to see the bioluminescent plankton while we were at the Firefly Park. Thanks Rajan for giving such an enjoyable experience.
Nice trip
Sarah M,
Jun 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
It’s been a nice day trip, the driver was kind and professional, we added the eagle feeding experience (50r/person) which I don’t recommend it is nothing special. The dinner was good
Rainy day firefly experience
Travel12376824375,
Dec 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
We did the fireflies with dinner only.....the weather had us worried because we got caught in full on torrential downpour on the roads.....but cleared up by the time we got to the boats. Still got to see decent amount of fireflies...started off pretty low count, but then as we floated along got to see more concentrated groups in the trees that made look like understated, elegant xmas lights.....;-) Our driver, Lawrence was very friendly and loved sharing his knowledge around the history of KL and Malaysia. Only suggestion would be to ensure that the complimentary water is kept cool.
Overall poor
V2218BDmichaely,
Dec 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Overall an average experience. Picked up by tour guide Rajen and was briefed that we had only one attraction stop at a temple before the fireflies. When asked about visiting the Batu caves/ fort altingsburg as listed in the tour, Rajen just stated that there was not enough time. ( so why list it on the itinerary?) we were brought 2.5 hours early to the fireflies port before sunset. Rajen had absolutely no clue what we could do to kill the time in between. I asked him again regarding a visit to the fort, he tells me that it’s busy and not worth my time. I eventually tell him that I would rather spend time at the fort than wait around, he reluctantly agrees and sends us there- turns out the fort is lovely and there was plenty of time to have visited. The only saving grace of the tour was the fireflies as we were blessed with good weather that day. Wouldn’t suggest this tour for its price
Firefly tour - thumbs up
Jamie S,
Jul 10, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
Money well spent on this fab tour to see fire flies. Picked up from our hotel right on time. We had a whole car to ourselves. Kind guide who stopped at money change late at night on the way back to hotel. Good dinner included and firefly tour was memorable
Good tour!
Quest23338468706,
May 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very good tour and very good guide, apes were amazing and very good food to the restaurant! Suggested the optional eagle tour.
Memorable experience
Deborah O,
May 7, 2023
- Review from Viator
4.00
I enjoyed watching the fireflies flash their lights. I would have liked to spend longer watching this and perhaps had the opportunity for a private tour.
A fun evening
Quest784051,
Feb 9, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great evening with LG. Hotel pick up was smooth. My son especially enjoyed the stop to feed the monkeys. It was the highlight of his entire trip to KL.
Fireflies are beautiful, like the Christmas tree.
ellalL7312HT,
Jan 31, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
The tour guide and our zero communication, no information about the attractions. The environment for dinner by the lake is good, and the quality of food is general. In addition to looking at fireworks, blue tears are added, but they do not match the photos. To go to the sea to use the Internet to live in algae to see blue tears, not as beautiful as a blue eye liquid in the photo. Fireflies are beautiful, like the Christmas tree.
Excellent trip at a great price
Solotripper2605,
Sep 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I had booked the Kuala Selnangor fireflies, batu cave temple and Melawati hill tour. It included pick up and drop from hotel, dinner and entry tickets. It is quite reasonably priced. Our guide Mr Muraly was a knowledgeable guide, he gave us a background of the various places we visited. As I'm vegetarian, he helped arrange a veg dinner for me at a sea food restaurant :). The car arranged was clean and comfortable, the drive was great. Overall, i really enjoyed the trip and would definitely recommend the services provided by Asni tours & travel & Mr Muraly.