Took this trip out of city to see fireflies. Stopped on the way to see monkeys which I was happy to look at from a distance and glad that they didn’t interact with you unless you bought the food to entice them on your back. The meal provided was excellent ( I don’t eat shellfish) there was chicken and veggies available. The boat trip was better than we expected. Not crowded and we saw lots of fireflies.

The fireflies were cool, but everyone should be advised you don’t actually get to see the blue bioluminescent water they advertise, but they will happily try and upsell you for it. Our boat driver was also very unsafe and nearly hit another boat as well. Additionally we only were on the water about 30 minutes of the entire tour.

Our driver and guide was good. He drove safely through the Kuala Lumpur traffic and gave clear information about the places we visited. The drive is long though because of the amount of traffic in and around KL. The temple was very interesting. It's a shame no photos are allowed inside the temple because it certainly is unique. The visit to Malawati hill was most memorable for the silver leaf monkeys which are adorable. We had to wait quite a long time for our boat ride. The fireflies were visible, but I wouldn't say spectacular. Maybe that's because I've seen them elsewhere. I know people on this trip who had never seen fireflies were thrilled.

Amazing exp n great app. On time profrssuonal n friendly. Driver was on time. Other people were nice as well.

Our guide was great and pickup from hotel spot on time , couple of nice little stops on route to river trip Lovely river village with lots of local fish restaurants ( veg option available if needed ) trip up and down river was very exciting 👍🏼

When we arrived at the desk there was some confusion over the online tickets I had bought. I was told I needed to get new tickets (cash only)?? Tour itself was okay but with a little wind there were only a few fireflies.

Long drive to see very little. Waste of time and money. Fireflies are stable and in the bushes. Yes, you do see the light. Almost nonexistent blue algae. We were given nets on a stick to stir the water and generate minute specs of color. Paid extra ten dollars each to see “blue” tiers.. lol. Our driver was nice and professional.

The tour was great, we got time inside the Sri Shakti Temple (I was only expecting a photo stop), visit Melawati Hill and see the views and monkeys, buy our own dinner (because we didn't like the set seafood dinner tours), boat ride and fireflies. As with all things nature, its a bit of luck on whether you interact with monkeys and see fireflies. The success for our tour really comes down our driver and guide LG. It was raining in KL, it was a Saturday, traffic was bad meaning timing was tight, but we still got to through the itinerary, we didn't feel rushed, LG gave just the right amount of commentary, got us up Melawati Hill, and liaised with the boat company to get us sorted on the busy jetty. A very safe pair of hands. Re: the fireflies, there is a number of reviews that question whether its worth the tour. IMHO, sure they are like low wattage xmas lights, I'd recommend doing it if you haven't seen them before and because its an experience in a new country on top of the temple, hill, monkeys, commentary and boat ride.

I would recommend to anyone to do the firefly boat ride--it was really cool. But take a different tour. There are loads of them out there, and the viator tour was the wrong choice. The first stop temple was so lame. We couldn't go inside and it was on the side of a busy road, so not nice at all. The second stop (the lighthouse) was interesting, and it has fun monkeys to feed, but we didn't get enough time there and instead drove to the firefly boat location an hour early so our driver could try to convince us to add on eagle feeding. We did not want to, nor did we want to eat at the restaurant he took us to buy food, so we had over an hour to do nothing. And then because we didn't do the bioluminescent add-on we sat around another 30 minutes at the end. So unless you want to do every single activity, find a different tour! (And even if you do, I think there are cheaper tour options out there. We only picked this one because we wanted to book same-day and had trouble doing that with another one.) Our driver was nice enough, but he didn't give us much or any information about our stops.

5* for Patrick our guide/driver, who made this experience so much more enjoyable. The fireflies created a magical atmosphere too.

Our driver-guide was great and the fireflies watching was a great experience, more than what I expected

Great experience and great guide. Only thing is that i would recommend checking the weather because if its raining you cant see the fireflies.

The tour was nice, it also includes other activities like eagle feeding, blue lagoon, visit to an Indian temple and a tower where we can interact with monkeys.

We booked a private trip to escape the standard touristic routes, and all it was is the exact same route but with a car for your group. We visited the indian temple, and it was fun, and also were the monkeys, but when the driver (Sam) took us to the boats for us to have dinner over there, it was terrible! Full of buses with tourists to eat overpriced seafood. We told the driver we did not want to eat there; we want to eat the food that locals eat, not something prepared for tourists! We had to insist a little, but at the end he took us to a local place (with terrible food, but at least it was very cheap) and he understood our thoughts and took us to a less touristic boat. We loved it, and the experience was great!

The guide for the day was excellent and a really nice man who was only too pleased to assist. The other stops were interesting but please be aware the experience of fireflies might not be what you expect, these creates are not flying around the riverbank, they simply flicked in the dark.

Do not do this. We were forced to step in the boat when is was not yet dark. So no fireflies. But in stead of waiting they returned to pick up next tourists Disappointing. Especially for kids.

We were too early for a good view of the fireflies and we paid extra to do the blue tears also but disappointed as the water was very coffee coloured and very little phosphorus

Great trip! I expected more fireflies though. Me personally I would skip the blue tears boat ride, not really worth it. The greatest part of the tour was seeing the monkeys! Absolutely amazing experience, especially with kids. Great tour with reasonable price.

We did the trip as 2 adults 4 children. We enjoyed seeing the temple, and enjoyed the monkey park until the driver started throwing food to the children making them frightened after we said we didn’t want to feed them so this was frustrating! There was a lot of waiting around at the jetty as they allow over an hour for you to eat at the Asian restaurant before the trip but to be honest it looked like it would just lead to food poisoning the way everything was stored so we sat around for 1.5 hours before getting on the boat. The fireflies and luminous plankton was great to see. The driver of the boat didn’t say a word the whole trip so you don’t get any local information whilst doing the trip which we were expecting.

LG was a fantastic guide. Kept us updated before pick up and throughout the tour. Highly recommend him. Tour was lovely and fireflies and blue plankton are a treat to see