Kampung Kuantan Fireflies Park (Selangor)

Very friendly staff along the journey and very pleasant experience to view firefly. Not easy to take photo with firefly but manage to capture few. Rated 4 star because lack of ventilation in the jetty, very warm while waiting boat.

Last night was full of mosquitos during the boat ride due to rainy days

It’s a bit overrated. You need not be disappointed if you miss it. However, if you have a lot of time available and curious to find out what the hype online is all about (like us :)) You won’t be upset that you visited, but can’t rule out coming back disappointed.

Few tips:
1. Get yourself mosquito repellent liquids prior to visiting (it is also sold there for RM 20 to 30) not so good, but does the job.
2. Dress easy – this is not a boat or a ferry ride.. it’s a catamaran ride. Be prepared for a bit of stretching and crouching.
3. Carry a DSLR instead of relying on your phone. It basically boating in the night. You need something that can handle extreme low light photography.
4. The life vests are available in plenty but smelly (carry a body spray or perfume) otherwise you’re only thinking of the odour/sweat smells and not enjoying the experience – You will for sure thank me for this one when you’re wearing the vest. (You can hit that like in advance ;))
5. Most important – Cards not accepted, just ensure you have RM 50 available per boat of 4 adults
6. Get there early, queue up outside the ticket counter. If not you’ll end up in a long queue later.
7. If you’re in a group, split your team – Few can queue at the ticketing counter and the rest can queue up at the boarding area. So you don’t end up queueing twice.

The drive from KL is enjoyable, a mix of highways and fields/crops.

Enjoy your trip!!!

A quote from the guide that I can’t forget:

“Fireflies are very sensitive to the nature’s delicate balance. If the temperature changes, they die. If the water is polluted, they die. If the tree (nest) is disturbed, they die.

Suffice to say, if you don’t see fireflies anymore, than the earth is dying”

No information in the internet about the price and timing, Then, finally i found this at the entrance.

60RM for local, 100RM for forigner for one boat. The last trip is 22:30.

All boat is with a rower. lots of fireflies. 20 min trip. it is just nice. 20 min is just good (it is like jungle cruse in the disney land). We are a group of 5 including 3 kids and the youngest one is 6 years old. They let us in together in one boat.

Visiting the firefly park again recently after 20 years. The jetty and facility is way much better now. Finding the entrance is a bit difficult, as we almost missed it at might. If you are coming from Kuala Selangor direction, do follow the GPS navigation, and the entrance is just next to the mosque.
To watch the firefly, visitors need to wear the life jacket and get on the small sampan (boat). The guide will paddle along the river to the nearby fire fire tree to watch the blink-blink (Firefly). Please do not make noise or use the flash as it might disturb them finding girlfriends.
Anyway, under the very dark environment, most phone’s camera can’t get a good picture, but you can try with video using some manual settings.
The price per boat for 4 people is RM70 (Malaysian).
For those who are afraid of mosquitoes, do remember to wear long sleeves and pants.