Kuala Selangor (Fireflies), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kuala Selangor (Fireflies)

Kuala Selangor (Fireflies), Small town at the estuary of the Selangor River, river boat tour in the evening -after dark- to see Firefly colonies that live in the mangroves

Small town at the estuary of the Selangor River, river boat tour in the evening -after dark- to see Firefly colonies that live in the mangroves

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- about 1.5h (60km) north of Kuala Lumpur
- can be combined with excellent food at seafood restaurants in Kuala Selangor (river view) and feeding monkeys on Bukit Melawati
- easiest way to get there with own car
- tours from Kuala Lumpur are widely available but usually overprices

How to get to Kuala Selangor by bus:

from Puduraya Bus Station
Take Selangor Bus no.141 from platform 24. Tickets can be bought on the bus. Departure half hourly starting from 6.30am. Tel:+6013-6650013 .

Klang Bus Station (next to Pasar Seni LRT station, near Chinatown)
Transnational Bus No. 156 and Cityliner Bus no.100. Tel: +603-5551 1590 / 5512 9434.


Boat rides along Sungai Melaka are offered in Kampung Kuantan and in Kampung Belimbing (Firefly Park Resort, Kampung Bukit Belimbing, Phone: 03-32891208). The villages are about 5km from Kuala Selangor.



Kuala Selangor (Fireflies) Links:
Wikipedia: What is a Firely?
Firefly Tour (found on the web, no personal experience with them)
Journeymalaysia.com: Story of a Firefly Trip
Firefly Park Resort
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Comments:
Sandra
posts: 1
 

grin
I have always passed by the route where the fireflies are located in Kuala Selangor but never took the trouble to actually WATCH the fireflies.

Just recently, the whole family including mom, dad and the kids decided to venture this part of Kuala Selangor.

The sight was breath taking, the boat ride was exciting and the “uncle” who was rowing the boat was very friendly and that by itself made our day!!!

Thank you.

Cheers!
Sandra

By Sandra on Oct 24, 2009

sharon
 

please worn tourists to keep their baggage with them on local busses as we had a twenty kilo backpack stolen after it was put in the luggage area at the front of the bus by the ticket seller!!!!

By sharon on May 19, 2008


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