Escape the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur and head over the calmer and quieter hamlet town of Kuala Selangor. Your day starts with a visit to Hots Spring Slayan, where you can soak your tired feet in the healing mineral waters (Option is Available to Book)
Next we drive to Kuala Selangor and enroot stop at Kota Melawati, also known as Fort Altingsburg, built to defend the city against invasions all the way back in the 18th century. If you are lucky, catch a glimpse of the rare silvered leaf monkeys
The highlight of the trip is a boat trip along the banks of Kampung Kuantan where you can watch a stunning fireflies show and reward yourself with a delicious seafood dinner before the boat trip (Optional)
Optional Tours are available (With Seafood Dinner, Eagle Feeding and Blue Tears Tour)
Itinerary:
Kuala Lumpur
Drive Pass
The fully air-conditioned vehicles will be manned by English Speaking Driver with pick-up times from 2 pm for guest who book with Firefly & Hots Spring Tour Option. Guest who book only Firefly Tour, will be pick-up at 4PM – 4.15PM.
Hot Springs Selayang
Stop- 45 Minutes
Our First stop will be Selayang Hot Spring (If you select with this option), where you can soak your tired feet in the healing mineral waters. According to the locals, this place has been in existence for the past four decades and is a popular spot among the locals. They believed that this spring water is able to cure them of skin diseases and other ailments. Hence it is not surprising that you see many elderly and young people coming here to take bath especially during the weekends
Kuala Lumpur
Drive Pass
After Hot Springs, we will proceed to Kuala Selangor to continue our next destination Note- Enroot, we will pick-up our other passengers who book only Firefly Tour.
Sri Shakti Devasthanam Temple
Stop- 10 Minutes
Sri Shakti Temple rises majestically as a unique beacon of Hindu architectural excellence in Malaysia.
Note: There are specific time only temple open and most of the time we just stop for photo stop only.
Bukit Melawati
Stop- 30 Minutes
Bukit Melawati or Melawati Hill is a hill in Malaysia near Kuala Selangor. Bukit Melawati is a popular tourist attraction. The hill overlooks the Strait of Malacca and has a lighthouse as well as the remains of the Kota Melawati fort.
The fort was built in the late 1700s by Sultan Ibrahim of Selangor to protect against Dutch invaders but the Dutch captured it a renamed it Fort Altingburg. Sultan Ibrahim recaptured the fort in 1785 but it was eventually destroyed during the Selangor Civil War.
To go up to Bukit Malawati, tourist can take tram or they call it the tourist train. Tourist train is only operational on weekends and public holidays from 9.00am to 6.00pm. If we visited on weekdays, we will drive our car up to visit Bukit Malawati. The tram ticket for adult is RM 10
Altingsburg Lighthouse
Photo Stop-
Formerly named Altingsburg Lighthouse, after a Dutch governor. Built in 1907 and started operating in 1910.
Beautiful lighthouse on the top of bukit melawati, kuala selangor. It's a good place to take photo. However, tourists are not allow to enter in the lighthouse.
Pasir Penambang
Stop- 30 Minutes
Seafood Dinner
Before the firefly boat tour, you will have dinner at one of the many seafood restaurants inside the park or near location (Dinner at Customer their own cost). These restaurants are known for its delicious seafood dishes which is located near the waterfront. Your driver will take you to the best restaurant of that row.
Kuala Selangor Firefly Park (Pasir Penambang)
Stop- 45 Minutes
Just 2.5km from Kuala Selangor Nature Park and Bukit Melawati, Pasir Penambang is a main starting point for firefly tours conducted by Asni Tours.
This boat tour will let you see the fireflies hovering on the river in Kuala Selangor. It takes about half an hour to complete the tour while you’re in the middle of the tour the boat stops at a station where you can observe the light show.
Start Time: 8 pm (30-45 minutes)
Boat: Electrically Powered Fiberglass Boat
About Kuala Selangor’s fireflies
The firefly is a type of insect from the beetle family. The ‘Pteroptyx tener’ species is the most dominant in Kuala Selangor, measuring about 5mm in length.
At night, these tiny insects congregate on berembang trees (Sonneratia caseolaris), a type of mangrove tree that grows naturally in the brackish waters along Selangor River’s banks.
Kuala Lumpur
Drive Pass
Your driver will transfer you back to your hotel and you will arrive in Kuala Lumpur around a proximity 9.30pm to 10pm after a wonderful and unforgettable tour.
What to Bring
- Change of clothes (If with Hots Spring
- Sunscreen
- Caps or hats
- Swimwear (If with Hots Spring)
- Toiletries (If with Hots Spring)
- Camera
- Sport sandals
Tour End
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