23/06/2022
Fireflies & Blue Tears tours
My comments of 15 May 2022 Fireflies Tours by NYC Tours and Travel
Location : At the estuary of Selangor River. - Lot of activities throughout day and night causing sound and smoke pollution that can disrupt the fireflies habitat.
Means of transport : 30 seater speed boat. Difficult to manoeuvre the boat creating lots of water movements. Hence during the tour, only one side of the boat witness the fireflies activities.
Duration : 40 minutes (no commentaries by the captain). So you must rely on Mr Google for informations of the tour.
My rating : * (out of 5 stars)
I would rather go to Kampung Kuantan and Kampung Belimbang to see the Fireflies.
The Fireflies tour operators at Kampung Kuantan and Kampung Belimbing use a 6 to 8 seater wooden sampan and low powered fabric boat respectively along banks of the Selangor River
These transport are able to move closer to the Berembang trees, a type of mangrove trees that grows naturally in the brackish waters, where the fireflies love to congregate.
Hence, the sighting of the fireflies at both sites are more natural and overwhelming. The best time is after 8pm on a clear moonless night. After that, the males have already found its mate, causing them to stop flashing.
Positive : A picturesque sunset view and wooden houses on stilts (relic from another era) that depicts a calmer and laidback pace of life.
My comments on the Blue Tears tour.
Actually I was looking forward to this new tour but again it was a great letdown.
After the disappointed Fireflies tour, the Captain again stop the engine in the middle of the river, placed long sticks with a net at the end in the middle of the boat and told the group in fast unclear Chinese. Most of the Chinese tourist were left dazed and confused until he conveyed the instructions to the nearest Chinese tourist who translate it in English and Malay.
We need to use the net to stir up the water so that Blue Tears is visible. This activity lasted only a few minutes.
Informations from Mr Google
�The blue light emitting from these bioluminescent phytoplankton is a reaction of bacteria to any type of stress or change in tension, such as a wave.They can actually be found in most of the world's oceans but are generally too small and dim to see.
My rating : * (out of 5 stars)
Tour Prices
Activity only : Eagle Feeding, Fireflies and / or Blue Tears
2 in 1 (any 2) : Adult RM45, Child RM35
3 in 1 (all 3) : Adult RM60, Child RM50
Activity only : Eagle Feeding, Fireflies, Blue Tears, Sky Mirror and free 10 minutes ATV trekking
5 in 1 (all 5) : Adult RM130, Child RM110
Sky Mirror and free 10 minutes ATV trekking activity only : Adult RM70, Child RM60
