The Philippines · FIREFLY WATCHING TOURS
Good firefly watching tours fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 13 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Dinner on a Puerto Princesa bay cruise at dusk, then fireflies and bioluminescent plankton light the mangroves.
“The only activity very worth it in Puerto Princesa. Suggestive, great food and nice experience. Kail the guide was amazing! Cheap and nice. Suggested.”
Tour Puerto Princesa’s Underground River and night firefly glow with hotel pickup, meals, and guided cave and estuary cruises.
“Great. Very informative and well organised. It was great to be collected from and dropped back at the accommodation.”
Night paddle boat tour from Puerto Princesa with thousands of fireflies, dinner at Swag Restaurant, and an English guide on the river.
“Great evening activity. The guide was excellent, food was good, and the boat trip accords the bay way lovely and relaxing”
Puerto Princesa firefly watching on a paddle boat through the mangroves, with pickup and local dinner in Palawan.
“Pilotka organizacja świetliki ogólnie całe miejsce super”
Kayak Bohol’s Abatan mangrove tunnels by late afternoon, then watch synchronous fireflies at dusk with dinner and local eco-guides.
“My mangrove tour experience at Kayakasia in Maribojoc was nothing shy of fantastic! 🥰🌴 Raymark was a gracious, welcoming host who met me upon arrival, oriented me to the tour schedule and eco conservation mission of these wonderfully talented and resourceful folks. Vince was a knowledgeable, generous, and thoughtful kayak instructor/tour guide who enlightened me about the life cycle of the mangrove…the daytime mangrove tour was very informative and stunning to behold up close! The nighttime firefly watching tour was nothing short of spectacular and magical… and a much needed therapeutic escape from the urban pace of my trip that started in Cebu City. Finally, the creative and conservation ta...”
Night boat cruise at Iwahig River in Puerto Princesa, watching thousands of fireflies and optional buffet dinner. 3 to 4 hours.
“Seeing the fireflies was amazing, and the boat guide was great - knowledgeable, funny and really good at spotting fireflies. Travelling down the river in the dark with only fireflies showing up was an amazing experience. However, the transport was a mess. There was already a large pickup window which was missed, without any notification from the organiser. There didn't seem to be great records of who was going, leading to confusion. On arrival, it was again unclear what was happening and where to go. There is little to do at the dock apart from the boat tour. Still a worthwhile trip!”
Puerto Princesa jungle river firefly watching with hotel pickup, a small-group boat ride, fireflies plus bioluminescent plankton, and dinner.
“Very disorganised tour. We were told we would be back at the hostel by 2130 but it ended up being 2320. The actual experience lasted about 30 minutes and was pleasant but not worth the wait. From the way the surroundings are decoraRead more”
Private firefly cruise on Bohol's Abatan River, gliding under stars with bioluminescent mangroves, UNESCO Geopark context.
Shared Bohol night cruise in Loboc to watch fireflies glow in mangroves, with AC van pickup from Panglao and an English guide.
“L'expérience des lucioles a Bohol est sympa à faire mais les bateaux sont assez vétustes. Le facteur météo est également a prendre en compte. n'hésitez pas a réserver au dernier moment”
Private Bohol firefly watching on the Abatan River with pickup, life jackets, bottled water, and a guided mangrove kayak at golden dusk.
“The reason I gave only a 4 is because this CRPH tour company is not good with communicating at all. I tried to contact 3 days prior to ask for confirmation of where the pick up will be- and no response. They contacted me the day of the tour and the driver was 1 hour lateRead more”
Iwahig River Cruise and firefly watching near Puerto Princesa, with optional dinner, hotel pickup, and a moonlit eco-park experience.
“A little disappointed we expected a wow!!!! Christmas tree style but hey, we did we saw fireflies in Puerto princesa”
A 4-hour Puerto Princesa night cruise with dinner and a guided firefly-watching boat ride, plus round-trip pickup for $60.
“Really great evening with a lovely firefly experience! Thanks so much!!! We had a lovely time and saw lots of fireflies!”
Evening firefly watching in Palawan with a mangrove boat ride and an included dinner buffet, plus roundtrip transfer from Puerto Princesa.
Pick the island first. The kind of day sorts itself out after that.
