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The 8 Best Firefly Watching Trips in the Philippines

8 tours  ·  ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 average  ·  from $19

Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner - Pickup from your hotel and the trip to the wharf
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Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner

1.Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 175 reviews · 4 hours · from $34Our pick

Cruise Puerto Princesa Bay at sunset, enjoy dinner, and watch wild fireflies and glowing plankton on a four-hour evening tour.

“Activity was nice and would recommend however would be improved by having more time watching the fireflies as that’s what you’re there for.”

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Puerto Princesa: Underground River and Firefly Watching Tour - The Two-Hour Road To Sabang
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Puerto Princesa: Underground River and Firefly Watching Tour

2.Underground River and Firefly Watching Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 116 reviews · 10 hours · from $86

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Underground River and firefly tour, with boat rides, local meals, hotel transfers, costs, tips, and drawbacks.

“Enjoyed the tour. guide was professional and explained every details about the tour in detail. overall best experience. highly recommended.”

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Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Paddle Boat Tour & Dinner - Pickup from Puerto Princesa between 5:00 and 6:00 pm
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Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Paddle Boat Tour & Dinner

3.Firefly Watching Paddle Boat Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 47 reviews · 4 hours · from $27

Watch thousands of fireflies, enjoy dinner, and cruise Puerto Princesa’s Sicsican River on a relaxed four-hour evening tour.

“Great great tour! Very well organised and didn’t feel touristy at all. We were pretty much the only boat there until the very end and felt super private. The guide was great, very well spoken and super friendly and enthusiastic. Food was amazing. If I had the food in a restaurant I would be very happy.”

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Puerto Princesa: Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner - A 4:30 PM Pickup and a Ride Out of Town
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Puerto Princesa: Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

4.Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 39 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Watch fireflies by paddle boat, learn about Palawan’s mangroves, and enjoy a local dinner on this four-hour Puerto Princesa tour.

“The activity was amazing and unique. The guide was courteous and professional. Another guide at the boat terminal provided a lot of information about the fireflies and their conservation efforts. There was sumptuous food with vegetarian options in the dinner.”

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Shared Firefly Watching Cruise on Bohol’s Scenic Loboc River - The evening road trip from Panglao or Tagbilaran
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Shared Firefly Watching Cruise on Bohol’s Scenic Loboc River

5.Shared Firefly Watching Cruise on Bohol’s Scenic Loboc River

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 29 reviews · 3 hours · from $32

Watch Loboc River fireflies on a three-hour shared cruise from Panglao or Tagbilaran, with transfers, guide, and fees included.

“allora, di per sé è un'attività molto bella in quanto ti permetti a vedere degli animali come le lucciole che sono ormai introvabili al giorno d'oggi in altre parti del mondo, per il costo però l'attività è stata troppo veloce. Se dovessi recensire do un sette su 10”

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Bohol: SUSTAINABLE Mangrove Tunnels & Firefly Kayaking trail - Getting from Bohol’s resort areas to the river
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Bohol: SUSTAINABLE Mangrove Tunnels & Firefly Kayaking trail

6.SUSTAINABLE Mangrove Tunnels & Firefly Kayaking trail

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 5 hours · from $85Top rated

Paddle Bohol’s Abatan River through mangrove tunnels, spot synchronous fireflies, enjoy Filipino food, and support local conservation for $85.

“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...”

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Bohol: Firefly Watching River Cruise (Nature-Dependent)

7.Firefly Watching River Cruise (Nature-Dependent)

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 24 reviews · 4 hours · from $19Best value

Review of Bohol’s Loboc River firefly cruise, with hotel transfers, quiet nature, honest tips on crowds, weather, and value.

“The tour group were communicative right up until the time I was due to take the tour on the Monday. I'd been advised my pick up time was 5.30pm but no one showed. After 6pm they messaged to say the tour needed to be re-scheduled due to heavy rain. They informed everyone else earlier, but had forgotten me. I went on Tuesday evening instead. It is not a 'small boat' tour as there are around 30 people on the barge. You will see many fireflies but unless you have a decent camera, they are hard to photograph. The guide was OK and took photos for guests with their phone. Other…”

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Private Firefly Watching Night Cruise on Bohol Abatan River - Leaving Panglao for the Abatan River
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Private Firefly Watching Night Cruise on Bohol Abatan River

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