The 15 Best Firefly Watching Tours in the Philippines

1.Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner

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

Watch fireflies, bioluminescent plankton, sunsets, and city lights on a four-hour Puerto Princesa bay cruise with dinner.

“Cool experience w/ Corazon Travel & Tours for our Firefly Watching Bay Cruise with Dinner. Direct pick up from hotel; we had nice experience with wonderful guide/ driver: Kuyas Ed & Mark. Great initiative by Kuya Mark to place 2x Firefly inside a bottle for our close viewing, and then releasing them. Dinner was decent; as expected from creative arrangements by the locals. Marimar & Jay from Singapore”

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2.Puerto Princesa: Underground River and Firefly Watching Tour

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

Explore Puerto Princesa’s Underground River by boat, then watch fireflies and bioluminescent plankton, with meals and hotel transfers included.

“Yup really enjoyed it, the underground river was interesting and the fire flies were beautiful. I wish the day wasn’t separated though, be nice to do something else between. Guides were both great and accommodating when I had to leave for my flight. Thank you.”

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3.Puerto Princesa: Firefly Watching Paddle Boat Tour & Dinner

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

Watch thousands of fireflies from a paddle boat, enjoy dinner, and cruise Puerto Princesa’s river on this four-hour evening tour.

“Great evening activity. The guide was excellent, food was good, and the boat trip accords the bay way lovely and relaxing”

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4.Puerto Princesa: Jungle Firefly Watching Boat Tour & Dinner

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

Watch Puerto Princesa fireflies from a paddle boat, learn about mangroves, and enjoy a local dinner on this four-hour evening tour.

“Pilotka organizacja świetliki ogólnie całe miejsce super”

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

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

Watch fireflies glow along Bohol’s Loboc River on a $32 shared cruise with hotel transfers, local guides, and flexible cancellation.

“There are only fireflies in a few trees. So not so much to see”

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6.Bohol: SUSTAINABLE Mangrove Tunnels & Firefly Kayaking trail

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

Kayak Bohol’s Abatan River through mangrove tunnels, watch synchronous fireflies, and enjoy a home-cooked Filipino dinner with local guides.

“This one one of the best holiday activities I’ve ever done. Pick up was punctual. The staff were all so so friendly, kind and informative. The kayaking around the mangroves was unreal, we saw hardly any other people. It is really pristine and peaceful. The food was great and generous portions. The night kayaking watching the fireflies was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my whole life. If you’re in Bohol this tour is certainly worth the money and time.”

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8.Puerto Princesa: Iwahig Firefly Watching & River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 21 reviews · 3 hours · from $38

Watch thousands of fireflies glow along Puerto Princesa’s Iwahig River, with hotel transfers, an optional buffet dinner, and a 45-minute boat ride.

“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!”

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9.Puerto Princesa Jungle River Firefly Watching

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 19 reviews · from $31

Review of Puerto Princesa’s jungle river firefly tour, with mangroves, bioluminescent plankton, dinner, pickup, price, timing, and tips.

“It was a lovely peaceful experience watching fireflies and bioluminescent plankton. Bring insect repellent.”

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10.Private Firefly Watching Night Cruise on Bohol Abatan River

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · 3 hours · from $57

Review of Bohol’s private Abatan River firefly cruise, with honest details on timing, value, transport, weather, and what you’ll see.

“It was very pleasant on the river and lots of fireflies”

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11.Bohol: Firefly Watching Shared Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $22

Watch Bohol’s fireflies from a quiet mangrove river on a shared evening tour with hotel pickup, local guide, and air-conditioned transport.

“The guys on the boat have been very nice, but the experience itself is not worth the amount of money paid. Many people, not many fireflies and with a proper boat and not a canoe or something else.”

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12.Bohol Firefly Watching (Private)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $100

Watch Bohol fireflies glow over the Abatan River on a private evening tour with hotel transfers, bottled water, and local guides.

“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”

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14.Iwahig River Cruise and Firefly Watching Tour in Puerto Princesa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $36

Review of Puerto Princesa’s Iwahig River Cruise, with fireflies, dinner, hotel pickup, pricing, timing, and practical booking advice.

“A little disappointed we expected a wow!!!! Christmas tree style but hey, we did we saw fireflies in Puerto princesa”

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15.Joiners Firefly Watching Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $60

Watch Palawan fireflies by boat, enjoy dinner after sunset, and return to your hotel with transport, guide, and fees included.

“Really great evening with a lovely firefly experience! Thanks so much!!! We had a lovely time and saw lots of fireflies!”

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