Firefly Nibong Tebal

Nibong Tebal Firefly Watching is a tourist activity in the town of Nibong Tebal, in southern mainland Penang (Seberang Perai). Visitors board sampans (small boats) and cruise through the mangrove swamp along Sungai Kerian at night to watch fireflies lighting up the riverside trees. The activity was just launching in 2004 and has since developed into a local tourism industry, with operators such as Amazing Nibong Tebal also running sunset cruises, charcoal village visits and morning cruises.