Phi Phi Beaches & Islands
Loh Dalum, Tonsai Village and Maya Bay
Phi Phi consists of six small islands south of Phuket which overflow with fine sandy beaches that give way to soaring limestone cliffs to form spectacular scenery.
Add crystal clear water, a refreshing lack of roads, plus a laid-back lifestyle, and it's easy to see why Phi Phi is one of southern Thailand's most popular destinations.
Bamboo Island
Stunning Bamboo Island is 5km from the northern tip of Phi Phi Don. The small island is only 500m across and has beautiful beaches virtually all the way around that give way to coral underwater. An excellent place to snorkel as the reefs are extensive and fairly shallow, but the beach is always there for a rest.
Phi Phi Leh is an uninhabited island that lies 1.5km of the southernmost tip of Phi Phi Don. Stunning vertical cliffs capped with green foliage make way to small sandy beaches and tropical coral seas. Home to Maya Bay, Pi Leh Bay and more, not to be missed. Read More...
Laem Tong Beach is a delightful place in northern Phi Phi for a relaxing quiet holiday. The only access to the main part of Phi Phi is by boat, this means you have almost total seclusion, refreshingly absent are the sounds of jetskis and speedboats. Quite the opposite to Tonsai Village, here you'll hardly leave your hotel. Read More...
Loh Bagao Bay
A beautiful tranquil bay half way up the east coast of Phi Phi Don, one of Phi Phi's larger beaches at 800m long, the best coral is at the south end. The only place to stay is Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort & Spa which has some lovely bungalows made of natural materials right on the beach and great facilities.
Loh Dalum Bay is breathtakingly beautiful - almost totally enclosed, it has very shallow water that get gets warmed by the sun to almost the temperature of a bath! Silky soft white sand and turquoise water with a chorus of birdsong - all year round there are no waves. Read More...
Facing south west with stunning views of Phi Phi Leh lies ever popular Long Beach. This beach has possibly the softest finest white sand, on an island of fine soft sand, there's also excellent snorkeling. Long Beach is both far enough from and close enough to the business of Tonsai Village to be a great place to stay. Read More...
Maya Bay has become the main tourist attraction of Phi Phi since 'The Beach' was filmed here in 1999. It was always very popular before the film but now people all around the world who haven't heard of Phi Phi have heard of Maya Bay. A stunningly beautiful bay sheltered by 100 odd meter high cliffs on three sides. Read More...
Monkey Bay
Located just outside Loh Dalum Bay to the west, Monkey Bay is a deserted tranquil beach with good coral. Some daytrips stop here to see the monkeys, watch out - they can be very cheeky. This is a nice place to explore by kayak from Loh Dalum Beach.
Monkey Beach
Monkey Beach is located on the west side of Tonsai Bay about 700m from the beach. At very high tide there's not much beach but at other times there's plenty of sand. The monkeys here eat bananas and other fruit given to them, you can take photos at a very short distance, don't get too close though. The snorkeling at the drop off around 50m from the beach is great.
Pi Leh Bay
Pi Leh is situated on the opposite side of Phi Phi Leh to Maya Bay. It's a long thin bay with 100m high cliffs on all sides, at the entrance there's a shelf, the top of which is too shallow for anthing other than speedboat or lontail, this stops it from getting too busy. High tide is the best time to go inside to Pi Leh Bay, unless you go at lunchtime much of the bay will be in shade.
Tonsai East can be considered the beach area past the gloriously named Chukit Resort leading to Long Beach. While not as busy as Tonsai Village it still has shopping opportunities (but scarcer and scarcer the nearer to Long Beach you get) and several large eateries that host nightly entertainment. Read More...
Tonsai Village is the bustling heart of Phi Phi, there are no cars or roads, only footpaths. It's located on the isthmus, for which Phi Phi is famous, with Tonsai Bay on the south side and Loh Dalum on the north. Read More...
Tonsai West is the quieter, more contemplative sister of brash and bold Tonsai East and the village itself. If you pass the pier and keep walking past the hospital and towards the limestone hills you’ll notice that things get a lot quieter and peaceful in this section of the island. Read More...
