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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.
Tonsai Village is the bustling heart of Phi Phi, there are no cars
or roads, only footpaths paths. It's located on the istmus, for
which Phi Phi is famous, with Tonsai Bay on the south side and Loh
Dalum on the north. (Read more...)
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. You can walk out hundreds of
meters and still only be waist deep in water, this beach was made
for basking in the sun. At low tide you have to walk a little further
to the water's edge. (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...)
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, it's no more than
a 5 minute longtail boat ride away from the centre of the action.
(Read more...)
Maya Bay has become the main tourist attraction of Phi Phi since
'The Beach' was filmed here in 1999 (see below for more info about
the film). 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. Inside there are several beaches, most are tiny
and some only exist at low tide. The main one is around 200m long
with silky soft white sand, underwater colourful coral and fish
live in exceptionally clear water, the whole bay is one big reef.
(Read more...)
Phi Phi Leh is as 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...)
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. This is a great place to stay for those who
enjoy hiking as there are some trails between here and other bays,
notably Loh Lannah, and lots of nature.
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.
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.
Many daytrips go to Bamboo each day but it's not too crowded. Dive
boats also go there too. An excellent place to snorkel as the reefs
are extensive and fairly shallow, but the beach is always there
for a rest.
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.
Flat calm water awaits inside with some excellent snorkeling, bright
parrot fish and sergeant majors rush the boats coming in hoping
for some bread, pinapple or banana even. 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.
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 very much on the daytrip trail, located on the
west side of Tonsai Bay about 700m from the beach, just in front
of it are 4 unmissable yellow buoys.
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. |
