• Koh Phi Phi Leh Island

The smaller and Uninhabited island of Phi Phi Leh is a protected national marine park island, visited daily by tour boats from Phi Phi Don, Krabi, and Phuket.
The island is home to several magnificent natural attractions including:

  • Maya Bay
    Thailand’s famous beach for being the primary location of “The Beach” film. The spectacular bay of clear turquoise water is a stunning 250 meter crescent of white sand backed by an amphitheater of vertical limestone cliffs rising 100 meters high. After it was closed for environmental recovery, the bay reopened with strict conservation measures, enabling coral regeneration and marine life recovery. Most Maya Bay visitors reach the bay by organized tours from Phi Phi Don, Krabi, or Phuket, and spend less than an hour in the bay.
  • Pileh Bay
    Pi Leh Lagoon opposite Maya Bay, is an enclosed emerald lagoon 100 meters in diameter, surrounded by 300 meters high vertical limestone cliffs, and accessible only through a narrow entrance channel. The waters are emerald green offering excellent snorkeling conditions. Swimming in the calm, clear water surrounded by vertical limestone walls is surreal. Tour boats typically anchor in the bay’s center, allowing an hour for swimming and snorkeling.
  • Viking Cave
    A large cave on the northeastern side of Phi Phi Leh, known for the ancient paintings of ‘Viking Ships’ on its walls, and for the traditional practice of harvesting Swiftlet nests used in bird’s nest soup.
    Tour boats approach the cave but typically do not allow visitors to disembark. The cave is less attractive than the other Phi Phi sites, but the cultural experience and the paintings are interesting.
  • Monkey Beach
    A small beach on the northern coast of Phi Phi Leh home to macaque monkeys accustomed to tourists and food offerings. Brief stops at the Beach allow visitors to observe and photograph the monkeys from the boats or the beach. Note that the monkeys are wild animals and can be aggressive.
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Koh-Phi-Phi-Leh Monkey Beach in the Andaman sea, Thailand, travel

Koh-Phi-Phi-Leh Viking Cave in the Andaman sea, Thailand, travel