Let’s Go to ‘The Beach’

One of the highlights of our Thailand trip thus far was definitely our visit to Maya Bay, 'The Beach' precious Leo DiCaprio made famous.

Maya Bay is located on Phi Phi Lei, a quick boat ride from where we were staying on Phi Phi Don. We had the pleasure of visiting this breathtaking place twice while in Phi Phi.

Longboat Tour

Our first visit was part of a fantastic longboat day trip around the islands. We watched fellow travelers cliff jump, visited the other 'Monkey Beach' (Saam Had Beach), swam and dodged trigger fish at Pileh Lagoon, snorkeled in Palong Bay, saw the Viking Cave (where the Chinese delicacy bird's nest soup is made) and explored Maya Bay.

After sunset, we went to a private beach for dinner, fire shows, a cave party and swimming with plankton. I was most excited about the plankton, but the water had more trash than plankton, so our time spent glowing was short lived.

This day trip exceeded our expectations, as the guides were hilarious, our fellow boaters were fun, the snorkeling was the best I've ever experienced (we saw sharks!), and the Pinterest-worthy eye stuff was incredible.

Shangri La Party Yacht

Our second visit to Maya Bay was aboard a luxury yacht with 20 or so fellow backpackers.

Basically we did the same exact trip as before, but with unlimited booze. We had so much fun on the sea jacuzzi, tubing under caves, flipping off the diving board and celebrating one of our Canadian friend's birthday. This crazy day blew our budget a bit, but it was the perfect way to spend our last day on Phi Phi.

 

 

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