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Ton Sai - Loh Dalum spit in addition to western limestone plateau from upper viewpoint - Loh Dalum the closer beach. Much fewer palms postal service seismic sea wave straight off on spit as lower 2010 shot shows - top picture Phi Phi Scuba
GETTING TO PHI PHI at 80%.
PLACES I'VE STAYED AT, INTEND TO STAY or WOULD LIKE TO STAY - 85%
ISLAND OVERVIEW
There are 2 Phi Phi islands, Don in addition to Ley, close xc minutes past times ferry from both Phuket in addition to Krabi.
Phi Phi in addition to surrounding areas. (modified Google public image)
The Phi Phi islands. The northern Mosquito in addition to specially Bamboo islets are pop daytrip locations, non only for boats out of Phi Phi but for the Phi Phi tours out of Phuket in addition to Krabi before or after they take away hold checked the 2 bigger islands. You tin also overnight on Bamboo Island inwards the National Park camping ground area.
PHI PHI DON, the Phi Phi amongst the accommodation, is close 4 km east-west in addition to 8 km north-south. It is shaped a fleck similar a distorted anvil, basically made upward of 3 soaring lumps of limestone joined past times depression isthmuses.
Map from Andaman Island Hopping. You tin click picture to enlarge, or using the next link, go to the map on AIH's website and click to enlarge when opened upward
Note that the item of the town expanse is express but the map is truly goodness inwards that it shows the full general layout of the isle in addition to the 3 limestone highland areas well.
The Google public picture is to a greater extent than express inwards that moisture flavor winds moving over the western peninsula in addition to upward the steep slopes eastward of Ton Sai town take away hold created a fair fleck of cloud.
There are BEACHES in addition to TREKKING maps downwards page.
The WESTERN LIMESTONE HIGHLAND is to the lowest degree eroded, has few beaches in addition to none that are easily accessed, no lowlands in addition to is uninhabited. In many places the limestone rises 100m straight out of the ocean, so it looks pretty spectacular. And provides goodness climbing sites for enthusiasts.
It is joined to the eastern limestone higland past times a NARROW ISTHMUS OF SAND on which the TOWN/PIER AREA OF TON SAI/LOH DALUM is located.
This shot from the 3rd Viewpoint shows 90% of the eastern side of the western highland summation close 50% of the Ton Sai/Loh Dalum spit. Probably worth clicking to expand image.
I got this ameliorate shot inwards 2013 on the render path from Loh Bakeo on the eastward coast - western highland at right, start of eastern highland (on which I'm standing) at left.
Beaches draw each side of the isthmus - Ton Sai on the southern side is pretty drack because of the pier in addition to boating activity, until you lot approach the western cease against the cliffs where it is real agreeable.
Pretty sugariness expanse - far western cease of Ton Sai beach. Turn left from pier, walk close 10 minutes.
Loh Dalam, the northern beach, is dainty inwards the top one-half of the tide, but lower than this it gets existent shallow a long way out in addition to looks a fleck ordinary (some pix inwards the beach department downwards page). Not so the surrounding cliffs of the limestone highlands which are pretty awesome.
The eastern one-half of the isthmus is a maze of shops, restaurants, move agencies, cyberspace cafes, coin sources incl banks/ATMs, dive outfits, bars, tattoo parlours etc
Main street Ton Sai 2013. With no vehicles allowed inwards town, accommodation places purpose those handcarts for luggage to/from the pier.
. There is also lots of accommodation hither - high cease Phi Phi Cabana, some midrangers such as Phi Phi Hotel, Phi Phi Inn, Natacha, PP Casita - noisy, expensive backpacker rooms up-stairs over shops, a twosome of backpacker dorms (The Rock in addition to Phi Phi Backpacker) ...
....New to me inwards 2013- Phi Phi Backpacker on the cross-isthmus path non far inwards from the eastern most cease of Loh Dalum beach. Sign close guy says aircon dorms amongst hot showers for only 300 - gotta live a contend inwards 2013 for Phi Phi inwards what most accommodation nonetheless thinks as high flavor (although I regard early on March as shoulder. Nevertheless Phi Phi was pretty busy). Note lots of noisy nightlife running to 0230 on the eastern cease of Loh Dalum which volition suit most backpackers existent good - non so whatever racket haters).
... in addition to inwards the eastern most department where you lot set about to climb onto the lower slopes of the limestone lump towards the town viewpoint in addition to the dam, quite a lot of little bungalow-type outfits inwards the backpacker/flash packer range. Some of these are Snow White House, Scenery GH, Garden Inn and Uphill Bungalows. The expanse environs the (older) dam upward hither has a make of pretty okay flashpackers - inwards Apr 2012 I stayed at Phi Phi Ingphu Viewpoint which did the labor nicely. I've set a study inwards the PHI PHI TRIP REPORT section.
The full general consensus is that political party animals in addition to people who don’t hear noise/crowds are best suited for staying inwards town, although some of the upslope areas are quieter (um, non for everyone - I found political party racket at Ingphu exactly brusque of annoying but many user reviews on Trip Advisor in addition to the booking sites for places inwards this expanse (and farther out) complain . So if you lot are noise-sensitive maybe give a miss to joints where MANY review are negative inwards this observe - MANY because some people are impossible to please).
Note that some of the midrangers which used to draw the eastern one-half of Loh Dalum pre seismic sea wave similar PP Princess have non been rebuilt (update 2012 - the PP Princess website says the house is currently nether reconstruction [still showing that inwards Arpril 2013) in addition to Trip Advisor shows several recent reader reviews. Confusing in addition to I didn't accept a lot of notice when I of late passed by). There is a pretty tatty thatched-hut backpacker house called Palm Bungalows. And The Rock which has dorms&budget rooms in addition to is described as fairly stone oil but fun. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 goodness site for budget joints inwards this expanse is hostelbookers.com.
Lower-midrange wise, on the lower slopes of the eastern highland overlooking Loh Dalum beach is the nicely positioned Phi Phi View Point Resort. Phitarom is similar, a fleck farther from the sea.
New to me inwards 2012 is a house a fleck farther due north of Viewpoint - ie to the correct of the shot below - Phi Phi Sunset Pavilion which looks to a greater extent than budget. Unfortunately both are non far from the nightlife on eastward Ton Sai.
Even farther north, business office way upward the eastern shore of Loh Dalum Bay is a bunch of other joints novel to me, Hin Poo Bay, Phi Phi Sunset Bay, Bamboo Resort in addition to Sea View Resort.
I reckon these would experience nearly as isolated as some of the eastward coast resorts. No uncertainty in that location are some lengthy, steep, rough, complicated tracks into these joints via the eastern highlands but for the to a greater extent than northern ones incoming guests are sure to live shuttled across from Loh Dalum beach inwards a longtail. I kinda similar the position/looks of these joints - maybe next visit. Booking site Agoda is a goodness 1 for details in addition to has a map showing location. UPDATE MARCH 2013 - I walked across (you tin acquire hither using the path which passes on the sea side of Phi Phi View Point's rim pool) in addition to checked these out. They tally the description higher upward but I had decided non to remain inwards this expanse because of several racket complaints.
Outlook from Phi Phi View Point Resort over Loh Dalum. Bungalows are scattered behind upward a fairly steep hill. If you lot click to expand this shot you lot acquire a goodness sentiment of Phi Phi Cabana mid beach - this upmarket house truly extends correct across the narrow spit.
I'm sure I took a close-up pic of Phi Phi Beach Front but maybe a passing cloud stopped the shot. So this 1 is from the 3rd Viewpoint abt 3km away.
I went dorsum for this 2013 shot of Phi Phi Beach Front. Mostly hidden at left is the next Phi Phi Good View. Nice positions but read the user reviews.
BLAST FROM THE PAST
This is a cracking shot of the Ton Sai side of the isthmus - taken inwards the 1980s! past times Dave Elliott. I reckon it is exactly to the eastward of where the pier is now.
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The EASTERN HIGHLAND is to a greater extent than eroded in addition to has quite a few beaches in addition to bays along its southern in addition to eastern coasts.
The best of the southern ones is Long Beach (Hat Yao) over close the south-eastern corner of the island. This is 1 of my favourite PP areas, a existent dainty beach for sunning in addition to swimming (it doesn’t acquire likewise shallow most depression tides), has some goodness coral offshore in addition to a dainty make of accommodation from backpacker to midrange+. These include include from W to eastward the lower-midrang Paradise Pearl;, Phi Phi Blue Sky Resort which has been created past times buying some bungalows off resorts each side, Phi Phi Paradise Resort, then Long Beach Bungalows (budget which has been taken over past times Nomads in addition to is straight off known as Nomads Phi Phi Hotel (has a dorm) so the expanding midrange or ameliorate Phi Phi The Beach Resort. Overlooking the beach in addition to bay from the eastern headland is the budget/flashpacker Phi Phi Hill.
There are regular longtail shuttles into town twenty-four hr menstruum in addition to nighttime which is goodness for people wanting to store or party. It is non likewise hard to walk into town, close xl minutes. During the twenty-four hr menstruum the beach is a magnet for people staying elsewhere on the island. There are also several goodness restaurants - PP Hill's has awesome views in addition to Paradise Pearl's has beachfront tables.
On my render inwards Apr 2012 I found Paradise Pearl had built a novel block of attractive rooms inwards the far W of its area, The Beach was edifice novel bunglows farther upward the loma (and different the existing ones these may non take away hold beach/ocean views) in addition to Phi Phi Hill's cheapest exterior bath bungalows which never featured on the website were closed down. Phi Phi Hill's fantastic outlook from the eatery expanse is straight off slightly diminished past times growing trees in addition to a rooftop on the top platform of their luggage conveyor. The nutrient is nonetheless real reasonably priced.
Beachfront aircon twin of Paradise Resort where I stayed in that location inwards 2007 - this bungalow is straight off business office of Phi Phi Blue Sky. Paradise Pearl next door is real similar although some of Pearl's bring upward fan bungalows are newer in addition to real nice. Plus the novel western block of rooms I cite above.
View from forepart patio of higher upward bungalow. Phi Phi Ley inwards background. I notice in that location is straight off a little eatery built inwards forepart hither which blocks the sentiment - only from this 1 bungalow, #10 from memory.
Going westwards back towards Ton Sai, in that location a several beaches - the commencement is a tiny in addition to rather dainty bay amongst flashpacker Viking. which has extended over to the next little beach past times buying out the erstwhile Maphrao.
Then nosotros take away hold a serial of others which endure a fleck at depression tide in addition to take away hold several dainty mostly midrange places. Halfway along is Laem Hin beach amongst Ayaburi in addition to Bay View - both take away hold impressive hillside bungalows amongst cracking views of the...ummm...Bay (and bayside cliffs of the western limestone lump).
Closer to town behind a longish stretch of sand are good known outfits similar PP Andaman, PP Villa and Don Chukit. This is a pretty dainty expanse these days amongst orderly resorts mostly amongst little pools. It is only a brusque walk into Ton Sai along a seaside path of continuous resorts, restaurants, shops etc in addition to tin live thought of as Ton Sai East. I notice travelfish calls this expanse Ton Sai Beach although the existent Ton Sai beach is over a little headland farther W in addition to goes downwards past times the pier to the PP Sand Sea View area described before.
Looking towards Ton Sai town from the erstwhile Maphrao's beach. Ayaburi's in addition to Bay View's picayune beaches are tucked behind those longtail boats. Ton Sai East beach is the strip of sand inwards forepart of that primal hill. Most of Ton Sai town is behind in addition to to the left of the hill. This pic powerfulness live worth click-expanding.
THE EAST COAST is truly dainty in addition to contains some beaches in addition to bungalow places which are as set dorsum as whatever on less visited islands similar Ko Phayam, Ko Jum in addition to Ko Kradan. So much for the knockers who say Phi Phi is dire in addition to past times it. I figure they must never venture away from Ton Sai/Loh Dalam.
The downside is that this expanse is an expenisve haul from town - I’m a goodness bargainer but I couldn’t acquire the long tail taxi mafia to go nether 400 (full boat charter non per passenger) to Ao Toh Koh inwards 2007 (although I managed to contend a 900 ride from most distant Laem Tong downwards to 350 inwards 2010 - go figure. I figured the boatie must take away hold wanted to go into town to acquire some beer). Bungalow owners on the eastward coast volition pick you lot upward for considerably less if you lot band ahead in addition to some bungalows run a gratuitous or inexpensive shuttle to/back from town in 1 lawsuit per day. UPATE MARCH 2013 - saw a taxi-boat sign inwards town scream for for 1200 to Laem Tong, 700 for Rantee next to Toh Koh, 2 persons.
Starting at the south-east corner of the eastward coast is a tiny beach amongst 1 attractive backpacker-style place, Ao Poh Bungalows. UPDATE Apr 2012. Ao Poh is straight off beingness used alone as a luncheon halt for daytrip speedboats from Phuket. The bungalows are beingness used for staff quarters. See the BEACHES department below.)
Just due north is a fairly large unsettled (except for a little restaurant/bar) beach called Loh Modee, a cracking house for a tranquility swim in addition to Sun fifty-fifty inwards high season. The high cease resort planned as long agone as 2002 nonetheless showed no sign of a start inwards Apr 2012/March 2013. You tin walk over the saddle from Long Beach inwards a picayune over 10 minutes.
About a km farther due north is what was 1 of the ameliorate backpacker places inwards Thailand (recent user reports take away hold been a fleck critical), Toh Koh Resort on its ain picayune beach. Actually past times 2012 this house has seemed to take away hold pushed itself upmarket. There are aircon bungalows, summation a novel make of beachfront fan jobs. And the prices seem a fleck crazy - fifty-fifty those unproblematic fan jobs amongst bath inwards the pic below were over yard when I called by. Phi Phi has go seriously expensive.
Backpacker style (but no longer priced) hut overlooking the sea rocks at Toh Koh Resort.
Mosquito in addition to Bamboo Islands from Ao Toh Koh on the East Coast of Ph Phi.
These are national common islands in addition to it is possible to organise an overnight stay. TRIP REPORT contributor sessa sent me some information in addition to pix HERE. (scroll downwards page). Her study also has pix on a Maya Bay visit.
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BEACH OVERVIEW
I take away hold a beach location map at the cease of this section.
The beaches tend to live sandy, non those broken coral beaches you lot observe inwards a lot of reef areas.
The next are beaches amongst accommodation, non spots similar Maya Bay in addition to Bamboo Island which you lot move to on daytrips, or Loh Modee which you lot hike to.
THE TOWN BEACHES
TON SAI
The pier beach, Ton Sai, is pretty daggy EXCEPT correct downwards the western cease against the cliffs where a twosome of novel budget places were built postal service tsunami, replaced past times a few flashpacker joints, 1 lower midranger in addition to 1 budget/flashpacker past times 2010. Here it is real nice. 10-15 minutes walk from most other accommodation inwards town.
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Unexpectedly goodness expanse far western cease of Ton Sai arrivals pier beach.
2013-Much of this part closer the pier has large dining areas nether shade for day-trippers backing the beach - note the scrum of daytrip speedboats, most from Phuket in addition to Krabi, a few from Lanta. The nicest beach starts past times the speedboats. There are other pix of this expanse inwards the Trip Report section.
LOH DALUM
Across the other side of the narrow isthmus, Loh Dalum is quite dainty at to a greater extent than than one-half tide - has a lot of exposed darkish sand at depression tide. Heaps of accommodation of all types unopen to this beach. The nearest 3rd of this beach to photographic television camera has a string of beach bars - becomes quite lively after mid-afternoon. Has a draw of deck chairs in addition to Sun lounges where the cooler visitor likes to live seen. I'm cool but they gave me dingy looks.
Loh Dalum at correct is fairly attractive inwards top one-half of the tide but you lot tin regard the H2O is pretty shallow waay out. I noticed the beach got a fleck sparse inwards forepart of Phi Phi Cabana's large buildings at mid-beach around highest tide too. Nice far western department of Ton Sai tin live seen top left. This is a 2010 shot - you lot tin click to expand it. This is shot from the second viewpoint. The commencement viewpoint has a dainty picayune eatery but the views are non as panoramic.
Loh Dalum shallows 2013. Not yet total depression tide but in that location is a goodness 50m of sand to the dorsum of the beach, emerging sand bars summation those dudes at left knee-high inwards H2O 60+m out. If you lot click-expand you lot may live able to regard the newish budget joints on the eastward coast of the bay.
EAST OF TOWN SOUTH COAST
About 400m after turning correct from the pier along the primary drag, the route goes over a little headland, does a fleck of a kink in addition to comes downwards behind a department of beach I prefer to telephone phone TON SAI EAST.
There are quite a few dainty flashpacker/lower midrange places behind the beach hither including PP Villa, Andaman Legacy, PP Andaman Resort. The beach is non bad inwards the commencement (western) department (although quite a few longtails necktie upward along hither so the H2O is a fleck crowded inwards places in addition to maybe non as pristine as some other areas) but as you lot caput eastward the H2O starts to endure the depression tide blues similar to Loh Dalum. But similar Loh Dalum it's mainly create clean sand non dingy coral/rocks which is exposed.
Ton Sai East beach. btw if you lot are walking into town from Long Beach, Viking etc you lot must walk close 50m of the close side of this beach inwards forepart of the island's school. You tin regain the path at the close cease of those posts (about 20% from correct of image).
Ditto the depression tide sandy blues for the next little beach which I'm sure used to take away hold the reception expanse of Bay View which is straight off at the far cease of Ton Sai East above, although Bay View's/Ayaburi's bungalows extend eastward to behind this smaller beach.
BayView'/Ayaburi's smaller beach. That's Viking's 2nd beach (the erstwhile Maphrao's) inwards background. The walking rails from farther eastward (Long Beach etc) comes downwards onto this beach at far end. Continue upward the close stairs into resort grounds - a "Ton Sai" sign directs you lot onto a coastal path which stops you lot wandering lost thru the resort in addition to deposits you lot on the eastward cease of East Ton Sai beach 1 pix above.
Similar depression tide sandy blues at the next little beach which was dwelling for VK Bungalows, the erstwhile Maphrao which was taken over past times next Viking inwards recent years. As such it is Viking's 2nd beach.
Pretty sugariness at high tide but non as dainty as the primary Viking beach which is less than v minutes walk from this beach around the far headland. That large bungalow is 1 of Viking's spectacular novel treetop villas. My less flash criterion fan room was 300m to the left of the higher upward image. I'll practise a trip study when I acquire a chance.
The shortest walking rails cast Long Beach comes downwards close mid-beach here. Take the seaside path upward along Viking's western bugalows which starts at Maphrao's erstwhile eatery hidden at correct of beach inwards this shot. Sign posting pretty good.
One summation is the outlook which is towards the spectacular western highland cliffs across the bay in addition to (to the correct out of shot)Ton Sai town.
Things improve a brusque walk past times hither where you lot accomplish the little attractive bay at flashpacker/lower mid-range Viking where the H2O is deeper at depression tide.
VIKING
Viking's neat picayune primary beach at left amongst the western cease of Long Beach at right.
Viking gets goodness reviews inwards the trip forums. I've ever thought the bungalows overpriced but I take away hold to acknowledge the beach is dainty in addition to the beachfront restaurant/reception real cosy in addition to atmospheric. UPDATE - Viking has upgraded of late in addition to seemed to live competitively priced to similar joints on the eastward coast so I stayed in that location inwards March 2013- I'll practise a Trip Report when I acquire a chance
2013 pic shows sugariness primary Viking beach. No existent depression tide blues hither in addition to people tell me snorkelling is okay. I was likewise lazy to check. So shoot me: I explicate on the Ko Libong page why I'm non whelmed amongst snorkelling most spots these days.
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LONG BEACH
At the eastern cease of the S coast is Long Beach, the nicest beach inside piece of cake access of town. Good diversity of accomm hither too. Nice swimming enclosures, frequent longtails to town (40 infinitesimal scenic walk), pretty goodness snorkelling off the beach. Very popular.
Long Beach - this is an August (wet season) shot so fewer people than high season.
Long Beach taken from the same seat as the Viking shot 2 pix upward - photographic television camera turned 180 degrees. At depression tide it is a unproblematic rock-hop betwixt the 2 beaches. At higher tide levels it is ameliorate to accept the steepish rails over the headland - only a few minutes. Although I in 1 lawsuit found this extremely muddy in addition to hard 1 moisture flavor visit.
btw if you lot are walking Long Beach to Ton Sai town you lot don't take away hold to go via Viking's picayune beach - you lot tin ssave fourth dimension past times ignoring the Viking signs Pounting correct off the path in addition to short-cutting over to Viking's 2nd to a greater extent than western beach (6 pix upward page).
Paradise Pearl resort is behind the trees closest camera. Phi Phi Blue Sky next, Paradise Resort is close mid beach, followed past times Nomads Phi Phi Hotel (the erstwhile Long Beach Bungalows). The high bungalows you lot tin regard belong to Phi Phi The Beach resort which goes correct downwards to beach level. To the correct high on the headland is 1 of my favourites, Phi Phi Hill.
Busier March 2013 Long Beach looking eastward from inwards forepart of Paradise Peal's near-headland accomodation. Walk to town leaves via steep path behind/left of camera.
EAST COAST BEACHES HEADING NORTH:
AO POH.
Around the south-east corner of the isle you lot take away hold Ao Pooh (Poh), a similar beach to Viking amongst the rustic backpacker/flashpacker Pooh's Bungalow. UPDATE - rip Poh's Bungalow.
Pooh Bungalow's dainty picayune beach 2010.
UPDATE - when I returned inwards Apr 2012 a bunch of speedboats (at 1 phase v of them) was parked off the beach, the bungalows were closed to tourists in addition to the dainty eatery behind the beach was beingness used as a luncheon halt for daytrippers from Phuket (judging past times the set out of Russians - I think you lot nonetheless observe fewer Russians staying inwards Krabi).
AO TOH KOH, HAD PAK NAM (RELAX BAY), AO RANTEE
Going upward the eastward coast all the beaches are pretty dainty - budget Toh Koh Resort (Ao Toh Koh) in addition to flashpacker Relax Resort (Had Phak Nam) take away hold their ain beaches in addition to in that location is a handful of backpacker/flashpackers/midrange joints on Ao Rantee.
AO TOH KOH
Ao Toh Koh - 1 of the relaxed eastward coast beaches. One budget/flashpacker resort here.
Slightly ameliorate 2013 pic. I'm a fleck dismayed how Toh Koh Resort hither has pushed upmarket. According to recent user reports, rooms in addition to service take away hold non made as large a leap. Was a sugariness budget/flashpacker house when I stayed some years ago.
RANTEE BEACH
Ao Rantee has 3 or 4 different places to remain including the budget Rantee Beach in addition to the of late opened flashpacker/lower-midrange Rantee Cliff Beach Resort- click to expand shot.
Rantee from the north. It is possible to walk to Ao Toh Koh along the rocks at the far cease inwards only v minutes although higher tide levels brand this a fleck difficult. Ditto for Ao Pak Nam which is maybe 10 minutes behind camera.
Sweet beachfront eatery of flashpacker/lower-midrange Rantee Cliff Beach Resort - 4 nearby budget resorts are sure to maintain prices honest.
RELAX BAY (PAK NAM)
Had Pak Nam/Relax Bay, dwelling of the oft-praised Relax Resort (flashpacker). All these eastward coast beaches are nicely sheltered from air current in addition to waves inwards moisture season. This is a moisture flavor 2010 shot.
Relax Resort's department of the beach from the S - past times a row of rocks at the far cease is a novel articulation novel to me inwards 2013......
....Phi Phi Power Beach Resort. Looks flashpacker likewise in addition to amongst Relax Resort's popularity (it is fully booked at fourth dimension of writing - Apr 10 truthful shoulder season!) this could live a goodness alternative.
I missed the brusque cutting upward through the bush to Loh Bakeo to the due north this trip - maybe it is behind the novel resort.
Behind the rocks past times the due north cease of the beach is this little line-fishing settlement. I'm sure a fair fleck of it was located behind Power Beach Resort's department of sand before. Maybe they got an offering for the dry ground they couldn't resist - or maybe they decided to start their ain resort.
UPDATE AUGUST 2013 - I finally got to remain at Relax Resort. Pretty dainty place. But I gotta tell you lot eatery prices are a fair fleck higher than comparable resorts - upward 50-100% on typical bungalow resorts (the next resort was only a fleck less expensive - in addition to nobody seemed around inwards the eatery when I called by). And most resorts brand your initial longtail ride from the arrivals pier gratuitous - Relax charged close a dozen of us 150 each.
My bamboo in addition to thatch roof Garden Bungalow was a fleck tightly packed amongst its neighbors in addition to real compact amongst exactly plenty room for 2 in addition to gear. It was clean, the bed real comfy, the bath had goodness hot H2O in addition to the spacious veranda had traditional sitting mattresses on a raised platform. Paths inwards the attractive garden were non lit good at nighttime but a torch was provided. The expanse was quiet. Staff was superb.
The beach is a nice house to pass fourth dimension - Relax has its department of the beach lone - the neighboring house is across a department of rocks in addition to its beach is no-where close as large or nice. The beach does endure the depression tide blues - at lowest tide it is a fleck of an attempt to go into the H2O thru the coral etc. Coral in addition to fishies were non likewise hot close the beach, ameliorate out close the fringing reef but non outstanding - Ko Toa's Hing Wong in addition to Mango bays were far superior the previous week.
Taking food/transfer costs into draw of piece of work concern human relationship I considered Relax Resort overpriced fifty-fifty for Phi Phi which is to a greater extent than expensive than most. I stayed at several places inwards the Gulf the weeks before which were much ameliorate value.
My boy travelled amongst me - Mark has done a TRIP REPORT here.
LOH BAKEO - (sometimes called Loh Ba Gao)
Probably Phi Phi's nicest beach amongst accommodation, Loh Bakeo is midway upward the eastward coast amongst expensive (Outrigger) Phi Phi Island Village. There are a twosome of less expensive bungalow joints on PPIV's northern side but my call-in at 1 of their restaurants suggests "budget" may mainly live relative to the flash neighbour. UPDATE 2013 - this expanse has go quite a busy picayune draw of piece of work concern part amongst a choice of shops, restaurants, a barber etc. It continues on the northern side of the span across the little inlet here.
Loh Bakeo - real dainty but isolated.
Loh Bakeo from atop a novel pool-dining facility nether construction inwards March 2013. Island Village which extends along the whole beach also has newer hillside accommodation including some puddle villas much higher on the loma behind this novel structure.
As you lot tin regard inwards this shot, the H2O gets pretty shallow at depression tide. Very dainty beach inwards other respects.
LOH LANA
This is the dorsum beach across the other side of the isthmus of sand Island Village is located on. Walk across the span at the far cease of Loh Bakeo, plough correct in addition to 10 minutes past times a swamp in addition to thru a safe plantation amongst some unfinished resort foundations gets you lot to Loh Lana.
Loh Lana Bay faces north-west towards Phuket. It is non a bad beach but can't compare to Loh Bakeo. Those longtails were around isle daytrippers set inwards for a brusque visit. Rugged headland behind leads to viewpoints and/or dorsum to Ton Sai town. See below.
A branch off the Ton Sai rails top tight goes left somewhere upward in that location to the viewpoints but I got lost, did a large xl infinitesimal circle in addition to ended upward dorsum on the Ton Sai track. Good English linguistic communication language signs downwards the bottom, plenty of Thai linguistic communication higher upward - dunno why: locals know these tracks so don't demand the signs in addition to mid-range Thais wouldn't live seen dead walking steep jungle paths for to a greater extent than than 10 minutes - they go around past times speedboat, trendsetters. Um, non that a speedboat volition acquire them to the viewpoints.
HAT LAEM THONG/PALM BEACH
Phi Phi skilful Leigh Travel powerfulness fence Laem Thong towards the ne corner of the isle is as goodness as Loh Bakeo. Good diversity of midrange in addition to luxury places here.
Far northern cease of Laem Thong which is nicer than southern end. Hell of a distance from town hither - I walked upward via viewpoints in addition to Relax Bay inwards around 3 hours amongst brusque stops (although the 3rd [highest] viewpoint was a fleck of a detour) - longtails asked 900baht inwards June 2010 to accept me dorsum to town (whole boat but I had no-one to part price), turned out criterion toll is 700 - I managed to contend it downwards to 350. Which inwards retrospect surprises me - afterward inwards the calendar month I couldn't contend similar-length trips at Muk, Phangan in addition to Tao below 700. Maybe the boatie wanted to go to town to pick upward some beer, regard his girl or something.
Much the same expanse March 2013, busier calendar month in addition to closer to dejeuner fourth dimension so heaps to a greater extent than day-trip speedboats, the passengers of which take away hold been dining inwards Phi Phi Natural's rather dainty headland eatery behind camera. If you lot click-expand you lot volition regard some other bunch of speedboats downwards the beach in addition to behind a flotilla of longtails - some are line-fishing boats but many transfer isle guests to/from Laem Thong.
Note the crap color in addition to Definition of my newish elcheapo Olympus - but what tin you lot expression for $89? I suspect the lens is made of recycled milk bottles. I maintain it because I'm a cheapskate in addition to because beingness so little it fits into my shirt steal amongst room to spare. I loathe mass - regard these tourists lugging around $1000+ SLRs amongst extra lenses in addition to think: what a hassle.
Laem Thong is also located on an isthmus, much narrower than at Phi Phi Island Resort to the south, in addition to thinking in that location may live a dorsum beach, v minutes walk got me to this bay. No beach - but it could live an okay expanse to take away hold a snorkel. Low tide inwards this shot. Faces W - potentiallly goodness "Sunset Bar" behind/left of photographic television camera on a little hill.
LOH MODEE - NICEST BEACH BUT NO ACCOMMODATION
I reckon the nicest beach on the isle is Loh Modee. This is towards the southern cease of the eastward coast - Ao Pooh is maybe 100m to the left in addition to you lot tin walk over from Long Beach inwards around 10 minutes on a steep rails which comes over the saddle to the left of shot. That clearing top correct is the site of the novel dam - if you lot click to expand you lot tin regard some of the novel housing estate for locals next the dam.
Last century in that location was a budget bungalow articulation mid beach amongst hippy-nudists running around the sand. Plus a dainty picayune bar-restaurant. When I returned inwards 02 the resort was gone in addition to a lot of the trees in addition to undergrowth behind the beach had been cleared - looked similar inwards grooming for a large novel resort. The eatery survived. In 06 in addition to 07 no modify except undergrowth had come upward dorsum speedily in addition to sea gypsies had built some lean-to type shelters inwards the far northern corner (these were truly gone inwards 07) In June 2010 nonetheless no novel resort as you lot tin regard - but the sea gypsies were dorsum amongst a twosome of permanent bungalows inwards their corner - hidden past times vegetation from this angle. No modify inwards 2012 in addition to 2013. I noticed inwards 1 of my moisture flavor visits that this sheltered beach is a pop snorkelling in addition to sunning house for the daytrip speedboats out of Phuket in addition to Krabi. But most times it is close deserted.
Loh Modee from the due north cease - 2012 shot, nonetheless no sign of a novel resort. It is possible to walk around the far headland to Ao Poh inwards close 10 minutes, but in 1 lawsuit once to a greater extent than avoid higher tide levels. Behind photographic television camera you lot tin walk to Ao Toh Koh inwards close the same fourth dimension - but anything over one-half tide is real difficult. In 2010 I had to resort to wading inwards waist deep sea H2O at one-half tide inwards some sections. And so it started to rain. Correction, it started to pour.
The eatery on Loh Modeee - the only remains of the funky bungalow articulation hither inwards the 90s. Place hires out deck-chairs strung along the beach.
I've never seen this beach amongst to a greater extent than than a handful of people on it. You may acquire a few to a greater extent than inwards moisture flavor (of all time)s because the eastward coast is sheltered on blowy monsoonal west-wind days in addition to Modee attracts daytrip boats
I modified this Google public picture to present beach locations - Google's place-adder would non allow me to tally them all inwards without knocking lettering for others askew - LB bottom correct is Long Beach in addition to next V is Viking.
That dorsum beach to the left of Loh Bakeo inwards the due north looks interesting - I've never been there. Looks similar it could take away hold a depression tide problem.
Quite a few people beak close deserted in addition to attractive Monkey Beach (below) which they see on around isle longtail trips - this is at the due north cease of the western highland expanse some where the L for Loh Modee is.
MONKEY BAY/AO LING
Some say this is Phi Phi's nicest beach without accommodation - but the fact is you lot demand a boat to access (well maybe non - it is situated on the due north coast of the towering western limestone plateau in addition to I reckon a goodness swimmer could cruise around hither from the far W cease of Loh Dalum - hell at depression tide you lot could wade a 3rd of the way. I'm a pretty goodness swimmer in addition to wader - but existent lazy).
I called inwards on an around isle daytrip way dorsum in conclusion century inwards my no-camera days - hence this 2013 shot taken from high on the eastern limestone plateau on my trek dorsum from Loh Bakeo.
And yep, in that location are monkeys. I swiped this shot from Google images - came from www.travelounalists.net
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SNORKELLING
Phi Phi has pretty goodness snorkelling past times Thai standards. Not upward to the Similans/Surins when those places are normal (at the fourth dimension of writing mid 2012 both are suffering from global warming/coral bleaching) but goodness plenty to maintain all but fanatics happy.
Closest to town, the best snorkelling is at Long Beach. Here in that location is a fringing reef abt a 50m swim off the sand which is okay. Further out from the eastern cease of the beach is a reef expanse exposed at all tide levels which is goodness plenty to attract the island's snorkel trip longtails in addition to the daytrip boats out of Phuket in addition to Krabi.
Snorkelling in addition to daytrip boats working over the reef off Long Beach. This is belatedly Apr - belatedly shoulder season. How busy is it inwards peak season?
Further from town, the eastward coast has a fringing reef amongst okay snorkelling off the beach - although the reef seems farther from the beach heading due north (Loh Bakeo in addition to Laem Thong).
The daytrips regard some okay snorkelling - I retrieve Maya Bay was interesting inwards the 90s although I don't know how good it has endured the tourist deluge since that movie.
Speedboat daytrippers snorkelling the eastward coast of Phi Phi Ley inwards Nov 2012.There were several similar spots downwards this coast.
I also got some fairly goodness snorkelling spell visiting Bamboo Island on an around Phi Phi longtail boat trip in conclusion century.
DIVING
Phi Phi has several goodness dive sites around the isle in addition to nearby in addition to a set out of dive outfits inwards town in addition to at to the lowest degree 1 at Long Beach. I'm non a diver but enthusiasts volition know the specialists websites in addition to beginners take away hold goodness erstwhile Google to help.
ROCK CLIMBING
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 repeat of the sentence above. Certainly Phi Phi has no shortage of awesome cliffs for climbers but I've noticed the manufacture is much to a greater extent than low-key hither than at Krabi's Railay/Ton Sai.
TREKKING
Phi Phi has some dainty walking tracks which volition give fifty-fifty the fittest a goodness operate out. I went from the western cease of Ton Sai beach to Laem Thong inwards the north-east inwards 3 hours+ – in that location are seriously steep slopes along a lot of the paths summation cracking rainforest, some goodness viewpoints in addition to lovely beaches – I was worn-out plenty to wimp it in addition to acquire a boat for the render trip.
I modified this Google public picture to present some where the 2 Viewpoint routes leave. 80%+ of the town is inwards the department eastward of the street from the pier across to Loh Dalum. I haven't tried to present all the streets inwards town, exactly the primary routes from the pier expanse to the start of the treks.
Don't live likewise anal hither - my commencement see I exactly wandered around inwards the far eastward cease of town until I found signs pointing to the VIEWPOINTS.
*hard in addition to shorter: this starts closer to Loh Dalum. Look for the VIEWPOINT sign on the street leading uphill close the H2O reservoir. This is a fairly steep loma amongst lots of accommodation – a few hundred meters upward you lot volition regard some other VIEWPOINT SIGN to the left, where real shortly some seriously steep stairs (what I telephone phone heart-breaker category in addition to I’m pretty fit) atomic number 82 upward to the FIRST VIEWPOINT inwards around 10 minutes.
View to the north-east from the TOP VIEWPOINT - that's Bamboo Island (right) in addition to Mosquito Island unopen by. If you lot click to expand this shot you lot tin regard the Krabi coast in addition to islands betwixt them, the entrance to Phang Nga Bay to their left in addition to Ko Yao Noi far left.
There is a eatery in addition to fifty-fifty some accommodation at the Top Viewpoint, but when I called past times inwards Apr 2012 they didn't seem to live operating, amongst a sign "UNSAFE" on the eatery deck.
2 primary routes from town to the viewpoints in addition to primal eastward coast beaches (of which regard below). The 750m is the length of the scale line, non tiptop which is abt 350m at the top viewpoint.
An alternative is to accept the rails downwards to Had Pak Nam/Relax Bay. Just past times the due north cease of the beach you lot volition regard a path leading upward into the bush which brusque cuts the vee-shaped longer (and hard higher upward one-half tide) rock-hopping route. See below.
The rails from Relax Bay to Loh Bakeo in addition to the route from Loh Bakeo to Laem Thong (see downwards page).
To Laem Thong
Long Beach to Ao Poh in addition to Loh Modee. As seen you lot tin go on to the novel dam in addition to hamlet in addition to farther due north to the cross-tracks in addition to viewpoint or dorsum to town past times the high route downwards past times the erstwhile dam - to a greater extent than downwards page.
I haven't got the coastal route from past times Viking into Long Beach on this map.
BTW Google Earth's picture is a disgrace - the dam in addition to hamlet take away hold been in that location since at to the lowest degree 2005 in addition to yet they don't appear (I constructed this map inwards June 2012)- summation much of Thailand's 3rd most visited isle after Phuket in addition to Samui is obscured past times moisture flavor cloud. Seems Google public is to a greater extent than concerned amongst naked chicks on roofs inwards Amsterdam in addition to street views of your hacienda.
UPDATE MARCH 2013 - on my latest exceed past times the dam I found the rails straight off passes on the NORTHERN side.
*FROM LONG BEACH TO THE MORE NORTHERN EAST COAST BEACHES AND THE VIEWPOINTS.
2010 shot of novel high hamlet expanse built amongst seismic sea wave relief funds - nonetheless amongst 20% spare capacity. When I commencement went upward hither inwards 2007 the hamlet was only business office full. By Apr 2012 in that location were only a few vacant houses.
The novel dam high behind Long Beach/Loh Modee inwards the island's S east. This is a June 2010 shot - 2 months into moisture flavor but less than 5% capacity. Better cutting downwards on those long hot showers all you lot dudes at Phi Phi Cabana.
From Phuket - travel agents in addition to accommodation move desks at the beaches in addition to Phuket town tin sell you lot a ferry ticket which usually includes shuttle omnibus to the Rasada pier close Phuket town. There is a morning time in addition to afternoon ferry. See timetable link.
It may pay to store around - before my 2010 trip move forums were talking of 500-600baht trips but Phuket Backpackers' sold me a 400baht ticket including carry to pier.
Often tickets at the pier are dearer than town/beach ticket sellers for some argue (yep, inwards Apr 2012 the ticket at the pier was 600 - a guy told me he got 1 for 350 including shuttle van at Patong. In March 2013 I paid 500 at Phuket Backpackers including shuttle to the pier).
Note prices vary betwixt sellers on Phi Phi for render trips also. In June 2010 I got a 250 baht ticket to Krabi which was 300 at other sellers - this despite a news-break some fourth dimension dorsum proverb the Krabi governor had given ferrry companies permission to increase prices to 400. Maybe a depression flavor affair or maybe they are responding to tranquility economical times.
Scrum of ferries at Phuket's Rasada pier Apr 2012- spot the Russian. That large flash labor departing inwards background appeared to live a daytrippers' special (2013 -yep, in addition to also takes guests around to Laem Thong resorts - regard pic of Royal Jet Cruises boat downwards page)
Taking it piece of cake on the ferry out of Phuket, moisture flavor 2010
Speedboats also practise daytrips in addition to you lot could in all likelihood pay to hitch a ride.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 private chartered speedboat if you lot are likewise belatedly for the in conclusion ferry is expensive - In 2010 I saw a quote of 1400baht per person, but I don't know what the minimum set out of people is. However, this included automobile from the aerodrome to the pier in addition to delivery to the eastward coast hotels (which costs a bomb from the Phi Phi pier), so for higher cease travelers, it may live the way to go.
UPDATE - in that location is information on speedboat charters on this website.
Note I am non a fan of speedboats over longer distances inwards stone oil weather. You are most probable to acquire rough/choppy seas inwards moisture flavor in addition to early on dry out flavor (Nov/early Dec). On dainty days which tin occur inwards these periods a speedboat trip tin live serene in addition to salve lots of time.
Don’t think close doing this long bumpy trip inwards a long tail. It also would cost a bomb, live moisture in addition to uncomfortable in addition to perhaps dangerous. I uncertainty you lot could observe a driver to practise it these days.
Note that the super flash Phi Phi Island Resort takes guests from Phuket past times speedboat. I'm non sure if this is only for guests who miss Royal Jet Cruises departure.
Tigerline straight off run a service from Phuket to Phi Phi in addition to so southwards all the way to Langkawi inwards Malaysia. Their boats are faster in addition to to a greater extent than expensive than the normal ferries - the morning time boat leaves Phuket before than the others in addition to I think the render afternoon boat leaves Phi Phi later. Tigerline does non run inwards depression season. There is a link to the website downwards page.
Leigh so went on to say:
"Private transfer from Phuket to anywhere on Phi Phi is easilly arranged, but it's non cheap. We commonly purpose this method. For our in conclusion trip....car from aerodrome to Rassada Pier, so speedboat to Holiday Inn.....14,000baht!Expensive I know, but, aerodrome to our bungalow.....around xc minutes. For us....well worth it."
Leigh says their Laem Tong resort organised this.
Andaman Wave Masters' Royal Jet Cuises boat waiting off Laem Thong for departing guests in addition to day-trippers who take away hold spent some fourth dimension on the beach. The smaller boat behind was a dive boat - came inwards from the direction of Bamboo Island background-right.
There was also a a seaplane service - non inexpensive but awesome views. UPDATE Actually Leigh Travel who is a fleck of an upmarket-PP expert, reckons the seaplane was non likewise reliable, tending to cancel flights when the sea gets choppy UPDATE OF UPDATE (2010) - I empathize the seaplane service has non run for some fourth dimension - I'll exit the information upward hither inwards representative someone revives the service.
From Phuket Airport - KEVIN CORR gave this info: "Get the inexpensive 150 baht minbus from the aerodrome to Phuket town. From town purchase a ticket for the boat which includes the taxi ride to the pier. Tickets at the pier/boat cost to a greater extent than than inwards town in addition to you lot volition take away hold also paid taxi fare from town. When the omnibus stops at a move means on the way to Phuket town, practise non beak to, or practise draw of piece of work concern amongst these touts. Just acquire dorsum on the omnibus to Phuket town in addition to go to a move means downwards town close the nighttime street market, shoping catch or from a hotel or invitee house, all of which take away hold the boat tickets including taxi to the pier."
There is also an aerodrome omnibus which runs hourly betwixt 0630 in addition to abt 2000 for 95baht. This goes to the omnibus station close primal Phuket town. Takes close 60-70 minutes - http://www.airportbusphuket.com/ . There are move agencies across the street & around the block in that location which tin sell you lot a ferry ticket amongst shuttle to the pier.
QUICKEST FROM AIRPORT - You could also grab a taxi from the aerodrome to the pier- a cab should live around aroound 600 baht (2013). Time close xl minutes depending on traffic - OR- the limo counters at the aerodrome tin bung on a automobile or private van starting around 700baht. I take away hold a link on my Phuket page for latest limo prices.
UPDATE 2013 - 1 summation of Phi Phi's increasing popularity is ameliorate carry links. It seems quite a few of the ferry companies are straight off offering gratuitous or depression cost transfers from the aerodrome to the Phuket piers.
BACK TO PHUKET
I shot this at a trip counter inwards Ton Sai - March 2013. That afterward hi-speed ferry could live handy for some. It in all likelihood is Tigerline. Note most services also include gratuitous transfers dorsum to the primary beaches. Some are doing the aerodrome these days although in that location may live a little accuse - Andaman Wave Master was charging 100baht which is way nether approx 600 for a taxi.
From Krabi town - morning time in addition to afternoon ferries exit from the pier a few km out of primal Krabi town. Travel agents in addition to accomm places inwards town tin sell you lot a ticket usually amongst gratuitous pickup to the pier.
See timetable link below.
To acquire from Krabi aerodrome to the pier involves a fixed toll taxi at a rip-off 350 baht (about 15-20 minutes). There is a minivan for betwixt the aerodrome in addition to the pier which was unreliable for some years but straight off seems to live running regularly. You could walk the twosome of hundred meters to the highway in addition to flag downwards a songthaew on the opposite side into Krabi town, but you lot may take away hold quite a wait.
From Ao Nang/Railay/Ton Sai - a morning time ferry leaves Ao Nang, picks passengers upward off long tails inwards the bay next Railay/Ao Nang in addition to cruises on to Phi Phi. I take away hold an thought in that location may straight off also live an afternoon ferry - regard timetable link below.
From Ko Lanta - 2 tardily ferries a twenty-four hr menstruum come upward across from Lanta. Tigerline fast ferry makes an afternoon run. No ferries inwards depression season. See timetable link.
UPDATE - Pon told me a longtail betwixt Phi Phi in addition to Lanta for depression flavor trips costs around 3500 - that was inwards August 07 so would live to a greater extent than now. I would live leery close taking this longish trip inwards a longtail inwards moisture flavor - it could live rough, moisture in addition to perhaps dangerous. But some moisture flavor days tin live benign.
The inexpensive depression flavor way to practise this trip is the minibus out of Lanta via the vehicle punts to Krabi in addition to so the ferry. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 existent early on minibus would in all likelihood brand the morning time ferry.
From Ko Jum - starting high flavor 2011-12 a ferry straight off runs betwixt the 2 islands. But when I visited inwards Apr 2012 (late shoulder season) it had already unopen down. Let's promise there's plenty people to back upward this service inwards coming seasons because the alternative is a minimum of 2 ferry trips via Krabi or Lanta in addition to a ferry-van-longtail trip via Krabi inwards depression season.
UPDATE - running when I visited Jum inwards February 2013.
.From Phangan/Samui/Tao inwards 1 Day
This enquiry in addition to its contrary trip gets asked lots of times on the move forums. Poster english_dave gave this respond inwards Apr 08:
"'P.P.Family' - I think this is the only fellowship that does the total trip inwards 1 day.Phangan - Phi Phi - exit at 7am from Thong Sala, Arrive Phi Phi at 3:30pm - cost = 700bahtPhi Phi - Phangan - leaves at 9am, Arrive Phangan close 6pm - cost = 800baht.Pretty much whatever move means inwards Phi Phi or Phangan volition live able to adapt these tickets for you."
I think PP Family tin practise it from Samui/Tao inwards a twenty-four hr menstruum too.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 little caveat here. There take away hold been lots of complaints of thefts from luggage inwards the underbus storage expanse of coaches set on past times private move companies betwixt Krabi in addition to Surathani (and KSR in addition to Surathani) So to live safe don't exit whatever valuables inwards your luggage - take away hold them inwards your acquit pack inwards the cabin.
Maybe a BIG caveat - PP Family in all likelihood gets to a greater extent than complaints than whatever other regular Thai carry operator - non only for underbus thefts but for fourth dimension wasting in addition to full general lack of tending - travelfish advises against them.
I'm sure in that location are straight off other companies who tin offering a combined daily ticket betwixt the 2 areas. The problem is, you lot don't know WHICH COMPANY you lot are dealing amongst when you lot acquire a ticket at a little move agent or your accommodation. They may assure you lot it's non PP Family but I wouldn't set a lot of faith inwards that.
Note that PP Family ain a lot of the ferries out of PP - I've never had whatever problems on exactly the ferries.
Catching the nighttime ferry to Surathani the previous pm from Tao/Phangan or Samui assures you lot volition brand the afternoon PP ferry from Krabi - maybe fifty-fifty the morning time ferry
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In the contrary direction I reckon if you lot grab the commencement ferry out of PP in addition to the normal Surathani-Krabi minibus from Krabi (see the move agents at the pier) or a bigger omnibus from Krabi omnibus station you lot would brand Samui or Phangan inwards 1 day. The in conclusion of the large vehicle ferries leaves Don Sak around 1430.
If you lot are running belatedly in that location are ever the nighttime ferries to all 3 islands (but cheque the 1 for Tao is running) from the town pier inwards Surathani close 2230-2300. These acquire inwards around 0500-0530 next morning.
From Southern Andaman Islands - Tigerline is running ferries from Ko Llipe, via the pier at Hat Yao S of Trang close Ko Libong, the Trang islands in addition to Lanta to Phi Phi. This goes on to Phuket. The service oft starts inwards Lankawi S of Lipe. Details tin live seen on their website
Note Tigerline is a dry out flavor functioning only, in addition to is oft a fleck tardily inwards starting upward each year.
On the top deck of Tigerline at Ko Lanta on a trip from Lipe to Phi Phi.
From Yao Yai/Yao Noi - I read of late that a high flavor speedboat service had started upward betwixt these relatively nearby islands but take away hold non heard anything else. Accommodation on the Yaos in addition to move agents on Phi Phi volition live upward to date. Otherwise the quickest route is dorsum via Phuket.
UPDATE - nope, no longer runs when I asked at Phi Phi inwards 2013. But I was afterward sitting on the Ao Nang to Yao Noi/Yao Yai speedboat at Krabi's Nopporat pier when the bigger morning time ferry from Phi Phi arrived - several passengers transferred across to out boat which seemed to delay its divergence slightly for them.
Updated ferry shedule to in addition to from Phi Phi to other locations. Plus quite a few other nearby routes. http://www.andaman-island-hopping.com/traffic/ferrycentral.htm
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In March 2013 I intended to remain at Relax Resort until I noticed booking site prices were to a greater extent than competitive at the refurbished Viking and user-reports were positive. The latter has a much to a greater extent than primal seat for checking the residuum of the isle so I went for it. I'll practise a Trip Report when I acquire a chance.
Large patio of my somewhat funky Viking hillside duplex bungalow - but 8 minutes walk to the resort's primary beach in addition to reception/restaurant. Yep, refurbished Viking has certainly expanded.
GOOD INFO
- I ever recommend travelfish.org's gratuitous online guides to Phi Phi in addition to other Thai locations, but I take away hold exactly read their novel inexpensive Phi Phi move guide which is totally first-class in addition to way to a greater extent than up-to-date in addition to consummate than the large selling guide books.
- The people at Leigh Travel Club are frequent visitors to PP in addition to specialise inwards the Laem Thong expanse - they take away hold some goodness materials here.
I HAVE MORE INFO AND PIX FROM MY APRIL 2012 AND JUNE 2010 TRIPS IN THE TRIP REPORTS SECTION HERE
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If you lot see Phi Phi Don you lot powerfulness also live interested inwards nearby:
PHI PHI LEY/THE BEACH/MAYA BAY
KO LANTA
KO SIBOYA
KRABI RAILAY AO NANG TON SAI
KO YAO NOI
KO YAO YAI
KO JUM
AND THE SECOND PHI PHI PAGE - AO TOH KOH
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Frequent readers may take away hold noticed how I similar to cease pages amongst a sunset shot. I was wandering around the eastward cease of Long Beach a fleck after 1800 in addition to noticed a baby amongst a flash SLR set upward on a tripod pointing across Ton Sai Bay towards the Sun sinking towards the western highland. I figured she powerfulness live on to something so I hung around.
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Ton Sai - Loh Dalum spit in addition to western limestone plateau from upper viewpoint - Loh Dalum the closer beach. Much fewer palms postal service seismic sea wave straight off on spit as lower 2010 shot shows - top picture Phi Phi Scuba PP GETS BAD PRESS FROM THE ANTI-DEVELOPMENT, ANTI-CROWDING, ANTI-PARTY TYPES, BUT THE FACT IS information technology IS PROBABLY THE MOST SPECTACULAR ISLAND IN THAILAND AND HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE INCLUDING SEVERAL LAID BACK AREAS, PARTICULARLY ON THE EAST COAST. Other pluses are no vehicles inwards town including motorcycles, few roads, no cars, in addition to hardly whatever dogs.
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THREAD GUIDE
With the in conclusion vi stays inwards less than seventy months this thread is getting a fleck long.
The commencement 25% below is an ISLAND OVERVIEW aimed at giving newcomers some thought of the different isle areas in addition to their accommodation.
Next is an OVERVIEW OF BEACHES starting close 25% downwards page.
About 55% downwards page is a department on SNORKELLING, DIVING, CLIMBING in addition to TREKKING
Around 70% downwards page tin live found data on WHEN TO GO TO PHI PHI
About 55% downwards page is a department on SNORKELLING, DIVING, CLIMBING in addition to TREKKING
Around 70% downwards page tin live found data on WHEN TO GO TO PHI PHI
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS are close 75% down.
GETTING TO PHI PHI at 80%.
PLACES I'VE STAYED AT, INTEND TO STAY or WOULD LIKE TO STAY - 85%
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ISLAND OVERVIEW
There are 2 Phi Phi islands, Don in addition to Ley, close xc minutes past times ferry from both Phuket in addition to Krabi.
PHI PHI DON, the Phi Phi amongst the accommodation, is close 4 km east-west in addition to 8 km north-south. It is shaped a fleck similar a distorted anvil, basically made upward of 3 soaring lumps of limestone joined past times depression isthmuses.
Map from Andaman Island Hopping. You tin click picture to enlarge, or using the next link, go to the map on AIH's website and click to enlarge when opened upward
Note that the item of the town expanse is express but the map is truly goodness inwards that it shows the full general layout of the isle in addition to the 3 limestone highland areas well.
There are BEACHES in addition to TREKKING maps downwards page.
The WESTERN LIMESTONE HIGHLAND is to the lowest degree eroded, has few beaches in addition to none that are easily accessed, no lowlands in addition to is uninhabited. In many places the limestone rises 100m straight out of the ocean, so it looks pretty spectacular. And provides goodness climbing sites for enthusiasts.
It is joined to the eastern limestone higland past times a NARROW ISTHMUS OF SAND on which the TOWN/PIER AREA OF TON SAI/LOH DALUM is located.
Beaches draw each side of the isthmus - Ton Sai on the southern side is pretty drack because of the pier in addition to boating activity, until you lot approach the western cease against the cliffs where it is real agreeable.
Loh Dalam, the northern beach, is dainty inwards the top one-half of the tide, but lower than this it gets existent shallow a long way out in addition to looks a fleck ordinary (some pix inwards the beach department downwards page). Not so the surrounding cliffs of the limestone highlands which are pretty awesome.
The eastern one-half of the isthmus is a maze of shops, restaurants, move agencies, cyberspace cafes, coin sources incl banks/ATMs, dive outfits, bars, tattoo parlours etc
. There is also lots of accommodation hither - high cease Phi Phi Cabana, some midrangers such as Phi Phi Hotel, Phi Phi Inn, Natacha, PP Casita - noisy, expensive backpacker rooms up-stairs over shops, a twosome of backpacker dorms (The Rock in addition to Phi Phi Backpacker) ...
... in addition to inwards the eastern most department where you lot set about to climb onto the lower slopes of the limestone lump towards the town viewpoint in addition to the dam, quite a lot of little bungalow-type outfits inwards the backpacker/flash packer range. Some of these are Snow White House, Scenery GH, Garden Inn and Uphill Bungalows. The expanse environs the (older) dam upward hither has a make of pretty okay flashpackers - inwards Apr 2012 I stayed at Phi Phi Ingphu Viewpoint which did the labor nicely. I've set a study inwards the PHI PHI TRIP REPORT section.
The full general consensus is that political party animals in addition to people who don’t hear noise/crowds are best suited for staying inwards town, although some of the upslope areas are quieter (um, non for everyone - I found political party racket at Ingphu exactly brusque of annoying but many user reviews on Trip Advisor in addition to the booking sites for places inwards this expanse (and farther out) complain . So if you lot are noise-sensitive maybe give a miss to joints where MANY review are negative inwards this observe - MANY because some people are impossible to please).
Note that some of the midrangers which used to draw the eastern one-half of Loh Dalum pre seismic sea wave similar PP Princess have non been rebuilt (update 2012 - the PP Princess website says the house is currently nether reconstruction [still showing that inwards Arpril 2013) in addition to Trip Advisor shows several recent reader reviews. Confusing in addition to I didn't accept a lot of notice when I of late passed by). There is a pretty tatty thatched-hut backpacker house called Palm Bungalows. And The Rock which has dorms&budget rooms in addition to is described as fairly stone oil but fun. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 goodness site for budget joints inwards this expanse is hostelbookers.com.
Lower-midrange wise, on the lower slopes of the eastern highland overlooking Loh Dalum beach is the nicely positioned Phi Phi View Point Resort. Phitarom is similar, a fleck farther from the sea.
New to me inwards 2012 is a house a fleck farther due north of Viewpoint - ie to the correct of the shot below - Phi Phi Sunset Pavilion which looks to a greater extent than budget. Unfortunately both are non far from the nightlife on eastward Ton Sai.
Even farther north, business office way upward the eastern shore of Loh Dalum Bay is a bunch of other joints novel to me, Hin Poo Bay, Phi Phi Sunset Bay, Bamboo Resort in addition to Sea View Resort.
I reckon these would experience nearly as isolated as some of the eastward coast resorts. No uncertainty in that location are some lengthy, steep, rough, complicated tracks into these joints via the eastern highlands but for the to a greater extent than northern ones incoming guests are sure to live shuttled across from Loh Dalum beach inwards a longtail. I kinda similar the position/looks of these joints - maybe next visit. Booking site Agoda is a goodness 1 for details in addition to has a map showing location. UPDATE MARCH 2013 - I walked across (you tin acquire hither using the path which passes on the sea side of Phi Phi View Point's rim pool) in addition to checked these out. They tally the description higher upward but I had decided non to remain inwards this expanse because of several racket complaints.
Outlook from Phi Phi View Point Resort over Loh Dalum. Bungalows are scattered behind upward a fairly steep hill. If you lot click to expand this shot you lot acquire a goodness sentiment of Phi Phi Cabana mid beach - this upmarket house truly extends correct across the narrow spit. The western department of the isthmus was wiped create clean past times the seismic sea wave in addition to inwards myAugust 07 trip nonetheless had a lot of vacant land. The upmarket Phi Phi Cabana hotel takes upward a major proportion of this close the centre in addition to seemed to take away hold completed reconstruction inwards 2010. The rebuilt infirmary is farther west, a novel ability generator seems to live running but most of the residuum of the novel construction is neat housing for locals (Um non so neat inwards 2013 - a lot of this expanse is starting to expression similar a trash tip. Racist I know, but Andaman villages are non noted for neatness).
In 2005 in addition to 2007 in that location was a department of novel traditional style bamboo huts Rock Climbing Bungalows correct upward the western cease of Ton Sai beach against the cliffs of the western highland - backpacker/flash packer inwards style (the upmarket Ton Sai Village used to live here). The next beach is unexpectedly dainty (unexpectedly because most of the residuum of Ton Sai beach suffers from the proximity of the boating which clogs this bay). But when I returned inwards 2010 Rock Climbing Bungalows had been replaced past times a lower midrange house Mama's in addition to close 3 flashpacker places including Sand Sea View Resort where I stayed because it also had some backpacker priced rooms. I take away hold to a greater extent than information in addition to pix inwards the TRIP REPORT department of this site.
Longtime Phi Phi hands depository fiscal establishment bill that erstwhile budget favourite Chongkhao which was completely eliminated past times the seismic sea wave has been recreated after my 2007 see inwards roughly the same expanse as before - maybe 100m inwards from the beach western cease of spit.
The novel Chongkhao Bungalows - closed inwards June (low season) 2010 but looked to take away hold been operating inwards the high flavor before. It was opened upward inwards Apr 2012 in addition to March 2013.
There was nonetheless a lot of unbuilt dry ground inwards this western business office of the spit inwards Apr 2012, but I did notice that construction for what looked similar a pretty large house had started at the site of my erstwhile favourite super-cheapy Sunsmile (this concrete block motel style articulation was wiped create clean past times the tsunami) in addition to in that location was a novel house correct upward the far western cease of Loh Dalum beach, Phi Phi Beach Front from memory, truly elevated slightly in addition to looking eastward upward the beach. It appeared to live inwards the flashpacker range.
In 2005 in addition to 2007 in that location was a department of novel traditional style bamboo huts Rock Climbing Bungalows correct upward the western cease of Ton Sai beach against the cliffs of the western highland - backpacker/flash packer inwards style (the upmarket Ton Sai Village used to live here). The next beach is unexpectedly dainty (unexpectedly because most of the residuum of Ton Sai beach suffers from the proximity of the boating which clogs this bay). But when I returned inwards 2010 Rock Climbing Bungalows had been replaced past times a lower midrange house Mama's in addition to close 3 flashpacker places including Sand Sea View Resort where I stayed because it also had some backpacker priced rooms. I take away hold to a greater extent than information in addition to pix inwards the TRIP REPORT department of this site.
Longtime Phi Phi hands depository fiscal establishment bill that erstwhile budget favourite Chongkhao which was completely eliminated past times the seismic sea wave has been recreated after my 2007 see inwards roughly the same expanse as before - maybe 100m inwards from the beach western cease of spit.
The novel Chongkhao Bungalows - closed inwards June (low season) 2010 but looked to take away hold been operating inwards the high flavor before. It was opened upward inwards Apr 2012 in addition to March 2013.There was nonetheless a lot of unbuilt dry ground inwards this western business office of the spit inwards Apr 2012, but I did notice that construction for what looked similar a pretty large house had started at the site of my erstwhile favourite super-cheapy Sunsmile (this concrete block motel style articulation was wiped create clean past times the tsunami) in addition to in that location was a novel house correct upward the far western cease of Loh Dalum beach, Phi Phi Beach Front from memory, truly elevated slightly in addition to looking eastward upward the beach. It appeared to live inwards the flashpacker range.
BLAST FROM THE PAST
This is a cracking shot of the Ton Sai side of the isthmus - taken inwards the 1980s! past times Dave Elliott. I reckon it is exactly to the eastward of where the pier is now..
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The EASTERN HIGHLAND is to a greater extent than eroded in addition to has quite a few beaches in addition to bays along its southern in addition to eastern coasts.
The best of the southern ones is Long Beach (Hat Yao) over close the south-eastern corner of the island. This is 1 of my favourite PP areas, a existent dainty beach for sunning in addition to swimming (it doesn’t acquire likewise shallow most depression tides), has some goodness coral offshore in addition to a dainty make of accommodation from backpacker to midrange+. These include include from W to eastward the lower-midrang Paradise Pearl;, Phi Phi Blue Sky Resort which has been created past times buying some bungalows off resorts each side, Phi Phi Paradise Resort, then Long Beach Bungalows (budget which has been taken over past times Nomads in addition to is straight off known as Nomads Phi Phi Hotel (has a dorm) so the expanding midrange or ameliorate Phi Phi The Beach Resort. Overlooking the beach in addition to bay from the eastern headland is the budget/flashpacker Phi Phi Hill.
There are regular longtail shuttles into town twenty-four hr menstruum in addition to nighttime which is goodness for people wanting to store or party. It is non likewise hard to walk into town, close xl minutes. During the twenty-four hr menstruum the beach is a magnet for people staying elsewhere on the island. There are also several goodness restaurants - PP Hill's has awesome views in addition to Paradise Pearl's has beachfront tables.
On my render inwards Apr 2012 I found Paradise Pearl had built a novel block of attractive rooms inwards the far W of its area, The Beach was edifice novel bunglows farther upward the loma (and different the existing ones these may non take away hold beach/ocean views) in addition to Phi Phi Hill's cheapest exterior bath bungalows which never featured on the website were closed down. Phi Phi Hill's fantastic outlook from the eatery expanse is straight off slightly diminished past times growing trees in addition to a rooftop on the top platform of their luggage conveyor. The nutrient is nonetheless real reasonably priced.
Beachfront aircon twin of Paradise Resort where I stayed in that location inwards 2007 - this bungalow is straight off business office of Phi Phi Blue Sky. Paradise Pearl next door is real similar although some of Pearl's bring upward fan bungalows are newer in addition to real nice. Plus the novel western block of rooms I cite above.View from forepart patio of higher upward bungalow. Phi Phi Ley inwards background. I notice in that location is straight off a little eatery built inwards forepart hither which blocks the sentiment - only from this 1 bungalow, #10 from memory.Going westwards back towards Ton Sai, in that location a several beaches - the commencement is a tiny in addition to rather dainty bay amongst flashpacker Viking. which has extended over to the next little beach past times buying out the erstwhile Maphrao.
Then nosotros take away hold a serial of others which endure a fleck at depression tide in addition to take away hold several dainty mostly midrange places. Halfway along is Laem Hin beach amongst Ayaburi in addition to Bay View - both take away hold impressive hillside bungalows amongst cracking views of the...ummm...Bay (and bayside cliffs of the western limestone lump).
Closer to town behind a longish stretch of sand are good known outfits similar PP Andaman, PP Villa and Don Chukit. This is a pretty dainty expanse these days amongst orderly resorts mostly amongst little pools. It is only a brusque walk into Ton Sai along a seaside path of continuous resorts, restaurants, shops etc in addition to tin live thought of as Ton Sai East. I notice travelfish calls this expanse Ton Sai Beach although the existent Ton Sai beach is over a little headland farther W in addition to goes downwards past times the pier to the PP Sand Sea View area described before.
THE EAST COAST is truly dainty in addition to contains some beaches in addition to bungalow places which are as set dorsum as whatever on less visited islands similar Ko Phayam, Ko Jum in addition to Ko Kradan. So much for the knockers who say Phi Phi is dire in addition to past times it. I figure they must never venture away from Ton Sai/Loh Dalam.
The downside is that this expanse is an expenisve haul from town - I’m a goodness bargainer but I couldn’t acquire the long tail taxi mafia to go nether 400 (full boat charter non per passenger) to Ao Toh Koh inwards 2007 (although I managed to contend a 900 ride from most distant Laem Tong downwards to 350 inwards 2010 - go figure. I figured the boatie must take away hold wanted to go into town to acquire some beer). Bungalow owners on the eastward coast volition pick you lot upward for considerably less if you lot band ahead in addition to some bungalows run a gratuitous or inexpensive shuttle to/back from town in 1 lawsuit per day. UPATE MARCH 2013 - saw a taxi-boat sign inwards town scream for for 1200 to Laem Tong, 700 for Rantee next to Toh Koh, 2 persons.
Starting at the south-east corner of the eastward coast is a tiny beach amongst 1 attractive backpacker-style place, Ao Poh Bungalows. UPDATE Apr 2012. Ao Poh is straight off beingness used alone as a luncheon halt for daytrip speedboats from Phuket. The bungalows are beingness used for staff quarters. See the BEACHES department below.)
Just due north is a fairly large unsettled (except for a little restaurant/bar) beach called Loh Modee, a cracking house for a tranquility swim in addition to Sun fifty-fifty inwards high season. The high cease resort planned as long agone as 2002 nonetheless showed no sign of a start inwards Apr 2012/March 2013. You tin walk over the saddle from Long Beach inwards a picayune over 10 minutes.
About a km farther due north is what was 1 of the ameliorate backpacker places inwards Thailand (recent user reports take away hold been a fleck critical), Toh Koh Resort on its ain picayune beach. Actually past times 2012 this house has seemed to take away hold pushed itself upmarket. There are aircon bungalows, summation a novel make of beachfront fan jobs. And the prices seem a fleck crazy - fifty-fifty those unproblematic fan jobs amongst bath inwards the pic below were over yard when I called by. Phi Phi has go seriously expensive.
Backpacker style (but no longer priced) hut overlooking the sea rocks at Toh Koh Resort. Over the next 2 km due north are 2 other beaches, Ao Rantee amongst backpacker/ flash packer places + a newish lower midrange articulation Rantee Cliff Beach Resort - in addition to Had Pak Nam (Relax Bay) amongst the flashpacker Relax Beach Resort. This house gets existent goodness reviews on the user sites.
Note that a fringing coral reef is fairly unopen to shore correct along the eastward coast offering pretty goodness snorkelling.
The eastern highland expanse also has a few walking tracks - it is possible to walk from town to several viewpoints in addition to from in that location to the eastward coast beaches. It is also possible to walk from Long Beach to the viewpoints. The walks take away hold some pretty decent slopes, some are a fleck indistinct (eg the rails into Loh Bakeo) in addition to I would non practise town to the eastward coast resorts amongst a pack or at night. I take away hold a department on trekking in addition to a trek map downwards page.
The THIRD HIGHLAND AREA is much smaller in addition to narrower. It makes upward the longish LAEM THONG PENINSULA inwards the far due north eastward of the island. It is joined to the large eastern highland expanse past times some other much wider spit of sand, the sizable eastern beach of which is called Loh Bakeo. This has the real dainty upmarket (Outrigger) Phi Phi Island Village.
About 3 quarters along the northern peninsula’s eastern coast is some other dainty beach, called unsurprisingly Hat Laem Thong (or Palm Beach). This is the preserve of mid-range+ to high-end places similar PP Natural, Phi Phi Erawan Palms, Holiday Inn in addition to The Zeavola. However in that location is also a sea-gypsy settlement here, so the richer guys acquire a gustatory modality of the existent Thailand. Much to a greater extent than so than those people who hang around Ton Sai/Long Beach town.
In 2010 the villagers built a twosome of to a greater extent than modestly priced bungalows (around the 1000b mark).
PHI PHI LEY
The 2nd primary Phi Phi isle is PHI PHI LEY which is close 3 km S of Phi Phi Don.
Phi Phi Ley from Phi Phi Hill's eatery higher upward the eastern cease of Long Beach.
Ley is considerably smaller, but because its limestone cliffs ascension a similar acute 100m from the H2O it looks pretty impressive. This is 100% national common amongst no settlement, but is a magnet for daytrippers because of Maya Bay of the moving painting “The Beach” fame in addition to the Viking Caves, famous for birds'-nesting.
Note that specially since the movie, Maya Bay has tended to acquire real crowded amongst daytrip boats - the full general consensus is that if you lot are staying on Phi Phi, assay to organise in addition to early on see - say prior to yard when the daytrip boats from Phuket in addition to Krabi start to arrive.
"The Beach"/Maya Bay on Phi Phi Ley from the Phi Phi Cruiser which is close as unopen as this exceptional isle transfer/day cruiser out of Phuket gets - frankly if I had been doing a day-cruise I'd live disappointed. Maybe not: click-expand to cheque the crowd on the beach at around 1100 inwards shoulder season.
Note that a fringing coral reef is fairly unopen to shore correct along the eastward coast offering pretty goodness snorkelling.
The eastern highland expanse also has a few walking tracks - it is possible to walk from town to several viewpoints in addition to from in that location to the eastward coast beaches. It is also possible to walk from Long Beach to the viewpoints. The walks take away hold some pretty decent slopes, some are a fleck indistinct (eg the rails into Loh Bakeo) in addition to I would non practise town to the eastward coast resorts amongst a pack or at night. I take away hold a department on trekking in addition to a trek map downwards page.
The THIRD HIGHLAND AREA is much smaller in addition to narrower. It makes upward the longish LAEM THONG PENINSULA inwards the far due north eastward of the island. It is joined to the large eastern highland expanse past times some other much wider spit of sand, the sizable eastern beach of which is called Loh Bakeo. This has the real dainty upmarket (Outrigger) Phi Phi Island Village.
About 3 quarters along the northern peninsula’s eastern coast is some other dainty beach, called unsurprisingly Hat Laem Thong (or Palm Beach). This is the preserve of mid-range+ to high-end places similar PP Natural, Phi Phi Erawan Palms, Holiday Inn in addition to The Zeavola. However in that location is also a sea-gypsy settlement here, so the richer guys acquire a gustatory modality of the existent Thailand. Much to a greater extent than so than those people who hang around Ton Sai/Long Beach town.
In 2010 the villagers built a twosome of to a greater extent than modestly priced bungalows (around the 1000b mark).
PHI PHI LEY
The 2nd primary Phi Phi isle is PHI PHI LEY which is close 3 km S of Phi Phi Don.
Ley is considerably smaller, but because its limestone cliffs ascension a similar acute 100m from the H2O it looks pretty impressive. This is 100% national common amongst no settlement, but is a magnet for daytrippers because of Maya Bay of the moving painting “The Beach” fame in addition to the Viking Caves, famous for birds'-nesting.
Note that specially since the movie, Maya Bay has tended to acquire real crowded amongst daytrip boats - the full general consensus is that if you lot are staying on Phi Phi, assay to organise in addition to early on see - say prior to yard when the daytrip boats from Phuket in addition to Krabi start to arrive.
UPDATE FEB09 - I heard a spell dorsum close an outfit running overnight camping ground trips to Phi Phi Ley - straight off Little Vagabond has sent this info:
"I would highly recommend camping ground overnight on Maya Bay - 1 of the best experiences I've had. That costs 1,900baht each but you lot go snorkeling in addition to kayaking, acquire curry so belatedly nighttime chicken wings, eggs on toast for breakfast. You camp, everyone plays guitar in addition to has a lovely sing along :p - in addition to you lot tin swim inwards the H2O at nighttime amongst the bioluminescent plankton-like inwards 'The Beach'. I went amongst my immature human being in addition to it was real romantic sleeping nether the stars (which were so much ameliorate than anywhere else inwards thailand amongst the lights). People who are non camping ground (daytrippers) take away hold to exit around 6.30pm in addition to dont acquire inwards until around 8.30am so the beach is exactly yours! (and the up-to-25 others you lot are camping ground with.)"
In 2010 some woman mortal guests complained on move forums close unwanted attending from manlike mortal staff on these trips but I haven't heard anything to a greater extent than recently.
You tin acquire dainty scenery at Maya Bay
BREAKING NEWS - inwards Nov 2014 I did an overnight remain at MAYA BAY - in that location is a bunch of pix, maps in addition to information HERE
OTHER ISLANDS
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few km north-east of Phi Phi Don are 2 other pop daytrip destinations, the uninhabited islets of Mosquito Island (Ko Yung) in addition to Bamboo Island (Ko Phai). These take away hold dainty beaches (particularly Bamboo) in addition to pretty goodness snorkelling .
In 2010 some woman mortal guests complained on move forums close unwanted attending from manlike mortal staff on these trips but I haven't heard anything to a greater extent than recently.
BREAKING NEWS - inwards Nov 2014 I did an overnight remain at MAYA BAY - in that location is a bunch of pix, maps in addition to information HERE
OTHER ISLANDS
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few km north-east of Phi Phi Don are 2 other pop daytrip destinations, the uninhabited islets of Mosquito Island (Ko Yung) in addition to Bamboo Island (Ko Phai). These take away hold dainty beaches (particularly Bamboo) in addition to pretty goodness snorkelling .
Mosquito in addition to Bamboo Islands from Ao Toh Koh on the East Coast of Ph Phi.These are national common islands in addition to it is possible to organise an overnight stay. TRIP REPORT contributor sessa sent me some information in addition to pix HERE. (scroll downwards page). Her study also has pix on a Maya Bay visit.
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BEACH OVERVIEW
I take away hold a beach location map at the cease of this section.
The beaches tend to live sandy, non those broken coral beaches you lot observe inwards a lot of reef areas.
The next are beaches amongst accommodation, non spots similar Maya Bay in addition to Bamboo Island which you lot move to on daytrips, or Loh Modee which you lot hike to.
THE TOWN BEACHES
TON SAI
The pier beach, Ton Sai, is pretty daggy EXCEPT correct downwards the western cease against the cliffs where a twosome of novel budget places were built postal service tsunami, replaced past times a few flashpacker joints, 1 lower midranger in addition to 1 budget/flashpacker past times 2010. Here it is real nice. 10-15 minutes walk from most other accommodation inwards town.
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LOH DALUM
Across the other side of the narrow isthmus, Loh Dalum is quite dainty at to a greater extent than than one-half tide - has a lot of exposed darkish sand at depression tide. Heaps of accommodation of all types unopen to this beach. The nearest 3rd of this beach to photographic television camera has a string of beach bars - becomes quite lively after mid-afternoon. Has a draw of deck chairs in addition to Sun lounges where the cooler visitor likes to live seen. I'm cool but they gave me dingy looks.
Loh Dalum at correct is fairly attractive inwards top one-half of the tide but you lot tin regard the H2O is pretty shallow waay out. I noticed the beach got a fleck sparse inwards forepart of Phi Phi Cabana's large buildings at mid-beach around highest tide too. Nice far western department of Ton Sai tin live seen top left. This is a 2010 shot - you lot tin click to expand it. This is shot from the second viewpoint. The commencement viewpoint has a dainty picayune eatery but the views are non as panoramic.
EAST OF TOWN SOUTH COAST
About 400m after turning correct from the pier along the primary drag, the route goes over a little headland, does a fleck of a kink in addition to comes downwards behind a department of beach I prefer to telephone phone TON SAI EAST.
There are quite a few dainty flashpacker/lower midrange places behind the beach hither including PP Villa, Andaman Legacy, PP Andaman Resort. The beach is non bad inwards the commencement (western) department (although quite a few longtails necktie upward along hither so the H2O is a fleck crowded inwards places in addition to maybe non as pristine as some other areas) but as you lot caput eastward the H2O starts to endure the depression tide blues similar to Loh Dalum. But similar Loh Dalum it's mainly create clean sand non dingy coral/rocks which is exposed.
Ditto the depression tide sandy blues for the next little beach which I'm sure used to take away hold the reception expanse of Bay View which is straight off at the far cease of Ton Sai East above, although Bay View's/Ayaburi's bungalows extend eastward to behind this smaller beach.
Similar depression tide sandy blues at the next little beach which was dwelling for VK Bungalows, the erstwhile Maphrao which was taken over past times next Viking inwards recent years. As such it is Viking's 2nd beach.
The shortest walking rails cast Long Beach comes downwards close mid-beach here. Take the seaside path upward along Viking's western bugalows which starts at Maphrao's erstwhile eatery hidden at correct of beach inwards this shot. Sign posting pretty good.
Things improve a brusque walk past times hither where you lot accomplish the little attractive bay at flashpacker/lower mid-range Viking where the H2O is deeper at depression tide.
VIKING
Viking's neat picayune primary beach at left amongst the western cease of Long Beach at right.
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LONG BEACH
At the eastern cease of the S coast is Long Beach, the nicest beach inside piece of cake access of town. Good diversity of accomm hither too. Nice swimming enclosures, frequent longtails to town (40 infinitesimal scenic walk), pretty goodness snorkelling off the beach. Very popular.
Long Beach - this is an August (wet season) shot so fewer people than high season. 
btw if you lot are walking Long Beach to Ton Sai town you lot don't take away hold to go via Viking's picayune beach - you lot tin ssave fourth dimension past times ignoring the Viking signs Pounting correct off the path in addition to short-cutting over to Viking's 2nd to a greater extent than western beach (6 pix upward page).
Paradise Pearl resort is behind the trees closest camera. Phi Phi Blue Sky next, Paradise Resort is close mid beach, followed past times Nomads Phi Phi Hotel (the erstwhile Long Beach Bungalows). The high bungalows you lot tin regard belong to Phi Phi The Beach resort which goes correct downwards to beach level. To the correct high on the headland is 1 of my favourites, Phi Phi Hill.
EAST COAST BEACHES HEADING NORTH:
AO POH.
Around the south-east corner of the isle you lot take away hold Ao Pooh (Poh), a similar beach to Viking amongst the rustic backpacker/flashpacker Pooh's Bungalow. UPDATE - rip Poh's Bungalow.
Pooh Bungalow's dainty picayune beach 2010.
UPDATE - when I returned inwards Apr 2012 a bunch of speedboats (at 1 phase v of them) was parked off the beach, the bungalows were closed to tourists in addition to the dainty eatery behind the beach was beingness used as a luncheon halt for daytrippers from Phuket (judging past times the set out of Russians - I think you lot nonetheless observe fewer Russians staying inwards Krabi).
AO TOH KOH, HAD PAK NAM (RELAX BAY), AO RANTEE
Going upward the eastward coast all the beaches are pretty dainty - budget Toh Koh Resort (Ao Toh Koh) in addition to flashpacker Relax Resort (Had Phak Nam) take away hold their ain beaches in addition to in that location is a handful of backpacker/flashpackers/midrange joints on Ao Rantee.
AO TOH KOH
Ao Toh Koh - 1 of the relaxed eastward coast beaches. One budget/flashpacker resort here.
RANTEE BEACH
Ao Rantee has 3 or 4 different places to remain including the budget Rantee Beach in addition to the of late opened flashpacker/lower-midrange Rantee Cliff Beach Resort- click to expand shot.
RELAX BAY (PAK NAM)
Had Pak Nam/Relax Bay, dwelling of the oft-praised Relax Resort (flashpacker). All these eastward coast beaches are nicely sheltered from air current in addition to waves inwards moisture season. This is a moisture flavor 2010 shot. 
I missed the brusque cutting upward through the bush to Loh Bakeo to the due north this trip - maybe it is behind the novel resort.
My bamboo in addition to thatch roof Garden Bungalow was a fleck tightly packed amongst its neighbors in addition to real compact amongst exactly plenty room for 2 in addition to gear. It was clean, the bed real comfy, the bath had goodness hot H2O in addition to the spacious veranda had traditional sitting mattresses on a raised platform. Paths inwards the attractive garden were non lit good at nighttime but a torch was provided. The expanse was quiet. Staff was superb.
The beach is a nice house to pass fourth dimension - Relax has its department of the beach lone - the neighboring house is across a department of rocks in addition to its beach is no-where close as large or nice. The beach does endure the depression tide blues - at lowest tide it is a fleck of an attempt to go into the H2O thru the coral etc. Coral in addition to fishies were non likewise hot close the beach, ameliorate out close the fringing reef but non outstanding - Ko Toa's Hing Wong in addition to Mango bays were far superior the previous week.
Taking food/transfer costs into draw of piece of work concern human relationship I considered Relax Resort overpriced fifty-fifty for Phi Phi which is to a greater extent than expensive than most. I stayed at several places inwards the Gulf the weeks before which were much ameliorate value.
My boy travelled amongst me - Mark has done a TRIP REPORT here.
LOH BAKEO - (sometimes called Loh Ba Gao)
Probably Phi Phi's nicest beach amongst accommodation, Loh Bakeo is midway upward the eastward coast amongst expensive (Outrigger) Phi Phi Island Village. There are a twosome of less expensive bungalow joints on PPIV's northern side but my call-in at 1 of their restaurants suggests "budget" may mainly live relative to the flash neighbour. UPDATE 2013 - this expanse has go quite a busy picayune draw of piece of work concern part amongst a choice of shops, restaurants, a barber etc. It continues on the northern side of the span across the little inlet here.
Loh Bakeo - real dainty but isolated.
As you lot tin regard inwards this shot, the H2O gets pretty shallow at depression tide. Very dainty beach inwards other respects.
LOH LANA
This is the dorsum beach across the other side of the isthmus of sand Island Village is located on. Walk across the span at the far cease of Loh Bakeo, plough correct in addition to 10 minutes past times a swamp in addition to thru a safe plantation amongst some unfinished resort foundations gets you lot to Loh Lana.
HAT LAEM THONG/PALM BEACH
Phi Phi skilful Leigh Travel powerfulness fence Laem Thong towards the ne corner of the isle is as goodness as Loh Bakeo. Good diversity of midrange in addition to luxury places here.
Far northern cease of Laem Thong which is nicer than southern end. Hell of a distance from town hither - I walked upward via viewpoints in addition to Relax Bay inwards around 3 hours amongst brusque stops (although the 3rd [highest] viewpoint was a fleck of a detour) - longtails asked 900baht inwards June 2010 to accept me dorsum to town (whole boat but I had no-one to part price), turned out criterion toll is 700 - I managed to contend it downwards to 350. Which inwards retrospect surprises me - afterward inwards the calendar month I couldn't contend similar-length trips at Muk, Phangan in addition to Tao below 700. Maybe the boatie wanted to go to town to pick upward some beer, regard his girl or something.
Note the crap color in addition to Definition of my newish elcheapo Olympus - but what tin you lot expression for $89? I suspect the lens is made of recycled milk bottles. I maintain it because I'm a cheapskate in addition to because beingness so little it fits into my shirt steal amongst room to spare. I loathe mass - regard these tourists lugging around $1000+ SLRs amongst extra lenses in addition to think: what a hassle.
LOH MODEE - NICEST BEACH BUT NO ACCOMMODATION
I reckon the nicest beach on the isle is Loh Modee. This is towards the southern cease of the eastward coast - Ao Pooh is maybe 100m to the left in addition to you lot tin walk over from Long Beach inwards around 10 minutes on a steep rails which comes over the saddle to the left of shot. That clearing top correct is the site of the novel dam - if you lot click to expand you lot tin regard some of the novel housing estate for locals next the dam.Last century in that location was a budget bungalow articulation mid beach amongst hippy-nudists running around the sand. Plus a dainty picayune bar-restaurant. When I returned inwards 02 the resort was gone in addition to a lot of the trees in addition to undergrowth behind the beach had been cleared - looked similar inwards grooming for a large novel resort. The eatery survived. In 06 in addition to 07 no modify except undergrowth had come upward dorsum speedily in addition to sea gypsies had built some lean-to type shelters inwards the far northern corner (these were truly gone inwards 07) In June 2010 nonetheless no novel resort as you lot tin regard - but the sea gypsies were dorsum amongst a twosome of permanent bungalows inwards their corner - hidden past times vegetation from this angle. No modify inwards 2012 in addition to 2013. I noticed inwards 1 of my moisture flavor visits that this sheltered beach is a pop snorkelling in addition to sunning house for the daytrip speedboats out of Phuket in addition to Krabi. But most times it is close deserted.
I've never seen this beach amongst to a greater extent than than a handful of people on it. You may acquire a few to a greater extent than inwards moisture flavor (of all time)s because the eastward coast is sheltered on blowy monsoonal west-wind days in addition to Modee attracts daytrip boats
That dorsum beach to the left of Loh Bakeo inwards the due north looks interesting - I've never been there. Looks similar it could take away hold a depression tide problem.
Quite a few people beak close deserted in addition to attractive Monkey Beach (below) which they see on around isle longtail trips - this is at the due north cease of the western highland expanse some where the L for Loh Modee is.
MONKEY BAY/AO LING
I called inwards on an around isle daytrip way dorsum in conclusion century inwards my no-camera days - hence this 2013 shot taken from high on the eastern limestone plateau on my trek dorsum from Loh Bakeo.
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SNORKELLING
Phi Phi has pretty goodness snorkelling past times Thai standards. Not upward to the Similans/Surins when those places are normal (at the fourth dimension of writing mid 2012 both are suffering from global warming/coral bleaching) but goodness plenty to maintain all but fanatics happy.
Closest to town, the best snorkelling is at Long Beach. Here in that location is a fringing reef abt a 50m swim off the sand which is okay. Further out from the eastern cease of the beach is a reef expanse exposed at all tide levels which is goodness plenty to attract the island's snorkel trip longtails in addition to the daytrip boats out of Phuket in addition to Krabi.
Further from town, the eastward coast has a fringing reef amongst okay snorkelling off the beach - although the reef seems farther from the beach heading due north (Loh Bakeo in addition to Laem Thong).
The daytrips regard some okay snorkelling - I retrieve Maya Bay was interesting inwards the 90s although I don't know how good it has endured the tourist deluge since that movie.
I also got some fairly goodness snorkelling spell visiting Bamboo Island on an around Phi Phi longtail boat trip in conclusion century.
DIVING
Phi Phi has several goodness dive sites around the isle in addition to nearby in addition to a set out of dive outfits inwards town in addition to at to the lowest degree 1 at Long Beach. I'm non a diver but enthusiasts volition know the specialists websites in addition to beginners take away hold goodness erstwhile Google to help.
ROCK CLIMBING
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 repeat of the sentence above. Certainly Phi Phi has no shortage of awesome cliffs for climbers but I've noticed the manufacture is much to a greater extent than low-key hither than at Krabi's Railay/Ton Sai.
TREKKING
Phi Phi has some dainty walking tracks which volition give fifty-fifty the fittest a goodness operate out. I went from the western cease of Ton Sai beach to Laem Thong inwards the north-east inwards 3 hours+ – in that location are seriously steep slopes along a lot of the paths summation cracking rainforest, some goodness viewpoints in addition to lovely beaches – I was worn-out plenty to wimp it in addition to acquire a boat for the render trip.
*TOWN TO VIEWPOINTS
There are 2 routes – hard in addition to shorter or less hard in addition to longer.
Both exit from the cross-isthmus streets closest to the human foot of the eastern highland area. On the Loh Dalum side the cross street starts behind the restaurants/bars on the beach exactly downwards from Viewpoint resort. From the Ton Sai side plough inland exactly over the headland from the eastern cease of Ton Sai beach, go upward past times the mosque in addition to behind the rather big, steep loma inwards the eastward of town.
Don't live likewise anal hither - my commencement see I exactly wandered around inwards the far eastward cease of town until I found signs pointing to the VIEWPOINTS.
*hard in addition to shorter: this starts closer to Loh Dalum. Look for the VIEWPOINT sign on the street leading uphill close the H2O reservoir. This is a fairly steep loma amongst lots of accommodation – a few hundred meters upward you lot volition regard some other VIEWPOINT SIGN to the left, where real shortly some seriously steep stairs (what I telephone phone heart-breaker category in addition to I’m pretty fit) atomic number 82 upward to the FIRST VIEWPOINT inwards around 10 minutes.
Something novel to me latest trip -some dudes (the landowners surely) take away hold set upward a fee booth exactly brusque of the viewpoint where you lot volition live hitting for 50baht.
To movement on to the SECOND VIEWPOINT which is to a greater extent than panoramic stick to the left past times the commencement – a moderately steep path volition acquire you lot in that location after close 400m.
The THIRD VIEWPOINT is much further, some other 10 to xv minutes. Look for the communications towers at the highest betoken of the eastern highland. Go around the correct side of the 2nd viewpoint’s eatery in addition to you lot volition observe the path undulates across the top of the highland here. After close v minutes it reaches what I telephone phone the cross-roads (or maybe cross tracks) – plough left hither in addition to follow the signs to TOP VIEWPOINT along a rails broad plenty for motorcycles. This rails becomes steep inwards parts but non heartbreaking.
View to the north-east from the TOP VIEWPOINT - that's Bamboo Island (right) in addition to Mosquito Island unopen by. If you lot click to expand this shot you lot tin regard the Krabi coast in addition to islands betwixt them, the entrance to Phang Nga Bay to their left in addition to Ko Yao Noi far left.There is a eatery in addition to fifty-fifty some accommodation at the Top Viewpoint, but when I called past times inwards Apr 2012 they didn't seem to live operating, amongst a sign "UNSAFE" on the eatery deck.
*less hard in addition to longer: this starts some other 300m closer to the Ton Sai side of the cross-isthmus route. Once in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than you lot take away hold a VIEWPOINT sign pointing upward a route to the left – you lot volition regard the erstwhile dam on the left after a few hundred meters. This route is wider in addition to inwards the lower department has a bunch of motorcycles parked at the side (these are non allowed whatever farther into town) because it is the primary route that leads into the eastern highland expanse (to the novel dam, the novel high village, the 3rd viewpoint in addition to on an offshoot to Long Beach) so plenty of people come upward into town from these places.
To acquire to the 2nd in addition to 1st viewpoints, plough left at the cross roads/cross tracks mentioned before. It volition accept over 20 minutes to acquire to the cross roads/tracks – a few steep slopes but no heartbreakers.
To acquire to the 3rd viewpoint go straight ahead at the cross roads/tracks as detailed before.
*TOWN TO THE EAST COAST BEACHES.
To Ao Toh Koh, Ao Rantee, Had Pak Nam/Relax Bay
The shortest route is to go via the 1st in addition to 2nd viewpoints to the cross roads/tracks where you lot volition regard signs to the 3 beaches going to a greater extent than or less straight ahead at diverse angles. See map above.
The 3 tracks atomic number 82 downhill thru real goodness rainforest on at times quite steep slopes. From retentivity the 1 to Rantee is the shortest at around 20 minutes, Ao Toh Koh 25 in addition to Pak Nam which is a fair fleck due north around 30. I'd propose no flip flops on this downhill department - lotsa tree roots in addition to occasional stones. Pretty steep inwards sections coming out.
If you lot are lugging a pocketbook from town, the longer route upward past times the erstwhile dam is easier, plough correct at the cross roads/tracks. Personally I would non lug a pocketbook all this way (and I move light) – I would jump on a longtail.
To Loh Bakeo
If you lot follow the path starting on the sea side of Viewpoint Resort's infinity puddle which leads to the novel budget/flashpacker resorts on the eastward coast of Loh Dalum in addition to go on due north you lot volition eventually acquire to Loh Bakeao. You take away hold to climb upward thru the northern most- resort to observe the continuation of the path. I did this trek inwards the contrary direction inwards 2013 in addition to sign-posting when walking that way seemed reasonable (unlike the offshoot to the viewpoints) but I'm non sure how goodness it is heading north.
There is also manifestly a rails which goes from the 2nd viewpoint to Loh Bakeo but I’ve never seen it signposted (there are a few tracks leading off to the left in that location - but note: I did non brand it upward in that location latest trip in addition to signposting may take away hold improved). I empathize the rails goes NORTHWARD along the ridge to the W of the 3rd viewpoint in addition to so descends to the LOH BAKAO/LOH LANA AREA on the mid eastward coast behind the attractive high-end PP ISLAND VILLAGE - regard the oblique Loh Lana Google Earth picture upward page for the start of the rails there. Somewhere on the descent it joins the to a greater extent than direct Ton Sai to Loh Bakeo track. I haven't set this path from the viewpoint on the maps because I'm non sure of its route.
If you lot follow the path starting on the sea side of Viewpoint Resort's infinity puddle which leads to the novel budget/flashpacker resorts on the eastward coast of Loh Dalum in addition to go on due north you lot volition eventually acquire to Loh Bakeao. You take away hold to climb upward thru the northern most- resort to observe the continuation of the path. I did this trek inwards the contrary direction inwards 2013 in addition to sign-posting when walking that way seemed reasonable (unlike the offshoot to the viewpoints) but I'm non sure how goodness it is heading north.
There is also manifestly a rails which goes from the 2nd viewpoint to Loh Bakeo but I’ve never seen it signposted (there are a few tracks leading off to the left in that location - but note: I did non brand it upward in that location latest trip in addition to signposting may take away hold improved). I empathize the rails goes NORTHWARD along the ridge to the W of the 3rd viewpoint in addition to so descends to the LOH BAKAO/LOH LANA AREA on the mid eastward coast behind the attractive high-end PP ISLAND VILLAGE - regard the oblique Loh Lana Google Earth picture upward page for the start of the rails there. Somewhere on the descent it joins the to a greater extent than direct Ton Sai to Loh Bakeo track. I haven't set this path from the viewpoint on the maps because I'm non sure of its route.
An alternative is to accept the rails downwards to Had Pak Nam/Relax Bay. Just past times the due north cease of the beach you lot volition regard a path leading upward into the bush which brusque cuts the vee-shaped longer (and hard higher upward one-half tide) rock-hopping route. See below.
To Laem Thong
Get to Loh Bakeo as outlined above. From the due north cease of the beach walk inland a brusque distance to accept the span across the creek in addition to so follow the route which leads along the coast to Laem Thong beach – close 10 to xv minutes. Route on higher upward map.
To acquire from town to the lower eastward coast beaches of Loh Modee in addition to Ao Poh it is best to go via Long Beach. See downwards page.
*TOWN TO LONG BEACH AND OTHER SOUTHERN BEACHES.
*TOWN TO LONG BEACH AND OTHER SOUTHERN BEACHES.
It takes maybe xl minutes for this pleasant walk. At lower tide levels you lot tin walk along the beaches in addition to rock-hop the little headlands fairly easily.
At higher tide levels some of the headland rocks go difficult. Fortunately in that location are permanent paths over the headlands in addition to signposting is pretty good. You demand to go into Bay View Resort – they are used to this in addition to take away hold signs to aid you lot go on in addition to non blunder around the resort (basically stick to the path closest the coast). At the next 2 little beaches accept the paths leading upward over the headlands – the in conclusion 1 goes thru pretty goodness rainforest for close 10 minutes, past times a branch to the correct leading to Viking’s sugariness picayune beach, in addition to descends to the far western cease of Long Beach close the sand past times a real steep but thankfully brusque slope amongst helper ropes. This in conclusion rainforest department had lights strung upward in conclusion fourth dimension I walked it to aid people coming dorsum from town after a nighttime out, but I would grab a longtail at such times (they run across the early on hours, at a cost) – in addition to I ever acquit a torch regardless.
*FROM LONG BEACH TO AO POH.
*FROM LONG BEACH TO AO POH.
From the far eastern cease of Long Beach accept the paved route upward the steep loma thru The Beach resort. The unpaved rails to Ao Poh goes off direct to the correct maybe 300m upward this hill. It takes some other v minutes to accomplish Ao Poh, non likewise steep. See map below.
*FROM LONG BEACH TO LOH MODEE.
If you lot go on on from the Ao Poh rails junction you lot volition shortly come upward to the peak of the saddle where you lot volition regard a sea gypsy bungalow hamlet to the correct of the route (these people used to alive direct behind Long Beach inwards the 90s – where The Beach resort is straight off located). If you lot walk downwards thru the close side of this hamlet you lot volition regard the rails descending to wonderful Loh Modee beach below – close v minutes, steep inwards parts but non heart-breaking.
I haven't got the coastal route from past times Viking into Long Beach on this map.
BTW Google Earth's picture is a disgrace - the dam in addition to hamlet take away hold been in that location since at to the lowest degree 2005 in addition to yet they don't appear (I constructed this map inwards June 2012)- summation much of Thailand's 3rd most visited isle after Phuket in addition to Samui is obscured past times moisture flavor cloud. Seems Google public is to a greater extent than concerned amongst naked chicks on roofs inwards Amsterdam in addition to street views of your hacienda.
UPDATE MARCH 2013 - on my latest exceed past times the dam I found the rails straight off passes on the NORTHERN side.
*FROM LONG BEACH TO THE MORE NORTHERN EAST COAST BEACHES AND THE VIEWPOINTS.
By sticking to the route upward thru The Beach resort past the sea gypsy hamlet you lot volition accomplish the novel dam inwards 10-15 minutes. See map above. The route turns left to caput towards Ton Sai via the highland behind the southern beaches in addition to downwards past times the erstwhile dam - - real unopen past times this plough you lot demand to branch correct to caput upward to the cross roads/tracks in addition to so on to your respective destination as outlined upward page. I’d say Long Beach to cross roads/tracks maybe 25 minutes, steep out of Long Beach but non heart-breaking, moderate to the cross roads/tracks.
Note you lot tin detour around the novel dam to the novel high village.
Note you lot tin detour around the novel dam to the novel high village.
2010 shot of novel high hamlet expanse built amongst seismic sea wave relief funds - nonetheless amongst 20% spare capacity. When I commencement went upward hither inwards 2007 the hamlet was only business office full. By Apr 2012 in that location were only a few vacant houses.
The novel dam high behind Long Beach/Loh Modee inwards the island's S east. This is a June 2010 shot - 2 months into moisture flavor but less than 5% capacity. Better cutting downwards on those long hot showers all you lot dudes at Phi Phi Cabana. Note you lot tin flame rock-hop in addition to beach walk all the way to Loh Bakeo at lower tide levels from Long Beach (although short-cutting across the saddle to Loh Modee as inwards the map higher upward saves a heap of time) – but this becomes real difficult, maybe impossible for some at higher tide levels.
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Dry flavor which is usually somewhere betwixt mid-late Nov in addition to mid April-early May is the best bet. I prefer the shoulder flavor inwards this menstruum which ends inwards mid Dec in addition to starts towards the cease of March, to miss the overcrowding of high season, although Phi Phi is pop all year.
Phi Phi is a goodness moisture flavor island, non because it is appreciably drier than other Andaman places but inwards that its eastward coast is nicely sheltered from the prevailing westerlies which acquire blowy in addition to unpleasant 15-20% of days. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of the spit is is sheltered past times the high western plateau too.
So what is PP conditions similar inwards moisture season? My visits inwards June in addition to August take away hold shown the common combination – many days a mix of cloud/showers/storms in addition to sunny patches, some days cloudless, a few days where it rained generally but these were non a write-off amongst some dainty sunshine.
A summation of depression flavor is that prices ease a bit, specially for flashpacker, mid make in addition to top make joints on the booking sites similar sawadee.com, Agoda etc. Just as good because Phi Phi accommodation if seriously high compared to other places inwards high season.
Wet flavor on Ao Toh Koh - this was taken on my August 2007 trip towards the cease of a 2 hr sunny menstruum on 1 of the few days where it rained generally inwards the fortnight nosotros spent inwards the PP-Phuket area. There were several other sunny periods inwards the day. All the shots on my PHI PHI NEWPAPER ARTICLE page were shot inwards this menstruum - 1 which the newspapers were calling 1 of the wettest for several years. There is lots of sunshine inwards those shots.
A work amongst eastward coast locations is that the steep forested hillside behind the beaches blocks warnings of approaching conditions which inwards moisture flavor comes from the west. Just after taking the higher upward shot I took off for a hike to the viewpoints. Half way upward the 20 infinitesimal climb on the jungle rails it started to rain. Then it poured! For at to the lowest degree an hour. They don't telephone phone it rainfrorest for nothing.
Same see - Long Beach. Relatively calm inwards this pic but Long Beach catches the westerlies different the sheltered eastward coast in addition to on to a greater extent than blustery days the H2O was quite choppy - Lady Tezza had an exciting fourth dimension landing after a longtail trip from town at that pontoon downwards the beach. The pontoon seems to live brought out inwards moisture flavor only - inwards dry out flavor the longtails olfactory organ into the beach in addition to it is piece of cake to hop out/in inwards the calm conditions. Note relative lack of people - a depression flavor plus. Long Beach is real pop inwards high season. Another depression flavor summation is lower prices - nosotros got a goodness contend on a beachfront chalet at Paradise Resort.
Euro backpacker learns the finer points of trunk surfing inwards moisture flavor Long Beach shore-break. Recovery tip - purchase shovel, hold off for depression tide, expression for feet sticking out of sand.
Just kidding - it wasn't as gnarly as this. But on quite a few days the longtail drivers weren't keen on landing on the beach - insisted on using the floating pontoon pier. In dry out flavor in that location is non a ripple here (image - ASL)
Just kidding - it wasn't as gnarly as this. But on quite a few days the longtail drivers weren't keen on landing on the beach - insisted on using the floating pontoon pier. In dry out flavor in that location is non a ripple here (image - ASL)
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
These are some of the to a greater extent than mutual questions I’ve answered on travellers’ websites over the years:
*WHAT’S THE NICEST BEACH TO STAY AT ON PHI PHI? – that’s a hell of a enquiry because it depends so much on private preferences. But for dainty sand in addition to H2O I’d live giving it to Loh Bakeo amongst Laem Thong non far behind. But if you lot desire a neat picayune beach backdropped past times steep rainforested slopes amongst 1 dainty flashpacker joint, Pak Nam/Relax Bay would live hard to beat.
The downside of all these is they are isolated - Long Beach is the nicest beach inside piece of cake accomplish of town but some people may observe the intimacy of Viking's tiny beach a few minutes closer to town a winner.
The downside of all these is they are isolated - Long Beach is the nicest beach inside piece of cake accomplish of town but some people may observe the intimacy of Viking's tiny beach a few minutes closer to town a winner.
*I WANT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 QUIET BEACH AT PHI PHI – whatever of the eastward coast beaches would practise the trick. Ditto the S coast beaches eastward of town, fifty-fifty pop Long Beach – in conclusion fourth dimension I stayed at Long Beach none of the places was providing amusement at nighttime although some people take away hold complained of longtail racket as people come upward dorsum from town. I could exactly hear some background music racket when I stayed at Viking latest trip in addition to my far-western bungalow was nearly a km closer to town than Viking's primary beach.
Close to town that dainty department of Ton Sai beach correct downwards the far western cease was pretty tranquility at nighttime when I stayed there.
*I WANT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 QUIET AREA IN TOWN. Good luck. I’d live looking at the places upward around Soi Viewpoint in addition to the erstwhile dam. Ingphu Viewpoint overlooking the dam wasn’t specially noisy when I stayed inwards Apr 2012 although I could hear the distant thump thump of bass from the bars on the eastern cease of Loh Dalum beach.
*I WANT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BEACH WITH GOOD SNORKELLING OFF THE SAND – I’d live looking at the eastward coast beaches amongst Long Beach a goodness backup.
* I WANT AN INEXPENSIVE PLACE TO STAY. Good luck – as said Phi Phi is seriously expensive. The cheapest places are in all likelihood the dorms at The Rock and Phi Phi Backpacker inwards town. Nomads on Long Beach wanted 600 for a dorm bed inwards March 2013.
For a inexpensive room/bungalow I’d live looking upward on the steep slopes around Soi Viewpoint inwards town.
Phi Phi Hill was cheaper than most beach places the 2 times I’ve stayed but I haven’t checked its website lately.
I take away hold no thought which mid make or ameliorate articulation is best value but as already mentioned, these places are seriously discounted on mass booking sites inwards depression season.
For a inexpensive room/bungalow I’d live looking upward on the steep slopes around Soi Viewpoint inwards town.
Phi Phi Hill was cheaper than most beach places the 2 times I’ve stayed but I haven’t checked its website lately.
I take away hold no thought which mid make or ameliorate articulation is best value but as already mentioned, these places are seriously discounted on mass booking sites inwards depression season.
*I ARRIVE ON AN AFTERNOON FLIGHT AT PHUKET. DO I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE LAST FERRY? IF NOT, CAN I GET Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 SPEEDBOAT? The in conclusion ferry leaves at 1430 – the pier is 35km from the aerodrome (40 minutes at to the lowest degree past times taxi that fourth dimension of day) in addition to you lot demand to a greater extent than fourth dimension to clear the airport. Hopefully your flying is on schedule.
Speedboats are ever available for charter but they volition cost a bomb unless you lot are a large grouping who tin carve upward the cost - in addition to I would hesitate to grab a speedboat inwards moisture flavor in addition to early on dry out flavor when the seas tin acquire quite rough. There is to a greater extent than information on carry to the islands including speedboats inwards the GETTING THERE department below.
Speedboats are ever available for charter but they volition cost a bomb unless you lot are a large grouping who tin carve upward the cost - in addition to I would hesitate to grab a speedboat inwards moisture flavor in addition to early on dry out flavor when the seas tin acquire quite rough. There is to a greater extent than information on carry to the islands including speedboats inwards the GETTING THERE department below.
*I’M FLYING FROM BANGKOK – WHAT'S BETTER, VIA KRABI OR PHUKET? The Krabi ferry is slightly shorter inwards time, the cost roughly equal in conclusion fourth dimension I used both, in conclusion ferry divergence fourth dimension is equal, Krabi pier is closer to the aerodrome (say 15-20 minutes past times taxi vs 35-40 at Phuket but non necessarily cheaper to accomplish – the Krabi taxi mafia are venal. Krabi gets fewer flights in addition to fewer discounted flights than Phuket.
*I’M GOING FROM PHI PHI TO SAMUI/PHANGAN/TAO. VIA KRABI OR PHUKET? Via Krabi is shorter. You tin wing from both to Samui but Phuket has way to a greater extent than flights. There is no shortage of omnibus or van connections from either, but most of the combination ferry/bus/ferry tickets sold on the isle are via Krabi. Take depository fiscal establishment bill of the warnings close Phi Phi Family Company transfers Phi Phi to the southern Gulf via Krabi inwards the GETTING THERE section.
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GETTING TO PHI PHIFrom Phuket - travel agents in addition to accommodation move desks at the beaches in addition to Phuket town tin sell you lot a ferry ticket which usually includes shuttle omnibus to the Rasada pier close Phuket town. There is a morning time in addition to afternoon ferry. See timetable link.
It may pay to store around - before my 2010 trip move forums were talking of 500-600baht trips but Phuket Backpackers' sold me a 400baht ticket including carry to pier.
Often tickets at the pier are dearer than town/beach ticket sellers for some argue (yep, inwards Apr 2012 the ticket at the pier was 600 - a guy told me he got 1 for 350 including shuttle van at Patong. In March 2013 I paid 500 at Phuket Backpackers including shuttle to the pier).
Note prices vary betwixt sellers on Phi Phi for render trips also. In June 2010 I got a 250 baht ticket to Krabi which was 300 at other sellers - this despite a news-break some fourth dimension dorsum proverb the Krabi governor had given ferrry companies permission to increase prices to 400. Maybe a depression flavor affair or maybe they are responding to tranquility economical times.
Taking it piece of cake on the ferry out of Phuket, moisture flavor 2010Speedboats also practise daytrips in addition to you lot could in all likelihood pay to hitch a ride.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 private chartered speedboat if you lot are likewise belatedly for the in conclusion ferry is expensive - In 2010 I saw a quote of 1400baht per person, but I don't know what the minimum set out of people is. However, this included automobile from the aerodrome to the pier in addition to delivery to the eastward coast hotels (which costs a bomb from the Phi Phi pier), so for higher cease travelers, it may live the way to go.
UPDATE - in that location is information on speedboat charters on this website.
Note I am non a fan of speedboats over longer distances inwards stone oil weather. You are most probable to acquire rough/choppy seas inwards moisture flavor in addition to early on dry out flavor (Nov/early Dec). On dainty days which tin occur inwards these periods a speedboat trip tin live serene in addition to salve lots of time.
Don’t think close doing this long bumpy trip inwards a long tail. It also would cost a bomb, live moisture in addition to uncomfortable in addition to perhaps dangerous. I uncertainty you lot could observe a driver to practise it these days.
Note that the super flash Phi Phi Island Resort takes guests from Phuket past times speedboat. I'm non sure if this is only for guests who miss Royal Jet Cruises departure.
Tigerline straight off run a service from Phuket to Phi Phi in addition to so southwards all the way to Langkawi inwards Malaysia. Their boats are faster in addition to to a greater extent than expensive than the normal ferries - the morning time boat leaves Phuket before than the others in addition to I think the render afternoon boat leaves Phi Phi later. Tigerline does non run inwards depression season. There is a link to the website downwards page.
For people heading to Phi Phi's to a greater extent than expensive eastward coast locations, in that location is 1 Phuket ferry which continues from the Ton Sai pier around to the eastward coast for people heading that way. LeighTravel recently told me this:
"The Andaman Wavemaster ferries brand 2 stops after Tonsai Bay. First at Loh Bagao (Bakeo) for Island Village in addition to so at Laem Tong for the 4 resorts there. At each of the 2 2nd stops, the ferry anchors inwards the bay in addition to longtails from the diverse resorts come upward in addition to collect their guests".Leigh so went on to say:
"Private transfer from Phuket to anywhere on Phi Phi is easilly arranged, but it's non cheap. We commonly purpose this method. For our in conclusion trip....car from aerodrome to Rassada Pier, so speedboat to Holiday Inn.....14,000baht!Expensive I know, but, aerodrome to our bungalow.....around xc minutes. For us....well worth it."
Leigh says their Laem Tong resort organised this.
There was also a a seaplane service - non inexpensive but awesome views. UPDATE Actually Leigh Travel who is a fleck of an upmarket-PP expert, reckons the seaplane was non likewise reliable, tending to cancel flights when the sea gets choppy UPDATE OF UPDATE (2010) - I empathize the seaplane service has non run for some fourth dimension - I'll exit the information upward hither inwards representative someone revives the service.
From Phuket Airport - KEVIN CORR gave this info: "Get the inexpensive 150 baht minbus from the aerodrome to Phuket town. From town purchase a ticket for the boat which includes the taxi ride to the pier. Tickets at the pier/boat cost to a greater extent than than inwards town in addition to you lot volition take away hold also paid taxi fare from town. When the omnibus stops at a move means on the way to Phuket town, practise non beak to, or practise draw of piece of work concern amongst these touts. Just acquire dorsum on the omnibus to Phuket town in addition to go to a move means downwards town close the nighttime street market, shoping catch or from a hotel or invitee house, all of which take away hold the boat tickets including taxi to the pier."
There is also an aerodrome omnibus which runs hourly betwixt 0630 in addition to abt 2000 for 95baht. This goes to the omnibus station close primal Phuket town. Takes close 60-70 minutes - http://www.airportbusphuket.com/ . There are move agencies across the street & around the block in that location which tin sell you lot a ferry ticket amongst shuttle to the pier.
QUICKEST FROM AIRPORT - You could also grab a taxi from the aerodrome to the pier- a cab should live around aroound 600 baht (2013). Time close xl minutes depending on traffic - OR- the limo counters at the aerodrome tin bung on a automobile or private van starting around 700baht. I take away hold a link on my Phuket page for latest limo prices.
UPDATE 2013 - 1 summation of Phi Phi's increasing popularity is ameliorate carry links. It seems quite a few of the ferry companies are straight off offering gratuitous or depression cost transfers from the aerodrome to the Phuket piers.
BACK TO PHUKET
From Krabi town - morning time in addition to afternoon ferries exit from the pier a few km out of primal Krabi town. Travel agents in addition to accomm places inwards town tin sell you lot a ticket usually amongst gratuitous pickup to the pier.
See timetable link below.
To acquire from Krabi aerodrome to the pier involves a fixed toll taxi at a rip-off 350 baht (about 15-20 minutes). There is a minivan for betwixt the aerodrome in addition to the pier which was unreliable for some years but straight off seems to live running regularly. You could walk the twosome of hundred meters to the highway in addition to flag downwards a songthaew on the opposite side into Krabi town, but you lot may take away hold quite a wait.
From Ao Nang/Railay/Ton Sai - a morning time ferry leaves Ao Nang, picks passengers upward off long tails inwards the bay next Railay/Ao Nang in addition to cruises on to Phi Phi. I take away hold an thought in that location may straight off also live an afternoon ferry - regard timetable link below.
From Ko Lanta - 2 tardily ferries a twenty-four hr menstruum come upward across from Lanta. Tigerline fast ferry makes an afternoon run. No ferries inwards depression season. See timetable link.
UPDATE - Pon told me a longtail betwixt Phi Phi in addition to Lanta for depression flavor trips costs around 3500 - that was inwards August 07 so would live to a greater extent than now. I would live leery close taking this longish trip inwards a longtail inwards moisture flavor - it could live rough, moisture in addition to perhaps dangerous. But some moisture flavor days tin live benign.
The inexpensive depression flavor way to practise this trip is the minibus out of Lanta via the vehicle punts to Krabi in addition to so the ferry. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 existent early on minibus would in all likelihood brand the morning time ferry.
From Ko Jum - starting high flavor 2011-12 a ferry straight off runs betwixt the 2 islands. But when I visited inwards Apr 2012 (late shoulder season) it had already unopen down. Let's promise there's plenty people to back upward this service inwards coming seasons because the alternative is a minimum of 2 ferry trips via Krabi or Lanta in addition to a ferry-van-longtail trip via Krabi inwards depression season.
UPDATE - running when I visited Jum inwards February 2013.
.From Phangan/Samui/Tao inwards 1 Day
This enquiry in addition to its contrary trip gets asked lots of times on the move forums. Poster english_dave gave this respond inwards Apr 08:
"'P.P.Family' - I think this is the only fellowship that does the total trip inwards 1 day.Phangan - Phi Phi - exit at 7am from Thong Sala, Arrive Phi Phi at 3:30pm - cost = 700bahtPhi Phi - Phangan - leaves at 9am, Arrive Phangan close 6pm - cost = 800baht.Pretty much whatever move means inwards Phi Phi or Phangan volition live able to adapt these tickets for you."
I think PP Family tin practise it from Samui/Tao inwards a twenty-four hr menstruum too.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 little caveat here. There take away hold been lots of complaints of thefts from luggage inwards the underbus storage expanse of coaches set on past times private move companies betwixt Krabi in addition to Surathani (and KSR in addition to Surathani) So to live safe don't exit whatever valuables inwards your luggage - take away hold them inwards your acquit pack inwards the cabin.
Maybe a BIG caveat - PP Family in all likelihood gets to a greater extent than complaints than whatever other regular Thai carry operator - non only for underbus thefts but for fourth dimension wasting in addition to full general lack of tending - travelfish advises against them.
I'm sure in that location are straight off other companies who tin offering a combined daily ticket betwixt the 2 areas. The problem is, you lot don't know WHICH COMPANY you lot are dealing amongst when you lot acquire a ticket at a little move agent or your accommodation. They may assure you lot it's non PP Family but I wouldn't set a lot of faith inwards that.
Note that PP Family ain a lot of the ferries out of PP - I've never had whatever problems on exactly the ferries.
Catching the nighttime ferry to Surathani the previous pm from Tao/Phangan or Samui assures you lot volition brand the afternoon PP ferry from Krabi - maybe fifty-fifty the morning time ferry
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In the contrary direction I reckon if you lot grab the commencement ferry out of PP in addition to the normal Surathani-Krabi minibus from Krabi (see the move agents at the pier) or a bigger omnibus from Krabi omnibus station you lot would brand Samui or Phangan inwards 1 day. The in conclusion of the large vehicle ferries leaves Don Sak around 1430.
If you lot are running belatedly in that location are ever the nighttime ferries to all 3 islands (but cheque the 1 for Tao is running) from the town pier inwards Surathani close 2230-2300. These acquire inwards around 0500-0530 next morning.
From Southern Andaman Islands - Tigerline is running ferries from Ko Llipe, via the pier at Hat Yao S of Trang close Ko Libong, the Trang islands in addition to Lanta to Phi Phi. This goes on to Phuket. The service oft starts inwards Lankawi S of Lipe. Details tin live seen on their website
Note Tigerline is a dry out flavor functioning only, in addition to is oft a fleck tardily inwards starting upward each year.
From Yao Yai/Yao Noi - I read of late that a high flavor speedboat service had started upward betwixt these relatively nearby islands but take away hold non heard anything else. Accommodation on the Yaos in addition to move agents on Phi Phi volition live upward to date. Otherwise the quickest route is dorsum via Phuket.
UPDATE - nope, no longer runs when I asked at Phi Phi inwards 2013. But I was afterward sitting on the Ao Nang to Yao Noi/Yao Yai speedboat at Krabi's Nopporat pier when the bigger morning time ferry from Phi Phi arrived - several passengers transferred across to out boat which seemed to delay its divergence slightly for them.
Updated ferry shedule to in addition to from Phi Phi to other locations. Plus quite a few other nearby routes. http://www.andaman-island-hopping.com/traffic/ferrycentral.htm
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PLACES I'VE STAYED AT ON PHI PHI.
Note I move lite (carry on) in addition to never packed a photographic television camera before the super-compact digital – thus I take away hold no shots of places pre 2007. I had no intention of starting a spider web log dorsum inwards the day.
On my real commencement trip to PP in the mid-90s I stayed at Paradise Pearl on Long Beach. At that fourth dimension this house was bigger – encompassing both the acquaint expanse summation what is now Blue Sky Resport in addition to Paradise Resort. It was to a greater extent than backpacker/flashpacker then. I retrieve it was a pretty dainty house to stay. My non-beachfront bungalow was inwards the western department fairly unopen to the headland across to Viking – it no longer exists.
Long Beach had only 1 other place, budget Long Beach Bungalows which is straight off Nomad’s. Nevertheless the beach was real pop attracting crowds of people from town each day. The daytrip manufacture from Phuket in addition to Krabi was non a large contend dorsum then
Pre tsunami I returned twice. Needing a inexpensive house close town, I took the advice of 2 wild immature ladies on Lanta in addition to stayed at Sunsmile on the north-western cease of the Ton Sai/Loh Dalum isthmus commencement see – I returned in that location the next yr only because I wanted a inexpensive house for a few nights en-route to islands farther S without wasting fourth dimension finding somewhere new.
Sunsmile was basic in addition to noisy (it was next to the town ability station where a large diesel fuel generator thumped away 24/7) but it was clean, dirt inexpensive in addition to only a 10 infinitesimal walk from the pier in addition to town.
The house was flattened past times the seismic sea wave – when I went dorsum all I found was a lav pedestal. The only evidence of the ability station was a large concrete block the generator was bolted to.
In 2005 I stayed at PP Hill high on the eastern headland higher upward Long Beach. This house had inexpensive but spacious fan bungalows on the sunrise side amongst vegetation-interrupted views towards Ko Jum in addition to Lanta, 1 of which I grabbed - in addition to to a greater extent than expensive but similar looking fan in addition to aircon joints on the sunset side amongst goodness views over Long Beach in addition to towards the cliffs of the eastern highlands behind Ton Sai Bay. The eatery had fifty-fifty ameliorate views (maybe the best eatery views on Phi Phi) including towards Phi Phi Ley. And goodness contend priced food.
A signpost to “SMALL BEACH” was exactly behind the eatery – it takes you lot downwards a steep rails to a real tiny sheltered beach inwards a little cove betwixt Long Beach in addition to Ao Poh.
You tin brusque cutting the walk to Loh Modee from Phi Phi Hill past times taking a rails from the northern-most sunset bungalow into the rainforest , plough left, plough right.
You tin brusque cutting the walk to Loh Modee from Phi Phi Hill past times taking a rails from the northern-most sunset bungalow into the rainforest , plough left, plough right.
In 2006 I returned to Phi Phi Hill. I usually similar to assay different joints but I got turned off at the ridiculous prices Viking, Ao Poh in addition to the places downwards on Long Beach wanted – PP Hill was nonetheless the same lower toll of the previous yr (I think nosotros are talking 650 v the others’ 1000+ inwards high flavor for a similar standard. Hey, Maphrao had tents for 450!).
I PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SERVICE inwards sentiment of the comments past times some reviewers on travelfish since my previous stay. Looks similar the staff at the Hill had responded to the criticism, because it was specially goodness inwards the restaurant. Lots of staff at peak times, menus were delivered quickly, orders taken promptly in addition to the hold off for nutrient was non overlong, which was 1 criticism I had in conclusion visit. Only 1 fourth dimension did they non take away hold something I ordered, a pineapple juice. I also found the caput daughter pretty efficient. The director guy is a fleck taciturn at times, but all smiley at others.
My bungalow didn’t stone in addition to roll, 1 reviewer’s criticism, although it was starting to present signs of some habiliment in addition to tear. There seemed to live a shortage of chairs for the large verandahs in addition to I noticed the verandahs did non take away hold an extended roof to sit down in addition to cheque the scene during 1 of the several rainstorms.
The stairway was quite corporation (another invitee criticism), but hither I must comment: it is a pretty decent climb upward from the beach in addition to for the overweight or unfit could cloud their sentence close the whole place.
I PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO SERVICE inwards sentiment of the comments past times some reviewers on travelfish since my previous stay. Looks similar the staff at the Hill had responded to the criticism, because it was specially goodness inwards the restaurant. Lots of staff at peak times, menus were delivered quickly, orders taken promptly in addition to the hold off for nutrient was non overlong, which was 1 criticism I had in conclusion visit. Only 1 fourth dimension did they non take away hold something I ordered, a pineapple juice. I also found the caput daughter pretty efficient. The director guy is a fleck taciturn at times, but all smiley at others.
My bungalow didn’t stone in addition to roll, 1 reviewer’s criticism, although it was starting to present signs of some habiliment in addition to tear. There seemed to live a shortage of chairs for the large verandahs in addition to I noticed the verandahs did non take away hold an extended roof to sit down in addition to cheque the scene during 1 of the several rainstorms.
The stairway was quite corporation (another invitee criticism), but hither I must comment: it is a pretty decent climb upward from the beach in addition to for the overweight or unfit could cloud their sentence close the whole place.
I returned for a repast inwards Apr 2012. Prices were nonetheless real reasonable. The restaurant’s lower deck views were reduced a fleck past times growing trees as was the upper eatery expanse from a roof built over the luggage escalators' top landing – but the outlook is nonetheless outstanding. The steps had been rebuilt inwards sections amongst to a greater extent than permanent concrete in addition to bricks in addition to somehow the slope had been reduced. However it is nonetheless a decent climb. Bungalows looked the same although the cheapest exterior bath ones had been unopen down. Before writing this I checked reviews on Trip Advisor - they agreed amongst me close nutrient prices in addition to said rooms were nonetheless less expensive than most but basic.
Note Phi Phi Hill has unopen downwards over depression flavor inwards past times years. In June 2012 the website’s cite of this is dated 2010 so I don’t know what the electrical current province of affairs is.
This shot from Phi Phi Hill's website is way ameliorate than my pic from the same expanse upward page.
In August 2007 I brought Lady Tezza on her commencement see to Thailand in addition to took wages of depression flavor discounts to acquire 1 of the beachfront bungalows at Paradise Resort. This was an okay option, comfortable, inwards reasonable condition, cracking beach outlook in addition to Phi Phi Ley views.
Nice outlook from the forepart patio of our beachside bungalow.
Paradise Resort's eatery was closed for the depression flavor but nearby Paradise Pearl’s beachfront eatery was real goodness in addition to had similar views to above.
Note my exceptional bungalow on the western cease of Paradise Resort is straight off business office of Blue Sky Resort which was getting some scathing reports on user sites. I usually ignore 1 or 2 bad reviews because some people are impossible to please, but I’d live checking the latest before booking if I were you.
After our remain at Paradise Resort nosotros jumped a longtail around to Toh Koh Resort on the eastward coast. Got a huge bungalow at 800 which was reasonable value. Food in addition to service inwards the eatery was real good. I take away hold a study on the Phi Phi paper article page here.
Chez tezza at Toh Koh Resort.
Note that Toh Koh Resort has also a fair few negative reviews on the user sites since my visit. Another worth checking before you lot book.
I called dorsum for a quick see inwards Apr 2012 – some novel beachfront fan bungalows, nutrient a fleck to a greater extent than expensive than average, Pon has gone to Bangkok in addition to the articulation was beingness managed past times her sis inwards law. They managed to miscalculate my nutrient neb inwards their favour in addition to seemed surprised someone could add together it upward mentally quicker in addition to to a greater extent than accurately than their calculator.
But the killer is electrical current bungalow pricing. Google the website in addition to gasp. Makes the superior Relax Resort further due north expression good.
New "Beach Front Bamboo Fan Bungalows" - 2800b inwards high season, 1800 inwards depression flavor (2012). Strewth!
My 2010 see saw me looking for the inexpensive backpackers’ Rock Climbing Bungalows established postal service seismic sea wave at the dainty far western cease of Ton Sai beach. But it had been replaced past times several novel joints – the to the lowest degree expensive of which was Sand Sea View which was quite okay in addition to reasonable value. I take away hold to a greater extent than information in addition to pix inwards the TRIP REPORTS section.
I returned for a expression inwards Apr 2012 – reception told me the non-beachfront fan bungalow I had was straight off 1200 baht, a fleck of an inquire for what is belatedly shoulder season. But as I take away hold said, Phi Phi is expensive.
In March2013 I called past times Sand Sea View in addition to noticed they had some novel bungalows on the western side.
On the Apr 2012 trip I wanted somewhere on the slopes on the eastern border of town, an expanse I’ve never stayed before. I found Phi Phi Ingphu Viewpoint on 1 of the mass booking sites amongst fan bungalows at a reasonable price. This articulation is built on a ridiculously steep slope overlooking the erstwhile dam – I asked for an upper bungalow to brand sure I had views, but the climb upward in that location is a killer in addition to non recommended for the unfit. It’s a fair haul amongst some decent slopes to reception from the pier too.
Nice eatery amongst fairly goodness value nutrient overlooking the dam in addition to the smallish but sugariness swimming pool. Service real good. I’ve set to a greater extent than information in addition to pix inwards the TRIP REPORT section.
My top row bungalow had pretty dainty views of distant Ton Sai Bay in addition to the western highland, similar views of Loh Dalum Bay in addition to the backing cliffs. However the large loma inwards the eastward of town blocked views of town in addition to the isthmus.
In March 2013 I intended to remain at Relax Resort until I noticed booking site prices were to a greater extent than competitive at the refurbished Viking and user-reports were positive. The latter has a much to a greater extent than primal seat for checking the residuum of the isle so I went for it. I'll practise a Trip Report when I acquire a chance.
PLACES I INTEND TO STAY.
One must is Relax Resort on the eastward coast. Nice beach inwards my favourite Phi Phi expanse in addition to this articulation gets consistently goodness reports on the user sites. It's flashpacker bungalows are non inexpensive but nearby Toh Koh Resort is starting to brand it expression goodness – in addition to I saw a real attractive charge per unit of measurement on 1 of the mass-booking sites for shoulder flavor Apr 2012.
For lower midrange I’ve ever fancied Phi Phi Viewpoint (not Ingphu Viewpoint) unopen to but non inwards town overlooking Loh Dalum Beach. See rim puddle shot upward page. But I’m straight off thinking this house may live way likewise unopen to the loud music from the eastward Loh Dalum beach bars at night.
So I’m starting to think Bay View eastward of town but non likewise far out amongst every bit goodness views may live the go.
PLACES I’D LIKE TO STAY
If coin was no work I’d live thinking of Phi Phi Island Village on the eastward coast’s Loh Bakeao or 1 of the course of study places upward on Laem Thong inwards the due north east.
Phi Phi Cabana past times the W cease of town looks pretty swish. I wonder what the racket province of affairs is like?
Down a measuring is Phi Phi the Beach on Long Beach – although if I went dorsum to Long Beach I powerfulness go downwards some other measuring to Paradise Pearl which looks pretty goodness these days. Here’s something interesting – Paradise Pearl is owned past times the Phi Phi Family Company gets a lot of complaints re their transfers to Samui, Phangan in addition to Tao. Judging past times appearance in addition to user reviews they know how to run a resort.
View from the upper bungalows of Phi Phi the Beach resort built upward the loma at the eastward cease of Long Beach.
Note most bungalows take away hold killer slopes to access although luggage is brought upward on Golf buggies on arrival.
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GOOD INFO
- I ever recommend travelfish.org's gratuitous online guides to Phi Phi in addition to other Thai locations, but I take away hold exactly read their novel inexpensive Phi Phi move guide which is totally first-class in addition to way to a greater extent than up-to-date in addition to consummate than the large selling guide books.
- The people at Leigh Travel Club are frequent visitors to PP in addition to specialise inwards the Laem Thong expanse - they take away hold some goodness materials here.
I HAVE MORE INFO AND PIX FROM MY APRIL 2012 AND JUNE 2010 TRIPS IN THE TRIP REPORTS SECTION HERE
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KO SIBOYA
KRABI RAILAY AO NANG TON SAI
KO YAO NOI
KO YAO YAI
KO JUM
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