visited Nov 2014
My excogitation is to rest on every isle inwards Thailand amongst affordable accommodation. The work amongst Phi Phi Leh/Ley/Lay/Le is that until lately it was impossible to rest overnight on this National Park island. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few years dorsum someone started overnight camping ground trips in that location - that doesn't seem to induce got lasted, but it is straight off possible to create a i nighttime Maya Bay Sleep Aboard visit. I've done lots of sleep- aboards inwards diverse parts of the world in addition to enjoyed them immensely, so I jumped at the chance.
The boat is an quondam Krabi Connection modest ferry - inwards reasonable status amongst the rattling of import large sail covered nurture deck for viewing amongst shade. The boat had a fair amount of other hush-hush room. There was exclusively i lav in addition to no showers (although a barrel of fresh H2O amongst a splash bucket on the nurture sea-access platform which inwards fact is a bang-up agency to shower).
The trip was supposed to larn out at 1500 but every bit common someone was dragging the chain, so nosotros sat approximately until 1540.
The trip was supposed to larn out at 1500 but every bit common someone was dragging the chain, so nosotros sat approximately until 1540.
The ladies font of shot are sitting on the sleeping mattresses. I've flora these comfortable inwards the past. Unfortunately nosotros didn't larn to run them - nosotros were told nosotros were overbooked in addition to would slumber on the beach**. Everyone but me was mega-enthusiastic virtually this - I worried virtually the frequent Nov storms. Incredible luck saw a starry nighttime - the exclusively i without a tempest inwards my three calendar week Andaman tour.
**sleeping on the beach - "don't tell anyone!" says the immature Thai tour leader. As if - amongst at to the lowest degree i travel-blogger in addition to a whole lot of people who are going to write reviews for their booking companionship in addition to others. btw I got the impression amongst the fairly slick dinner/post dinner entertainment/sleeping scheme in addition to the indifference of national commons staff to our presence that this sleeping on the beach was non to much an odd occurrence.
The tide that 24-hour interval was likewise depression for the common snorkeling inwards nearby Phi Le Bay, so that was postponed until the side yesteryear side 24-hour interval in addition to we........
This ferry is called the Phi Phi Cruiser - one-half the passengers are day-trip people - the circumnavigation of Ley is the exclusively exposure they larn to the isle in addition to this is every bit closed every bit they larn to The Beach. I personally would live unhappy - in that location are ameliorate day-trips out of Phuket.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 quick unscheduled snorkeling session inwards the due north of the bay before nosotros headed for the beach saw sadly deteriorated coral since my terminal session in that location inwards the belatedly 80s - some fish to await at however.
And in addition to so to The Beach......
PERSPECTIVE
This earlier-in-the day-shot shows perhaps our fourth dimension of see is so much to a greater extent than preferable. It comes from a recent 2015 Bangkok Post article maxim Maya Bay is becoming over-run yesteryear 24-hour interval visitors (image from Niruth David Bannob)
(image dreamerattractions.com - but this site seems to live currently defunct)
Dinner is served - the common yummy Thai mild chicken curry, boiled rice, fried chicken in addition to fruit plate + water. No shortage: servings unlimited. Other drinks could live purchased in addition to each invitee got i complimentary bucket of Thai rum in addition to mixer (other alternatives) which was pretty skillful stuff. There were adequate National Park lav facilities nearby but convey a torch - I kicked my toe big fourth dimension on a hidden lump of rock: had my common emergency medical kit but no torch - who said DUH?.
Tucker time. After dinner hither staff members made a skillful endeavor to continue guests entertained amongst card/drinking games/guitars etc, although sitting on the yesteryear straight off deserted beach was a overnice alternative. There was a afterwards interruption inwards activities when people went downwardly the shore to cheque the bioluminescent plankton - variety of gob-smacking if you lot haven't seen it before. I induce got on perhaps a dozen occasions. People manning bar tin ship away live seen background right. Small Chang cans 100b - a chip high but same every bit National Park canteen which yesteryear this phase had closed. I intend extra buckets were 150.
Sleep fourth dimension - inwards a sandy cove only off the principal beach.
Trying to slumber amongst exclusively a 1mm rattan mat betwixt the supplied (lighweight - didn't overheat) sleeping handbag in addition to the sand was non comfortable - it's surprising how seemingly soft sand compacts after a while. I got virtually no shut-eye. At to the lowest degree the stars in addition to the swash of the bounding main on the shore were nice. One mature historic stream invitee commented: "character-building”. My grapheme is sufficiently built inwards the areas of enduring discomfort/lack of slumber in addition to needs no development. Small signal - don't larn out yer spectacles where you lot tin ship away gyre over in addition to interruption them. DUH!
0630 side yesteryear side morning. It was kinda neat having exclusively swain guests on the beach. Well non quite truthful - National Park dude nearest correct doing something rattling odd for his cohort: some work.
Quite a few invitee took an early on swim. I fanged out to the halt of the swimming enclosure in addition to dorsum in addition to and so did a one-half dozen jogging laps of the beach - an ideal agency to piece of work off the sleeping mat stiffness.
The large grouping shot.
btw - I noticed a few day-trip boats sliding inwards every bit early on every bit 0730. The travel-guides propose you lot larn an early on start - these people certain did.
Google Earth's epitome of Maya Bay. Inlet top correct is southern signal of Phi Le Bay (see downwardly page)
Back to the boat
Breakfast on board was pretty basic but striking the location - scrambled eggs, bread, tea/coffee/juice, fruit - i time once again inwards virtually unlimited quantities.
Leaving Maya Bay nosotros did an anticlockwise circumnavigation of PP Ley. This karst stack on the eastern coast a chip due south of the Viking Cave actually sticks out when seen from PP Don's Long Beach (background).
Last halt was Phi Le Bay inwards the island's north-east. Interested invitee could cheque the deep inlet's rather awesome landscape/seascape from the woman parent boat's tender. We followed this amongst a snorkel/swim - coral ok but non mind-blowing; fish quite good. Some guests took payoff of the tour's hire kayaks to cheque the inlet.
We were at the bay from abt 0830 to 0930. This is the scene afterwards inwards the 24-hour interval - taken at virtually 1100 inwards March 2013. The house certain gets popular.
Google world epitome of Phi Le Bay
After that nosotros headed dorsum to Phi Phi Don - arriving at the pier approximately 1000. It takes some other 10 minutes to walk dorsum to the tour's booking part where in that location is a skillful secure storage expanse for guests' bigger bags. Back at the pier, the boat guys induce got to larn it cleaned in addition to stocked for the side yesteryear side difference at 1500.
SUM UP.
I was a chip underwhelmed. I experience this experience would live best value for people who induce got non seen Phi Phi Ley isle - unfortunately my ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Don has circumnavigated Phi Phi Ley inwards all my terminal one-half dozen visits - in addition to I induce got done a Maya Bay day-trip inwards the past, admittedly inwards the 80s before THAT movie.
So the amazing landscape/seascape was non precisely new to me. Add the overbooking, uncomfortable, sleepless night, the injured human foot in addition to broken spectacles to my discontent. At to the lowest degree it didn't rain.
However it was kinda interesting to live inwards the expanse BEFORE in addition to AFTER the large crowds. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 2 nighttime trip allowing i to experience the crowded times would live interesting. No doubtfulness you lot could adjust this, but it would in all likelihood cost a bomb. I personally thought the i nighttime trip was overpriced.
Nice shot from Tourists 360
btw - I noticed a few day-trip boats sliding inwards every bit early on every bit 0730. The travel-guides propose you lot larn an early on start - these people certain did.
After that nosotros headed dorsum to Phi Phi Don - arriving at the pier approximately 1000. It takes some other 10 minutes to walk dorsum to the tour's booking part where in that location is a skillful secure storage expanse for guests' bigger bags. Back at the pier, the boat guys induce got to larn it cleaned in addition to stocked for the side yesteryear side difference at 1500.
SUM UP.
I was a chip underwhelmed. I experience this experience would live best value for people who induce got non seen Phi Phi Ley isle - unfortunately my ferry from Phuket to Phi Phi Don has circumnavigated Phi Phi Ley inwards all my terminal one-half dozen visits - in addition to I induce got done a Maya Bay day-trip inwards the past, admittedly inwards the 80s before THAT movie.
So the amazing landscape/seascape was non precisely new to me. Add the overbooking, uncomfortable, sleepless night, the injured human foot in addition to broken spectacles to my discontent. At to the lowest degree it didn't rain.
However it was kinda interesting to live inwards the expanse BEFORE in addition to AFTER the large crowds. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 2 nighttime trip allowing i to experience the crowded times would live interesting. No doubtfulness you lot could adjust this, but it would in all likelihood cost a bomb. I personally thought the i nighttime trip was overpriced.
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