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Viewpoint overlooking Tonsai Bay of Phi Phi Island, bungalows and hotel reservation in Thailand

Koh Pee Pee Island, once considered one of the most beautiful island groups in the world, is located half-way between Phuket and Krabi and is part of the Koh Phi Phi - Had Nopparat National Park, that covers 390 sqkm in Krabi Province. In former times the local people called this island "Pulau Piapi". This derives from the language of the sea gypsies, with the first word meaning an island and "Piapi" being the name of a plant growing in the mangrove forests. During the centuries the name changed to Phi Phi.

Koh Phi Phi Don Island covers 28 square kilometres and consists of two parallel running wooded hills, that are connected by a narrow sandy isthmus covered by coconut groves and several hotel buildings and rimmed with beaches on either side. The southern Tonsai Beach lies deep in a bay with limestone cliffs on one side and wooded hills on the other side, while Lohdalum Bay has shallow water that makes swimming possible only during high tide.

Tour boats arriving to Phi Phi Island, cheap bungalows on Pee Pee Island, Krabi in Thailand

The centre of the island is the long existing Muslim and Seagypsy village, that by today has changed to a small town, consisting mostly of restaurants, dive shops and tour offices. About half an hour uphill is a viewpoint that is worth a visit. The trail starts either from Phi Phi Viewpoint Restaurant on the east side of Lohdalum Bay or with a staircase at the foot of the mountain behind the centre of the town.

Aerial view of Ko Phi Phi Leh Island, ropom reservation in Thailand

Koh Phi Phi Leh Island, with only 7 square kilometres the smaller one is more spectacular with their cliffs plunging hundred of metres into the sea. The concessions for harvesting the bird's nests in the island's caves, have so far excluded any habitation. Main attraction for visitors to Koh P.P. Leh island is the popular Viking Cave with its ancient rock paintings of boats found inside, some of which vaguely resemble Viking longboats. Maya Bay on Koh Pee Pee Leh island is recommended for snorkellers with colourful fish used to be fed by hand. This bay was the location for the shooting of the film "The Beach" and is now visited more than ever.

Dive boat approaching Phi Phi Le Island, bungalows and hotel bookings in Thailand

Koh Phi Phi Divers are attracted to the vertical walls of Phi Phi Leh Island and the southern part of Phi Phi Don Island which drops 20 to 30 metres below the surface.

There are two rocks called Bida Nok and Bida Nai that lie south of Koh Phi Phi Island and can be reached within 1.5 hours from Koh Lanta Island. This is the place to watch for schools of ocean going pelagics like tuna and mackerel and see some leopard sharks and possibly nurse sharks.

Bida Nok and Bida Nai islands offer a great variety of hard and soft corals and plenty of caverns and swim-throughs where wall and cave dives can be practised. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres.

Maya Bay Koh PP island is one of the most beautiful lagoons to imagine and belongs to the south isle of Koh Pee Pee Leh island. It is surrounded by rock walls that shelter a white sandy beach. Under water, hard and soft corals, invertebrates and coral fishes can be found. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres.

Clownfish, Scuba Diving on Ko Pee Pee Island Krabi, hotel reservation in Thailand

Sharkpoint consists of 3 pinnacles jutting out of a fantastic coral garden. Numerous scattered, rock formations give shelter to innumerable tropical fishes and some leopard sharks. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres. The main feature of the Anemone Reef is in the name already.

Strange rock formations like canyons, overhangs and ravines make it the ideal place for a beautiful dive. Close by to Sharkpoint and Anemone Reef lies the wreck of the King Cruiser, a catamaran passenger ferry with a length of 85 metres.  It sank in 1997 and can be enjoyed at depths of 12 to 30 metres. Visibility here ranges between 5 and 25 metres.



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