Ko Phi Phi Don, Thailand Travel Blogs

Day 82: Battered & Drained, We Find Heaven...
Aug 11, 2008 (10 photos)

... time to relax. At about 4:30ish the backpackers began waking up from their naps and poked their heads up to look around. Ko Phi Phi, setting of Danny Boyle's The Beach, lay before us. I don't think I'd ever seen a landscape that could so accurately be ...

Phi Phi - Thai new year (Songkran)
Apr 13, 2009 (22 photos)

We weren't aware that we would be celebrating  two new years when we set out, but here we are in Phi Phi and it's Songkran (Thai new year). Essentially, the Thai people (and everyone else) drench each other in water for a day or two; water ...

Still Pee Peeing - Beachside again
Sep 25, 2008 (54 photos)

... We booked a trip to sail round the three islands that make up Kho Phi Phi. The island that we are stopping on is Kho Phi Phi Don, then there are two uninhabited islands called Kho Phi Phi Leh and Bamboo Island. I am informed that Maya Bay on Kho Phi Phi ...

Travelling round the islands of Phi Phi
Sep 26, 2008 (61 photos)

After brekky today we were off on our trip. We boarded our Longtail Boat at 11am and set off. We were due to make 7 stops before our return after sunset at about 6.30pm. Our first stop was at Monkey Beach. This was a nice secluded beach where we had ...

Day 83: Monkey Beach & Kayak Clumsiness
Aug 12, 2008 (6 photos)

What wound up being our only full day on Ko Phi Phi started with a pleasant kayaking voyage around one of the cliffs to a "monkey beach," a tiny secluded sandbar accessible only by water where monkeys from the adjacent jungle liked to hangout. When a ...

Magical Ko Phi Phi
Apr 6, 2008 (24 photos)

... Leh  - where the movie the Beach was filmed in 1999 and watched the sunset on the way back to the pier at Ko Phi Phi Don.   The diving in the area is also apparently great, second only to the Similan Islands on Thailand's East coast departing ...

Ko Phi Phi
Jun 1, 2008 (36 photos)

... . Our long boat man was in no hurry and was quite content snoozing in his hammock. Overall, I was a little disappointed with Ko Phi Phi, Tonsai is a bit too much and it was a little too quite on the other beaches. There are some really beautifull spots ...

Going for a Pee Pee!
Sep 24, 2008 (23 photos)

... the water to Kho Phi Phi. We got to Phi Phi pier about 10am and found ourselves a small bungalow just back from the beach. Phi Phi accommodation is a hell of a lot more expensive than Phuket, but we haven't done too bad. The place is called Phi Phi Casita ...

'The Beach'
Jul 6, 2008 (108 photos)

... a day off work and we'd promised to take a boat over to Phi Phi with him for a day and a night of smiles. Ko Phi Phi was creamed in the Tsunami and now much of the island has been resurrected with new build, making it an easy contender for the ...

Tempted By Toblerone
Mar 17, 2004 (2 photos)

... ferry to phi phi. Didn't see much of Phuket but it seemed like a bit of a tourist dump. As is the main strip of phi phi don. The island is gorgeous, limestone cliffs, palm trees and green seas. The one narrow strip of land edged by two arcs of sand. The ...

Ko Phi Phi
Mar 6, 2008

... that weasnt full after a good trek around we settled into a funky little room just off the beach. We had a few nights in ko phi phi meeting lots of cool people seing some amazing fire shows and having a laugh. On our second and final night we saw a proper ...

Pagnan to Phi Phi
Nov 5, 2009

... a taxi to the pier  for the 07:00 boat back to Surathanni, where i would catch a bus to Krabi and then another boat to Phi phi. I arrived here around 15:00 so not a bad day's travel, i checked in to r.s guest house for 600 baht per night (shithole). I ...

A battle with the elements
Jul 30, 2009 (3 photos)

... the taste for it I think.  In the evening we were on a diving high (the metaphorical one) and so decided to sample the Phi phi nightlife.  After a visit to tom yum, we set off for the beach to see where the noise which had kept us up the night ...

Scuber divin' at the phi phi islands
Jan 8, 2009 (4 photos)

... , so we walked around then went back to the boat. Offsprey showed us the ol' pirate cave, and some of the other islands. Ko Phi Phi is made up of 7 islands. Another island has the famous 'monkey beach'. We didn't dock, but you CAN dock and hang ...

Merry Xmas
Dec 23, 2008 (47 photos)

... (I blame Bryonie- we'd had none stop beautiful weather for about a month until she turned up!) Still I don't think we could have been in a better place. Phi Phi has a great mix of paradise & party. We still sat on the beach all day & drank a ...

Familiar faces
Dec 17, 2007 (35 photos)

Feeling rather fragile and parched when we arrived on Ko Phi Phi, I didn't really take in any of our new surroundings. I just wanted to get off the boat and into a hotel! Phi Phi is a small island with no roads, so meaning there are no cars or motorbikes. ...

Paradise Spoiled
Feb 15, 2009 (8 photos)

... are diminished by trash heaps and general sloppiness everywhere. Were it not for the top notch marine life, I'd highly recommend avoiding Phi Phi island altogether. The heyday is here and gone for this location.   And please, if you do come ...

Seebaeren
May 11, 2007 (17 photos)

... Maui, Hawaii (und nicht Phuket, Thailand) zutreffen... Episode 2: Wir ankern im stroemenden Regen vor der Insel Ko Phi Phi Don. Kurze Zeit spaeter scheucht uns die Crew eines Tauchschiffes, ihren angestammten Platz verteidigend, wieder weg und verweist ...

Ko Phi Phi
Apr 20, 2009 (56 photos)

17/04/2009 Another early start to catch the ferry across to Ko Phi Phi. The island is part of a national marine park and is hands down the most spectacular beach we have been on. The islands has limestone cliffs, thick jungle, white sand and 30+ degrees ...

Day 39-42
Jul 27, 2008

... . Arrived at 1130 and went to our guesthouse, which was called the Tropical Garden Guesthouse. Koh Phi Phi is made up of two islands- Koh Phi Phi Don and Koh Phi Phi Leh, but the main one (Don) is just referred to as Koh Phi Phi. The tsunami hit these ...

Phi Phi Island - Welcome to Monsoon season
Aug 21, 2009

After our two days of trips, we finished with an overnight trip to Ko Phi Phi, an Island just off the west coast of Thailand. Spending the trip snorkelling in the sea and enjoying a big buffet lunch, we arrived in gorgeous Ko Phi Phi, the first Island that ...

Ko Phi Phi
Feb 10, 2008 (39 photos)

I caught the morning ferry to the island of Ko Phi Phi. My plan is to do some relaxing on the beaches and some snorkeling. I booked a bungalow while I was in Phuket because I was worried I won't find a decent place if I just showed up. I decided to ...

A night on "The Beach" in Maya Bay
Nov 12, 2009

Got up and checked out of Pimpville today and am camping out on Maya Bay tonight, looking forward to a night under the stars ! The boat leaves at 16:00. Tbc.............

Arrived in Ko phi phi
Oct 17, 2007 (5 photos)

Yeah!!!! heaven, arrived at Ko Phi Phi Don, the film the beach was filmed on Ko Phi Phi Ley, theres a couple of islands making up the Phi Phi islands, stayed in the worst guest house so far on the first night, it was worse than ever, but cheap and we ...

Ko Phi Phi Day 151 (18th Oct)
Oct 18, 2009 (8 photos)

... apart from a row of markets). An hour and a half ferry journey was the final stepping stone to reaching Ko Phi Phi. The trip was uneventful and dull but the beautiful islandsand overgrown limestone rock formations looked fantastic and reminded me of the ...

Ko Phi Phi Day 152 (19th Oct)
Oct 19, 2009 (19 photos)

... the green forestation surrounding the area. Later on in the heat of the day Steve and myself made the chamber to the top of Ko Phi Phi to visit the viewpoints. The climb was a sweaty and energy sapping affair, after climbing 150 stairs or so it seemed we ...

Koh Phi Phi Day 153 (20th Oct)
Oct 20, 2009 (22 photos)

... paradise, even more beautiful then the perhentian islands and thats some compliment. After we went to visit the gorgeous Koh Phi Phi Li limestone rock formations which looked gorgeous (reminding me of Milford Sound) but what was awesome was the colour of ...

Ko Phi Phi
Jul 22, 2008 (4 photos)

... rainy season (or the "green season" as the hotels call it).  We climbed up to the view point on Ko Phi Phi Don which gives a great view over the sand bar.       ******************* Question de voir autre chose que ...

Jackie's First Island Paradise
Jun 21, 2009 (76 photos)

... and resorty, but not completely desolate either.  Some place that would be relaxing yet fun.  I decided on Koh Phi Phi (or Phi Phi Island..."koh" means island).  And I think it was the perfect choice.  Dane and I went there during our ...

Sleeping in the up in the trees in Koh Phi Phi...
Mar 23, 2009 (21 photos)

... great way to travel. I told her about my great place, and she was open to checking it out. The Viking Nature resort here in Phi Phi is off the beaten path ( my kind of place!) has a very artistic vibe to it, and is somewhat isolated since you have to ...