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Sheer, densely overgrown limestone walls of Ko Phi Phi Le in Phi Phi National Park, with a row of speedboats on turquoise water

Phi Phi: map

17 places with verified coordinates · 5 with photo

Bookable in the park · 5

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Mountains & rock

Water

Arrival

Nature

The empty sandy beach of Maya Bay on Ko Phi Phi Le, shallow turquoise water and the limestone cliffs at the bay's entrance on either side
Photo: Nnthurber ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Water · Bay on Ko Phi Phi Le, no swimming

Maya Bay

The beach from the film "The Beach". Access only on foot via the jetty at the back; swimming banned, closed for two months every year.

The beach from "The Beach": now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban.

Island
Ko Phi Phi Le
Access
jetty in Loh Samah Bay
Rounds
1 hour, 375 people each
Swimming
banned
Closure 2026
1 August to 30 September

Own page

Maya Bay

Closed for three and a half years, now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban, and with up to 278 reef sharks off the beach.

Park entry fee Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi, as of 4 Oct 2026
Foreign adults400 baht
Children under 3free

Rules & closure

Visiting Phi Phi: islands, coast and an official double name

Maya Bay: a bay with its own rules

The park's best-known bay has fixed visiting rounds, a swimming ban and an annual closure. All the rules are on the separate Maya Bay page.

DNP, 14 Sep 2026: Maya Bay closed from 1 August to 30 September 2026, up to 278 blacktip reef sharks counted (Thai) ↗

Phi Phi tours: Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon and reefs

Maya Bay in fixed rounds

When the bay reopened, the park authority set rounds of one hour with 375 people each, between 7:00 and 18:00. If you come early, you share the beach with fewer boats.

DNP, 23 Dec 2021: Maya Bay reopening, 375 people per hour, swimming ban, jetty in Loh Samah Bay (Thai) ↗

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Arrival · Landing for Maya Bay

Loh Samah Bay

Boats moor here. A jetty and a path lead across the narrow neck of land to Maya Bay.

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Maya Bay

Closed for three and a half years, now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban, and with up to 278 reef sharks off the beach.

Rules & closure

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7.67414, 98.76733

Two speedboats entering Pileh Lagoon in Phi Phi National Park between tall, overgrown limestone cliffs
Photo: Christophe95 ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Water · Lagoon between limestone walls

Pileh Lagoon

Emerald water between sheer cliffs on Ko Phi Phi Le; a stop on almost every boat tour.

Emerald water in a bowl of limestone.

Island
Ko Phi Phi Le
Access
by boat only
Neighbour
Viking Cave

Own page

Maya Bay

Closed for three and a half years, now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban, and with up to 278 reef sharks off the beach.

Rules & closure

Phi Phi tours: Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon and reefs

Pileh Lagoon

Next to Maya Bay, the park office names the lagoon as the main reason for its visitor numbers: emerald water between limestone walls on Ko Phi Phi Le.

DNP, 2 Mar 2026: park visitors and revenue since 1 October 2025, e-ticket, plastic ban (Thai) ↗

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7.68355, 98.76755

Mountains & rock · Cave of the swiftlet nests

Viking Cave

A cave in the cliffs of Ko Phi Phi Le where edible bird's nests come from. Boats pass by.

Own page

Maya Bay

Closed for three and a half years, now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban, and with up to 278 reef sharks off the beach.

Rules & closure

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7.69144, 98.76698

The flat Bamboo Island in Phi Phi National Park with a white sandy beach and dense trees above turquoise water
Photo: Deror Avi ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Water · Island in the north

Ko Mai Phai (Bamboo Island)

Flat island with a white beach north of Ko Phi Phi Don; a stop on many day tours.

Flat, white sand, in the north of the archipelago.

Location
north of Ko Phi Phi Don
Neighbour
Ko Yung
In the park
yes, by the park boundary

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7.81631, 98.79535

Nature · Reef and dive site

Ko Bida Nok

Southernmost island of the archipelago, with coral reefs in shallow and deep water.

Phi Phi tours: Maya Bay, Pileh Lagoon and reefs

Snorkelling and diving at Ko Bida

The islands of Ko Bida Nai and Ko Bida Nok in the south have coral reefs in shallow and deep water, with clownfish and reef fish. The park authority calls Ko Bida Nok one of the most popular dive sites in the Andaman Sea.

DNP, 4 Aug 2026: coral reefs at Ko Bida Nai and Ko Bida Nok (Thai) ↗

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7.65498, 98.76627

Lit wooden walkway in the Phra Nang Nai cave on the Railay peninsula in Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
Photo: Stefan Fussan ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Water · Beach on the Railay peninsula

Phra Nang Beach

Beach with the cave of Phra Nang at the southern tip of the Railay peninsula, in the mainland part of the park.

The mainland part of the park: limestone walls, caves, climbing routes.

Location
peninsula south of Ao Nang
Access
by boat only
Caves
Phra Nang Nai, Phra Nang Nok

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8.00598, 98.83836

Arrival · Park office

Headquarters at Hat Noppharat Thara

Park office at Hat Noppharat Thara beach west of Ao Nang, next to the pier.

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8.04719, 98.79900

Nature · Departure point for many tours from Ao Nang

Noppharat Thara Pier

Speedboats leave from here for the Phi Phi Islands and the islands off Krabi.

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Water · Beach at the back

Loh Samah beach

Small beach on the east side of the neck of land.

Own page

Maya Bay

Closed for three and a half years, now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban, and with up to 278 reef sharks off the beach.

Rules & closure

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7.67583, 98.76834

Water · Neighbouring bay

Ao Het

Small bay north-east of Loh Samah Bay.

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Maya Bay

Closed for three and a half years, now with a jetty, rounds and a swimming ban, and with up to 278 reef sharks off the beach.

Rules & closure

Open in OpenStreetMap ↗Location source ↗

7.67713, 98.77048

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Diego Delso ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

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