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Travel to
Koh Phi Phi
Koh Phi Phi can be reached by boat either from Krabi or Phuket. In downtown Krabi
tourists can take a boat at Chaofa pier. The boat leaves for Koh Phi Phi daily.
Boat tickets are available at the pier or from travel agents in the town. It
takes about 2 hours and a half for the journey. Regular boats from Ao Nang to Koh
Phi Phi are also available during high season. Mu Koh Phi Phi An archipelago of
six islands consists of Koh Phi Phi Don and Koh Phi Phi Le as the major islands.
The superb scenery of the islands includes high hills with jutting cliffs
surrounded by marvelous beaches and emerald sea, hiding underneath a bank of
coral reefs and colorful marine life. Places to visit of Mu Koh Phi Phi include
Koh Phi Phi Don
This island covers a total area of 28 square kilometers : 8 kilometers in length and 3.5 at
its broadest point. At the north end is Cape Laem Tohng, where there is a Chao
Ley, or sea gipsy village. These sea gypsies emigrated from Koh Lipeh in Tarutao
National Park, near the border with Malaysia. Diving at Laem Tohng is excellent,
as it is also at Hua Rah Ket to the extreme south. There are long beaches with
rocks scattered about. Two curving bays are especially beautiful : Ton Sai and
Loh Dalam. This is also where accommodations and tourist services are found.
Koh Phi Phi Le
It
is 6.6 square kilometers in total area: 3 kilometers in length and 1 at its
broadest point. The island is entirely limestone and steep cliffs rising from
the sea very nearly ring it. Surrounding waters average about 20 meters in
depth, reaching 34 meters at the deepest point off the island's southern tip.
Phi Phi Ley has several beautiful bays : Pileh, Maya and Loh Samah ; Ao Pileh is
very nearly enclosed by the limestone walls of the island's cliffs, so that the
water appears almost to be an island sea. On Phi Phi Ley's northeast is the
famous Viking Cave; this was renamed by H.M.Rama IX when he visited it in 1972,
Tam Pya Nak, from the shape of a particular boulder, which resembles in shape
the head of the great serpent of Buddhist legend, the Naga. It is a place much
revered by the local people who come there to collect the swift's nests used to
make Bird's Nest Soup, a Chinese delicacy. On the eastern and southern walls of
the cave are colored drawings dating from historic times. There are pictures of
elephants and also of various boats : European, Arab and Chinese sailing ships ;
baroques, motorboats, and steamships. It is theorized that these pirates who
paused in their travels from west to east, sheltering in the cave to escape the
monsoon winds, transfer cargo, or make repairs. Travel to the Phi Phi Islands
Tour operators in both Phuket and Krabi provide transport and tour packages to
this popular destination. Regular boat service is available form Jao Fah pier in
Krabi.
Koh Phai
This Koh (or Island) lies also to the north of Phi Phi Don, not far from Koh Yung. Sandy beaches are
on the north and east sides of the island. Broad coral reefs stretch away into
the south.
Koh Yung
This island lies to the north of Phi Phi Don. There is a rocky beach on the east side, and a
smaller strand of sand in a fold of the hill. Many beautiful and various corals
are found there.
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