Phi Phi Islands, Thailand

For our second day in Thailand, we booked a tour of the Phi Phi Islands through Phuket Sail Tours. If you’re ever in the area, I would definitely recommend this company. The itinerary was structured to avoid the crowds to the extent possible, and while we joined a group tour, the boat was spacious and not overpacked with people. Safety was definitely a big emphasis for the company, which gave me peace of mind the entire time.

Our first stop was Maya Bay, made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Beach”.

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While I found Maya Bay to be very pretty, the overwhelming crowds (even at 9:30AM) made it pretty unrelaxing.

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Next we boated over another island where we all took turns jumping in the water. Excuse the iPhone pics.

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We headed over to a good snorkeling spot and snorkeled for about 30 minutes before heading for lunch on a white sand beach on Phi Phi Don island. I wish I had taken a picture of the spread, but we had massaman curry, green chicken curry, stir-fried vegetables, sautéed cashew chicken, fried rice, and more. I inhaled lunch pretty quickly because I was eager to walk around and take in the beautiful views from the restaurant.

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To wrap up the day, we went over to the undeveloped Bamboo Island. The island’s main beach area was pretty crowded, so our captain took us over to a smaller beach that we had completely to ourselves. We lounged around for a few hours reading, napping, and sun tanning.

Below you can see our boat floating above the impossibly-clear waters. This island was definitely the highlight of the weekend for me, and I would have stayed behind if I had shelter and a sustainable source of food.

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