Ko Phi Phi Islands

As ships are moored or anchored you will tendered to the shore.

Printable map to take along.

Although rapidly becoming less and less attractive due to the masses of tourists as well as the construction on the island, it's still a very beautiful place to visit, and is one of those places everybody should go at least once in their lifetime. Although the beaches are not the best in Thailand, the place has a good vibe and nightlife and there are dozens of dive shops to choose from.

Ko Phi Phi was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, when nearly all of the island's infrastructure was wiped out. Redevelopment has, however, been swift, and services like electricity, water, Internet access and ATMs are up and running again, but waste handling has been slower to come back online.

• Viewpoint - walk up to the Viewpoint, 186 meters above sea level (a very steep walk of between 10-25 minutes, depending on fitness), to get a breathtaking view of the entire island - particularly at dawn or sunset (bring a flashlight). You will be surprised at how narrow the sand strip is between the two main parts of the island.
• Monkey Beach - accessible on foot or by renting a canoe, or be lazy and charter a Long-tail boat. Don't forget to take some bananas for the monkeys! Be careful as they can sometimes be aggressive.
• Fireshow - there are several highly skilled and entertaining fireshows held nightly in several venues on the island, including at Carlito's, Apache Bar, Hippies, Carpe Diem, and The Tia and Millie Sunflower Bar on Lohdalum.
• Tsunami Memorial Garden - by the Tia and Millie Sunflower Bar; a beautiful place for quiet contemplation and paying one's respects to the victims of the recent tragedy.

Phi Phi officially has no motorized transport, though there are a few motorcycles with truck sidecars, usually used for goods and construction material transport. Transport on land is by foot or bicycle, but in the populated areas of Tonsai, nowhere is more than about ten minutes' walk from anywhere else. Long-tail taxi-boats ply between all beaches; on Phi Phi Don, you can also walk to any beach. From Ton Sai to Long Beach, expect to pay 40 Baht/person in the afternoon, at least 80 Baht at night. To have a complete boat to yourself, expect to pay at least 100 Baht.

The local currency is the Thai Baht, which is divided into 100 satang. ATM's everywhere.

The national language is Thai. However, English is widely understood and some Chinese dialects are also spoken.