Krabi Trip Day 2

Krabi Trip Day 2

Here are the 8 islands we have covered today - Maya Bay, Monkey Bay, Lohsamah Bay, Pileh Bay, Viking Cave, Phi Phi Don, Hin Klang and Bamboo Island.

1) Maya Bay is a stunningly beautiful bay that's sheltered by 100-metre high cliffs on three sides. Inside the bay there are several beaches, most are small and some only exist at low tide. The main one is around 200 metres long with silky soft white sand, underwater colourful coral and exotic fish in exceptionally clear water; the whole bay is one big reef.

Maya Bay has become the main tourist attraction of Phi Phi since The Beach was filmed here in 1999. It was always very popular before the film but now people around the world who haven't even heard of Phi Phi have certainly heard of Maya Bay.

2) Monkey Bay is located just outside Loh Dalum Bay to the west. It is a deserted tranquil beach with good coral. Some daytrips stop here to see the monkeys, watch out - they can be very cheeky. This is a nice place to explore by kayak from Loh Dalum Beach.

3) Lohsamah Bay is a small, quiet beach with colourful snorkelling in clear, calm and shallow waters.

4) Pileh Bay is situated on the opposite side of Phi Phi Leh to Maya Bay. It's a long thin bay with 100m high cliffs on all sides, at the entrance there's a shelf, the top of which is too shallow for anything other than speedboat or longtail boat. This stops it from getting too busy. The best time to go to Pi Leh Bay is during high tide, unless you go at lunchtime much of the bay will be in shade.

5) Viking Cave has numerous cave paintings of vessels, resembling Viking longboats. The colored drawings are located on the eastern and southern walls of the cave. There are pictures of elephants and also of various boats: European, Arab and Chinese sailing ships, baroques, motorboats, and steamships. They were probably drawn by pirates, who paused in the cave on their travels from west to east, sheltering from the monsoon winds, transfering cargo, or making repairs.

The cave is revered by the local people. They come here to collect the swift's nests, used to make Bird's Nest Soup, a Chinese delicacy. The season for the nests is between February and April.

6) Phi Phi Don covers a total area of 28 square kilometers: 8 kilometers in length and 3.5 at its broadest point. Phi Phi Don is the largest island of the group, and is the only island with permanent inhabitants. It is a tropical exotic island between Krabi and Phuket . Phi Phi Don is a breathtaking island in every sense of the word. Almost every island in the world claims to be one of the most beautiful - a tropical island in paradise. It is a perfect tropical island for vacation. Phi Phi Don is where the islands accommodations ,hotel, resorts, shops and restaurants are all based.

7) Hin Klang is an underwater reef, or coral mountain that doesn't break the surface. It is located 2km offshore right in front of Laem Tong Beach in the north of Phi Phi, it's 90m long and 60m wide. Crystal-clear water, lots of fish and colourful coral, this is one of the best places to snorkel in Southern Thailand and probably the best place in Phi Phi.

8) Bamboo Island is 5km from the northern tip of Phi Phi Don. The small island is only 500m across and has beautiful beaches virtually all the way around that give way to coral underwater. An excellent place to snorkel as the reefs are extensive and fairly shallow, but the beach is always there for a rest.

It was pouring for the whole day. We experience the full impact of choppy sea waters, heavy storm and strong wind when travelling on the speedboat. It felt like an endless thrill ride!

We had our breakfast at the hotel before our island hopping tour!

This Guava is unbelievably sweet! It has been soaked in sour prune water and that is the reason why it is so sweet. This type of Guava is available in Singapore too!

We chanced upon this restaurant walking along the Ao Nang beach stretch. The guys at the door boldly touted “guaranteed good food”. We ordered the Thai Seafood Fried Rice, Green Curry Chicken, Tom Yam Seafood Goong and Fried Fish with Spring Onions. The food was mediocre.

The beautiful Ao Nang Beach during sunset.

We had coffee at Tattoo De Cafe before heading back to the hotel.

Coming up next..

Krabi Trip Day 3!