Phi Phi Islands Speedboat Tour

Mu Ko Phi Phi is a small archipelago of six islands located about 50 km to east of Phuket's coast. The islands are a veritable tropical paradise, six small amazing jewels in the middle of Andaman Sea with a wonderful landscape including green lush hills and towering limestone cliffs that overlook stunning bays, pristine white sand beaches with incredible turquoise waters surrounded by coral reefs teeming with marine life. Phi Phi Islands are one of Thailand’s most famous tourist destinations, which attracts each year millions of visitors in search of their hidden corner of paradise. Phi Phi Don is the largest island of the group and the only one with inhabitants, facilities and hotels. The second largest island is Phi Phi Leh, it is uninhabited but well known thanks to its stunning Maya Bay, as it was the site of the movie The Beach with Leonardo Di Caprio. The view you get when you cross the access by sea is breathtaking. Maya Bay is a stunning enclosed cove sheltered by 100-metre high cliffs on three sides, a natural amphitheatre that is unmatched on the face of the earth. The cove has a main beach, about 200 meters long, with a soft white sand like talcum which is considered among the 10 most beautiful beaches in the world. The rest of the islands in the archipelago, which includes Bida Nok, Bida Nai, Koh Mai Phai aka Bamboo Island and Koh Yung aka Mosquito Island, are little more of white sandy strips or limestone rocks jutting out of the sea.
What to Expect - Several tour operators offer day tours to Phi Phi Islands from Phuket that allows to discover the whole archipelago. Normally day trips include the transfer by minivan from your hotel to the Rassada Pier, roundtrip by speedboat, tropical fruit, fruit juice and water on board, lunch buffet, tour guide and insurance. There are several possibilities of excursions, some provide a visit to Phi Phi Don and Maya Bay in Phi Phi Leh, others tours include stops in other islands in the surrounding area, as the beautiful Bamboo Island. Price varies depending on the option chosen and quality of services, roughly range from 1,500 to 3,000 THB, including 400 THB of fee for access to the National Park. Tour operators apparently more expensive, certainly the best, perform the service with 25-seat speedboats, a qualified guide and the best buffet meal. Maya Bay has become a destination congested; the beach is not as large as people think and in the morning is always crowded, only some tours operators offer best excursions in the late afternoon. Lately some tours operator were equipped with boats over 70-100 seats and offer tours to lower prices, that does not mean that the quality is poor, the tour package will offer the minivan service, full tour and lunch buffet, but clearly more people on board are to the detriment of the quality and tranquillity.Read More