Maya Bay

  • Environment NewsTourist and environment groups share concerns for new access piers for Maya Bay
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    Tourist and environment groups share concerns for new access piers for Maya Bay

    The Chairman of Krabi Tourism Industry Council has shared his concerns about new piers and landing facilities on Koh Phi Phi Ley after being made aware that the Department of National Parks had the initiative to build a pier so tourist can travel by foot to Loh Samah Bay area behind Maya Bay, Ao Nang Subdistrict, Muang District, Krabi. Maya…

  • Environment NewsPhi Phi’s Maya Bay won’t reopen until fully rehabilitated
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    Phi Phi’s Maya Bay won’t reopen until fully rehabilitated

    Maya Bay, Krabi’s main tourist attraction since it was featured in the 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio film ‘The Beach’, will remain closed as natural rehabilitation of the beach and bay continues, after vast areas of coral were destroyed by excess tourism and boat traffic. Indefinitely. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment says that in future boats will not be allowed…

  • Krabi NewsCountdown to reopening – contracts awards for new Maya Bay infrastructure
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    Countdown to reopening – contracts awards for new Maya Bay infrastructure

    by Sawat, Five Star Thailand Tours New plans are now being enacted which will lead to the re-opening of Maya Bay to tourism again. With a new development project in the works, it won’t be long until visitors will once again be able to visit ‘The Beach’, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Maya Bay was shut down to…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s Maya Bay to remain closed for another two years
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    Thailand’s Maya Bay to remain closed for another two years

    So that’s going to be almost the end of 2021. The Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation has announced that Maya Bay is going to be closed for another two years to provide a better opportunity for the ecological system to recover, whilst also completing and implementing plans for management of tourists at the famous tourist attraction. Maya…

  • Environment News10+ Blacktip reef sharks flock to Maya Bay for breeding season – VIDEO
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    10+ Blacktip reef sharks flock to Maya Bay for breeding season – VIDEO

    PHOTO: The Nation Worapoj Lomlim, chief of Noppara Tara-Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi, says that more than 10 Blacktip reef sharks had been spotted hunting near Koh Phi Phi Ley’s famous Maya Bay, some of them more than 2 metres in length. The sightings were made yesterday at the closed beach. He noted that the presence of the…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s Maya Bay recovering well but no date set for re-opening
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    Thailand’s Maya Bay recovering well but no date set for re-opening

    Renowned marine biologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat says Koh Phi Phi’s Maya Bay is showing good signs of recovery, having been closed to visitors for over a year now. “After being closed for many months to facilitate natural restoration, the beach’s green forests have started to recover and coral reefs in the bay area have also been showing recovery and these are…

  • Environment NewsMaya Bay: saving the most famous beach in Thailand
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    Maya Bay: saving the most famous beach in Thailand

    PHOTO: Sarah Buthmann For years, Maya Bay on the island of Koh Phi Phi Leh in Krabi province, has been overrun with visitors. Every day, thousands of tourists competed for space on Thailand’s most famous beach. Having been made famous by the 2000 Leonardo di Caprio movie, The Beach, tourists arrived by the boatload every hour, every day of the…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s Maya Bay settles into an extended period of rest – VIDEO
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    Thailand’s Maya Bay settles into an extended period of rest – VIDEO

    You can look but you can’t touch. Maya Bay’s beach, closed last year to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, is likely to remain closed to visitors for many years, even up to five. The famous Koh Phi Phi Ley beach and bay, made famous in the 2000 movie The Beach, needs time for its ecology to fully recover years…

  • Krabi NewsBooking in advance, standardised tours, limited numbers – Maya Bay’s tourism future
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    Booking in advance, standardised tours, limited numbers – Maya Bay’s tourism future

    “Both Thon and DNP executives emphasised that mass tourism would not be allowed again at Maya Bay.” by Pratch Rujivcanarom Maya Bay’s visitors will have to book in advance for limited day tours once the popular tourist magnet reopens to the public. After an official inspection of the rehabilitation efforts at Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Ley, local marine…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay closed for at least another two years
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    Maya Bay closed for at least another two years

    Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Ley, closed last June to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, will now remain closed to visitors for at least another two years. Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat, assistant dean of the Faculty of Fisheries at Kasetsart University and a renowned marine specialist says, “The meeting yesterday concluded that Maya Bay is to be closed for…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay’s extended closure “vital to conserve the ecology”
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    Maya Bay’s extended closure “vital to conserve the ecology”

    Maya Bay’s extended closure keeps the wraps on one of southern Thailand’s most popular tourist attractions. Worapot Lomlim, chief of the Hat Nopparat Thara Phi Phi Islands national park confirmed this week that he might keep Maya Bay closed for up to five years to allow the current recovery to continue. The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay to be closed for up to five years
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    Maya Bay to be closed for up to five years

    Maya Bay’s beach, closed last year to allow coral restoration and beach recovery, could remain closed to visitors for many years. Maya Bay is located in the Phi Phi islands between Krabi and Phuket. The famous Koh Phi Phi Ley beach needs time for its ecology to fully recover years of tourist abuse, this according to the Phi Phi national…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay – no plans to re-open The Beach
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    Maya Bay – no plans to re-open The Beach

    That was before. This is now. The future remains uncertain for any re-opening of the southern Thailand tourist magnet, Maya Bay at Koh Phi Phi Ley. Thai authorities say they have no plans to re-open Maya Bay at this stage but that they continue to monitor the situation on Koh Phi Phi Ley and the island’s famous beach. Blacktip reef…

  • Krabi NewsNew red flags set up at Maya Bay to prevent tourist swimmers
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    New red flags set up at Maya Bay to prevent tourist swimmers

    The Mu-Koh Phi Phi National Park Officers have set new red flags around Maya Bay to prevent boats and tourists swimming into the area. Red flags and signs have also been placed at the Bay’s entrance that to prevent entry and swimming into the closed bay. National park officer say that there were some tour boat operators who have suggested…

  • Krabi News‘Shark in bag’ wasn’t found at Maya Bay
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    ‘Shark in bag’ wasn’t found at Maya Bay

    In reaction to the story circulating about the ‘dead blacktip reef shark found dead in a sack’, a Phi Phi diver has contacted us with the following information…. I posted the original photo of the shark in a rice sack that was found by one of my instructors on Sunday, November 4. Your story incorrectly states that the shark was found…

  • Krabi NewsBlacktip reef shark found dead in a bag at Maya Bay
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    Blacktip reef shark found dead in a bag at Maya Bay

    National Park officers are investigating following the death of a blacktip reef shark found in a bag at Maya Bay at Koh Phi Phi Ley. A foreign dive instructor at Phi Phi Island posted a picture of a blacktip reef shark found dead inside a bag in a LINE group ‘Phi Phi Island news informs’ with a message reading “a…

  • Krabi NewsEvidence of Maya Bay recovery
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    Evidence of Maya Bay recovery

    Blacktip reef sharks have been spotted at the recovering Maya Bay on Koh Phi Phi Ley today. This morning official at the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park reported that many Blacktip reef sharks were discovered swimming just off the beach in Maya Bay. They said it was a good sign of the improving biological system. The famous…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay recovering says marine biologist
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    Maya Bay recovering says marine biologist

    Marine biologist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat says Maya Bay is starting to recover after many Blacktip reef sharks were found swimming around yesterday. Dr Thon has commented on a video showing the Blacktip reef sharks found swimming near the shores of Maya Bay yesterday, “I have seen them about 2-3 times in the past week that I have been there. This…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay coral “far from ready”
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    Maya Bay coral “far from ready”

    by Pratch Rujivanrom The corals at Maya Bay are not strong enough yet to withstand the influx of visitors. This latest from the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department (DNP) explaining reasons for the indefinite closure of the bay. Though the iconic tourist attraction in Krabi’s Had Nopparat Tara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park has been off limits for…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay compromise: “We’ll meet halfway”
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    Maya Bay compromise: “We’ll meet halfway”

    The scientists say Maya Bay must remain closed until it has recovered from the rampant tourist ‘love’ and protective walkways and new landing piers can be constructed on the other side of Koh Phi Phi Ley. Tour operators say they’re going to suffer with the loss of the region’s most popular tourist attraction from their daily schedules. Krabi tourism stakeholders,…

  • Krabi NewsThree alternatives to Maya Bay
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    Three alternatives to Maya Bay

    “Stop complaining and take tourists somewhere else – National Park officials.” National parks officials, looking after the Phi Phi islands, say there are plenty of other great locations to visit besides just Koh Phi Phi Ley’s Maya Bay. They were responding to complaints from both tourists and tour operators. Tour operators say that the move to indefinitely close the famous…

  • Krabi NewsMaya Bay, closed until further notice – VIDEO
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    Maya Bay, closed until further notice – VIDEO

    Koh Phi Phi’s iconic Maya Bay is now being closed until national park officials see some better signs of recovery in the damaged eco-system. Tim Newton reports… https://www.facebook.com/thethaigernews/videos/555881841529943/

  • Phuket NewsMaya Bay is Number 9. What is the World’s Best Beach?
    Tim NewtonTuesday, November 28, 2017
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    Maya Bay is Number 9. What is the World’s Best Beach?

    And Maya Bay isn’t the only Tai beach included in the list. FlightNetwork.om rated the world’s best beaches. Thailand’s Maya Bay, on Koh Phi Phi Ley came in at #9. Maya Bay has been closed for rehabilitation since the middle of 2018 and is scheduled for limited re-opening some time in 2021. Tourists and boats will be limited to less…