Ko Phi Phi Island

For our last stop in Thailand, Amanda and I took an hour and a half long boat ride to the gorgeous island off the shore of Phuket, called Ko Phi Phi Island. Ko Phi Phi is the most beautiful places I have ever visited!

The giant island/landmasses, look like tropical mountains, and effortlessly jut out of the crystal clear water! I have never seen such transparent bluish, turquoise water. And the sand was extremely white – the whole scene was truly tropical paradise!

We arrived in Ko Phi Phi with no accommodations, but knew that would not be a problem, since people were always shouting at us from the sides of the roads in Thailand and trying to sell us things. Sure enough, crowds of Thai approached us as soon as we got off the boat, saying “stay in our hotel”, “go snorkeling with us”…

Amanda and I quickly found a nice air conditioned, beach side hotel and a tour to take us snorkeling!

Snorkeling was so much fun! I had never been snorkeling before and absolutely loved it! We went on a snorkeling “tour” that took us to 5 or 6 different islands on a wooden, motored, banana boat. First we went to “Monkey Mountain”, where we were able to go interact with the monkeys that lived there. Long story short - Amanda was getting a picture with one and it bit her! The bite bruised instantly and she was pretty shook up. She was okay, but needless to say, we jumped back on our boat and headed to the next location.

Next we stopped at the most breathtaking “swimming hole”. Our banana boat driver led us into an enclosed swimming area that was surrounded with mountains towering out of the glassy blue water.

Next was the actual snorkeling. The water was so clear that I could see all the fish and coral perfectly beneath me. Mounds and mounds of coral, came to life right in front of my eyes! It was crazy to see the live coral completely undisturbed by my snorkeling intrusion. And the fish swam all around me! Not dull, ugly, brown and gray fish – the fish I saw and swam beside were the most gorgeous of neon colors – bright blue, yellow, and orange!

We ended our island tour by going to Maya Island (where the movie ‘The Beach’ was filmed). Our banana boat let us off on one side of the island – we had to climb up and over rocks, make a short trek across the island, to arrive at the opening of Maya Island. I truly cannot explain how beautiful it was – only pictures can do it justice! So check out the pictures I post!

The day ended with watching the sunset in our banana boat!