nature · Krabi, Thailand
Maya Bay
The scene
The cliff-ringed cove of brilliant sand and turquoise water is the secret island paradise the travellers seek.
How to visit
Maya Bay on uninhabited Ko Phi Phi Leh is reached by boat tour from Krabi, Phuket or Phi Phi; it now has capped numbers and seasonal closures to protect the reef, so book a regulated trip. Swimming is restricted, and you enter from a back-bay pier.
Address: Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Leh, Krabi, Thailand · Open in Google Maps
- The wider Phi Phi Islands offer snorkelling and limestone lagoons.
- Go on an early tour to see the bay at its calmest.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Maya Bay?
- The cliff-ringed cove of brilliant sand and turquoise water is the secret island paradise the travellers seek.
- Can you visit Maya Bay?
- Maya Bay on uninhabited Ko Phi Phi Leh is reached by boat tour from Krabi, Phuket or Phi Phi; it now has capped numbers and seasonal closures to protect the reef, so book a regulated trip. Swimming is restricted, and you enter from a back-bay pier.
- Where is Maya Bay?
- Maya Bay is a real filming location in Krabi. Maya Bay, Ko Phi Phi Leh, Krabi, Thailand