6th day: Arriving on Kho Phi PhI

Today we took the early morning flight to Phuket, 1 hour south of Bangkok and transferred on a ferry to the famous island of Phi Phi. The island became really well known after the movie "The Beach" in 2000.

According to wiki The name Phi Phi (pronounced ‘pee pee’) originates from Malay, the original name for the islands were Pulau Api-Api (The Fiery Isle). The name refers to the Pokok Api-Api, which literary translated as the Fiery Tree (Grey Mangrove) which is commonly found throughout the Island. There are six islands in the group known as Phi Phi.

 They lie 50 km south-east of Phuket. There are limestone mountains with cliffs, caves and long white sandy beaches. Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le are the largest and most well-known islands. Phi Phi Don is 9.73 sqkm: 8 km in length and 3.5 km wide. Phi Phi Le is 2 sqkm. The fixed population is 2000. At the time of the Tsunami few years ago 5000 people fell as a victim.

I've booked an Eco Lodge here to be close to nature as much as possible. The Viking Nature Resort we stayed at is only a few minutes boat ride from the ferry terminal. We arrived there on the hotel's own longtail boat.

All pics of the trip as usual are linked on the right quick link column or simply click here

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