Thailand: Good Luck for You. - Day 7 (Koh Phi Phi Lei & Co.)

Today we finally got to discover the long-longed-for postcard-style (wait, this is where those postcards come from!) places. We took a boat to go around little islands and Phi Phi beaches. The first two stops included an absolutely calm and tranquil paradise of Bamboo Island, and an inaccessible but beautifully shaped Mosquito island (I guess no need to explain how it got its name). I had enough luck to get stung by a jellyfish. But it wasn’t as bad. Phew…

Bamboo Island

We later made a stopover at the famous white-sand Monkey beach, surrounded by rocks ‘sawn’ by the waves at the bottom. Logically enough, it gets its name because of the presence of the monkeys, so loved by the tourists who, despite all friendly advice and numerous caution signs, still keep feeding the creatures and get regularly bitten. It turned out this place was just perfect for snorkeling: it was the first time I saw some many beautiful marine life up so close and sea urchins and corals right below my feet!

A couple more beaches and we finally reach the famous Maya bay at the Koh Phi Phi Leh island. Too famous now. As it happens with far too many beautiful things…

Floating in the water not far the beach watching the sun going down, the picture got complete when a boat passed by having ‘THE BEACH’ soundtrack heard all around. 

On return to Koh Phi Phi the best end of the day was to discover a nice ‘Hippies Bar’ with shisha, cocktails, mats instead of chairs together with a small stage for live music and an awesome fire show! What can be better than to lie down with a drink on a beach at night and watch the stars?