Koh Phiphi :
The two islands of Koh Phi Phi Don and Ley sit 48kms to the south east of Phuket. Whereas Koh Phi Phi Ley is uninhabited, it's larger sister Phi Phi Don, is quite the opposite. Over the years she has become a bustling hive of tourist activity, and this picturesque tropical retreat is at the top of many tourists’ ‘must visit’ list. And quite rightly so, the amenities here are second to none, with a much wider selection than you would expect to find at such a small destination. Restaurants display fine menus from all four corners of the globe, and of course there’s also the local seafood.
There’s plenty of choice of accommodation on the island from small bungalows up to Five Star beach resorts.
The western end of Ton Sai bay features a sheer sided limestone cliff. Here the island's people, a mixture of mainly Muslim and Chao Ley (sea gypsies) fishermen, continue to collect valuable birds nests. Across the bay is a well signposted trek that leads up to a view point that gives a tremendous panorama of the two islands.
 
Training
Services
Dive Center
Barakuda
 
     
 
Hippo
 
     
 
 
Island Divers
 
     
Moskito Diving Centre
 
 
 
 
 
Para Dive
 
     
 
           
Phi Phi Divers Team
 
       
     
Phi Phi Scuba
     
 
   
PPK Diving
 
     
 
Princess Divers
       
         
Sea Frog
     
 
Visa Diving
     
 
Viking Divers
     
 
 
White & Blue Dive Club
     
 
Due to the island’s raw, natural beauty, other daily excursions around the islands concentrate on sight seeing, with longtail boats providing the transport. Some tour operators offer larger boats with bigger areas of shade, not a bad option, considering the strength of the sun in these parts. One interesting excursion is a trip to the Viking Cave on Phi Phi Ley where there are numerous cave paintings. this is also a place to find swiftlets whose nests are the prime ingredient in the claimed 'medicinal' birds nest soup.
Aside from the first rate scuba diving found around these and the surrounding islands, other attractions include big game fishing, rock climbing and sailing.
How to get there

From Bangkok to Krabi and Phuket airports.
Bangkok. Hua Lamphong Station via Chumphon and Surat Thani.
Bangkok. Air-conditioned bus from Southern Bus Terminal via Chumphon.
Also from Koh Samui, Khao Lak, Phuket and Surat Thani.
Daily boats from Krabi, Phuket
and Koh Lanta.
Bangkok Airways
Tel: (02) 229 3434 Thai International
Tel: (02) 280 0060, (075) 620070, PB Air
Tel: (02) 261 0220, (075) 691942
Hotel
Phi Phi Coral Resort
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Phi Phi Hotel
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Phi Phi Princess
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Tonsai Village
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Palm Beach Travelodge
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Phi Phi Cabana
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Phi Phi Island Village
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Phi Phi Palm Beach
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