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Maya Bay
Beaches & nature · Phi Phi Leh · Koh Phi Phi
The 200 metre beach on Phi Phi Leh made famous by the film The Beach, closed from June 2018 to January 2022 to let the reef recover. Boats no longer enter the bay: visitors land at a floating pier in Loh Samah Bay and walk about five minutes over a boardwalk, visits are limited to about one hour and a maximum of 375 people per hour, and swimming is banned (wading to knee depth only, fines apply). The bay is closed every year from 1 August to 30 September (reopened 1 October 2026) and the national park fee is 400 baht for foreign adults and 200 baht for children, usually collected by the tour operator.
- Area
- Phi Phi Leh, Koh Phi Phi
- Category
- Beaches & nature
- Coordinates
- 7.6782° N, 98.7650° E