Laem Tong Beach, Koh Phi Phi Don
Laem Tong occupies the northern tip of Phi Phi Don, well away from Tonsai and reachable only by boat - there is no path across the island's forested spine. It is the quiet end of Phi Phi, with a handful of resorts spread along the sand.
A small Urak Lawoi community - sea gypsies, the coast's indigenous people - lives at the northern end of the beach and runs many of the longtails. Bamboo Island and Mosquito Island are a short ride offshore, which makes this a convenient base for snorkelling.
Transfers run from Tonsai and directly from Phuket and Krabi in season. There is very little here beyond the resorts, which is exactly why people choose it.
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- Phi Phi Viewpoint, Koh Phi Phi Don — The hill above Tonsai, looking down on the twin bays and the sandbar that joins the two halves of the island.
- Bamboo Island (Koh Phai) — A small flat island north-east of Phi Phi ringed by white sand and shallow reef.
- Loh Dalum Bay, Koh Phi Phi Don — The crescent bay on the northern side of the isthmus, shallow, sheltered and the island's party beach at night.
- Long Beach (Hat Yao), Koh Phi Phi Don — The best swimming beach on Phi Phi Don, south-east of Tonsai, with reef straight off the sand.
- Maya Bay, Koh Phi Phi Leh — The cliff-ringed bay made famous by The Beach, closed for four years to let its reef recover.
- Monkey Beach, Koh Phi Phi Don — A small beach on Phi Phi Don's south-west shore with a resident troop of long-tailed macaques.
