Phi Phi Islands, Thailand: description, attractions and interesting facts. Is Pi normal?
Just a few minutes, before you even have time to notice them, you find yourself in a tropical paradise on a plane or boat. That's what they call it Phi Phi Islands. Phi Phi are islands located in the western part of the Andaman Sea, in the province of Krabi, just 50 kilometers from the largest island of Thailand, Phuket, I have already mentioned the second largest. And according to catalogs, this is one of the most beautiful places of wildlife on Earth. Here wedge-shaped rocks rise from the blue waters, between white sand beaches, some caves and all this is washed by clear emerald-colored water.
Actually, Koh Phi Phi is a small archipelago consisting of six islands. The two largest of them are Ko Pi Pi Don (server) and Ko Pi Pi Lei (south). The southern island of Koh Phi Phi Lei is a National Park and State Reserve. Day excursions are usually organized there from the islands located to the north. Ko Phi Phi Don, is the largest and only inhabited island. It is very popular among tourists and, in my opinion, there are too many of them there. Ko Phi Phi Leh(also known as Ko Phi Phi Lai), is the smallest of the islands located near Phi Phi Don, just to the south. This island, and the entire archipelago, became famous among tourists thanks to the Hollywood film “The Beach” starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Phi Phi Lei is actually an uninhabited island reserve, although you can only spend one night there. There are no permanent buildings there and therefore a night on the beach is completely unromantic due to hordes of insects of unknown species. During the day, Phi Phi Lei and especially the Maya Bay beach, where the most beautiful parts of the famous film were filmed, are simply occupied by numerous tourists from neighboring islands. Ko Phai(Bamboo Island) is a small, shallow islet located north of Phi Phi Don. On it you can find several cozy and calm beaches, compared to Phi Phi Lei. The other three are even smaller. In 1983, all of the Koh Phi Phi islands were included in the Had Nopparatta National Park and are now protected by the government.
Despite the huge influx of tourists, the islands remain a very popular place that you simply must visit in . There is always a cozy atmosphere here, the nightlife is vibrant, and divers are attracted by the coral reefs. A true entertainment paradise!
Archaeological finds show that the islands have been home to one of the oldest communities in Thailand since ancient times. It is believed that the name Phi Phi comes from the Malay language and is associated with mangroves, of which there are many on the islands.
In 2004 at Phi Phi Islands a tsunami hit. Almost the entire infrastructure was destroyed. And thanks to the rapid reconstruction, the consequences of the natural disaster are almost not felt and tourists can enjoy this miracle of nature.
What is a must see? On Phi Phi Don Island: Ton Sai Bay, observation deck, monkey beach and other beaches, fire show, tsunami memorial garden...
On the island of Phi Phi Lei: Maya Bay, Faya Naak cave in which locals collect bird's nests and then prepare delicacies from them. You can jump off a 20-meter cliff.
It is worth remembering that the islands are very popular among tourists and to avoid the crowd, try to get there early in the morning.
The most popular resorts on Phi Phi Don Island are located around the village of Tonsai. Quieter ones are located in hard-to-reach places.
Most of the island's inhabitants are Muslims and they do not emphasize their religiosity, but still you should not appear in shorts in sacred places and respect their customs.
How to get to Phi Phi?
The most convenient way to get to Koh Phi Phi is by motor boat or by ferries running daily from Phuket and Krabi. Tickets can be purchased online or directly on the ferry, as well as at hotels and travel agencies. The ticket costs 600 baht or 1000 baht in both directions (1 baht = 1 rub.)
You can also get there by plane from Phuket; a ticket costs from 2 to 6 thousand baht, depending on the season. On the islands the main mode of transportation is on foot or by bicycle or water taxi. There are almost no motorized vehicles, but those that exist carry cargo.
No matter how you get there and no matter how you see it, you will be impressed for a long time, I guarantee you that. Well, to give you an idea of what I was trying to describe here, here’s what I found on YouTube:
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Yes, you guessed right. I'm talking about everyone's favorite island in Thailand. And no, I didn’t make a mistake in the title, because it contains not only the name of the Thai island of Phi Phi Don, but also my personal impression of it.
So, I’ll tell you how I learned a completely different, by no means romantic and beautiful side of Phi Phi Don Island...
If we have already started talking about the name, I’ll make a note. Some call the island Phi Phi, and others call it Phi Phi, according to the transcription. I always called him Pi-Pi, and I will adhere to this tradition in this post.
The islet of Ko Phi Phi Don is located almost in the central part of the Andaman Sea. He became famous after the film “The Beach” with DiCaprio was filmed on a neighboring island (Phi Phi Leu). Both islands are located next door.
I was on the island a long time ago, back in 12. And I saw it from a slightly different, completely non-tourist side. I really hope that since then something has changed there for the better.
No, the foreground views that open to your eyes are simply amazing.
I bet every self-respecting tourist who visited Phi Phi has photos like this:
And a bunch of hotels. There are even ones with swimming pools. I have always wondered why install swimming pools when there is a sea just a few steps away? Although, as for Pi-Pi Island, I can imagine how much pi-pi accumulates in the waters there from crowds of tourists...
Yes, about hotels. For different colors and tastes!
Many, many shops and souvenir shops:
Everything is designed to create a feeling of eternal celebration. Even the working tractor is decorated with flowers and New Year's tinsel (I was on the island on January 12, apparently, the Thais, like us, have a very hard time parting with holiday attributes such as a Christmas tree, silver rain and tinsel).
As you already know, I’m an omnipresent tourist and it’s not so easy to be led off course by gorgeous beaches. And my course was towards the center of the island. I had to have time to run through Pi-Pi, looking into its very depths and those places where farang feet rarely go.
I have few regrets in my life. But this walk deep into the island of Phi Phi is exactly what I would gladly erase from my memory...
In the depths of the island, mountains and megatons of garbage appeared before my eyes...
One got the feeling that the entire small island consisted of some kind of plastic bottles, construction waste and waste...
It was sad... It’s sad because in fact, the once luxurious island is being so shamelessly polluted so that everything can be done without a hitch for tourists. And I was ashamed that I was also participating in this surreal thing. After all, it is for my benefit and comfort that local residents so thoughtlessly pollute nature, destroying its pristine beauty.
I got to know Phi Phi Island from a different, non-tourist side. Perhaps it is good that tourists are generally not curious creatures and are lazy. They do not think about the inner side of life in a resort town and believe that the surrounding world of their vacation is beautiful. But personally, I am a supporter of the idea that sometimes you need to take off your rose-colored glasses. So as not to destroy the world. And everyone must be aware of their responsibility for the destruction of nature and historical monuments, and understand what this or that action can lead to.
And if they tell you, for example, not to take a pebble from the Karadag nature reserve in Crimea, or they hang up basic signs asking you not to litter (they even started making them with pictures for the stupid rednecks! If you don’t know how to read, maybe you’ll at least understand the pictures!!!), then we must treat this with understanding.
Friends, don’t act like stinking pigs!
What is Pi equal to? we know and remember from school. It is equal to 3.1415926 and so on... It is enough for an ordinary person to know that this number is obtained by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. But many people know that the number Pi appears in unexpected areas not only of mathematics and geometry, but also in physics. Well, if you delve into the details of the nature of this number, you will notice many surprising things among the endless series of numbers. Is it possible that Pi is hiding the deepest secrets of the universe?
Infinite number
The number Pi itself appears in our world as the length of a circle whose diameter is equal to one. But, despite the fact that the segment equal to Pi is quite finite, the number Pi begins as 3.1415926 and goes to infinity in rows of numbers that are never repeated. The first surprising fact is that this number, used in geometry, cannot be expressed as a fraction of whole numbers. In other words, you cannot write it as the ratio of two numbers a/b. In addition, the number Pi is transcendental. This means that there is no equation (polynomial) with integer coefficients whose solution would be the number Pi.
The fact that the number Pi is transcendental was proved in 1882 by the German mathematician von Lindemann. It was this proof that became the answer to the question of whether it is possible, using a compass and a ruler, to draw a square whose area is equal to the area of a given circle. This problem is known as the search for squaring a circle, which has worried humanity since ancient times. It seemed that this problem had a simple solution and was about to be solved. But it was precisely the incomprehensible property of the number Pi that showed that there was no solution to the problem of squaring the circle.
For at least four and a half millennia, humanity has been trying to obtain an increasingly accurate value for Pi. For example, in the Bible in the Third Book of Kings (7:23), the number Pi is taken to be 3.
The Pi value of remarkable accuracy can be found in the Giza pyramids: the ratio of the perimeter and height of the pyramids is 22/7. This fraction gives an approximate value of Pi equal to 3.142... Unless, of course, the Egyptians set this ratio by accident. The same value was already obtained in relation to the calculation of the number Pi in the 3rd century BC by the great Archimedes.
In the Papyrus of Ahmes, an ancient Egyptian mathematics textbook that dates back to 1650 BC, Pi is calculated as 3.160493827.
In ancient Indian texts around the 9th century BC, the most accurate value was expressed by the number 339/108, which was equal to 3.1388...
For almost two thousand years after Archimedes, people tried to find ways to calculate Pi. Among them were both famous and unknown mathematicians. For example, the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, the Egyptian astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, the Chinese mathematician Liu Hui, the Indian sage Aryabhata, the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci, the Arab scientist Al-Khwarizmi, from whose name the word “algorithm” appeared. All of them and many other people were looking for the most accurate methods for calculating Pi, but until the 15th century they never got more than 10 decimal places due to the complexity of the calculations.
Finally, in 1400, the Indian mathematician Madhava from Sangamagram calculated Pi with an accuracy of 13 digits (although he was still mistaken in the last two).
Number of signs
In the 17th century, Leibniz and Newton discovered the analysis of infinitesimal quantities, which made it possible to calculate Pi more progressively - through power series and integrals. Newton himself calculated 16 decimal places, but did not mention it in his books - this became known after his death. Newton claimed that he calculated Pi purely out of boredom.
Around the same time, other lesser-known mathematicians also came forward and proposed new formulas for calculating the number Pi through trigonometric functions.
For example, this is the formula used to calculate Pi by astronomy teacher John Machin in 1706: PI / 4 = 4arctg(1/5) – arctg(1/239). Using analytical methods, Machin derived the number Pi to one hundred decimal places from this formula.
By the way, in the same 1706, the number Pi received an official designation in the form of a Greek letter: William Jones used it in his work on mathematics, taking the first letter of the Greek word “periphery,” which means “circle.” The great Leonhard Euler, born in 1707, popularized this designation, now known to any schoolchild.
Before the era of computers, mathematicians focused on calculating as many signs as possible. In this regard, sometimes funny things arose. Amateur mathematician W. Shanks calculated 707 digits of Pi in 1875. These seven hundred signs were immortalized on the wall of the Palais des Discoverys in Paris in 1937. However, nine years later, observant mathematicians discovered that only the first 527 characters were correctly calculated. The museum had to incur significant expenses to correct the error - now all the figures are correct.
When computers appeared, the number of digits of Pi began to be calculated in completely unimaginable orders.
One of the first electronic computers, ENIAC, created in 1946, was enormous in size and generated so much heat that the room warmed up to 50 degrees Celsius, calculated the first 2037 digits of Pi. This calculation took the machine 70 hours.
As computers improved, our knowledge of Pi moved further and further into infinity. In 1958, 10 thousand digits of the number were calculated. In 1987, the Japanese calculated 10,013,395 characters. In 2011, Japanese researcher Shigeru Hondo surpassed the 10 trillion character mark.
Where else can you meet Pi?
So, often our knowledge about the number Pi remains at the school level, and we know for sure that this number is irreplaceable primarily in geometry.
In addition to formulas for the length and area of a circle, the number Pi is used in formulas for ellipses, spheres, cones, cylinders, ellipsoids, and so on: in some places the formulas are simple and easy to remember, but in others they contain very complex integrals.
Then we can meet the number Pi in mathematical formulas, where, at first glance, geometry is not visible. For example, the indefinite integral of 1/(1-x^2) is equal to Pi.
Pi is often used in series analysis. For example, here is a simple series that converges to Pi:
1/1 – 1/3 + 1/5 – 1/7 + 1/9 – …. = PI/4
Among the series, Pi appears most unexpectedly in the famous Riemann zeta function. It’s impossible to talk about it in a nutshell, let’s just say that someday the number Pi will help find a formula for calculating prime numbers.
And absolutely surprisingly: Pi appears in two of the most beautiful “royal” formulas of mathematics - Stirling’s formula (which helps to find the approximate value of the factorial and gamma function) and Euler’s formula (which connects as many as five mathematical constants).
However, the most unexpected discovery awaited mathematicians in probability theory. The number Pi is also there.
For example, the probability that two numbers will be relatively prime is 6/PI^2.
Pi appears in Buffon's needle-throwing problem, formulated in the 18th century: what is the probability that a needle thrown onto a lined piece of paper will cross one of the lines. If the length of the needle is L, and the distance between the lines is L, and r > L, then we can approximately calculate the value of Pi using the probability formula 2L/rPI. Just imagine - we can get Pi from random events. And by the way, Pi is present in the normal probability distribution, appears in the equation of the famous Gaussian curve. Does this mean that Pi is even more fundamental than simply the ratio of circumference to diameter?
We can also meet Pi in physics. Pi appears in Coulomb's law, which describes the force of interaction between two charges, in Kepler's third law, which shows the period of revolution of a planet around the Sun, and even appears in the arrangement of the electron orbitals of the hydrogen atom. And what is again most incredible is that the number Pi is hidden in the formula of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle - the fundamental law of quantum physics.
Mysteries of Pi
In Carl Sagan's novel Contact, on which the film of the same name is based, aliens tell the heroine that among the signs of Pi there is a secret message from God. From a certain position, the numbers in the number cease to be random and represent a code in which all the secrets of the Universe are written.
This novel actually reflected a mystery that has occupied the minds of mathematicians all over the world: is Pi a normal number in which the digits are scattered with equal frequency, or is there something wrong with this number? And although scientists are inclined to the first option (but cannot prove it), the number Pi looks very mysterious. A Japanese man once calculated how many times the numbers 0 to 9 occur in the first trillion digits of Pi. And I saw that the numbers 2, 4 and 8 were more common than the others. This may be one of the hints that Pi is not entirely normal, and the numbers in it are indeed not random.
Let's remember everything we read above and ask ourselves, what other irrational and transcendental number is so often found in the real world?
And there are more oddities in store. For example, the sum of the first twenty digits of Pi is 20, and the sum of the first 144 digits is equal to the “number of the beast” 666.
The main character of the American TV series “Suspect,” Professor Finch, told students that due to the infinity of the number Pi, any combination of numbers can be found in it, ranging from the numbers of your date of birth to more complex numbers. For example, at position 762 there is a sequence of six nines. This position is called the Feynman point after the famous physicist who noticed this interesting combination.
We also know that the number Pi contains the sequence 0123456789, but it is located at the 17,387,594,880th digit.
All this means that in the infinity of the number Pi one can find not only interesting combinations of numbers, but also the encoded text of “War and Peace”, the Bible and even the Main Secret of the Universe, if such exists.
By the way, about the Bible. The famous popularizer of mathematics, Martin Gardner, stated in 1966 that the millionth digit of Pi (at that time still unknown) would be the number 5. He explained his calculations by the fact that in the English version of the Bible, in the 3rd book, 14th chapter, 16 verse (3-14-16) the seventh word contains five letters. The millionth figure was reached eight years later. It was the number five.
Is it worth asserting after this that the number Pi is random?
By the way, it is more correct to say Pi-Pi, as the Thais pronounce it.
When they talk about traveling to the Phi Phi Islands or vacationing there, they mean Phi Phi Don - the only inhabited island of the archipelago, where there are hotels, restaurants, bars, shops, tour desks and other infrastructure. The remaining five islands are pristine jungles, caves and small sandy beaches. They offer day excursions, mainly for diving and snorkeling, as well as to soak up the secluded beaches.
The most famous island in the archipelago is where the film “The Beach” with Leonardo DiCaprio was filmed in Maya Bay in 1999. This is the most popular local attraction; many tourists buy day tours to Phi Phi to see this particular place.
Phi Phi Don is translated as “butterfly” because it is similar in outline. The island is small - the area is only 28 square meters. km. The local landscapes are amazing and consist of limestone cliffs standing vertically out of the water, partially covered with vegetation. They are the hallmark of Phi Phi and the whole (the same natural “statues” can be seen, for example, in).
Phi Phi Islands on the map of Thailand
Who should go to Phi Phi
The Phi Phi Islands are considered by most as a resort for 1-2 days. And most often they are visited as part of some kind of excursion. However, the place is perfect for a full-fledged vacation. There is everything for this here: shops, cafes, restaurants, inexpensive and expensive housing, a lot of excursions to neighboring islands, a gorgeous sea and snow-white beaches. In the evening, you can have fun at open-air discos ala Full Moon Party or just enjoy the view in some establishment on the seashore.
In general, the island is heterogeneous and this is why it will suit different categories of tourists. There are several sections almost isolated from each other with completely different rhythms. For example, this is a place for party-goers and budget tourists. It is here that the entire infrastructure is located with bars, restaurants, nightlife and massage parlors (where you can also find “adult” entertainment). In the evening, a grand open-air disco begins on the coast and the sounds of music can be heard until the morning (the Thai law that all establishments must close at 2 am is not strictly observed here). A very noisy and lively place, great for young people, party-goers and playmakers.
But it's completely different. There are no discos here, there are fewer people and therefore after sunset there is almost complete silence. This beach can be recommended to married couples with children (the entrance to the sea, however, is very sharp) and in general to lovers of a relaxing holiday. Or for those who want to sleep peacefully at night, but also go for entertainment (it’s a 20-25 minute walk to discos).
And the entire east of Phi Phi is completely wild, there is complete silence and almost deserted beaches even during the day. Lovers of wild holidays without people, but who want comfort - expensive hotels and upscale restaurants - should go here. This is the place for them.
How to get there
There is no airport on Phi Phi; you cannot get here directly. At the same time, most planes from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries fly to Thailand at Bangkok International Airport - Suvarnabhumi, and less often to Phuket and Krabi. Then you can travel by land or take a domestic flight - the nearest airports to Phi Phi are in Phuket and Krabi. Where to buy a transfer including bus and ferry.
Cheap flights to Bangkok
You can buy air tickets to Thailand as profitably as possible using special search engines that collect data from all airlines.
If you are already in Phuket or Krabi, then it is best to buy tickets from one of the many local travel agencies or. This is often cheaper than coming to the pier yourself.
From Phuket to get to Phi Phi costs from 300 baht, and from Krabi - from 200 baht. Travel time is about two hours.
Transport
Phi Phi is a small mountain island with almost no roads, there is nowhere to go, and therefore it is poorly developed. There are no taxis, tuk-tuks or motorcycle taxis. Nevertheless, there is a rental of motorbikes and bicycles, but it is not clear why - due to the mountainous terrain you can’t really ride a bicycle, only next to and. But this doesn’t make much sense, because... You can walk them up and down in an hour, exploring all the corners. And it will definitely be faster than riding a bicycle along crowded small streets.
A rented motorbike may be useful to travel along the asphalt road through the center of the island to and. But, in principle, you can reach them on foot in 30-40 minutes from.
The island also offers taxi boats (longtail boats), which can take you to neighboring beaches and islands.
Beaches of Phi Phi
The most popular, noisiest beach is located closest to, where there is a large selection of accommodation. Here are the main nightlife attractions of Phi Phi - bars and discos. It is characterized by large ebb tides.
One of the best beaches in Thailand, located some distance from the center of the island. There is a good selection of accommodation here, and there are cafes. Quite boring at night. You can get there on foot or by water taxi.
The most calm and secluded beach on Phi Phi, but at the same time of very good quality. The only drawback is that it is quite remote and not so easy to get to.
What to do and what to visit
The main thing why tourists come to the Phi Phi Islands is to relax away from civilization, to completely dissolve with nature. - diving, snorkeling, fishing and trips to neighboring islands. You shouldn't expect bars with girls - like in Pattaya or Phuket, but there are still discos and bars, as well as a huge number of foreign young people.
The Phi Phi Islands are part of the National Marine Sanctuary, so the environment is monitored very strictly, and you will be charged 20 baht for entry to the territory upon arrival.
All ferries arrive at the pier in the bay. Thanks to this, this is the most developed place in terms of infrastructure, the best for purchasing souvenirs and booking excursions. There are a lot of people only until 14:30, when the last ferry leaves for the mainland, picking up tourists. From you can walk to, also very popular among tourists. If you want complete privacy, the absence of shops and souvenir shops, then go to the north of the island, to Laem Tong Beach.
Be sure to climb to (altitude 180 meters above sea level) not far from and - from there the island is clearly visible.
Everything is natural. There are a lot of them on Phi Phi Ley: Maya Bay, where the film “The Beach” was filmed; Viking cave with ancient rock paintings; swallow's nests.
Climate
The climate on the Phi Phi Islands is tropical. The average temperature throughout the year is +28…+32, a little cooler in winter, a little hotter in April-May. The best time to visit is from November to early May, when there is very little rain and the sea is calm and there are no strong waves. Water temperature +27…+29 degrees.
| Month | Daytime temperature (degrees) | Temperature at night (degrees) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 22 | 48 |
| February | 33 | 22 | 25 |
| March | 33 | 23 | 52 |
| April | 33 | 24 | 129 |
| May | 32 | 24 | 309 |
| June | 31 | 24 | 261 |
| July | 31 | 24 | 273 |
| August | 31 | 24 | 259 |
| September | 31 | 24 | 373 |
| October | 31 | 23 | 330 |
| November | 30 | 23 | 230 |
| December | 31 | 23 | 91 |
*weather data provided by World Climate Guide.
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IslandKo Phi Phi Don located almost in the central part of the Andaman Sea. P It became famous after the film “The Beach” with DiCaprio was filmed on the neighboring island (Phi Phi Leu). Both islands are located next door. Moreover, Pi Pi Don is now being developed to the maximum, but Pi Pi Leu is still “holding its defense” from tourists, because fortunately, there is no residential infrastructure on it.
Although Pi Pi Don is beautiful. The island has absolutely stunning coves - palm trees, sand, really clean water.
The largest bay on the island is called Ton Sai. The bay that it forms has the same name.
Along the beach stretches the village of Tonsai Village - the main tourist center on the Phi Phi Don islands: cafes, a market, many shops, food stalls, kiosks with clothes, souvenirs and all sorts of small things, hotels, restaurants, massages, etc.
This is a global gathering of weirdos.
The island is populated by backpackers from all over the world, as well as tourists who came on package tours to Phuket, Ao Nang or somewhere else, and from there took a one-day tour to Phi Phi Don. And therefore there is entertainment for every taste. during the day - sedate, “family” get-togethers. Nin my opinion - noisy youth.
Among other things, the village has a police station, two small hospitals (Phi Phi Hospital and Siam International Clinic), a huge number of currency exchange points, many ATMs, payphones, and a post office. There is also a school and a mosque here. A n There are diving schools on the shore and all kinds of boat excursions are offered.
The pier is located almost in the center of the village. Passenger boats arrive here from Krabi, Phuket, Koh Lanta and smaller nearby islands.
Lots of small shops and restaurants. Some of which are cheap. So finding inexpensive food on Ko Phi Phi Don is within everyone’s reach! This is important because prices here are generally very high. The village, as I already said, is developing quite quickly commercially. Today you can see countless travelers here. So traders work on the principle: “sooner or later they will buy my product, even at this price”...
Housing
If we talk about housing, the relatively cheapest housing on Phi Phi Don is the hotels in the central part of the village. It is also the most restless. Why see below. Quieter, but also more expensive hotels are located in the eastern part of the island (Laem Tong and Loh Ba Kao areas).
So the best option is to check into a hotel on one of the streets going deep into the isthmus. You can rent a room there for around 1000 baht. It's relatively inexpensive but fairly quiet.
Things to do
Photo session on viewpoint
View the island isthmus from above. To understand what the central part of Phi Phi Don island is like, you can climb to the viewpoint. Viewpoint is located north of Ton Sai Village, at an altitude of about two hundred meters. To climb it you will have to overcome 325 steps. But from above there are wonderful views of the southern part of Phi Phi Don island and the narrow isthmus connecting the southern and northern parts of the island.
Shopping
Shopping isn't cheap. But the island has its own trading baubles. So, for example, in Bangkok you are unlikely to buy shark jaws... And here’s another feature of the island. Some fruits can be bought here even out of season, when they are not available either in Phuket or Bangkok. I still haven’t decided where they came from here...
Bathing
There are several beaches on the island.
The most famous beach on Phi Phi Don Island is Ton Sai Beach. The beach is located on one side of a narrow spit that divides the island into two parts - western and eastern. But alas, along its entire length there is now a village with hotels, bars and restaurants. Although the left side of the beach (back to the sea, facing the shore) is, in principle, suitable for swimming.
On the opposite side of the spit there is another beach - Loh Dalum Beach. Unlike Tonsai Beach, Lo Dalam Beach does not have a pier or boat dock. But, alas, it is shallow. So at low tide it is problematic to swim on it. Because the water area is literally exposed.
One of the most decent beaches in Phi Phi Don is Long Beach (Hat Yao). It is clean, relatively quiet and located near the village. Plus fine white sand, clean water. Long Beach is a good place for snorkeling. There is a coral reef nearby where you can see reef sharks. They are small and not dangerous.
Night parties
Without a stretch, Pi Phi Don can be called the island of night parties. Most of which take place on the shore. So, as I already said, if you are a sleeper and don’t like nightlife, then it’s better not to stay in the first line. Don't expect peace. Well, yes, as they say, they knew where they were going.
Moreover, we must remember that Pi Pi Don is not Phangan. It's there that once a month people have a blast at the Full Moon party. Everything is different here. The main contingent of Pi Pi Don are tourists who came here for a day or two. And they dream of getting EVERYTHING from the island in a short time. Well, in the sense of having a blast! So the little people come off. Every evening there are a lot of beach parties here. And all of them are fueled by killer cocktails. Remember when you were little, you used to play on the beach with little plastic buckets. So now on Pi Pi Don everything is the same, only the buckets are used not by kids, but by adult “kids”. And their purpose is somewhat different. Buckets are sold everywhere in the evening, complete with local whiskey or gin, cola, energy drink and straw. Then this entire “vacation kit” is mixed and sucked out through a straw. Your head is buzzing, the world is becoming unusually bright and you want adventure. It’s not difficult to find them on Pi Phi Don if you want. Well, like on Pi Pi Don and without incident.