Ko Mai Phai
Misnamed island fringed with reef, home to lionfish, leopard sharks and hawksbill turtles.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Ko Mai Phai, known to everyone as Bamboo Island, traces how a translator's error stuck so hard that a treeless island got named for a plant it never had. You'll hear about the casuarina trees actually growing here, the strict park rules that make lighting a cigarette a finable offense since 2017, and just how small the whole shoreline really is. Walk the tree line first, then wade in for a closer look at what's living in the shallows.
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