Ko Phi Phi Don
Twin limestone-hill island joined by a low sandy isthmus of packed beach bars and dive shops.
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This guide to Ko Phi Phi Don in Krabi opens with the disputed death toll from the tsunami of December 26, 2004, official counts near 850 against survivor estimates running into the thousands. It traces how the island's geography, two limestone hills joined by a low sandbar packed with the entire town, put Ao Ton Sai and Ao Loh Dalum directly in the path of waves rolling in from opposite directions. Best heard standing on that strip of sand, looking toward either bay.
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