Phi Phi Islands

This guide to the Phi Phi Islands centers on Maya Bay, a cove barely three hundred meters across that was absorbing up to five thousand visitors a day at its peak, a fame it owed to a Hollywood film shot on its sand. You'll hear how longtail boats and anchor chains wore down the coral and scattered the fish, and what Thai authorities did in June 2018 that almost no country does to its own biggest tourist draw. A tip: notice how clear the water looks before you learn why.