Phi Phi Viewpoint 3
Highest hilltop lookout on the island, reached by a steep paved staircase doubling as tsunami escape route.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Phi Phi Viewpoint 3 follows the blue-arrow evacuation route painted through Tonsai village after the tsunami that struck Phi Phi on December 26, 2004, when waves swept through a village barely two meters above the sea. You'll hear how the hand-paved stairway you're climbing began as an escape route rather than a scenic trail, and how it only later gained an entrance fee and snack stand. Notice how the steps grow steeper and rougher in places, cut for speed rather than comfort.
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