Thailand - Koh Phi Phi

After hearing some good reviews about Koh Phi Phi island we decided to take the hour and a half ferry ride from Phuket to check it out. We booked a beach bungalow for one night via Agoda (Agoda has been excellent... They have an iPhone App that makes it really easy to find cheap last minute hotel deals).

We arrived in the pouring rain at about 11am and had to make our way through the streets to our bungalow. The streets in Koh Phi Phi are paved and about 2 metres wide (as there is no motorized transport or the island) and have very poor drainage... so we were walking through flooded streets to get to our destination.

The Bungalows we stayed in where Dee Dee Beachfront Bungalows on the northern side of the island Loh Dalam Bay. The rooms were basic shacks built from bamboo with a fan (no aircon for the first time on this trip), but they looked quite sturdy and the bed was comfortable enough. One of the first things i noticed was the mosquito net covering the bed and later on it was thankful for it!

After a swim in Loh Dalam Bay (its very rocky) we had lunch at the Caio beachfront pub followed by a bit of a rest before heading into the centre of town to find some food which ended up coming in the form of Pizza as we could not decided what else to get and we had had a late lunch. For anyone travelling to Koh Phi Phi be prepared that the prices are even more expensive than Patong if that is possible! Still not expensive by western standards but after being in Vietnam and Cambodia it was very noticeable.

After dinner we walked back along the beach which was cluttered with pubs and clubs, most of whom had night time fire dancing shows. We watched these for a while as they were quite amazing. Definitely some of the best I have seen. Unfortunately our bungalow was quite close to the clubs which were playing VERY loud techno music, so we settled in for a relatively sleepless night.

After a horrible nights sleep we decided not to book another night, but rather head from Koh Phi Phi to Koh Lanta as we had also heard great things about it. Transport took the form of a hour and a half ferry ride which was quite comfortable and even included seeing a turtle beside the boat.

The beach our bungalow was on

View from the table we had lunch at.

Low tide... the bay is quite rocky... had to be careful swimming.

The dock at Koh Phi Phi... very hot sunny day when we left.

So many boats...