Thailand To Close Maya Bay for 4 Months in 2018

Maya Bay in Thailand's Phi Phi Islands will be closed to tourists during its low season from June to September of 2018 to give the area's coral reefs time to begin recovering from decades of damage done to the bay's marine environment, most recently by boards of tourists. Maya Bay can have as many as 5,000 visitors per day during the high season.  Tourists travel there by boat from Phuket Island or from elsewhere in the Phi Phi Islands.  Maya Bay tourism got a big boost after being featured n the 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio film "The Beach".
- Video of Visiting Maya Bay and Pileh Lagoon
- Wikipedia "Phi Phi Don Island" Article
- Wikipedia "Phi Phi Islands" Article
- Tourism Authority of Thailand
- 2000 Film "The Beach" | Wikipedia | Official Trailer |