All photos shot with Fuji X-T4
We came to Phuket not only to party at Bangla road, but to also have a tour in Phi Phi islands. This is like one of the popular things you can do in Phuket (or in Thailand in general) and of course we can't miss that. :D So we booked the tour at the hotel front desk and the in the next two days we were ready to go.
If I remember it correctly, it was about 2,500 Baht per person and these include car transportation from our hotel in Patong to the pier (and back), lunch, snorkeling equipment, and some snacks. That is for a whole day of tour.
When we got to the pier, we were introduced to our tour guide Bobby. He has been doing this for decades already and he was so enthusiastic with greeting us. We were oriented on what we're gonna do, visit, and how long it would take.
The boat ride lasted for 45 minutes until we got to our first destination. Since we didn't had enough sleep the previous night, I just slept through that ride. :p
We arrived at the Monkey Beach.
This beach is called Monkey beach because apparently there are monkeys here. :D But we didn't see any hahah.
The beach is really beautiful though and it is one of my favorite so far.
I really love the beach as it's not one-step-and-you're-drowning-cos-it's-deep type of beach. Since I can't really swim, this is an ideal beach and I really enjoyed swimming here. :P
Next stop was at an island nearby (forgot the name) where we could do snorkeling. Here you can see Bobby did some basic lesson on how to use the mask and snorkel.
I was hesitant with doing snorkeling because well first, I can't swim, and second, I had a bad experience with wearing lifejackets when I was young because of being incorrectly worn so I was kinda scared it will happen again.
In the end, I got jealous and did it anyway. :D It was fun finally conquering one of the things I'm scared of haha! :P
Some were snorkeling near the rocks and apparently the view there is better since it's more shallow but I can't really go there since the waves were quite strong and I don't know what will happen to me there. :P
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We spent 45 minutes there and had to say goodbye to finally eat lunch. :D
We stopped near Ton Sai Beach to get our free lunch and walked around in a bit. It was refreshing to just walk and look at the stores and everything. :D
This part of the beach was nice and I would like to stay here and sit for longer but we can't since we had to leave soon. The views were really refreshing.
Next stop was at the Viking Cave!
We did snorkel here for some time but I didn't stay long because first of all I saw a really big chunk of seaweeds down below and it kinda freaked me out hahah. I don't like them, basically because some shit lives in there and who knows what could appear there randomly and touch my leg or whatever. :D I also got stung by jellyfishes which was really painful and itchy (but not to the point it was dangerous) and Bobby gave us ointment to ease the pain. :D
And here we go to the famous Pi Leh Lagoon!!!
The water's color is beautiful phthalo green and I had to take a dip. :P
Sea of bliss? lol
Our next stop was at Maya Bay! It's where Leonardo DiCaprio had their shooting of the movie 'The Beach' and they really mention that everywhere hahah.
It was quite a long walk to the beach since we had to dock at the other side because they don't allow docking at the actual Maya Bay to protect it.
Well, it was really worth the walk. <3
You can't also swim in here which was (quite) a bummer since the beach sand is really fine but it's just right so they can preserve its beauty. I'd rather them keep it this way tbh.
You can dip your butt tho! :P
Til next time, Maya Bay! <3
Our last stop was at an island nearby, just to take a quick drink before heading back home.
I had a nice Tequila Sunrise, although it should be named Tequila sunset at this time... :p
We chatted a bit with Bobby about some of his life and how long he's been doing this. He's enjoying this job, really. It was quite unfortunate for them during the 2 years of the pandemic and he had to find some random jobs to support his family.
He's happy now that tourism is slowly going back to normal and he's also starts doing what he loves to do. We thanked him for being a nice and cool tour guide and we hoped to see him again next time.
I hope you enjoyed this post as much as I do. It was really a good experience seeing all those beautiful views and all that. If you ever visit here, I hope you have a tour guide as cool as Bobby (or he himself). :P