Maya Bay to close for three months next year
May Bay of “The Beach” fame will be closing for a few months to give it a chance to recover from the hordes of tourists…
Maya Bay on Phi Phi Island, made famous among others by the film The Beach, will be closed for three months for rehabilitation next year (see here for more details).
It would be a popular move – at least among those visitors who went there only to experience crowds of tourists on every square foot of the beach. Some feel the authorities might take the ban a step further to limit the number of visitors each day. TripAdvisor’s comments paint a good picture of the current state of affairs at Maya Bay…