Phi Phi Island is stunningly gorgeous. After breakfast at the resort restaurant on the beach, John suggested we go for a little walk to the Phi Phi viewpoint. We got on the path and followed the signs. The path weaved itself up and up and up. In some areas the incline was quite steep which took a lot of energy to climb in the heat. We saw lizards and …
Read moreDay 12 &. 13- Phi Phi Island- The Long Walk and Underwater Magic
We left Krabi Town in the morning and took a ferry for two hours to Phi Phi Island. This is a beach island. At the pier on Phi Phi we left the ferry and then transferred onto a long tail boat for a 10 minute ride to our accommodation at the Paradise Pearl Bungalow Resort. The water is a brilliant turquoise and I noticed convict tangs swimming in the …
After breakfast we left our treehouse and our driver drove for about 1 1/2 hours to the lake. We picked up our lake guide, Yu, along the way. At the lake we boarded a long tail boat to take us to the rafthouse. The name long tail comes from the long propeller shaft that can be over 10 feet that stretches from the motor mounted on the deck at …
The jungle sounds never stop. We slept well and had breakfast at the restaurant overlooking the limestone cliff and river. The guide drove us to another area where we started a private guided canoe tour down the river. We quickly spotted a troupe of long tailed Macaque monkeys. They were as curious about us as we were of them. They hung in the branches over our heads, so close …