After a big sumptuous lunch we cruise on to Phi Phi Don

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The tourists start flocking in around 8.30am, so it's back to the boat for a big cooked breakfast, which varies every day. It will be bacon, eggs & hash browns; toast garnished with tomato and cucumber, Thai omelet, banana crepes with honey or maple syrup, ham and eggs, cereal, cheese, ham and vegetable omelet. Breakfast is followed by a fresh fruit platter, Juice tea or coffee. Time to move on as the tourist boats start to arrive. We cruise over to the Bidas (islets), a rock formation which is great for diving and snorkeling. Our next stop is a huge Hong, which is a big lake area in the middle of the island accessed by a small entrance. We enter by dinghy and kayaks. The Hong (which means "room" in Thai) is surrounded by huge cliffs and has lovely small white sandy beaches and clear pristine water. There is a large fruit bat colony in one of the small bays. They can be photographed hanging in the trees. If the tide is right we can take in a few beers and chip some fresh oysters off the rocks. A perfect combination sitting in this pristine environment.

Which is a big Island with many bays. Ton Sai, the largest bay, is the email data harbour for the Island. Many ferries and speedboats arrive here every day bringing thousand of tourists to this very popular destination. The main village, which is ashore at this bay, has many hotels, resorts, restaurants and shopping facilities.
Phi Phi Island Look-out Point

We choose to moor in another Bay, which is near to the village and it is much more peaceful and serene at night. This is one of the advantages of being on a shoal draft catamaran, we can get in many places much closer than the deeper draft vessels. Phi Phi village is a great place to explore; it is set up for tourists with many souvenir and clothing shops. Above the bays are two viewpoints with panoramic views over the bays and Islands. There are many other interesting walks to different areas on the Island. The walk up to the viewpoint takes about 30 minutes. I usually take the guests on a round trip walking through the village and coming back down through the jungle and along the beach. Outside of the North Bay we have 2 other great spots. Monkey Beach has wild monkeys coming down out of the jungle every day, this beach also has good snorkeling off it. The other bay has great snorkeling and diving and a small island, good for swimming around and exploring the reef which has much fish life. There is an underwater cave here. You can free dive under water and come up inside. It has interesting colored stalactites.