Showing posts with label ko phi phi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ko phi phi. Show all posts

Ko Phi Phi Leh

Ko Phi Phi Leh


Exploring the hidden secrets in the caves of Ko Phi Phi Leh Island in Thailand is a must do when visiting Phuket or Phi Phi Island.


The only way to enter the hidden treasures inside the famous lime stone rocks of the Phi Phi islands is signing up for a canoe tour. We signed up with Sea Canoe and the journey will only be organized during the low tide, as that's the only time the water is low enough for you to enter the inside of the lime rocks.


Although the weather was cloudy, it is rainy season after all - so actually happy we weren't flushed out by a rain storm-, it is well worth the trip. Each canoe has his own "driver", meaning you just sit back, relax, enjoy the silence of the sea and explore with the eco friendly guides what's inside.


Koh Phi Phi Leh


Who would have imagined to find monkeys inside these Koh Phi Phi Leh hidden lagoons? Mangroves? Crabs and mudskippers? Birds of Prey? Amazing!


Ko Phi Phi Leh Map


Ko Phi Phi Leh and Ko Phi Phi Don are less than 50 km away from both Phuket Island and Krabi town on the west coast of southern Thailand.

Phi Phi Island

Phi Phi Island


Almost made up my mind to travel to Phi Phi Island, and I read about yet another tsunami warning. This time 7.7 earthquake hit the Andaman sea around the Nicobar Islands. Immediately a tsunami alert was triggered but unlike the devastating 2004 tsunami that hit Phuket and Banda Aceh, seems that this time neighbouring countries are safe.


Meanwhile the thermometer in my parents house in Malaysia is showing 31 degrees Celsius: according to my father it's now 4 degrees Celsius warmer than when he bought the thermometer 10 years ago in 2000. That means in every 3 years, it becomes 1 degree warmer? How scary is that?


Global warming, melting of the ice caps, more water in the seas... all in all very scary to travel to island destinations in South East Asia with all these earthquakes and tsunami warnings :-( Better go and have a swim at your nearest swimming pool...