Life beneath the waves
Travellers staying at the newly refurbished Phi Phi Island Village Beachfront can enjoy a new series of unique tours in the company of experts to learn more about the marine ecosystem of the Andaman.
The resort offers a total of 14 different ocean-based trips, each one specially designed to take guests out to sea and explore the stunning natural surroundings by boat.
An exclusive Early Bird excursion takes guests to visit Phi Phi Leh Island in the early morning before the ferries and boats from Phuket and Krabi arrive. Guests can enjoy Maya Bay at sunrise, sunbathing on the beach, snorkelling and exploring other beauty spots before the masses descend.
The half-day Island Exploring trip takes guests around the entire Phi Phi archipelago, while the Shark Seekers tour allows snorkellers to discover the teeming seas of Shark Point, where black tip reef sharks gather to feed.
Guests can also discover the islet-studded seascape of Phang-Nga Bay by kayak, including a visit to James Bond Island, or explore the spectacular marine environment in a traditional long-tail boat and create magical memories with a Romantic Rendezvous on the waves, including sunset champagne at Bamboo Island.
“The seas that surround Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort are perhaps its greatest attraction and we firmly believe it is our duty to protect them. The first stage of protection is education, and we are delighted to be able to help our guests learn more about Phi Phi’s unique but fragile marine environment world by taking them to its heart,” says Chao Treenawong, general manager of Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort.
The marine excursions complement the professional services offered by Phi Phi Island Dive Village, the resort’s own PADI-certified Five-Star Gold Palm Dive Centre, which is staffed by expert multi-lingual instructors and provides small group trips to the best dive sites around Phi Phi and Phang-Nga Bay. The resort has also created its own offshore reef to promote coral growth, and the dive centre is a member of the UN-backed Green Fins project, which supports marine biodiversity.
Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort is opening its own dedicated Marine Discovery Centre to showcase the life cycles of various types of marine dwellers found in the waters around Koh Phi Phi. This interactive facility will offer information about the area’s aquatic environment and a gift shop selling souvenirs, with the profits going to support conservation work.
Find out more at www.PhiPhiIslandvillage.com/phi-phi-recreation.php.
