Tue, August 16, 2022
Published: Jul 24, 2022
Two popular sites in Krabi will be closed to tourists for two months from August, national park officials said last week.
Published: Jan 02, 2022
Krabi’s beautiful Maya Bay has been opened to tourists from January 1 for the first time since June 1, 2018.
Published: Dec 16, 2021
Tourists will not be allowed to play in the seawater in Maya Bay in Krabi’s Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park as it would affect blacktip reef sharks and coral reefs, Marine biologist Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
Published: Dec 13, 2021
A little over 4,000 tourists will be allowed to enter Maya Bay in Krabi’s Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park each day from January 1 onwards.
Published: Nov 16, 2021
Maya Bay, made famous by the Hollywood blockbuster "The Beach", will be reopened to tourists from New Years Day. The beach on Krabis Ko Phi Phi Leh island has been closed since June 2018.
Published: Mar 10, 2021
“Not yet” was the answer given by authorities on Tuesday to calls for the famed Maya Bay in Krabi province to reopen after two years in rehab.
Published: Nov 03, 2020
The white sandy beaches of Krabi’s beautiful Maya Bay may be opened to tourists next year, though a panel of experts will first be consulted about the suitability of the plan.
Published: Jun 15, 2020
The Puu Kai (chicken crab) or “hairy leg” mountain crab has made a rare appearance on closed Maya Bay Beach, Phi Phi Island, much to the excitement of conservationists – the first time in ten years that this crustacean has been spotted.
Published: May 17, 2020
Maya Bay will remain closed as rehabilitation of the famous beach continues after enormous corals were destroyed through excess tourism.
Published: Jan 14, 2020
A five-metre long whale shark estimated to weigh two tonnes was spotted near Maya Bay in Krabi province on Monday (January 13), authorities said.
Published: Sep 29, 2019
Coral reefs and ecosystems at the world-famous Maya Bay in the Andaman sea have been almost fully revived, but a date for its reopening to tourists has not been set.
Published: May 21, 2019
Coral bleaching and the annual monsoon are the only threats to the ongoing recuperation of Maya Bay, now that tourists have been kept away for a year, and probably for another two years as well.