Officials in Thailand have just reopened one of the country’s most famous attractions.
Maya Bay, a beautiful cove made famous by “The Beach” — a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio — began welcoming tourists on January 1, 2022 for the first time in more than three years.
The popular destination has been off limits to tourists since June 2018 as officials embarked on a rejuvenation program aimed at reviving the popular area’s decimated corals.
Located in Thailand’s Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, Maya Bay is part of Phi Phi Leh — one of the two main
Phi Phi islands in Krabi province.
Unlike the much larger Phi Phi Don, home to an abundance of budget and mid-range accommodation options,
Phi Phi Leh was only open to day-trip visitors prior to the closure of Maya Bay.
But it’s been one of the country’s most famous attractions over the last two decades,
thanks much in part to the global success of “The Beach,” part of which was filmed there.
