We were very sad to leave Koh Tao, however excited to arrive in Phi Phi after hearing from lots of friends that it was the ‘paradise island of Thailand’. The journey from Koh Tao was a long 12 hours (3 ferries and 1 coach) but we finally arrived. It was extremely beautiful, however the weather wasn’t great but we were hoping it would clear up! We arrived at our hotel (yes a hotel and not a hostel!) in the evening, unpacked and went straight for dinner (we ate at the most amazing burger place called Monster Burger where you made your own burgers – 100% would recommend) The town was very buzzy which is always a good sign for us.
We woke up the following day and the weather unfortunately did not clear up, we decided to spend the day doing our washing (not very glamorous) and having a Thai massage. We spent the evening in the town, having drinks with friends we made in Koh Samui and watching Mai Thai boxing. On our third day we kayaked over to a beach which was a lot of fun.
So the bad weather finally cleared up on our last day! In the morning we walked up to the viewpoint of Koh Phi Phi which was beautiful. However walking up hill in 30 degrees heat for 30 minutes to get to the viewpoint was not very enjoyable! But the view once we were at the top was definitely worth it.
We spent the afternoon on a tour around the islands of Phi Phi, our first stop was monkey island.. Now I am not the biggest animal lover so I was pretty scared. We approached the island on a tiny boat (which almost capsized before we got there), I could see the monkeys jumping on people’s backs and the people screaming. I was brave enough to get off the boat but I stood well away. George on the other hand had monkeys climbing all over him! However, I was glad this wasn’t me after seeing a man getting bitten on the ear by one! We left monkey beach and went snorkelling in the sea (this was no where near as good as diving!) and swimming in lagoons which was absolutely beautiful. The journey back to the main beach was a bit of a nightmare as the sea was extremely choppy and the waves were crashing into the tiny boat nearly making it capsize again.
Despite the weather our time in Phi Phi was lovely but it had come to an end and we were back on a ferry to Phuket where we would catch a flight to the north of Thailand. Next stop… Chiang Mai!
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