Phi Phi Islands and their limestone bays

Phi Phi Islands in Krabi combine limestone cliffs, sheltered bays and a marine park setting that shapes each approach.

Phi Phi Islands in Krabi form a six-island group in Thailand’s Andaman Sea, between Phuket and the Krabi coast. Their limestone cliffs, sandy beaches and bay-fringed shorelines give the archipelago a sharply layered profile.

Phi Phi Islands in the Andaman Sea

The islands belong to Krabi Province and sit within Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park. Krabi Province and the park designation are part of the place’s core identity.

Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le are the best-known islands in the group. The wider archipelago includes limestone mountains, caves and long white beaches, which gives the islands a strong geological character.

Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le

Phi Phi Don is the larger island and the main inhabited one. Phi Phi Le is smaller and is known for steep limestone hills around sheltered bays.

The archipelago’s most familiar landscape comes from the contrast between high rock walls and water-level beaches. Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le anchor that contrast.

A marine park landscape

The islands are associated with coral-rich water and limestone formations rather than a built townscape. That mix makes the archipelago read as a natural site with settlement concentrated on only part of it.

Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park also places the islands within a protected coastal framework. The national park status is one of the most durable facts about the group.

Visiting Phi Phi Islands: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The islands are reached by boat from Krabi and Phuket. That sea-only access is part of the geography, not an add-on.
• The terrain is rocky and steep in places, with limestone hills, caves and bays. Paths and viewpoints on the islands follow that relief.
• Phi Phi Don is the inhabited island, while Phi Phi Le is associated with uninhabited limestone scenery. The difference between the two is central to the archipelago.
• The official language is Thai and the currency is the Thai baht.
• Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.

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Frequently asked questions about Phi Phi Islands

Where are Phi Phi Islands?

Phi Phi Islands lie in Krabi Province, in Thailand’s Andaman Sea between Phuket and the Krabi coast. They are part of Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park.

What does a visit involve?

A visit centres on boat access, limestone scenery and the contrast between Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le. The landscape combines inhabited shorelines, steep rock and sheltered bays.

What makes Phi Phi Islands distinctive?

The archipelago’s defining features are its six-island makeup, its limestone terrain and its national-park setting. Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Le give the group its clearest visual identity.