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Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
Koh Phi Phi Tour
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Krabi Town 83000, Thailand

The Phi Phi Islands are an island group in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the west Strait of Malacca coast of the mainland. The islands are administratively part of Krabi province. Ko Phi Phi Don is the largest island of the group, and is the most populated island of the group, although the beaches of the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Lee , are visited by many people as well. The rest of the islands in the group, including Bida Nok, Bida Nai, and Bamboo Island , are not much more than large limestone rocks jutting out of the sea. The Islands are reachable by speedboats or Long-tail boats most often from Krabi Town or from various piers in Phuket Province. Phi Phi Don was initially populated by Muslim fishermen during the late-1940s, and later became a coconut plantation. The Thai population of Phi Phi Don remains more than 80% Muslim. The actual population however, if counting laborers, especially from the north-east, is much more Buddhist these days. The population is between 2,000 and 3,000 people . The islands came to worldwide prominence when Ko Phi Phi Leh was used as a location for the 2000 British-American film The Beach. This attracted criticism, with claims that the film company had damaged the island's environment, since the producers bulldozed beach areas and planted palm trees to make it resemble description in the book, an accusation the film's makers contest. An increase in tourism was attributed to the film's release, which resulted in increases in waste on the Islands, and more developments in and around the Phi Phi Don Village. Phi Phi Lee also houses the Viking Cave, where there is a thriving industry harvesting edible bird's nest. Ko Phi Phi was devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, when nearly all of the island's infrastructure was destroyed. As of 2010 most, but not all, of this has been restored.
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