Maya Bay
A cove on Ko Phi Phi Le, enclosed on three sides by sheer limestone cliffs, that became world famous through the film The Beach in 2000. It lies within a national park, and its sand and reefs are now carefully protected.
- Where
- Krabi, Krabi, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 7.6769, 98.7662
Get the Maya Bay stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Maya Bay. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Krabi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Maya Bay
Ko Phi Phi Le 0.7 km
The smaller, uninhabited island of the Phi Phi group, almost all sheer limestone cliff rising from the Andaman Sea. It is part of a national park, and its lagoons and Maya Bay, the cove from the film The Beach, are reached only by boat.
Ko Phi Phi Don 7.7 km
The largest island of the Phi Phi group, about 8 km long, and the only one with people living on it. Two curving bays almost meet at its narrow middle, where the village of Ton Sai sits on a low sandy neck of land.
Ko Jum 28 km
A quiet island about 25 kilometres south of Krabi town, with three villages and a slow pace of life. Also known as Ko Pu, it has beaches face west across the Andaman Sea.
Ko Lanta 33 km
The main island of the Lanta archipelago, lying in the Andaman Sea between the Phi Phi Islands and the Krabi mainland. A string of long, quiet beaches runs down its west coast, and together with neighbouring Ko Lanta Noi it makes up a district of its own.
Ko Poda 33 km
A small limestone island about 8 kilometres off Ao Nang, ringed with white sand and shallow, clear water. It is the largest of the Poda group, with Ko Kai, Ko Mo and Ko Thap, and all of them fall within a national park.
Railay Beach 38 km
A small peninsula between Krabi town and Ao Nang, cut off from the mainland by limestone cliffs, so the only way in is by boat. Climbers come from all over the world for the cliffs, and the beaches of Phra Nang, West and East Railay and Ton Sai lie beneath them.
Ao Nang 41 km
A resort town on the Krabi coast, one of the ten subdistricts of Mueang Krabi, its beach framed by tall limestone cliffs. Long-tail boats leave straight from the sand for Railay and the islands offshore.
Ko Yao Yai 42 km
The larger of the two long islands in the middle of Phang Nga Bay, its name meaning big long island. Most of its people are Muslim fishing and farming families, and it is quieter and less developed than its smaller twin, Ko Yao Noi, to the north.
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Questions
Where is Maya Bay?
Maya Bay is in Krabi, Krabi, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ko Phi Phi Le (0.7 km), Ko Phi Phi Don (7.7 km), Ko Jum (28 km).
How do I get the Maya Bay stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Maya Bay and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Krabi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Maya Bay before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Krabi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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