Comments on: Ko Phi Phi

By: David Whitley

David Whitley — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:52:50 +0000

I find the general rule of avoiding anyone who professes to enjoy “partying”, and uses that specific verb, is an excellent one. And any destination that majors in “partying”, by default, will be borderline hellish.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:13:52 +0000

Back in 2003 when I visited Kho Phi Phi I had the time of my life and loved every minute being there. It was before the tsunami occurred so maybe it has been rebuilt completely differently and lost some of its character. I also travelled there out of season so it was quieter. Maybe if you are going to travel to some islands but prefer them a little less crowded, then perhaps you should travel out of season too.

However I don’t like many of Thailand’s Islands and if I recommend places for people to visit I always suggest Krabi. Different courses for different horses though!

By: Traveling Ted

Traveling Ted — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:16:34 +0000

When I visited Thailand in January of 2005 Ko Phi Phi was not an option as it was only two weeks after the devastating tsunami. I might have gone there had this not have occurred. Now, thanks to this review, I will not go as I do not like overcrowded and over rated places. It is not the crowds so much I mind, but the fact that is over rated. If it is crowed for a good reason then it might be worth seeing, but if the beaches are not that great then why bother.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:29:13 +0000

I haven’t been to Lipe in years and I will never go back. I went there when it was really undeveloped and while it is still less developed than Phi Phi, it’s just not the same as when I went. I’ve seen too many pictures and heard too much from my friends. I would rather not go back and ruin the image in my mind.

I can’t stand Phi Phi. It’s so over rated! I was sad to see you tweet about Phi Phi leh being built up now too!

By: Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 10:50:52 +0000

We arrived in Koh Phi Phi yesterday having travelled from Koh Lipe. Lipe was magical, although it is low season, aparently it was very busy two weeks ago. Would be very interested to hear if you found a better place?

I found that my distaste for PP, hit me as soon as I got off the ferry and wandered through, what is basically, a market sandwiched between two beaches and a sewer. I was tempted to get straight back on the ferry to Krabi. I would leave right now, but it’s Thai New Year (Songkran) and we’re kind of stuck here for three nights. I’m counting them down. Understand that I was really looking forward to Thai New Year, but it has just served to emphasize the alcohol fueled mayhem. Beneath that brown foam of which you speak, (what is that stuff anyhow?), there now lies a layer of broken glass.

I was searching the internet to see if anybody else shared my opinion of Koh Phi Phi and to work out where to go next. So, despite this being an old post, I was glad to stumble across it.

I was glad to hear that you liked Koh Tao aswell, because after the last two days we were considering avoiding all such places from now on. I guess we’ll just give Phuket a miss and continue on our journey!

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:12:25 +0000

Sadly, from what I hear, it’s like Ko Phi Phi now!

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:50:23 +0000

Hello,

I visited Koh Lipe in 2003 and found it to be the best island I have ever been to. I have hit almost all of them since then, and I read that it has changed drastically from some of these posts. Can someone who has been their recently please fill me in. I am planning a trip back soon. Thanks.

By: Zhu

Zhu — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:51:24 +0000

Bad spelling, “reverse” trip. Duh. Sorry, long backpacking day!

By: Zhu

Zhu — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:50:05 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with you.

We are doing the “reserve” trip since we came from Malaysia and worked our way to Phuket (most people seem to start in Phuket and go South). When we arrived in Thailand, we found some amazing islands in the Trang Province. Not too crowded, pretty cheap, friendly people etc.

Ko Phi Phi was a huge disappointment, Ko Lanta wasn’t great, and you can imagine what I think of Phuket where we currently are

I don’t know Thailand that well but I’d say Trang Province has some awesome islands.

By: Zhu

Zhu — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:31:20 +0000

Couldn’t agree more!

We are leaving Phi Phi tomorrow and I really didn’t like it. First time in Thailand, we were coming from the South, from Malaysia. We’ve seen very nice place around the Trang Islands and Phi Phi, the so-called “paradise place” was a huge disappointment.

I’ll get over, we still have a lot to see in Thailand! But really don’t understand the people who swear it is the best beach in Thailand. Seriously guys? Well, you clearly haven’t been out much.

We took a half-day tour to Maya Bay (like everybody else). The boats were packed and the water was dirty. The place is overdeveloped and way to expensive for what it is. People like it because they want to get drunk and get laid. That’s it.