Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 08 1521 8904;
www.pumthaifoodchain.com
; classes 399-1200B; classes 1pm & 4pm)
Thai-food fans
can take cooking courses at the recommended Pum Restaurant & Cooking School in the
tourist village. You'll learn to make some of the excellent dishes that are served in its res-
taurant and go home with a great cookbook.
Tours
Ever since Leo smoked a spliff in Alex Garland's
The Beach,
Phi-Phi Leh has become
somewhat of a pilgrimage site. Aside from long-tail boat tours to Phi-Phi Leh and Ko Mai
Phai (Bamboo Island), tour agencies can arrange sunset tours to Monkey Bay and the
beach at Wang Long, both on Phi-Phi Leh, for 600B. Adventure Club is a good choice.
U-
Rip
( 0 7560 1075; per person 600B)
offers the same trip and is also highly recommended.
You can no longer camp on Maya Beach, but you can join the
Plankton Sunset Cruise
(
www.mayabaytours.com
; per person 1200B)
and sleep aboard the boat just offshore. They only take
online bookings.
Captain Bob's Booze Cruise
(
08 4848 6970;
www.phiphiboozecruise.com
;
men/women 3000/2500B;
de-
parts at 1pm, returns at 7pm)
is the latest buzz-worthy excursion and is exactly what it sounds
like. You're cruising the waters around Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh, on a sailboat, adult
beverage in hand.
Another unique choice is the
Watersports Experience
(
www.facebook.com/watersportsexperience
;
per
person with/without sports 2500/ 1500B)
, where guests can stand-up paddle (SUP), wake board,
water ski and snorkel the waters around Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Leh. You'll lunch on Ao
Rantee. You'll be zipping around in the Ali Baba speedboat, and guests who only wish to
cruise are welcome at a discount. Best booked at any of the tour offices in the village.
Sleeping
Finding accommodation on this ever-popular island has never been easy and you can ex-
pect serious room shortages at peak holiday times. Masses of touts meet incoming boats
and, while often annoying, can make your life easier.
Be sure you lock the door while you sleep and close all the windows when you go out.
Break-ins can be a problem.
