PP Island

In Thailand there are a lot of famous beaches,one in all is PP Island.It is in Krabi city,it's in the South of Thailand.This Island is far 28km form a town.. Six islands are in the group; Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Ley, Biddah Nok, Biddah Nai, Yung, and Pai.Each Islands have some of the interesting places to visit include.The best time for visit is between November - April.I used to go scuba diving,I saw beautiful and colorful coral.This Island have a lot of tourists form several nation.

The name is derived from Malay and the original was Pulao Pi ah Pi, where in pulao is the Malay word for island, and pi, pronounced with only a half p sound, was very close in pronunciation to the English word B, so the name was said something like Bi Bi. Later the P was pronounced with a stronger aspiration and the name became the Pi Pi we know today. The name refers to the mangrove wood found there; total area is about 35 square kilometers.

PP Don Island
Phi Phi Don Islandcovers a total area of 28 square kilometers.At the north end is Cape Laem Tohng, where there is a Chao Ley, or sea gipsy village.Diving at Laem Tohng is excellent, as it is also at Hua Rah Ket to the extreme south. There are long beaches with rocks scattered about. Two curving bays are especially beautiful,Ton Sai and Loh Dalam. This is also where accommodations and tourist services are found.

PP Ley Island
Phi Phi Ley Island is 6.6 square kilometers. It is mountainous and rocky.On the northeast is the famous 'Viking Cave' so-called from the painting therein, which His Majestry King Bhumibol was pleased to grant also the name 'Payanak' meaning 'Serpent Lord', in honour of the villagers who gatter swallow's nests on the island. Inside, on the east and south walls of the cave, are paintings from historical times of an elephant, and boats of various kinds : Arab prows,steam ships, and propeller-driven sailboats. It is theorized that these are the work of sailors, or perhaps even of pirates, because the island provides refuge during the monsoons and lies on the main shipping lane from west to east.