Rent a longtail boat from ko phi phi don for around 1500B for 3 hours at 8am in the morning and go straight to maya bay. There will be very less people and no day trip people yet. You can have the whole beach to yourself and enjoy the beautiful maya bay.

We went to Maya Bay May 2013 and booked a day excursion from one of the many travel agents in Phi Phi. The cost was 400 baht for a half day excursion to maya bay in a Long Boat which included breakfast and lunch. There was also the same deal in a speed boat which was at 1500 baht. Saving... More

One of the most beautiful beaches that I have ever seen - unfortunately it was very busy and covered in rubbish dropped by lazy tourists, but still a must-do!

Booked a tour from Khao Lak for 2400THB. The place has heavily cashed on Di Caprio's movie 'The Beach'! Went on a speedboat which takes nearly an hour and you do get bored and sleepy but once you see the cliffs and the turquoise blue sea you forget everything else! Yes,its crowded but you won't mind. The area is totally... More

nothing special with the huge numbers of boats and people theres nothing else to see. water is clean but if your looking for corals and pretty fishes well wrong place to visit.similan is way....... much better. if i was nemo i wouldn't want to live there.

we went by longtail boat to Maya .It was our choice of transport in keeping with the local mode as opposed to speed boat which would have been faster but whats the hurry .The L/t boat skippers are also very good at giving out some local knowledge and we found that very helpful and lots of fun.The water at Maya... More

there were 10 longtail boats and 8 speedboats in the bay when we were there, altogether about 500 people, with lots of noise and chaos, no fun

You get what you're willing to do and what you pay for! Did you book a cheap tour to get to this beach with 100s of other tourists? Don't be disappointed in Maya Bay! Be disappointed with your decision not to book a private boat to this beach at sunrise! Get your butt out of bed for 6am and do... More

Lovely beach and I made to catch a photo with stunning colour of the sea and white sand with me but two ladies I couldn't avoid behind my back. I been there with organized tour and we were lucky to come first before all boats and hundreds of people, our guide was smart boy.Photos of this beach you must have... More