Thailand - ‘Land of Smiles’ is home to some of the best beaches in the world. Let's take a look at some of the best beaches ...

Tourists visit Maya Bay after Thailand reopened its world-famous beach after closing it for more than three years to allow its ecosystem to recover from the impact of overtourism, at Krabi province, ...

The popular seaside hotspots like Maya Bay are facing problems with environmental damage and infrastructure stress. There is a tiny picturesque island nestled in the gulf of Thailand however that ...

In Thailand, for example, officials closed down Maya Bay for three years beginning in 2018 so that the ecosystem could recover. The Beach, a 2000 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio made the location ...

Case in point: the movie The Beach had so many people traveling to Maya Bay in Thailand that the coral reef and other marine life were damaged causing the Thai government to close the bay to all ...

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While Thailand has long been a prime destination ... cruise from Phuket to discover Phi Phi which includes a trip to Maya Bay and the Viking Cave, and snorkelling on the heart-shaped Bamboo ...

Meanwhile, in Thailand, Maya Bay on the island of Koh Phi Phi, made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie The Beach, has been ravaged by years of mass tourism, swamped by some 4,000 daily visitors.

Famous as the setting for the Hollywood blockbuster The Beach, Maya Bay in Ko Phi Phi Leh, Thailand, was closed in the summer of 2018 to restore the natural landscape, ecosystems and coral reefs ...