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Phi Phi
Dive Sites - Scuba Diving - May Wall
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Maya Wall
On the west side of Koh Phi Phi Leh is Maya Bay, made famous by "The
Beach" movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and now Phi Phi's most
popular snorkelling destination. It's possible to dive the walls outside
of the bay to the south and the north with the latter offering more
of interest. 
The island walls, so beautiful above the water, are just as stunning below and in many places huge boulders have fallen and fused together to create exciting swim-throughs filled with glassfish. A good dive light is useful for looking into and under rocks in search of critters. This site has mainly hard coral cover which is not as prolific as at other Phi Phi dive sites but is still host to a multitude of reef fish including snappers, wrasse, bannerfish and moorish idols.
You'll probably see leopard sharks here and small rock groupers are numerous, as are oriental sweetlips. This is also the best dive site in Phi Phi for seeing hawksbill turtles.
At the very northern edge of the wall schools of black tips circle
constantly. They are normally around the ten metre mark, which means
that snorkellers can spot them too.
 Maya
Wall Reef Basics: |
Wall diving and swim-throughs |
| Depth: |
5 - 25m |
| Visibility: |
5 - 20m |
| Currents: |
Gentle |
| Surface
Conditions: |
Can be choppy |
| Water
Temperature: |
27 - 30°C |
| Experience
Level: |
Beginner |
| Number
of dive sites: |
2 |
| Diving
Season: |
All year round |
| Distance: |
~45 km east of Phuket (3 hours), 30 km southwest of Krabi (2½ hours) |
| Access: |
Scuba diving day tours from Phi Phi (Pee Pee) and Thailand liveaboard trips |
More detailed information on the Phi Phi dive sites:
Bida Nai |
Bida Nok |
| Garang
Heng |
Hin
Dot |
| Loh
Samah Bay |
Maya
Wall |
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Phi Phi Shark Point |
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