For many, a day trip is the best way to experience the beauty. Phi Phi Don was devastated by the tsunami and almost all of the built area between the two bays was flattened. By mid-2006 less than 30 per cent had been rebuilt, giving the island a more natural appearance. Phi Phi Don: is the largest of the islands and the best known for its distinctive butterfly shape. Most of the tourist centres on the island are located on a small piece of land between two deep bays that come within 500m of each other. Prior to the tsunami, the area had become sadly over-developed with little proper planning and control. There is a small commercial centre near the pier on the Ton Sai bay side. Hills loom on both sides and only a few beaches on the east side of the island can accommodate further resorts. From the central village you can walk up to a lookout point that gives the best views of Ton Sao and Dalam bays. Phi Phi Ley: is the second largest of the two islands but has a small area suitable for landing. Maya bay is the destination for all tours and has a lovely pristine beach and nature trails leading a few hundreds metres down a dead end valley. It’s worth exploring this as it leads to a small grotto that fills with seawater from another bay through a small cave. Yung and Bamboo Island: are rarely visited unless you are on a longer tour, but they do have a couple of lovely beaches on them; however, you cannot venture much beyond these due to sheer rock faces. People come to these islands to escape the crowds in the high season, chartering long boats from Phi Phi Don. Bida Nok and and Nai: are little more than rocks dotting out of the ocean but are notable for providing some of the best diving in the area and are frequently visited by diving trips, with amazing water clarity down to 20 metres. | 
