The Tourism Department of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports had formed a special committee to study the possibility of reopening Phi Phi’s legendary Maya Bay.
Maya bay not reopen until May 2021 due to environmental concerns. This date is not set in stone and depends on how long it will take for the local coral reefs and mangrove forests to recover from damage done by tourism.
Closed to visitors in 2018, the site became famous after serving as a filming location for The Beach, a movie starring Leonardo di Caprio and Tilda Swinton. Since the 1999 film, the area has suffered from overwhelming tourist traffic that has damaged and contaminated the pristine area.