Maya Bay was once a secluded and untouched paradise, known only to a handful of locals and fishermen. However, after the release of "The Beach" in 2000, the bay's popularity soared, and it quickly ...

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

The Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach helped put Maya Bay on the "must see" list of every visitor to Thailand. But that proved too much for its delicate ecosystem. The pandemic helped change that.

One of the world’s most popular holiday destinations has postponed the introduction of a new tourism levy after a surprise ...

Thailand's Maya Bay, which was made famous in "The Beach" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is set to reopen after three years.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Maya Bay at Phi Phi Leh Island, Krabi, Thailand will be temporarily closed from August 1 to September 30, 2025. This two-month closure is intended to allow nature to breathe and ...

On any given day in Thailand's Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef sharks cruise in the cyan shallows while about 4,000 tourists visit its white-sand beach flanked by towering cliffs. Shark numbers ...

Thailand’s Maya Bay, a tropical paradise made famous by the 2000 film “The Beach,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is set to reopen next year following more than three years of closure, Thai ...

158 blacktip reef sharks — a survey record — were spotted in Maya Bay, Thailand, showing the success of conservation and ecosystem recovery efforts in the area.

8 minute read Maya Bay at Phi Phi Leh island, Thailand, seen on Mar. 12, 2022 Carola Frentzen/picture alliance via Getty Images By Chad de Guzman/Bangkok August 10, 2022 1:15 AM EDT ...

158 blacktip reef sharks — a survey record — were spotted in Maya Bay, Thailand, showing the success of conservation and ecosystem recovery efforts in the area.