KOH PHI PHI LEY (THAILAND): Hordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as Thai park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.

We had spent the morning diving against the 100-metre high sea cliffs on Koh Phi Phi Ley's western edge, with clown fish, Moorish idols, and fleets of hundreds of iridescent blue fish.

Thailand’s idyllic Phi Phi islands are now facing a drinking water crisis because of a glut of tourists flocking to enjoy the archipelago’s sandy white shores and turquoise waters.

KOH PHI PHI LEY, THAILAND (AFP) - While travel stopped and the world locked down, in the dazzling blue waters of Thailand's idyllic Phi Phi islands, a gentle renaissance was under way.

Maya Bay, ringed by cliffs on Ko Phi Phi Ley island, will be shut down as the world-famous Boracay Island in the Philippines prepares to reopen after a six-month closure to give way to rehabilitation.

Contestants in the Miss Universe beauty pageant wear scuba masks as the get ready to snorkel near Phi Phi Ley island off the coast of Phuket, Thailand today. You write the cutline. 2. In a scene ...

KOH PHI PHI LEY, Krabi: Hordes of tourists clamber across the white sand with selfie sticks as park rangers wade into turquoise waters to direct boats charging into the cliff-ringed cove.