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.

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 ...

Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh, is famous as a location in Danny Boyle’s 2000 flick The Beach, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning ...

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 ...

After shutting down Maya Bay to revive and restore it, up until the present, it has returned to a good condition," said Varawut Silpa-Archa, Natural Resources and Environment Minister in the ...

Maya Bay is part of Thailand's Krabi province and close to Phi Phi Don, a popular beach holiday destination. Data released by the DNP suggests that the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National ...

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

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 ...

Maya Bay, a beautiful cove made famous by “The Beach” – a 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio – reopened to tourists on January 1, 2022 for the first time since 2018.

Video of Maya Bay, located on the island of Ko Phi Phi Leh off the southwest of Thailand, shows sharks swarm around in the waters just feet away from beachgoers.