BACKPACKING KOH PHI PHI 🌴 Thailand Island Travel Vlog

BACKPACKING THAILAND 🇹🇭 EPISODE 20 📍KOH PHI PHI
Koh Phi Phi is one of the most popular islands in Thailand for backpackers. I stayed on the island for just 3 nights in Ibiza House Hostel (which is normally pumping but unfortunately was quite dead due to Covid). I stayed with my friend Sean who I had met previously on this trip in Koh Tao. We went scuba diving with Princess Divers and saw turtles! We also went on a half day snorkel trip to destinations like Monkey Bay and famous Maya Bay where the movie The Beach was filmed.
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[@liannezonnebeld6377]

Your videos are soo handy when it comes to seeing what the Thailand travel scene is like sort of post covid. I have backpacked around Thailand before in 2016/2017 and am going back this summer but was really unsure what to expect when I'm going back this summer, but it seems like if you stay around popular backpacking spots it's still quite busy.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yess it was quieter than I remember pre-covid but totally busy enough to be worth it! 😍

[@NataliesPassport]

There are more tourists showing up all the time now! We just went on vacation in the south and saw lots of other tourists! (not the same as before covid...but soo many more than when we got here in December!)

[@saengchat]

I am a Thai myself but I still watch your videos in order to help me traveling around my country😂. Your videos are so helpful and gives tons of information about traveling in Thailand. Looking forward to your next video :)))

[@BackpackingBananas]

Aw I love that! I’m so pleased they are useful 🥰🥰

[@jomontanee]

Me too!! Thai but watching international vloggers to prepare myself before traveling around my own country.

[@metaRising]

Been loving discovering your videos recently. My partner and I are about 8 days behind you in our adventures, arriving in Phuket in a couple of days. Thanks for making these amazing videos! Watching from our hotel in Bangkok. Can't wait to explore Koh Phi Phi!

[@ka_pow6167]

Every video I cannot get over how gorgeous Thailand is! I never would’ve known if not for you.

[@jomontanee]

Wow a lot of people! Glad to see more travelers coming together. Maya Bay looks MAGICAL!

[@cryptolife77]

Another great video Backpacking, you inspire people to live beyond typical social norms and do what in life makes you happy. Already looking forward to the next video, best wishes.

[@wirunp]

ผมพิมพ์ภาษาไทยเพื่อให้คุณรู้ว่ามีคนไทยหลายคนดูคลิปของคุณและติดตามคุณอยู่ คุณอยู่เมืองไทย 2 เดือนแต่ได้เที่ยวเยอะมาก ขอบคุณสำหรับรีวิวที่ดี ขอบคุณที่สนับสนุนการท่องเที่ยวของเมืองไทย ขอบคุณที่เคารพธรรมชาติของบ้านเรา ขอให้มีความสุขมากๆและปลอดภัยกับทริปเมืองไทยครั้งนี้ครับ ขอบคุณมากครับ

[@carlabottazzi]

Omg I worked for princess until 3 weeks before you dove with them!!! I could have been your divemaster omgggg it feels so weird to see you in my former work space, I love it. You got a great divemaster though. I hope we meet somewhere else, maybe in the blue! :)

[@daphnanuszen3187]

Amazing video! Glad to see you having a good time with a good crowd!

[@GirlGoingGlobal]

Ahhh this looked so fun and bought back so many memories for me! Loved the video - thanks for sharing!

[@rcj97]

This is making me nostalgic! Koh Bida Nok was one of the first dives I ever did.

[@rachelfritz]

Loving these Thailand vlogs! I spent 10 days on Koh Lanta volunteering at Lanta Animal Welfare. I suggest renting a motor bike and explore the island after Koh Phi Phi!

[@NickyDunn]

Hiya, your videos always have great content, and so easy to watch. Informative. Beautiful underwater footage. I am very envious of your dives. It has been a while since I have done it. Maya Bay is breathtaking. What a lovely day. Great experience. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Have a great week.

[@surendrakhaitan4049]

What a wonderful video. Was in phi Phi about 7 years ago during Songkran and was blasted with water from all directions. This video has wet my desire to be back there soonest. Really nice to see your videos. So lively and full of fun. Keep enjoying.

[@keishypoo9769]

Loving these Thailand vlogs 🥰

[@theomnetwork3898]

Seeing both sides of you on this trip, you seem to be living your best life once you were solo travelling. I too am a solo traveler, and there is just something so freeing about it, just being spontaneous and living completely in the moment :)

[@Dempseyniamh]

I am leaving to travel long term in the summer, and have been considering Thailand. So these videos are great for some ideas etc plus you seem so lovely 😊

[@melanieb2866]

Your videos always make my day a lot better and I always feel so uplifted and motivated by your energy and confidence! You always seem to go out of your comfort zone and that has encouraged me to also go out of my comfort zone more often and try things I usually wouldn’t have! So thank you so much! 💛✨

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Melanie 🥰🥰 That’s awesome to hear! I’m proud of you!!

[@nhanto3192]

Beautiful

[@isabellec7144]

I'll be in Koh Phi Phi in exactly a week and this is making me so excited!!! Thanks for sharing 😍😍

[@BackpackingBananas]

Woo 🥳 hope you have a fab time!

[@seandesmond5560]

Great vlog wonderful Christie!!! 💖 Maya Bay is beautiful!!! Your diving is amazing!!!

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Sean! I’ve been doing so much diving in Thailand 😅

[@BANGTEEZ_IN_YOUR_AREA]

You’ve really inspired me to want to get my Open Water Diving licence, it just looks so heavenly being in the water. Went first time scuba diving in Turkey and heading back there in September, will look to get my licence in Kas 😍🙌🏾

[@maddiemurphy9252]

Geez I’m super early 😂 excited to see the rest of the Thailand vids before seeing your journey to Aus. Safe travels!

[@BackpackingBananas]

You are v early! 🥳🥳

[@MillaExplores]

Oh that looks amazing! I always enjoy watching your diving videos, they're so full of positive vibes and the diving seems so peaceful! The halfday tour looked like a fun time. 😍🙌🏼 So funny that there actually were sharks there 🤣

[@BackpackingBananas]

I can’t believe there were actual sharks! 😅😅

[@opheliaretardanta8348]

This place looks so picturesque I’m so jealous but glad that you got to visit again Christianne one day I hope to go too❤😊

[@kyramioso]

haha I get how it is vlogging on the go and when you get things happening like the guy shouting at the end scene while you're saying goodbye :D Great video! I remember Koh Phi Phi being a blur when I went. There was a massive beach party that rivalled the full moon party. I had forgotten even what the main town area looked like haha

[@pureekumluewong7562]

Awesome vdo , really enjoy watching your journey.

[@thanaang1455]

You are so good jumping in the water and also very beautiful at Maya bay. I plan to go there next month not sure about the weather.

[@holliejane3605]

Thanks to your videos, my fiancé and I will be backpacking Thailand for our honeymoon in December over Christmas and new year. I could not be more excited.

[@BackpackingBananas]

That’s awesome 🤩🤩

[@Sacmagique]

ah, this brings back some memories! I went to phi phi on my first backpacking trip 8 years ago. I'm now seriously thinking of taking a couple of months off to go backpacking again, solo this time! it would be interesting to experience it as a 31 year old!

[@deemarie8647]

So the beach where The Beach was shot has the sand that you imagine when you think of sand and not the rotten stuff we get anywhere else? It just looked stunning.I’m new here but I’ve been working my way back watching lots of your old videos. Loving it.

[@codyeffinrogers1]

I was on Phi Phi Island for Christmas this last year. I did all the same things you did. it brought back great memories. Garlic 1992 was the best food on the island as well. Love your videos and am looking into the Pakistan 2022 trip...

[@BackpackingBananas]

Oh nice to hear it was all still running this time last year!

[@noorbenditz8882]

What a beautiful video. I LOVE sean's ring😍

[@theKorkk]

I'm planning a trio to thailand in May and your videos are perfect in nit planning on backpacking but I'm planning on visiting phuket and ko phi phi probably Krabi also anyway great videos keep em coming!

[@hennavanninen189]

Sean seems like an awesome dude! Happy travels ☺️❤️

[@beccajanestclair]

The dives look amazing!

[@Bangkokguitar]

I really love your zesty personality and posts, Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@ShimonMeetsWorld]

I found that places Koh Phi Phi and Phuket were far more expensive than places like Krabi or even Bangkok, but I do feel like it’s worth it because it’s just so beautiful there 😍 (shame about the weather during your time there though)

[@georgeabroad2367]

Fascinating when I went Maya bay seven years ago the boats pulled into Maya bay jumped out and small area to swim but was overwhelming amount. Part of reason that Maya Bay was closed because fuel boat pollution and to help shark biology regeneration

[@travelingskys4551]

I’m loving this series!

[@BackpackingBananas]

❤️❤️❤️

[@billmccaleb7481]

Yay backflips! Well one and some weird jumps. Love the dives. So awesome to see the turtles! Thailand is incredible and it looks like everyone had a great time!

[@ambersiyin]

Mama noodles is a brand of instant noodles that is very popular in Thailand. It’s freaking delicious :D

[@yasinali6379]

Your videos are amazing. I visited Thailand in 2017 and have been dying to go back again and visit the places I missed last time like Koh Pagnan, Chiangmai and Maya Bay. I’m planning to go February next year again and cannot wait. October to March still the best months weather wise you reckon?

[@TheBigDaddyClub]

19:12 i watch all Phi Phi videos. its an amazing place. Had a blast in Ibiza pool parties and made few videos on my channel. Maya bay is so cool, i was lucky to visit 2 months before it was closed in 2018, and yea, we had to swim from the boat to the island as there was no platform back then. Thailand is amazing. been there 5 times. will be back many more times..

[@2Travelis2Live]

Great video. That was a beautiful bay by the way.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Marcia! Wasn’t it just 😍

[@LarsWagner]

we have been there when they just reopened and it was amazing !!!

[@khalid6656]

Show must go on without stop 😍

[@KEITRUCKWA]

Hi Joey from perth really like your content great channel 🙏

[@haxter3]

Awesome video Christianne 😊👍👍

[@BackpackingBananas]

❤️❤️❤️

[@verynicetravel]

Wish to visit those places someday.....it was an awesome video! ❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

❤️❤️

[@erik....]

I visited Phi phi with some friends in 2010.. Lived in some cheap small houses and had ants building a road over my pillow. :D But it was really nice there.

[@Raycarlaxo]

Catching up pm all your vlogs !

[@fleurkempenaar3565]

This makes my day ☺️☺️

[@BackpackingBananas]

❤️❤️❤️

[@toneloc3372]

Love your Adventures ❤️

[@BoStark]

Phi Phi was one of my highlights, stayed longer than originally planned. This was many years ago though.

[@SeanHendy]

Oh yes there ARE sharks in Maya bay. In fact, the sight of baby sharks coming back to the bay was one of the signs of the success of the closure of it all that time, in that it gave the ecosystem a chance to recover. I went there in 2003 and whilst it was good to see it in person, there were a ridiculous number of boats in the bay. Hopefully they get the balance right now, controlling the number of tourists but also still giving people a chance to go and see it.

[@paulopushka9979]

Oh my gosh! Loving that

[@BackpackingBananas]

😊❤️

[@relax7540]

It was really interesting ! ❤

[@riadives6422]

Absolutely loving these videos! Went to Thailand in 2016, but there is so much I didn't get so see/do... Definitely need to plan another Thailand adventure 🤙🏻☀️😁

[@danielkhalandovskiy3236]

Love your scuba diving video

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Daniel!

[@N8turElle]

One of my favs!

[@carmelsm2915]

I'm going backpacking around Asia for 9 months In October! your Vlogs are giving me so much inspiration on where to go! Would you recommend the Banana pancake trail? We're still planning routes around Asia. Keep going you're fantastic!

[@BackpackingBananas]

The banana pancake trail is a good place to start planning! It’s a great route that makes logical sense 😊 of course, do some further research and see if you wanna adapt it in any way to suit your own interests

[@Hayley-tx3jx]

I absolutely love your videos!! You have the best personality you seem so fun and down to earth. I have a question (to anyone reading) would you advise travelling with a MacBook? I want to go backpacking for a few months in SE Asia and then onto Australia to do my working holiday. If I was only going backpacking I wouldn’t take it, but once I’m in Australia I plan on staying for a year or two, and need my laptop to work. I don’t want to buy a new one as it’s only a year old and has my work on it. I’m just so worried about it being stolen/ broken. Any advice would be appreciated 😊

[@slipperyjoker2659]

Great video! You are so amazing and inspiring! I'm currently traveling around Canada so a good motivation for me :)

[@markeisner318]

I agree she is amazing for sure . Have fun traveling Canada . Don’t miss the chance to see Nova Scotia.

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thank you 🥰 hope you’re having a fab time in Canada!

[@markeisner318]

@@BackpackingBananas you need to come to Canada sometime ! We would love to host you.

[@katrinamcphee4899]

@@markeisner318 I'm going to be travelling Canada soon, what is there to do in Nova Scotia, accessible by public transport?

[@markeisner318]

@@katrinamcphee4899 well lots to do and see , you will have to research public transport as there are busses that move around the province just not sure exactly where.

[@noah0563]

First 🔥

[@BackpackingBananas]

Yeewww 🤙🏼

[@MrBlupp69]

Hey, I am going Thailand end of the month, as you seem to be visiting most places of my "planned" route, could you please check out koh ngai (the little arrowhead on the map below koh lanta) on your way back from Koh Lipe ? . It's supposed to be great for snorkeling from the beach, so I'd appreciate if you could check it out.

[@aryoldmagdasoc497]

so nice. .thailand green water, Philippines blue water.

[@keepintouchthailand9983]

So nice trip

[@toshishutter1720]

เที่ยวให้สนุกนะครับ

[@michaelajoyce5009]

Could you do a video about what vaccines you’ve had & how to prepare for travelling to Thailand, the internet is a black hole when it comes to stuff like that 🤯 ps… I’m a new follower & I’m obsessed

[@MelissaLearns]

She has a video about getting to Thailand already and it may mention everything you are looking for. Have you seen it? Or is it missing more of the info you are looking for?

[@michaelajoyce5009]

@@MelissaLearns no, I haven’t but I’ll have a look now, thank you 😊

[@michaelajoyce5009]

@@mr.westpark5568 thank you for the information! I’ll get looking thanks 🙏🏼

[@user-bs4vb8vh6m]

Paladise on the Earth 😯🌅🏝

[@dees-days]

i actually saw a baby shark like 3 meters away from the beach when i went to maya bay in januari, might have been like only 50cm big tho

[@jayy2676]

Beauty!❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

🥰

[@oodypatofficial140]

Sweet time.

[@viceieva]

Awesome 🤗😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BackpackingBananas]

❤️❤️

[@jazzthemess9636]

Beautiful wish i was there

[@dwightverlinde6265]

Nice videos every time. Where you goiing afyer phi phi ?

[@tresa9616]

You vlogs are so nice... 😍

[@BackpackingBananas]

Thanks Theresa ❤️❤️

[@brandonsanders9674]

I want to be there so badly! I live in Michigan and I have had enough of IT!!

[@user-bs4vb8vh6m]

I love Phuket island

[@jasminenewton3540]

"mama" is a thai instant noodle brand lol they're one of my favorite instant noodles

[@BackpackingBananas]

They were so good!

[@jasminenewton3540]

@@BackpackingBananas Yes! So good 😋 I miss Thailand but at least I can buy mama noodles here in the U.S.

[@NomadicRuss]

Awesome vid! Hope your bananas aren't copyrighted XD

[@Chris.BootsontheGround]

"Mama" is just the make of the ramen noodle 🍜.. Plenty of MSG🥴, khap🙏🏼..

[@katrinamcphee4899]

Fun Fact with Kat #3: Western Australia is the only state/territory in Australia I am yet to visit. Also I leave on my trip to Canada and possibly others places for the rest of the year in two weeks from tomorrow!!

[@leahelizabeth7861]

Hello from Canada! I hope you enjoy my wonderful (albeit, cold!) country. Where will you be going?

[@katrinamcphee4899]

@@leahelizabeth7861 Hi Leah, I was born there and have been back many times from Australia, I plan to do as much of the country as possible from West to East, especially Vancouver, lots of the Rockies, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, hopefully across to PEI as well and bits in between!

[@leahelizabeth7861]

@@katrinamcphee4899 that’s a great itinerary!!! I haven’t even been to Quebec or the Maritimes yet as someone who’s lived in Canada all my life hahaha have fun!

[@keepintouchthailand9983]

💖

[@hollydavies4041]

Heyyy I’m doing Thailand December and January where do you recommend I stay for Christmas? New year I’m thinking Koh phangan

[@geert1734]

July 1 restrictions and testing in Thailand

[@r.m6094]

Hi Backpacking bananas! How did you book your ferry??

[@jaibankoti]

Great video! How busy is the nightlife at the moment there?

[@BackpackingBananas]

Not like it used to be but for sure busy enough for a good time!

[@VTK72]

❤️❤️❤️

[@georgiasmall5241]

Hi! I’m going to Thailand for three weeks abs wondering how much money to take in baht? Not sure if it’s bad to have too much cash on us! Any advice would be great!

[@tt_looking_glass]

May I ask what camera did you use to film this trip?

[@jadeh4560]

Love garlic 1992 their massaman curry 🤌

[@BackpackingBananas]

Delish 🤤🤤

[@RutherVirina]

Hi. What is the name of the hostel where you stayed? Thank you!

[@Philbie232]

What's the song called during the sunset on boat???

[@karlok.]

Hey i realy like your videos and u helpt me a lot with my trip planing. Im on phuket right now. Wanna meet up?

[@imran9960703987]

how much they charge for scuba diving and got how much hours?

[@r.m6094]

did you prebook the dive online? also your camera is amazing under water- where did you get it? arent you scared of seeing sharks? that sounds like a bad thing?

[@BackpackingBananas]

I didn’t pre-book the dive, just went to the dive shop when I arrived! I just use a GoPro for filming and nooooo sharks are great 😍 most sharks are not harmful at all, I love them!

[@EduardoOrtiz-tv9fm]

Tienes uno ojos muy bellos, el vídeo está genial

[@BackpackingBananas]

Gracias Eduardo 😊

[@r.m6094]

is it safe to stay in hostels again? the pandemic is making me so paranoid :( also, how do you keep your phone, camera and money safe while yure swimming, snorkeling and stuff? I am scare my stuff will get stolen

[@yenlinhtran69]

What song is this? I can’t find it.