To preserve the bay's natural beauty and ecosystem, the Thai government closed Maya Bay for a period of three years, from 2018 to 2021, to allow for rehabilitation and conservation efforts.

Andaman Sea while traveling to Thailand's Phuket on Monday.

A dramatic rescue operation unfolded near the Phi Phi Islands as national park officials saved 28 tourists after their boat ...

Some days, as many as 4,000 tourists would arrive at Maya Bay by boat and the repeated dropping of anchors caused catastrophic damage to the fragile sea floor. The Thai government finally took ...

But as Maya Bay showed, more tourists can mean more problems. In 2018, the Thai government had finally seen enough and shut the place down until further notice. Maya Bay reopened in 2022 with a strict ...