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[Breaking News]150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, March 29 Kyodo - Video taken on March 28, 2026, shows Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. The opening ceremony for the 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain was held the same day, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in attendance. (Kyodo)

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (front row, 3rd from L) poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on March 28, 2026. The 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain is expected to generate about 9.8 billion yen ($61 million) in annual economic activity, as around 30 million people are expected to visit.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 28, 2026, shows Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. The opening ceremony for the 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain was held the same day, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in attendance.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 28, 2026, shows Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. The opening ceremony for the 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain was held the same day, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in attendance.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on March 28, 2026. The 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain is expected to generate about 9.8 billion yen ($61 million) in annual economic activity, as around 30 million people are expected to visit.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 28, 2026, shows Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. The opening ceremony for the 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain was held the same day, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in attendance.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 28, 2026, shows Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. The opening ceremony for the 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain was held the same day, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in attendance.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Photo taken on March 28, 2026, shows Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo. The opening ceremony for the 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain was held the same day, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike in attendance.

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co

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Tourism Killed Thailand's Most Famous Bay

Maya Bay, on Ko Phi Phi Leh island of the Phi Phi Archipelago, is famous as the location of the movie "The Beach", starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Released in 2000, it focused on a group of backpackers looking to create their own private utopia on an unbelievably beautiful island in Thailand. Part of the Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, the stunning cove is surrounded by dramatic cliffs and boasts an exquisite, 250-meter white crescent strand that is the platonic ideal of a beach. In the wake of the movie, the trickle of visitors to Maya Bay became a deluge. As many as 4,000 arrived daily on flotillas of tourist boats that damaged the coral and scared off the blacktip reef sharks that used the bay as a mating pool. Crowds trampled the delicate sea floor. To stop further damage, authorities closed Maya Bay to tourists in June 2018.When it reopened in January 2023, visitors were limited to 380—not per day, but per hour. Approaches by boat were banned, as was swimming. “The best solution is nobody co