Where did you shoot the "Beach"?

The film "Beach", shot in 2000, D. Boyle, has a lot of fans. After all, in our time more and more people, tired of the benefits of civilization, are looking for "paradise on Earth." Such a place for many Russian tourists was Thailand.

For some time to the most frequently visitedThe islands were added by two more: Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Ley (Krabi province). After all, these are the places where the film "Beach" was shot, the main role of which was played by L. DiCaprio. There are islands in the Andaman Sea, in the Phang Nga Bay, near the popular Fr. Phuket. However, the author of the book A. Garland mentioned an island located in the Gulf of Thailand.

Evaluating the interest of tourists, enterprising Thaisorganize trips there with Fr. Phuket. On a motor boat (speedboat), you can get to the islands in 40-50 minutes. On the island of Phi Phi Don there are hotels, and Phi Phi Ley is absolutely uninhabited.

The main purpose of the trip is Bay Maya Bay (Maya Bay),where the main shooting took place. The creators of the film had to watch about a hundred islands, but stopped just on the picturesque Phi Phi Ley. The cost of the trip includes snorkeling (swimming with a mask, snorkel and fins). Transparent water, corals and fish do not leave anyone indifferent.

But the scenes with a waterfall were shot in the national reserve Khao Yai, located 175 km northeast of Bangkok.

The islands suffered during the 2004 tsunami, but now everyone can visit the places where the "Beach" was shot.