Six islands make up the Phi Phi archipelago. They sit in the Andaman Sea 48kms east of Phuket and 42kms south of Krabi with Koh Phi Phi Don and Koh Phi Phi Lee being the two largest. A true tropical paradise of hill hills with jutting cliffs, pristine white beaches and an emerald sea hiding banks of coral and colourful marine life

As recently ago as 1945, The Phi Phi Islands were uninhabited, only occasionally visited by Sea Gypsies. The first settlers arrived in 1950 from Koh Yai, north of Phi Phi Island, in Phang Nga Bay. Later settlers from Koh Lanta and Krabi provinces joined them. 99% of the inhabitants of Koh Phi Phi Don are Muslim. The call to prayer from the islands one mosque can be heard in the village both in the morning and in the evening. There is always a high attendance as the islanders are devoted to their faith.